Nextracker has announced the unveiling of a new suite of innovative solar trackers— NX “Horizon XTR-1.5™”, and “Zonal Diffuse.”
Each of these releases builds upon proven technology that has been delivered to utility scale solar power plants for three or more years. The product suite combines hardware, smart software, and process innovations to deliver value to owners and EPCs, a release from Nextracker said.
Speaking on the launch, Nextracker founder and CEO, Dan Shugar said, “Our product development priorities are informed by listening to customers and innovating to create value for them. The suite of hardware and software technologies launched today benefits customers by accelerating construction, reducing risk in extreme hail, and generating more energy in rapidly changing atmospheric conditions. These technologies deliver improved solar project profitability and expand the geographic areas where solar is cost effective, furthering our vision of a world powered by renewables.”
NX Horizon XTR-1.5™
Nextracker’s latest nnovation for hilly sites doubles the capability of the popular “NX Horizon XTR” terrain following tracker, which has been proven on dozens of utility scale projects and in-use since 2019. NX Horizon XTR-1.5 significantly reduces and even eliminates earthwork on extreme terrain sites, without complex joints or additional components.XTR can save many tons of steel with shorter piles and thousands of cubic yards of cut and fill; with the benefits of accelerating construction schedules, minimizing environmental impact, and reducing project risk.
Zonal Diffuse™
Nextracker has expanded TrueCapture’s yield optimization and control software with Zonal Diffuse, a new tracking function which enhances energy generation during rapidly changing irradiance conditions. This new technology includes additional high spatial resolution sensing and new control algorithms, adjusting trackers to variations in cloud cover across the entire power plant. Plants equipped with Zonal Diffuse can “chase clouds” for additional gains, without compromising tracking performance during clear sky conditions.
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Featured photograph shows Nextracker’s “NX Horizon XTR” terrain-following tracker
