What is the need for LSCs?

♤ The main motivation for implementing LSCs is to replace a large area of expensive solar cells in a standard flat-plate PV panel, with a cheaper alternative. Therefore there is both a reduction in both the cost of the module (£/W) and the solar power produced (£/kWh).

♤ A key advantage of over typical concentrating systems is that LSCs can collect both direct and diffuse solar radiation. Therefore tracking of the sun is not required.

♤ LSCs are excellent candidates for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) and for the cloudier northern climates.