CONCENTRIX Solar has joined the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) as associated partner, paving the way to utility-scale concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) projects in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena region).

Concentrix Solar is a leading supplier of CPV systems and a division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), while Dii, launched in July last year, provides a framework for investments to supply the Mena region and Europe with power that’s produced using solar and wind energy sources. “Our CPV technology is extremely efficient, modular, flexible and very well-suited to the needs and challenges of the Mena region,” said Hansjorg Lerchenmuller, CEO of Concentrix Solar.
CPV systems produce power with very high efficiency and output in hot, arid locations, thereby achieving a low-levellised cost of energy (LCOE).
Since they track the sun, they provide a consistent electricity production profile throughout the day. CPV power plants can be commissioned in phases, producing electricity as soon as the first systems are connected to the grid. These advantages, combined with their minimal space and water requirements, make CPV systems of particular interest for an ambitious, long-range project like Desertec.
Concentrix Solar manufactures robust, high-efficiency CPV systems, and offers fully integrated system kits, turnkey CPV solutions and services for utility-scale power plants.