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Tracker installations multiply

Large-scale trackers: Tracker installations are becoming ever larger and the geographic spread of hosts adopting the technology is growing even wider. Economics are more favorable for most large tracker installations because of scale, but new reductions in cost and improvements in engineering are also helping to shave down the return on investment period.

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Charles W. Thurston

01 Oct 2013

Large-scale solar tracker system installations may have finally reached an economy of scale that will help propagate the PV industry. The baseline economics of trackers require both high solar insolation and inclination. When these two factors are present, trackers are a clear choice for maximizing energy output. Thus far, Spain, the Southwest United States, Chile’s …

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