Trina Solar, MPower sign panel, tracker supply deal
Australia’s MPower has signed a supply deal with China-based manufacturer Trina Solar to support the ongoing rollout of the developer’s portfolio of solar and battery energy storage projects.
Nextracker reaches 10 GW of annual manufacturing capacity in India
US-based solar tracker specialist Nextracker has reached 10 GW of annual manufacturing capacity in India.
Soltec’s new bifacial tracking algorithm
Soltec says its new algorithm optimizes tracker positioning by considering both frontal and rear radiation, resulting in a production increase of up to 0.30%.
Low-cost, portable sun-tracker for offgrid solar
Mauritian researchers have developed a solar tracker prototype that increases current by around 37%. The device uses a simplified and mechanical tracking system.
Bigger modules, bigger headaches?
The debate continues over whether super-sized, high-power solar modules are a good thing for the industry and they appear to be here to stay. Vicente Parra and James Whittemore, from Enertis Applus+, consider the pitfalls to avoid when designing high-power solar projects.
French startup offers ‘manual’ solar tracker for residential PV systems
France-based Luciole & Basilic has developed a tracking system that can be manually oriented according to the zenith every 15 days. The startup recently introduced the first prototype and is now looking for distributors.
Gensol Engineering acquires Scorpius Trackers
Gensol Engineering has acquired Indian solar tracking specialist Scorpius Trackers for $16.42 million.
Nine-year old US solar farm gets tracker upgrade
A lot has changed in tracker technology in the past decade, so in upgrading its Alamo plants, OCI Solar Power completely replaced the old tracker with a new state-of-the-art system, all while keeping the plant energized.
PVH to build world’s largest tracker factory
PVH has confirmed that it will build a new manufacturing facility in Valencia, Spain. The factory will raise its global tracker production capacity to 25 GW.
New agrivoltaic project to test crop-responsive PV trackers for greenhouses
An international consortium led by Israel’s Al-Zahrawi Society has launched the Regace project to develop agrivoltaic solutions for greenhouses. It will investigate the performance of a new tracking system across locations and climates and use carbon dioxide enrichment to improve crop yield.
