International. The European project CPV4ALL is an initiative involving entities from four European countries, for the development of a system for obtaining photovoltaic and thermal solar energy, using plastic equipment that does not need an external solar tracker to maintain efficiency.
The main advantage of the device is that it allows you to make the most of the sun's energy without the need to provide it with a bulky solar tracking system, but aims to take advantage of solar energy thanks to the implementation of an innovative internal tracking system with the help of a series of motors directed by a specific software. In addition, the project aims to reduce the production costs of each unit than other commercial devices that combine the generation of electrical and thermal energy.
The headquarters of the Plastic Technology Center (Andaltec) in Martos, Spain, hosted the meeting of the consortium of the European project CPV4ALL. This international meeting has had participants from entities such as SunCycle, GL Plastics, TNO, Uniresearch, Neways and Radboud University (Netherlands), Andaltec (Spain), CEA-INES (France) and Bühler Leybold Optics (Germany).
Rami Boutassghount, researcher responsible for Andaltec in this project, explains that the ultimate goal is to design a low-cost solar energy concentrator, with greater generation efficiency and that is able to accurately follow the position of the sun without the need to use bulky tracking devices or trackers. "This project is committed to the European objective of making a strong commitment to renewable energies, since in the field of solar energy there is still a long way to go to achieve equipment of more affordable price and that can take better advantage of the great potential of the sun", Indicates.
This project has been funded by the VII Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Innovation of the European Union under contribution nº 296014".
Source: Plastic Technology Center (Andaltec).
