With ample sunshine, Jordan is a prime location for solar. However, high corrosion and heat levels near the saline-heavy Dead Sea pose challenges for the installation and longevity of solar tracking structures. ARRAY’s DuraTrack® HZ v3 solar trackers proved the perfect solution to meet these challenges.

At 254 meters below sea level, the location is one of the lowest points on earth and features an extra-terrestrial environment with high heat and corrosive salt levels. Batteries would be problematic in this area, due to their inability to withstand extreme high temperatures. High power density and reliable solar trackers resilient against corrosion would be crucial to the project’s success.

Quick and Easy to Install

Kits preassembled off-site saved time for the installers, getting the project online faster and keeping labor costs low. With a single clamp per module, one fastener per clamp, and 15,000 fewer fasteners per megawatt than competitors.

Harsh Environment? No Problem.

Without the need for batteries, temperatures reaching 100ºF (38ºC) and corrosive elements are no issue for ARRAY’s DuraTrack HZ v3 in this extra-terrestrial environment.

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With its combination of quick delivery, installation efficiencies, and a unique technical design that requires no scheduled maintenance, the DuraTrack HZ v3 is the perfect tracking solution for utility-scale solar projects, particularly in regions that present challenging terrain or meteorological conditions.

For example, the 131 MW (dc) Lamesa Solar Facility in Dawson County, Texas experienced inclement weather immediately after groundbreaking, threatening the delivery schedule and installation of project components planned for the initial weeks. However, ARRAY’s installation-efficient solar trackers sped up construction rates, completing the project on schedule, with the following benefits:

Fewer Onsite Workers

Installing roughly 81 tracker rows per working day, the Lamesa site required 25% fewer onsite workers compared to other solar tracking projects of comparable size.

Quick Commissioning Period

Originally expecting a 15-day commissioning period, ARRAY’s trackers saved five working days, completing project commissioning well ahead of schedule.

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Türkiye has made tremendous strides in the development of its renewable energy sector, with perhaps most notably, the allocation of more than two billion dollars for the production of wind and solar energy. These sources of funding, or tenders, are part of Türkiye’s ambitious plans for the future of renewables and a holistic set of economic growth targets.

Türkiye plans to increase solar utilization rates and areas of operation, while maximizing production from their current capacity. The country’s current installed capacity is around 3 GW and a minimum of 10 GW is the target goal for 2030. To help accomplish this, Türkiye has vowed that the latest technological advancements will be observed and implemented. With this in mind, Turkish solar developer, STC Elektronik partnered with ARRAY to develop a portfolio of solar projects, totaling 24 MW.

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Australian households currently pay the highest energy prices in the world. As a result of high gas and electricity prices, utilities have been compelled to provide homes and businesses with greener and more cost-effective renewable energy sources of power. With additional financial support from the local government, the region has become an unstoppable hotspot for utility-scale solar installations like the ARRAY-powered Parkes Solar Farm in New South Wales.

For 18 weeks, the project site saw the installation of 2,300 tracker rows and 206,000 photovoltaic (PV) modules. Altogether, the site spans 600 acres and provides 66 megawatts (dc) of renewable energy, enough to power 21,000 local homes.

Streamlined Design

The DuraTrack HZ v3 boasts a streamlined design and a high amount of upfront kitting, requiring no additional bolting or explicit row alignment to install the system.

Quick Installation

The v3’s streamlined design allowed a team of 70 onsite workers to install the project in just 110 days, including all structural, mechanical and electrical components of the project.

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The meaning of the word Cantil is “steep rock,” which gives some insight into exactly what designers were looking at for this solar site in Southern California. Cantil, California, lies between the Mojave Desert and the Red Rock Canyon.

With project site specs including uneven ground necessitating multiple row-to-row spacing and five foundation sizes, creative site design and clear vision were essential. Add in a high-wind environment, desert flood depth zones, and the need for seismic impact parameters in this earthquake-prone region, the engineers had their work cut out for them.

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In this white paper you will learn about:

• Why solar trackers are critical components for hail risk management
• Best practices to mitigate hail and wind damage
• Insurance representatives’ perspective on hail risk

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This paper will focus on the often-tandem risk of extreme wind and large hail, a comparison of active stow vs. passive mitigation tracker extreme weather risk response strategies, and their effects on commercial insurance costs and coverage.

The recent documented trend of increasingly costly extreme wind and hail disasters is having an effect on the availability and rates of commercial insurance for PV plant stakeholders, creating:

• A focus on weather resiliency affecting the bankability of utility-scale PV projects
• The demand for extreme weather resiliency testing, analysis, and documentation of the equipment that comprise a PV plant, and
• An examination on “Insurance value” of cost-effective strategies that mitigate the combined effects of wind and hail.

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• Reduces Torsional Galloping
• Patented Passive Wind Mitigation
• Minimum Energy Production Impact

Download the whitepaper to find how you can significantly lower your risk of wind damage on your next PV plant project.

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