Where will it be cost-effective to install the Sun Simba?
Concentrated Photovoltaic panels perform best in areas with high insolation, particularly high Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI). DNI is a measure of the rate of solar energy that falls at the earth’s surface in beams exactly perpendicular to the direction of the sun. For CPV, generally areas with an average DNI greater than 6 kWh/ m² per day, for over 1200 hours per year, are ideal. However, we anticipate that the Sun Simba will still be attractive in areas with DNI as low as 4 kWh/ m² or lower, especially at first in incentivized markets such as Ontario. The world’s best DNI levels are found in the Southwestern U.S. and the sun-belt states, Central and South America, Southern Europe, Australia, India, the Middle East, and Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa. [see NREL and SWERA maps and Checklist] Other factors influence how attractive a location is, particularly if the electricity generated is being sold to the grid. These include: the cost of grid electricity (high, with expectations of r
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