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Tag: Solar Trackers

  • Get on TerraTrak: How TerraSmart engineered the first solar tracker for ground screws

    Be quick but don’t hurry, as legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden would say. It’s a sentiment that applies to TerraSmart, which is known for its ground screw foundations and for making quick work of installing solar on arduous project sites – velocity, CEO Ryan Reid calls it. But whenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Construction starts on 186-MW Pflugerville Solar Project in Texas

    Construction of the Pflugerville Solar Project near Austin, Texas, is underway. Developed by Recurrent Energy, the 186-MWdc project in Travis County will span nearly 950 acres. Signal Energy is directing the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities of the project. Under this direction, RP Construction Services (RPCS) will perform theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Small Ohio town turns away from coal to this utility-scale solar array

    On a partly cloudy day in December of 2019, the mayor of Shelby, Ohio, flipped the switch that would add clean, renewable solar power to the town’s power grid system. Across the United States, more small towns are finding affordable and environmentally safe ways to generate power, and Shelby mayor SteveRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar tracker trend in 2020? More projects in the Northeast says Solar FlexRack

    According to Wood Mackenzie, 2020 will be the first year the global tracker market’s value will surpass the value of the fixed-tilt market. Roughly 70% of new utility-scale solar projects in the US now come with a tracker. A big factor in the total is an increase in solar trackerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Check out Ideematec’s new 2P solar tracker, Horizon L:Tec

      Ideematec Inc., debuts its Horizon L:Tec solar tracker at virtual Solar Power International 2020. The new two-module-in-portrait (2P) tracker features a patented locking technology that secures modules in position against torsional galloping, caused by extreme wind loads, to reduce maintenance costs and expand product lifespan. Soon after, the companyRead More — Solar Builder magazine