Featured in Moving in circles – 09-2024

All hail weatherproof solar

As extreme weather becomes more frequent, renewable energy installations in many regions are at heightened risk of damage. Nick Price, senior director of global sales engineering for Nextracker, outlines six steps to manage insurance costs while ensuring that solar projects continue to generate energy.

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pv magazine

06 Sep 2024

With the right solutions, tracker installations can stand up to extreme weather but the industry must start to adopt these as standard. | Photo: Nextracker/David Kresse

Across the globe, extreme weather is intensifying, challenging solar plant design. Greater wind and snow loads coupled with an exponential increase in hail risk are increasing damage costs and demanding urgent industry action.There are now few places on the planet where solar energy isn’t the lowest-cost source of energy. There are also few places where …

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