“It just happened to be perfect timing”
Passing the 2 GW installation milestone, opening its DG business and moving into Southeast Asia: Nextracker’s Australian operations is proving to be a bright spot on global map. For Peter Wheale, VP responsible for Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, it’s vindication of his conviction that the market was going to take off, and success in which fortuitous timing played no small roll.
Interview: “It’s all about maximizing the power output“
With over 1 GW of trackers supplied to Australia, which is one of its key markets alongside the home turf of the United States, Array Technologies claims a substantial market share amid fierce competition Down Under. pv magazine Australia caught up with Ron Corio, the company’s Founder and Chief Innovation Officer to discuss Array’s new tracking optimization technology and performance in the market.
Eguana Technologies recruits new executives
Mercedes Benz execs join Eguana Technologies to help drive Calgary-based business’ global expansion plans.
Arctech Solar breaks into Australian market
Contracts have been inked for the Chinese manufacturer to supply a combined 377.6 MWp of tracking systems for two Australian projects. To ensure its presence in the market, the company is setting up a subsidiary Down Under.
Report shows Tesla’s battery gigafactory booming
The report found over 3,200 employees working at the factory at the end of 2017, and $3.7 billion in invested in the plant.
Nextracker to supply trackers for 634 MW of First Solar projects
The tracker maker will also supply a new type of racking for the roll out of First Solar’s large-format Series 6 modules.
sPower, Array Technologies announce multi-gigawatt US tracker partnership
Over the next three years, Array expects to supply multiple gigawatts of trackers to the developer, as its “primary” tracker supplier.
The 9th ITRPV: module price pressure to continue as production capacity tops 130 GWp and price learning curve rises to 22.8%
Annual International Roadmap for Photovoltaics, compiled by the German production equipment industrial association (VDMA), reveals slowdown in module price reduction for 2017 in contrast to significant market increase that saw module production capacity rise above 130 GW.
The Sunday read: Tracker market is adapting to bifacial module technology
While bifacial panels may capture up to 10% more light than monofacial panels, single-axis trackers typically add 25% to that bifacial gain, resulting in a roughly estimated 12.5% gain from the two technologies combined, compared with fixed installs using monofacial panels.
Arcelormittal confirmed as buyer of Exosun
The French tracker maker will be integrated in the ArcelorMittal Projects division of the Luxembourg-based steel manufacturer.
