Suncore's CPV power plant deployment in western China

In October of 2013, Suncore's 50MW solar power plant in Golmud, Anhui, China became fully operational. Performance parameter extraction for Suncore's 1090X DDM module, based on the Photovoltaic Array Performance Model developed at Sandia National Labs, will be presented. These extracted parameters, along with solar resource and environmental data from the site, were used to predict the energy production of the plant prior to installation. The measured solar resource and environmental conditions at the site will be compared to the typical data used for the energy production estimates. In addition, the predicted energy production will be compared to actual production of the field. The achieved derates will be compared to the upfront prediction of these losses.