news

Check back regularly for the latest news from CPV Consortium and the CPV industry.


press releases

February 13, 2012
Solar Junction Closes $19.2 Million Round for Scaling Manufacturing

February 13, 2012
Soitec Receives Funds to Construct 50MW Solar Plant in South Africa

February 6, 2012
Solar Power Generation USA Announces Award Recipients 

February 3, 2012
Solar Junction Executes Supply Agreement with World Record Module Manufacturer 

January 31, 2012
Semprius Sets World Record for Solar Module Efficiency 

December 8, 2011
Soitec Selected as a Preferred Bidder under South Africa Independent Power Purchase Program 

November 30, 2011
South Africa's First CPV Power Plant Powers UN Conference

November 16, 2011
Soitec and Reflexite Energy Solutions Enter in Joint Venture 

October 28, 2011
El Paso Electric Invests in First Utility Owned CPV Project in Texas, Utilizing SolFocus Technology

October 20, 2011
Soitec launches fifth generation of concentrator photovoltaic systems designed for large-scale solar power plants

October 12, 2011
Granite Chief and SolFocus Partner to Bring Advanced Solar Technology to Mexico

September 1, 2011
Multi-junction CPV technology of Soitec, AZUR SPACE and Fraunhofer ISE nominated for German Future Prize

August 22, 2011
Amonix Deploys Largest CPV Plant in US

July 27, 2011
Opel Solar and LIMEN SA Partner for Two, 1 MW Orders

July 18, 2011
Soitec Raises More Than $100 Million for CPV

July 13, 2011
UC Berekely and CPV Consortium Release a Study on the Environmental Impact of Concentrator Photovoltaic Technology
 
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July 11, 2011
SolFocus Announces a New CPV System

Dilute Nitrides Give Solar Junction a Critical Edge
July 5, 2011

Amonix New CPV System Factory Visited by US Energy Secretary Chu 
June 24, 2011

San Diego's New CPV Solar Giant
June 7, 2011

Japan and EU Team for 45% CPV Efficiency Development 
June 6, 2011

Concentrating Solar PV’s Future Is Shining Brighter
May 26, 2011

Amonix Completes Ramp-Up at North Las Vegas Manufacturing Facility
May 18, 2011

SDG&E Signs New Contracts with Soitec for 125 Megawatts of Solar Power in San Diego
May 18, 2011

US Government Backs Concentrated Photovoltaics
May 12, 2011
 
Towers of power: UA Tech Park Gains World-class Solar Panels From Amonix
April 29, 2011

City of Coachella and Its Partners, including SolFocus, Complete CPV Solar Power Plant at Water Reclamation Facility
April 28, 2011

Solar Junction Breaks World Record with 43.5% Efficient CPV Production Cell
April 14, 2011

SolFocus Partners with Bechtel to Deliver Renewable Power for California Agribusiness
April 1, 2011

EMCORE Acquires Commercial Rooftop CPV Product Line Through Asset Purchase of Soliant Energy, Inc.
March 30, 2011

CPV Market Update and Expected Growth Through 2015
March 24, 2011

Soitec Announces Major U.S. CPV Solar Power Project
March 10, 2011

OPEL Solar International Inc. Designated a Member of the 2011 TSX Venture 50
February 17, 2011

Update: Solar Junction Drives CPV Efficiency Even Higher--41.4%
February 15, 2011

Cyrium Technologies Deploys its QDEC High Efficiency Solar Cells
January 26, 2011 

Concentrix System in Jordan Confirms CPV's Readiness for Large-Scale Deployment in Hot, Arid Regions 
January 18, 2011 

A Breakthrough in CPV from Solar Junction: 40.9% NREL-Certified Cell Efficiency
January 10, 2011

Could Solar Energy Mean a Brighter Future for the US-Mexico Border Region?
January 3, 2011

Opel Solar Launches Opel Solar Asia Ltd. 
December 15, 2010

Amonix Partners with Flextronics to Manufacturer Solar Systems 
December 9, 2010

Semprius Completes Installation of High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) Research Development & Demonstration System at Tucson Electric Power
December 8, 2010

EMCORE Enters Into Agreement to Establish Its Suncore Joint Venture in Huainan, China
December 7, 2010 

QuantaSol Moves into Pilot Production of CPV Solar Cells
November, 29 2010 

Boeing to Mass-Produce Industry’s Most Efficient Terrestrial Solar Cell
November 22, 2010 

Concentrator Photovolatic Technology Has Reached Commercialization 
November, 12 2010 

Cyrium Technologies Receives 2010 Outstanding Clean Energy Award from IEEE Ottawa Section
November 8, 2010

SolFocus and Vision Electro Mechanical Company to Build the Largest Solar Power Plant of its Kind in Saudi Arabia 
October 25, 2010

OPEL Solar, Inc. and the National Research Council of Canada Celebrate the Unveiling and Testing of the SUNRISE Solar Project Installation 
October 21, 2010 

CPV "Boot Camp" Workshops to Explore Rewards and Challenges of Power Plant Development using Concentrator Photovoltaics (CPV)
September 21, 2010 

Concentrix Solar, a Soitec Company, Announces Inauguration of its First Power Facility in South Africa 
August 11, 2010 

Cyrium Technologies Introduces Customized CPV Solar Cells to Meet Demanding and Unique Applications 
August 3, 2010 

Concentrix Solar joins Desertec Industrial Initiative as Associated Partner
June 8, 2010

SolFocus and Victor Valley College Complete the Largest Solar Power Plant of its Kind in North America 
May 25, 2010 

SolFocus Technology to Power Concentrator Photovoltaic Station at Alice Springs Airport in Australia 
April 21, 2010 

Victor Valley College Goes Solar with SolFocus Power Plant
March 18, 2010

Concentrix Solar Enters the US Market with Megawatt CPV Deployment at a Chevron Facility
February 24, 2010

CPV Consortium Elects New Board Members with Exceptional Solar Industry Backgrounds
February 2010

AXT, Inc. Announces 5-year Contract for Germanium Substrate With AZUR SPACE
February 2010

Industry Consortium Formed to Support Rapid Growth of CPV Industry
September, 2008




Reflexite, an Orafol Group company, is a global optics supplier that has been in business for 40 years.  The Reflexite Energy Solutions business unit is a global supplier of microstructured optics components for the solar power, lighting, and display industries.  Reflexite core competencies exist in precision tooling, polymer processing, and microreplication. These capabilities yield durable, high performance primary optics used in CPV systems.  A wide range of polymer-on-glass lens arrays are now commercially available designed to meet the exacting requirements of the CPV system engineers.