[E&E seminars] Tomorrow - MITEI Special Seminar: Jeffrey Gordon on Concentrator Photovoltaics

[Jameson Twomey]

This is just a friendly reminder that the MIT Energy Initiative is  
very pleased to be hosting a special seminar Tomorrow at 2:00 PM. We  
hope you will come join us!

Concentrator Photovoltaics

Jeffrey M. Gordon, Professor, Department of Solar Energy and  
Environmental Physics, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research,  
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel

Room: E19-319

Time: 2:00 PM

Light refreshments to follow

Abstract

Unprecedented capabilities for ultra-efficient yet affordable solar  
electricity generation at high concentration stem from the confluence  
of progress in multi-junction photovoltaic technologies and advanced  
optical design. Several generations of new optics that approach the  
thermodynamic limit to concentration and optical tolerance, and have  
been tailored to the exigencies of the latest generations of  
concentrator solar cells, will be presented, some of which already  
comprise megawatt-scale installations. In addition, experimental  
results from novel localized irradiation probes that use ultra-intense  
concentrated sunlight for investigating concentrator solar cells will  
be reviewed. The findings include elucidating cell solid-state  
properties that are of value in designing future generations of higher- 
efficiency solar converters.

More information on Professor Gordon's research can be found here.

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