Array Technologies, Inc., a USA-based manufacturer and supplier of solar tracking systems and related products for utility, commercial and residential PV customers, has announced it has been selected to supply its DuraTrack horizontal, single-axis solar trackers for one of the world’s largest photovoltaic plants. The utility plant will be located in California’s Imperial Valley and will have an installed capacity of 268 MW DC.
The solar plant received Full Notice to Proceed on November 9, 2012—a noteworthy milestone for what will be one of North America’s most important photovoltaic projects.
The southern California installation will be interconnected to the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) grid as a Qualified Facility for a Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) under California Independent System Operator Corporation jurisdiction.
Array Technologies’ DuraTrack single-axis tracker has a robust design and an ability to conform to a diverse range of topography, environmental conditions, site configurations and module types.
For this landmark project, the DuraTrack will support First Solar’s thin-film modules. Array Technologies’ engineering provides a material-efficient tracking design for mounting these frameless modules and enables the lowest levelized cost of energy (LCOE) possible for utility-scale PV power plants.
The trackers will be delivered over a 9-month period and the PV solar plant will come into operation progressively during the second half of 2013. A pioneer in the solar industry, Array Technologies has over 700 MWs of installed product around the world and has recently entered into contracts to ship 900 MW over the next 12 months to meet the growing demand of the utility-scale PV market.
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