This week, ISFOC travelled to Vitoria to the facilities of CEGASA to meet with the partners of the SUNRISE PV project and the technical representative from CDTI (Centre for Technological and Industria...

ISFOC has over three years of intense and close collaboration with UNED in social projects, offering opportunities for female researchers from the African continent to undertake internships at our org...

After 11 months of work, it can be concluded that the project partners—ISFOC (Instituto de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos de Concentración), SOLARTYS - Clúster de la energía solar, ADIEGO HERMANOS, Vanguardla...

During the visit, COGITI members attended a virtual reality demonstration of the Metaverse and Emplea2 Solar projects focused on virtual training in the photovoltaic field. Additionally, they had the ...

Recently, two students from the Dual Master's in Renewable Energies at UCLM have joined ISFOC. They will work for six months, integrating the training received at the University with professional prac...

On the 15th and 16th of February, the launch meeting for the Smart PVwine project - Advanced PV system and intelligent management for the improvement of wine production - took place in Ciudad Real. Th...

Water scarcity affects more and more sectors, and according to the latest reports by IRENA and Bluerisk (2023), “Water for hydrogen production”, and IRENA and the World Trade Organization (2023), “Int...

The innovative H2HORA project aims primarily at optimizing water consumption in renewable hydrogen production. To achieve this, a detailed research study will be conducted to increase knowledge about ...

Continuing from the COMETA project, LEADING is an innovative project aimed at developing an intelligent and advanced management system for energy communities, hosted in the cloud. Additionally, a pilo...

This phase primarily aims to implement a pilot with a predictive maintenance platform in the metaverse for photovoltaic plants with IoT and Artificial Intelligence to optimize maintenance. The challe...

The innovative Emplea2 Solar project is the second phase of the Emplea Solar project (AEI Call 2022), where a Collaborative Platform was developed for companies, certifying bodies, and future photovol...

Following the publication of the grant resolution, ISFOC has obtained approval for the four projects submitted in the call for grants to support Innovative Business Groups (AEI), which aim to improve ...

On May 5th, ISFOC travelled to CENER's facilities in Pamplona to attend the second coordination meeting of the project “CEramic and COmposites Materials for PhotoVoltaic devices - CECOM4PV”. This proj...

The Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI), under the Ministry of Science and Innovation, has granted a subsidy of €4.2 million, from a budget of €6.5 million, to the participants ...

ISFOC will organize the event "Integration of Photovoltaic Solutions in Buildings. BIPVBoost Project: Solutions and Experiences" on April 13, 2023, at their headquarters in Puertollano. The BIPVBoost ...

On October 21, 2022, the official launch meeting of the METAVERSO project (Predictive maintenance platform for virtual monitoring in the metaverse of photovoltaic installations) took place, although w...

On October 21, 2022, the official launch meeting of the INDAGA SOLAR project took place telematically, although work had already been underway. During this session, consortium members shared project d...

On October 17, 2022, the official launch meeting of the CLEAR SOLAR project took place telematically, although work had already been underway. During this session, consortium members shared project de...

This Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the Energy Advisory Office was presented to advise citizens and businesses on renewable energies and inform them on how to take advantage of the incentives and aid provid...

On October 21, 2020, the consortium of the CPV4H2 project - Pilot system for the production of hydrogen from solar energy with high conversion efficiency using photovoltaic concentration - successfull...

El Instituto de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos de Concentración (ISFOC), entidad dependiente de la Consejería de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, recibió el pasado 4 de ...

The DRONES4CIP project, involving the companies AEORUM, AYESA, and ISFOC (a company under the Ministry of Sustainable Development of the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha and part of the Cas...

On July 18, 2019, the consortium of the openSIROCO project, "Open Innovation Platform for Collaborative Robotic Systems of Production 4.0," visited ISFOC's facilities and held the project's annual fol...

On July 3, 2019, the consortium of the openSIROCO project, “Open Innovation Platform for Collaborative Robotic Systems of Production 4.0,” met in Seville with a CDTI technician to pass the technical a...

With the start of 2019, ISFOC embarks on a new project following a meeting held at the end of 2018, where all participants of the "openSIROCO - Open Innovation Platform for Collaborative Robotic Syste...

A HIGHER DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING IS REQUIRED FOR R&D PROJECTS. Requirements: Possession of a degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or eq...

Recently, the journal Compound Semiconductor published an interview with two engineers from ISFOC, Eduardo Gil and María Martínez. In the interview, they highlighted that over more than 10 years of ex...

