Materials and ARchitectures of Solar cells for CPV (MARS CPV)

聚光光伏（CPV）是使用简单的光学系统，如透镜，将太阳光集中在一个小表面的光伏电池上。这是迄今为止太阳能发电的最高能源效率。目前的系统仍然稍微过于昂贵，无法与效率较低但成本较低的硅平板面板竞争。

Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) consists in using simple optical systems such as lenses to concentrate the sun light on a small surface photovoltaic cell. This results in the highest energy efficiency achievable so far for solar electricity generation. Current systems remain slightly too expensive for the moment to compete the lower efficiency but lower cost silicon flat panels. In this research project entitled "Materials and ARchitectures of Solar cells for CPV (MARS CPV)", we intend to develop the next generation of materials and solar cells that will enable to improve the CPV system performance/cost ratio and therefore improve the competitiveness of CPV. We will develop new classes of materials and solar cells that will reduce the system loss, and that are especially designed to fit the CPV systems developed by STACE. These cells will then be packaged and assembled in STACE modules for on-site testing and comparison with competing technologies.