Largest Concentrator Photovoltaic System in North America Inaugerated

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Victor Valley College in Victorville, California and SolFocus recently held a grand opening ceremony for the largest solar power plant in North America usingconcentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems. After two months of construction, the one megawatt solar power plant is now providing clean power to Victor Valley College in Victorville, California. The SolFocus CPV technology employs a system of patented reflective optics to concentrate sunlight 650 times onto small, highly efficient solar cells.

Read more: http://www.solarthermalmagazine.com/2010/06/07/largest-concentrator-photovoltaic-system-in-north-america-inaugerated/

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