According to the company, the "system achieves panel efficiencies of 25 percent resulting in systems which produce the highest energy density and highest energy yield of photovoltaic systems available today".
It added that the SolFocus 1100S system combines high-efficiency solar cells (approaching 40 percent) and advanced optics. The SolFocus 1100S uses approximately 1/1,000th of the active, expensive solar cell material compared to traditional photovoltaic panels.
In addition, the cells used in SolFocus CPV systems are over twice as efficient as traditional silicon cells, accelerating the trajectory for solar energy to reach cost parity with fossil fuels, according to the company.
SolFocus integrates its CPV panels with its advanced tracking system, which has been developed specifically for integration with SolFocus' 1100S panels.
The tracking capability of the SolFocus 1100S results in energy generation ideally matched to peak demand periods. "At SolFocus, we continue to drive up the innovation curve and down the cost curve by improving the performance of our CPV systems," said Mark Crowley, president, SolFocus. "With the efficiency gains from the SolFocus 1100S our customers benefit from clean, reliable energy with a small land footprint and low lifetime cost."
SolFocus customer EMPE Solar will deploy the SolFocus 1100S in its recently announced 10 megawatt utility-scale project, expected to be the largest deployment of CPV technology in Europe.
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