A new generation
of photovoltaic
solar system
Prof. Claude Oiknine
C.E.O
Not Same Ball Game
We do not compete
with Chinese flat
panels
Europe is not our market !
2012
A GW size Booming Market
Examples : till 2020 ,
Brazil
60 GW
Saudi Arabia
54 GW
India
20 GW
30N
15N
0
15S
30S
A huge market, but a big problem !!
Abu Dhabi
Masdar 1
Sand Storm
We tried all possible cleaning
methods... without success !!
Only one solution...wash, wash,
wash, 8 hours/day , every day...
Water in the desert ?!
Our Solution:
A Breakthrough Design
Sealed glass tube , diameter 56
mm, length 1350 mm
Fresnel plastic film, bonded inside,
concentrates sun 10 times on a strip
of silicone cells at bottom tube
One small electrical motor drives
hundreds tubes and the dry self
cleaning device
One axis sun tracking (East –West)
Easy field installation:plug and play
tubes
Dry Self Cleaning
OUR SECRET WEAPON !!
First Prototype
Brush + Roller efficient for tubes only
The real issues:
$/KW installed, c$/KWh delivered
Capital Cost : 5% to 20% lower than flat
panels.
Operating & Maintenance costs : 80%
lower than flat panels
Energy collected : 10 to 30 % higher
than flat panel!
LCOE*<15c$/KWh even in sandy
environment
* LCOE= (Capital+Operating ) Expenses/ Energy collected
($/ KWh)
OPERATING SYSTEM PILOT
Ketura Kibbutz
Performances close to expectations
Best Chances of Success
French-Israeli Venture:
Israeli Technology:
CEO
Claude Oiknine
YUMA ,French Marketed Product
YUMA CEO
Frederic Navallon
Outstanding subcontractors
CTO
Zami Schwartzman
Fund Raising Plan
Meet us after the pitch session.
We will tell you everything…
All is in this key for you.
Thanks for your attention
Claude Oiknine
claude.oiknine@012.net.il
+972(0) 54 769 6768
Frederic Navallon
navallonfrederic@yuma.fr
+33 (0) 6 23 15 90 24