Solar energy is clean energy, and Amonix maintains an environmental ethic throughout the design and manufacture of its solar energy power plants.
By incorporating inexpensive optics into its design, Amonix is able to significantly reduce the amount of expensive semiconductor material needed to produce each watt of electricity, which in turn reduces the size of the installation site, creating cost savings as well as reducing the environmental footprint of Amonix solar energy power plants.
In the MegaModule CPV technology design, a lens covers the top of a 10’ x 49’ frame, concentrating sunlight onto the receiver plates beneath the lens, where 30 photovoltaic solar power cells are mounted onto each plate.
Each Amonix MegaModule® contains 36 sets of lenses and corresponding receiver plates, producing ~10 kW (DC) of clean energy.
Amonix manufactures its concentrated photovoltaic solar power systems at a 78,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Seal Beach, CA, USA and will soon be manufacturing at our new facility in North Las Vegas. State-of-the-art robotics used in the manufacturing process support high-volume production levels, improve manufacturing quality, and ensure a highly reliable system.
The modular, factory-assembled MegaModule units, which are designed for efficient ground transportation, are then shipped to the field for installation, where they can be installed in only three hours once pedestals are ground mounted.
New Solar Facilities, New Jobs
In May 2011, the company completed the manufacturing ramp-up of its new manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility employs over 300 local residents.
Since the sunny, dry climate of the U.S. desert Southwest provides optimal siting for solar energy power plants, locating the manufacturing facility closer to the installation site will minimize project costs and construction lead times, reduce heavy trucking across long distances, and lower fuel costs and emissions.
