Power into Commercial CPV...Your Roadmap to Opportunities, Projects and Finance!

Event update:

The event had over 250 people attend, and was a great success.

If you were unable to attend but would like to have access the audio and presentations from our top level speakers please click here to order it and get access today!

• Nancy Hartsoch, CPV Consortium and SolFocus recently said:
  “CPV is coming of age in terms of commercialization. I will be speaking at the conference for SolFocus and on behalf of the CPV Consortium with a goal of helping attendees understand the readiness of CPV, and the various challenges and solutions for moving the technology into large-scale deployment. There are a large number of companies engaged in CPV technology, at various stages of the development process. This conference should help segment and categorize the stage of the technology, and help attendees better understand how to move forward with market-ready solutions.”

• Drive down costs, drive up margins – A comprehensive evaluation of the whole CPV system; understand where and how to reduce your production costs and drive forward the most competitive, cost effective and COMMERCIAL product!
• Finance your projects – Take an extensive look at public and private funding opportunities that are available to CPV companies and hear how you can stand out from the crowd to obtain finance that will lift your projects off the ground!
• Global technological insight – Hear from leading CPV players from around the world and implement their innovative solutions from temperature control to ‘efficiency versus concentration’ that will guarantee your project’s success
• Insider knowledge from Utilities – How do utility companies approach CPV, and how do they plan to engage with you? Get unique insight into PPA´s and taking your system to the ultimate, utility-scale level!
• Gear up to market – Find out how to achieve IEC and UL standards and realize automation so that you are ready to ramp up volume and enter the market with speed and ease

Check out the FULL provisional agenda here

Here's a quick glimpse of the calibre of people who attended last year and took away leading industry knowledge to save time and money on their concentrated photovoltaics projects.

WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND

You'll get answers to all the CPV challenges you face on a day to day basis but also have the unique opportunity to talk with over 300 of your peers. BUT THERE's MORE!

Large utilty companies, government officials, World renowned researchers, investors, manufacturers, technology providers, analysts, consultants and more will be present to provide incisive, innovative and vibrant discussion on all parts of the agenda.

WHAT MAKES THIS SUMMIT THE ABSOLUTE MUST- ATTEND EVENT OF 2010? CONTENT OF COURSE!

• Commercial and Technical Track dedicated to help you capture the most up-to-date and relevant information by custom building your conference experience and hearing from the top experts in every field!
• Solutions in reducing costs to propel your system to be the most efficient, reliable and cost competitive product on the market
• Opportunties in finance dedicated to help you identify how to be successful in accessing private funds and an in depth look into how the stimulus package affects CPV
• Utilities standpoint on CPV to help you get their support at an early stage and utlimatley a power purchase agreement!

TAKE A LOOK AT THE FULL TWO DAY AGENDA NOW

WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS?
UNRIVALLED INDUSTRY NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT 2 DAYS

This is not a series of sales orientated pitches or a large unstructured expo. It is an intimate forum designed to serve those involved in developing, manufacturing and installing concentrated photovoltaic systems in the USA.

There is no other forum that looks at concentrated photovoltaics with such a focus, while giving you over 20 hours of dedicated networking time to talk openly with your peers and customers and conduct business face to face. This how real value is added to your company.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW?

UNPULISHED NEWS, FORECASTS, DEVELOPMENTS AND INSIGHT FROM TOP EXPERTS

Measurement of CPV performance is a complex subject that is even more complex when series-connected multijunction solar cells are used.

Standard efficiency is measured at the relatively cold temperature of 25°C while illuminated with a standard solar spectrum that can only be approximated by solar simulators.  

Relating a standard efficiency number to performance in actual use is very difficult; complicating factors include varying solar irradiance, tracking performance, non-uniform illumination, and temperature coefficients.  My purpose for speaking is to provide education to the CPV community by describing the performance measurement program at NREL and how these factors are handled.

Carl Osterwald, Principal Engineer, NREL

Click here to NREL's see the presentation from our 2009 event

CPV FINANCE FACT - Cumulative investment in CPV is $1billion

CPV MARKET OUTLOOK IN 2010

The recession has meant 2009 has been a very challenging time for start up companies. However 2010 appears more optimistic with more megawatts being installed, a friendlier investment climate and the market is expected to reach about 6 gigawatts by 2020 (greentechmedia), accounting for about 2 percent of the solar market.

WHAT POSITIVE ACTIONS ARE TAKING PLACE IN CPV?

The US Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has set a road map for CPV, and have identified the needs for CPV and enlisted universities, government labs and other agencies to help develop and fund CPV. In line with this estimates by Arizona Public Service have projected high-concentration CPV to overtake tracked flat-plate PV as the most cost-effective PV for commercial/utility-scale applications

There is increased activity in the US Southwest, with the major CPV players becoming active in the region; Amonix installs in Nevada, Solfocus seeks stimulus in Arizona, Concentrix comes to California (photon international)

With a new a world record for cell efficiency by Spectrolab being recorded at 41.6% in June this year, and active efforts to continue increasing this makes the future of CPV look positive!

CPV MARKET FACT - Iberdrola has earmarked the US as its next big growth market, as frustration with the slow pace of energy integration in Europe pushes Spain’s biggest electricity utility further away from its core markets. (Financial Times)

In the last 10 years, the solar industry has mushroomed, and the CPV industry is now growing rapidly (Sarah Kurtz, NREL ). Investment in CPV is bolstered by growing support from local, state, and federal governments with New Jersey, Florida, Maryland, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Washington and New Mexico all increasing their concentrated solar energy incentive programmes. With over 4,500 MW of CPV powered projects in the pipeline already, CPV projects are literally burning up the agenda, proving that CPV truly is the future of large solar energy generation.

Experts expect that CPV will overtake CSP in generation capacity over the next 10 years. And at just over $3 per installed watt, Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) technology is fast developing into the most cost-effective renewable energy generator around.

Two information packed days with the leading technology and commercialization experts in the industry, that will demystify the theories and shed new light on the most efficient CPV applications available to you today – and that you can put to work on your project right now.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is an unprecedented opportunity to tap into unique CPV industry knowledge – must have knowhow you simply cannot get any where else. Engineers, Investors, CPV expert, Utilities and key service providers all under one roof – saving you both time and money! Last years US CPV Summit completely sold out, with over 200 leading solar executives in attendance, and this event will sell out too. Places are awarded on a first come first serve basis, so immediate booking is strongly recommended.

Can you afford to miss out on CPV's immense potential and the opportunity to take a slice of the massive CPV pie? Thought not! Book now for the event that shows you, step by step, how to profit from the CPV revolution in North America . We look forward to seeing you in San Diego this February!