Greenvolts, solar power concentrator, raises cash

Greenvolts, solar power concentrator, raises cash

One problem with solar power farms are the massive expanse of land they require. That’s why a crop of companies developing “concentrator” technologies are getting financial backing lately.

These companies use mirrors and other techniques to concentrate the sun on solar cells, which boosts the conversion to electricity.

The latest is GreenVolts, a San Francisco company that says it can concentrate “625 suns of energy onto a highly efficient solar cell,” and which helps it avoid using… Continue Reading