Featured in Blooming roofs – 10-2020

Bulking up for bigger tracking challenges

Bigger modules and more challenging conditions are leading tracker designers to strengthen their offerings to deliver the stability required for long-term operation. Eduardo de San Nicolás, Soltec’s chief strategy officer, says that the Spanish company’s efforts have resulted in a new generation of trackers fit for almost any wind conditions – along with a host of other benefits including advanced communications and optimized bifacial yield.
Image: Soltec

Wind damage of single axis tracking structures has been the subject of much discussion within the solar industry over the past two years or so. Why is this the case? Wind damage is not something new in solar structures. But since a solar tracker is a structure that is moving and something that can rotate, …

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