Stanford Photonics Research Center present:
"Building the next-generation concentrating photovoltaics technologies
for large-scale electricity generation"
Speaker: Steven Horne, SolFocus Inc.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
4:15pm, Ginzton building, AP 200
Refreshments at 4:00pm
Abstract: Concentration Photovoltaics (CPV) is a new and interesting
approach to solar electricity generation, and promises very low cost.
Long a lab and startup company phenomenon, CPV is finally emerging as
a viable industry, with the first significant field installations
being installed this year. SolFocus has just completed its first half
megawatt field in Spain, and is committing to build a high volume
manufacturing facility over the next twelve months. This talk presents
an overview of the field, and covers the thought process that led to
the SF-1000, SolFocus' first product.
About our Speaker: Steve Horne is cofounder and CTO of SolFocus inc, a
product manufacturer in the Concentration Photovoltaic (CPV) field.
Steve started his engineering career commissioning large coal burning
powerplant in Australia before migrating to Silicon Valley and the
world of microelectronics and precision mechanics. He is now atoning
for his early sins in the renewable energy world.
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