SolFocus has installed two distinct CPV power plants: 200kW at Puertollano and 300kW at Almoguera. The ISFOC facility has performed initial testing and analysis confirming that in SolFocus' first commercial deployment of its flagship product, the SF-1000P CPV panel, each panel is performing as designed at specified power levels.

The ISFOC project was created both as a municipal power plant and a proving ground for CPV technology. The original contract was awarded to SolFocus in late 2006, shortly after the creation of ISFOC as a power+ producing testing facility for high-efficiency CPV technology.

ISFOC sought the most promising CPV technologies approaching the electrical generation market, and selected SolFocus in advance of commercial production. SolFocus now enters the industrial, commercial, and utility markets having fine-tuned its design and technology development to emphasize reliability and overall system performance at the ISFOC installation.

This month, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved the SF-1000P CPV panel as the very first CPV product listed for commercial deployment in the state of California,

"SolFocus has done an excellent job of progressing its technology from R and D into commercially-ready product," commented Dr. Pedro Banda, Director General of ISFOC. "While we are just now beginning to evaluate performance results from the installed systems, initial results look excellent and validate our belief that the high-efficiency capability of CPV technology is going to provide high energy yields."

"Working with ISFOC has allowed us to deploy our technology faster and in a more supportive environment than would have otherwise been possible," commented SolFocus President Mark Crowley. "This collaborative environment between developer and supplier has benefited the CPV industry greatly, and is evident in the excellent performance results demonstrated thus far by our product."

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