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Kuraray Supplies Solar Power Lenses

by Jean-François Tremblay
May 2, 2011 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 89, Issue 18

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Credit: Kuraray
Kuraray molds its lenses from methacrylic resin.
Credit: Kuraray
Kuraray molds its lenses from methacrylic resin.

Kuraray will supply California-based Amonix with lenses to concentrate solar light and direct it into photovoltaic panels. Most solar cells now on the market achieve conversion efficiency of less than 15%, but concentrated photovoltaic systems can reach efficiencies of more than 30%, Kuraray says. Amonix, a major player in the concentrated solar power market, is currently building a 150-MW-per-year facility in Las Vegas.

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