AS Published on Friday 18 June 2021 - n° 367 - Categories:followers
Difficult situation for follower manufacturers: steel, freight panndeaux!
It is a difficult time for tracker manufacturers. The American FTC Solar expects a loss of up to
L R AS Published on Sunday 30 May 2021 - n° 364 - Categories:followers
NEXTracker to supply 766 MW of trackers
NEXTracker to supply 766 MW for the Sol de Cerrado power plant in Brazil to be completed in 2022
https://www.pv-tech.org/nextracker-to-supply-trackers-for-766mwp-solar-project-in-brazil/
PV Tech of 26 May 2021
AS Published on Sunday 30 May 2021 - n° 364 - Categories:followers
It is a very difficult time for tracker manufacturers
The poor results of Array (cf. Tracker manufacturer Array cancels 2021 forecast) are indicative of the crisis affecting trackers. The problem stems from
AS Published on Monday 17 May 2021 - n° 362 - Categories:followers, company results
Tracker manufacturer Array cancels 2021 forecast
US tracker manufacturer Array Technologies is suffering from increased transportation costs and a doubling of steel costs, which has led it to withdraw its guidance for the year.
AS Published on Monday 17 May 2021 - n° 362 - Categories:company results, followers
Strong deterioration of Soltec in the first quarter
In the first quarter, Spanish tracker manufacturer Soltec suffered a drop in turnover of
AS Published on Monday 29 March 2021 - n° 356 - Categories:followers
How to maximise the efficiency of a tracker installation
Bifacial PV panels can be installed on single axis trackers. But there are many parameters that need to be adjusted to maximise the efficiency of an installation. One of the most important is the orientation of the tracker.
L R AS Published on Sunday 28 February 2021 - n° 352 - Categories:followers
Trackers capable of carrying panels with 210 mm cells
Fifteen days after presenting the inverter manufacturers who have a product suitable for panels using 210 mm wafers (Producers of inverters for format 210),
AS Published on Monday 16 November 2020 - n° 340 - Categories:followers
A solar tracker with four chains.
The Spanish manufacturer Esasolar launches a solar tracker with four chains. This system allows all the panels of the same lineage to have the same solar exposure and avoid
AS Published on Sunday 18 October 2020 - n° 336 - Categories:fundamentals PV, followers
The cost of trackers in a power plant
The demand for trackers responds to developers' demand to get the most energy out of their installations and to investors' interest in "green" energy.
In 2019, 70% of
L R AS Published on Friday 9 October 2020 - n° 335 - Categories:funding, followers
Soltec on the stock exchange in November
Soltec, the Spanish manufacturer of trackers wants to go public in November. It hopes to collect
AS Published on Saturday 3 October 2020 - n° 334 - Categories:followers
The possibilities of using the trackers have been increased.
Tracker manufacturers now offer equipment for accident sites, or for extreme weather conditions (high winds, hail, hurricane, snow). This expansion
AS Published on Monday 28 September 2020 - n° 333 - Categories:followers
Trackers, a high-growth, high-margin PV niche market
The tracker market has attracted attention with the recent IPO of China's Arctech Solar, Trina Solar's acquisition of the remaining shares in Nclave, and the announcement of an upcoming listing of Array Technologies.
AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:followers
You gain (a little) with the double-sided, and with the vertical panels on the followers.
NEXTracker will supply 1 GW of single axis trackers for the fifth phase of the huge Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Dubai.
The manufacturer has analysed the extra solar yield offered by two-sided panels compared to single-sided panels, both mounted on single-axis trackers. It states that the efficiency gain is 5% at
L R AS Published on Saturday 19 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:followers
Floating mounting structures for photovoltaics
The Spanish company Isigenere has developed floating mounting structures for photovoltaics
L R AS Published on Saturday 12 September 2020 - n° 331 - Categories:followers, R&D
A follower powered by inflatable bladders
The American Sunfolding has a tracker that uses air to orient the panels. Instead of using a motor, it uses two inflatable bladders powered by