Featured in The Outback flowers – 10-2016

Trackers thaw solar freeze

Affordable tracker technology: Sun tracking arrays can yield as much as 25% more energy compared to a fixed tilt solar system. As the technology evolves to become both more efficient and affordable, solar is becoming viable in more and more global regions, even those with lower levels of sun.

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pv magazine

19 Sep 2016

Installing a single-axis solar tracker is now no more than five percent more expensive than a fixed tilt system, yet the increase in energy generated is about 25%, producing a 20% gain just by following the sun. The many advantages brought by tracker technology mean that solar PV can now be installed at locations with …

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