Green Options » infinia corporation http://greenoptions.com/tag/infinia-corporation Posts tagged 'infinia corporation' Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:02:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Infinia Corporation Announces More Efficient Solar Electricity http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/13/infinia-corporation-announces-more-efficient-solar-electricity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/13/infinia-corporation-announces-more-efficient-solar-electricity/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:02:01 +0000 Carol Gulyas http://cleantechnica.com/2008/02/13/infinia-corporation-announces-more-efficient-solar-electricity/ Infinia’s Stirling engine

Problems with silicon-based solar electricity (PV)

In the world of solar electricity generation, the price and shortage of silicon have been barriers to wider adaptation of solar photovoltaic (PV), especially as demand continues to rise. Solar PV’s efficiency in converting sunlight to electricity has also been criticized. That’s why non-silicon-based alternatives are especially attractive. I spoke with Gregg Clevenger, CFO of Infinia Corporation, on Monday (February 11) to find out what his company is up to and why renewable energy advocates are all atwitter about it.

According to Gregg, “We set out to address climate change and went back to ground zero with our Stirling engine product, to develop it into a design that is simple enough to be mass-produced widely and to generate solar electricity at 20-30% of the cost of solar PV.”

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