France: Exosun and Schneider Electric partner to develop solar technologies

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This collaboration between two French leaders contributes to the development of tomorrow’s photovoltaic solutions in an international market. Complementary technologies The Exotrack HZ trackers, Exosun’s flagship product, will integrate Schneider Electric motorized solutions.

Thanks to the strong involvement of Exosun’s product development engineering team, the solutions are specifically designed for the Exotrack HZ. Already tested and validated, they will equip approximately 120 MW of Exosun trackers for photovoltaic projects in France and the Mediterranean area. The objectives of this partnership are to optimize the system’s global performance, to ensure excellent reliability, and to improve the profitability of photovoltaic installations.

« We do our best to provide our clients with solar trackers of unequaled performance along with high quality supply and warranties for their ground-mounted solar plant projects. We are delighted about this partnership with Schneider Electric, a leading solar actor in power conversion, recognized for the quality of its solutions, and who commits to maintaining operating conditions for 20 years.

This agreement marks the beginning of a long technological collaboration.” declares Frédéric Conchy, President and Chief Executive Officer at Exosun. Cooperation in Research and Development Beyond the development of a motor dedicated to the Exotrack HZ, Schneider Electric and Exosun cooperate in defining standardized electric architecture designs with solar trackers, in order to offer optimized and competitive solutions.

The R&D works mainly concern the trackers interface with Schneider Electric’s PVBox1, which will host the Exobox, Exosun’s solar tracker drive box. It controls the tracking movement, the installation, and optimizes yield. « By signing this partnership agreement, our will was to work in integrating Exosun trackers in a global and coherent electric architecture.

By combining our know-how in the field of solar energy, we are now in the position to propose standardized, robust and competitive solutions. » concludes Ignace de Prest, Director of Renewable Energy Activities at Schneider Electric France.

The first deployment of solar farms benefiting from Exosun and Schneider Electric know-how have already begun in France and their international implementation are in the development phase. 1 The PV Box is an electric transformer substation, factory mounted, pre-cabled and ready to install. It is an integrated solution that has been tested and validated.

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