SOSTENIBILITÀ DEGLI IMPIANTI CPV

Le centrali solari Amonix offrono energia sostenibile con una tecnologia all’avanguardia

Sempre più nella nostra società, sia fattori pratici che il sentimento pubblico richiedono un uso maggiore di energie pulite, rinnovabili come l’energia solare.

Amonix è pronta ad aiutare le aziende elettriche a far fronte a questa sfida. Teniamo presente l’ambiente sia nella costruzione dei nostri impianti fotovoltaici a concentrazione sia in tutte le fasi della produzione di energia rinnovabile con tali impianti.

L’aderenza a prassi sostenibili nello sviluppo della tecnologia di sfruttamento dell’energia solare è parte integrante della cultura esistente in Amonix sin dall’inizio della nostra attività, 21 anni fa. Un cultura etica ancora oggi rispettata; sappiamo che essere “ecologici” significa molto di più del semplice produrre energia elettrica con emissioni nulle.

Una lunga e sana vita per le centrali solari Amonix

Produrre energia ecologica significa anche ridurre al minimo la quantità di materiali adoperati, ricorrendo a un processo di produzione sostenibile, rispettando la necessità di preservazione delle risorse idriche e sviluppando prassi aziendali rispettose dell’ambiente – il tutto nel corso dell’intero ciclo di vita del prodotto e non solo all’inizio.

Uno studio indipendente ha dimostrato che Amonix consegue questi obiettivi. A marzo 2010, l’organismo Columbia University Center for Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) ha condotto uno studio delle prestazioni dell’impianto Amonix 7700 per la sua intera durata, stabilendo che le sue emissioni di gas a effetto serra durante la vita dell’impianto sono tra le più basse nel settore dell’energia fotovoltaica.

Ad esempio, un impianto Amonix in attività nella regione sud-occidentale degli Stati Uniti ottiene questi risultati:

  • Produce tutta l’energia richiesta nel suo ciclo di vita in soli 8 – 11 mesi di funzionamento.

  • Il suo tempo di ritorno energetico (EPBT, Energy Payback Time) è di 0,70 anni.

  • Genera energia pulita, rinnovabile guidando il settore con emissioni di gas a effetto serra nel suo ciclo di vita di 12 g CO2‐eq./kW•h.

Fare clic sull’immagine a destra per una rappresentazione visiva del ciclo di vita di un impianto CPV Amonix 7700, che mostra come integriamo la nostra etica ambientale nell’impianto, dall’acquisizione dei materiali al loro smaltimento al termine della durata dell’impianto stesso, circa mezzo secolo dopo.

 

  • 04/25/2013
    Amonix Achieves World Record for PV Module Efficiency in Test at NREL
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  • 02/25/2013
    Silicon Valley-based Solar Junction signs agreement with Amonix
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  • 12/20/2012
    The Alamosa Solar Generating Project Powered by Amonix Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems Named a Top Renewable Energy Project of the Year
    More Industry Recognition for CPV Technology at Utility Scale
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  • 04/30/2013
    CPV Intelligence Brief 17-30 April 2013
    PV-Insider.com
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    By ksdickson Apr 30, 2013
    Amonix converts 36% of direct sunlight into electricity

    Companies and organisations mentioned: Amonix, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, SolarJunction, Boeing Spectrolab 

    CPV Intelligence Brief 17 – 30 April 2013

    Amonix converts 36% of direct sunlight into electricity

    California-based Amonix, a designer and manufacturer of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, has converted more than 36% of direct sunlight into electricity.

    A module showcasing Amonix’s latest-generation CPV technology has been in outdoor testing from late February to April of this year. During this period, the Amonix module demonstrated a peak operating efficiency of 36.2% measured on March 14, 2013 with a DNI of 876 W/m2, an ambient temperature of 16°C and instantaneous wind speed of 1 m/s, breaking the previous 34.2% peak efficiency set by Amonix in May 2012.

    Over the entire testing period, the Amonix module earned a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) outdoor efficiency rating of 34.9%, a new world record, under international standard operating conditions for concentrator photovoltaics of 900 W/m2, 20°C ambient temperature and 2m/s wind speed, breaking the previous 33.5% rated efficiency record also set by Amonix in May 2012.

    The module uses Boeing Spectrolab 40% high efficiency solar cells and Amonix’s proprietary CPV technology to achieve world record performance.

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  • 04/26/2013
    Amonix Achieves World Record for PV Module Efficiency in Test at NREL
    The Wall Street Journal
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    SEAL BEACH, Calif.--April 26, 2013--

    Amonix Inc., the leading designer and manufacturer of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, announced today that it has successfully converted more than 36% of direct sunlight into electricity. A module showcasing Amonix's latest-generation CPV technology has been in outdoor testing from late February to April of this year. During this period, the Amonix module demonstrated a peak operating efficiency of 36.2% measured on March 14, 2013 with a DNI of 876 W/m(2) , an ambient temperature of 16degC and instantaneous wind speed of 1 m/s, breaking the previous 34.2% peak efficiency set by Amonix in May 2012.

    Over the entire testing period, the Amonix module earned a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) outdoor efficiency rating of 34.9%, a new world record, under international standard operating conditions for concentrator photovoltaics of 900 W/m(2) , 20degC ambient temperature and 2m/s wind speed, breaking the previous 33.5% rated efficiency record also set by Amonix in May 2012. The module uses Boeing Spectrolab 40% high efficiency solar cells and Amonix's proprietary CPV technology to achieve world record performance.

    This result continues Amonix's long history of leading the world in solar module efficiency, having been the first to convert over 1/3(rd) of the sun's energy in May 2012, and the first to break 30% module efficiency in 2011.

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  • 02/28/2013
    Amonix, Solar Junction Plot CPV Efficiency Gains, Lower Costs
    RenewableEnergyWorld.com
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    New Hampshire, USA -- The two current record-holders in concentrated solar PV (CPV) cell and module technology hope that combining efforts will boost performance, and lower costs, to finally fulfill CPV's promise of lower levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) compared with other solar technologies.

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  • 11/28/2012
    Western dreams: The Alamosa Solar project, the world's largest CPV plant
    Solar Server
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    The Western United States is a big place. The sheer scale of the landscape overwhelms; in many states you can drive hundreds of kilometers in any direction, through prairies, forests, mountains and deserts, without encountering a city.

    This land has always attracted ambitious individuals; after the Native Americans came trappers, prospectors for gold and silver, farmers, ranchers, those fleeing religious persecution, and more recently, hippies and entrepreneurs.

    In the Western state of Colorado, on the high prairie of the San Luis Valley, facing the wall of the San Juan Mountains, is one of the most ambitious solar projects yet undertaken. Above the rabbitbrush and greasewood are a series of 15 by 21 meter arrays of lenses, rising on hundreds of metal poles like an alien orchard.

    This is Cogentrix' Alamosa Solar project, the world's largest concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) project, which we bring you as Solar Server's November 2012 Solar Energy System of the Month.

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  • 11/14/2012
    Report: CPV could be 30% cheaper than PV by 2016
    PV Tech
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    Improved technology and decreasing costs could boost concentrated PV (CPV) installations to 3GW worldwide within four years, according to research.

    A report by IMS Research said that advances in CPV technology would drive down costs by 16% annually, prompting an increase in installations from today’s cumulative total of around 160MW to 3GW by 2016.

    “With companies such as Solar Junction breaking cell efficiency records and Amonix capable of producing 34.2% efficient commercial modules, and focused on driving down system prices, acceptance of CPV as a utility-scale generation method is predicted to accelerate,” said report co-author and IMS Research Analyst Jemma Davies.

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