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Chris Poulton Chairman Sunfish Solar Energy Delivering on the Earth's solar potential chris.poulton@sunfishsolar.com Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012 Cambridge 14 June www.cir-strategy.com/events

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Chris Poulton Chairman

Sunfish Solar Energy Delivering on the Earth's solar potential

[email protected]!Smart Grids & Cleanpower 2012!Cambridge 14 June!www.cir-strategy.com/events

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What we do

High performance solar PV technology

Utility scale solar power plants

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Cost of PV electricity

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Cost of silicon panel technology 1

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Cost of silicon panel technology 2

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Performance of today’s solar technologies

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How to increase performance? 1

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How to increase performance? 2

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Concentrating the Sun’s energy

Low cost mirror field developed for CSP

Up to 1000 times concentration

Dual axis tracking

Computer controlled

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Capturing the Sun’s energy

Dense array of 40% efficient triple junction cells

Fixed on a water-cooled cold plate

Capture heat energy as water at 90C +

Available for:

Air conditioning

Industrial processes

Desalination

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How we achieve the lowest cost / Watt?

Use the most efficient cells

Choose location with high solar intensity

Concentrate Sun’s energy

Capture the energy now lost as heat

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Benefits of Sunfish technology Lowest installed cost

Easily upgradeable as new cell technology becomes available

Scalable – suitable for large power plants and off-grid locations

Captures waste heat

Up to 70% overall efficiency

Will be grid competitive

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Sunfish status

UK-based limited company with EIS approval

Funded by team, angel investors and grants

Extensive intellectual property portfolio

Demonstrator in Madrid

Building pilot plant in Portugal

Looking for partners

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Chris Poulton Chairman

Sunfish Solar Energy Delivering on the Earth's solar potential

[email protected]