On the 15th of November, 2018, a working meeting of the “CPV4H2 - Pilot System for Solar Hydrogen Production with High Conversion Efficiency using Photovoltaic Concentration” project was held at the I...

The ISFOC headquarters building will be used for the installation, monitoring, and evaluation of the new developments carried out in the project. BIPVBOOST is a new European project in the field of R...

On the 11th of October, 2018, the DRONES4CIP project consortium visited ISFOC's facilities and held the annual project follow-up meeting. During the visit, representatives from the companies AYESA, AE...

On the 1st of October, 2018, a working meeting of the DRONGENO project, "Solar Hydrogen for Drone Autonomy," took place. The meeting was held at the Centre for Automation and Robotics of CSIC (Spanish...

ISFOC receives a visit from members of the European Erasmus Plus project focused on teaching aspects related to renewable energy. The professors and researchers visiting ISFOC come from three European...

This past 10th of April, the Concentration Photovoltaic Systems Institute held a meeting with the Clay Technology Centre to identify synergies and collaboration possibilities. After the meeting, the l...

Successful participation in the SEMINAR “R&D&I Financing in Business Projects. Uses and Applications of Renewable Energies” The Director General of Universities, Research and Innovation of t...

SEMINAR: “R&D&I Financing in Business Projects”. Uses and Applications of Renewable Energies” Location: C/Francia 7. La Nava III Industrial Park. ISFOC Headquarters. Puertollano 30th Novembe...

ISFOC - Innovative SME The Institute for Concentration Photovoltaics Systems again confirms its condition as an Innovative SME member, since it has recently renewed its registration in the Public Reg...

The European Commission on regional policy in R+D+i matters identifies ISFOC as a success story. This can be seen on the R+D+i Public Policy Network website, one of the Sector Networks established in...

ISFOC visits the CIRCE Foundation Last Monday, 19 September 2017, researchers from the Concentration Photovoltaic Systems Institute (ISFOC) visited the CIRCE Foundation (Research Centre for Energy Re...

ISFOC´s Participation in the International Conference CPV13 ISFOC has actively participated in the International Conference CPV13, celebrated in Ottawa (Canada) during the first week of May 2017 (01-...

ISFOC faces the second phase of its Agreement with MASDAR, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company controlled by the Government of Abu Dhabi (UAE), whose purpose is to develop and deploy Concentr...

DRONES4CIP: Drones for Critical Infrastructure Protection Last 6 February 2017, the first working meeting of the Project, “DRONES4CIP: Drones for Critical Infrastructure Protection,” was celebrated i...

On 3 October 2014, the INNOEMPRESA 2014 project has closed, ending the development of the Energy Efficiency Management software application called “WEBENER.” Framed within the 2014 INNOEMPRESA projec...

On 3 July 2014, the closing meeting of the INNPACTO project, “Sigmamódulos: The Innovation of Concentration Photovoltaic Modules in Spain,” was held in Madrid at the headquarters of the Solar Energy I...

ISFOC will participate in the event, “CPV International 2013 - 4th Concentration Photovoltaics Conference & Exp,” held on 21 and 22 March 2013 in Madrid. See more information on the website: http...

ISFOC has participated in the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, held in Frankfurt from 24-28 September 2012. ISFOC has made an oral presentation along with a poster with th...

The Spanish Photovoltaic Technology Platform (Fotoplat) continues its work with the meeting of the Management Committee, on 14 June, at the headquarters of the State Secretariat for Research, Developm...

Initial results of public-private CPV collaboration projects to maintain the leadership and the Spanish brand in the sector. The first annual follow-up run of the four projects financed by the Mini...

ISFOC was the host of the CPV-8 International Conference on Concentration Photovoltaics. This conference was held in Toledo from 16-18 April 2012, and during those days, 450 scientists from 32 countr...

The Spanish Photovoltaic Technology Platform, FOTOPLAT, began its journey with the meeting of the Management Committee. It was held on 20 March, at the headquarters of the Secretary of State for Rese...

“There should be a stipend for the demonstration plants,” suggests Paqui Rubio, the director of R+D of the Instituto de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos de Concentración. ISFOC is a unique research centre in t...

ISFOC collaborates in the measurements of the new high concentration module from Semprius. This module has achieved a record reaching 33.9% efficiency. The Module Characterisation Laboratory of ISFOC...

In the week of 5-9 September, the EUPVSEC 2011, European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, was held in Hamburg. This year, Hamburg has hosted this great event, the largest at the E...

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