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Chris Poulton Chairman
Sunfish Solar Energy Delivering on the Earth's solar potential
[email protected]!Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012!Cambridge 14 June!www.cir-strategy.com/events
What we do
High performance solar PV technology
Utility scale solar power plants
Cost of PV electricity
Cost of silicon panel technology 1
Cost of silicon panel technology 2
Performance of today’s solar technologies
How to increase performance? 1
How to increase performance? 2
Concentrating the Sun’s energy
Low cost mirror field developed for CSP
Up to 1000 times concentration
Dual axis tracking
Computer controlled
Capturing the Sun’s energy
Dense array of 40% efficient triple junction cells
Fixed on a water-cooled cold plate
Capture heat energy as water at 90C +
Available for:
Air conditioning
Industrial processes
Desalination
How we achieve the lowest cost / Watt?
Use the most efficient cells
Choose location with high solar intensity
Concentrate Sun’s energy
Capture the energy now lost as heat
Benefits of Sunfish technology Lowest installed cost
Easily upgradeable as new cell technology becomes available
Scalable – suitable for large power plants and off-grid locations
Captures waste heat
Up to 70% overall efficiency
Will be grid competitive
Sunfish status
UK-based limited company with EIS approval
Funded by team, angel investors and grants
Extensive intellectual property portfolio
Demonstrator in Madrid
Building pilot plant in Portugal
Looking for partners
Chris Poulton Chairman
Sunfish Solar Energy Delivering on the Earth's solar potential