Featured in Store for more – 05-2012

Global opportunities

Trackers: Manufacturers are keeping up a remarkable pace in reducing the costs of single- and dual-axis tracking systems to compete with fixed systems. This trend among both new and established suppliers is expected to meet demand in emerging PV markets, resulting in a positive prognosis for solar tracker sales in the coming three years. Just where the markets are and how costs are being cut are explored within.

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pv magazine

07 May 2012

“There are several factors contributing to growth for tracker systems,” said Ash Sharma of market analysts IMS Research, who is forecasting a thirty percent growth rate to 2016. “Falling prices for tracker systems will create greater demand in markets like California, South Africa and the Middle East, most deploying utility-scale systems,” explained Sharma in a …

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