...PARC Takes on Clean, Green Technology
Joel Makower, Two Steps Forward, February 16, 2006
PARC is helping SolFocus develop a second-generation of its concentrating solar collector that dramatically improves cost, durability, and scalability. The innovative module design is based on a solid-state, or "one-piece," concept featuring small reflective concentrator elements housed in a flat molded glass tile with mirrors on each side. Among the advantages of the new module: it uses far less silicon, has no moving parts that could lead to mechanical failure, has minimal components, and uses automated assembly technology. The first-gen SolFocus concentrator prototypes were installed at PARC last month.
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