TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Solar Module: The photovoltaic strips are laterally centered with respect the elongated convex regions. The photovoltaic strips are laterally offset from the centers of the elongated convex regions but. The convex surface region is semi-circular in shape. The convex surface region is a truncated semi-circular shape having a flat top region. The extruded glass material is characterized by low iron content. The extruded glass material comprises a solar glass. The concentrator structure has a length of greater than 156 mm and a width greater than 156 mm. The concentrator structure has a length of greater than 1000 mm and a width greater than 1700 mm. The coating material is similar and/or equivalent to Bioclean cool-lite St glass, a dual coated self-cleaning glass manufactured by SanGobian Glass or Celsius Plus Performance glass with a standard Easy Clean System from K2 Glass Ltd, or similar. The substrate member is selected from a glass substrate and a polymer substrate. The magnification is 1.5-5 or greater. Each of the photovoltaic strips is selected from a silicon bearing material, a CIGS/CIS, a cadmium telluride (CdTe), gallium arsenide (GaAs) based material, or a germanium (Ge) based material. The solar module is mounted on a building structure or on a tracker system. One or more of the photovoltaic strips is operably coupled in an offset configuration to respective one or more elongated convex regions. Each of the photovoltaic strips has a width of 1.5-12 mm and a length of 156-1000 mm. Each of the convex regions includes a truncated aperture region. The module further comprises a frame member provided to protect the solar module. A solar module comprises a concentrator structure, the concentrator structure comprising an extruded glass material, photovoltaic strips arranged in an array configuration operably coupled to the concentrator structure; elongated convex regions configured within the concentrator structure, the elongated convex regions being respectively coupled to the photovoltaic strips, each of the elongated convex regions being characterized by a length and having a convex surface region, each of the elongated convex regions being configured to have a magnification of 1.5-5; a coating material overlying the elongated convex regions; and a back cover member disposed to enclose the photovoltaic strips. Preferred Method: In the method of (A) for fabricating a solar module, the coupling step uses a pick and place process. The coupling step uses a pick and place process.