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OMCO-bearing Solar Tracker Bearings 101: What they do, how they fail and how to avoid it
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May 24, 2022
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Five keys to Northeast solar tracker projects
May 18, 2022
News Strackers
Franz Bakery to achieve Net Zero at outlet store with six dual-axis solar trackers
May 16, 2022
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Avoid these issues when routing bifacial module wires in solar tracker torque tubes
May 9, 2022
News JM Steel worker on Nextracker
Nextracker localizes solar tracker steel supply with production line in Texas via JM Steel
April 21, 2022
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Nextracker debuts terrain-following version of Horizon solar tracker

Dealing with difficult, uneven terrain is now the norm for solar project developers pursuing jobs in the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast. T...

March 22, 2022
News FTC Solar 2P Voyager Tracker Nevada
FTC Solar’s wind dampening tech proves effective in new report

Wind mitigation strategy is a crucial element of solar tracking structural design. FTC Solar deploys a combination zero-degree wind stow pos...

March 9, 2022
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Mounting milestone: Solar FlexRack hits 1,000 installs after doubling tracker...

Solar FlexRack hit an installation milestone this week: reaching 1,000 solar installations. The big, round number shows both how much this d...

February 14, 2022
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Novel Energy to develop 20-MW of dual-axis solar projects in...

Novel Energy Solutions LLC, an EPC and portfolio solar investor based in St. Paul, Minn., signed a new strategic partnership with Mechatron ...

February 9, 2022
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Lean manufacturing lessons to manage solar supply shortages, skyrocketing costs

The pandemic and climate change-related disasters have dismantled our global supply chain and impacted every organization — no matter ...

February 9, 2022
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Array Technologies acquired Spain solar tracker manufacturer STI Norland

Array Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of utility-scale solar tracker technology, is acquiring Soluciones Téc...

November 17, 2021
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Soltec constructs first Solarfighter PV plant ‘kit’ in Murcia

Earlier this month, Soltec announced the construction of its first Solarfighter PV distributed generation plant, located in Los Martí...

November 17, 2021
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IDEEMATEC adds 1P version of Horizon L:TEC solar tracker due...

Solar PV tracker manufacturer, IDEEMATEC has added a one-in-portrait (1P) tracking system to offer a complete tracker portfolio. A successor...

November 8, 2021
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How solar trackers overcome undulating terrain – and avoid grading...

OMCO’s manufacturing plant in Indiana is a good example of a working site with a significant slope and a deep depression in the middle...

October 27, 2021
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Regional growth: How (and why) Solar FlexRack trackers are deployed...

For those tracking the U.S. solar tracker market, know that Solar FlexRack’s TDP 1.0 and TDP 2.0 trackers are on the rise. The Youngst...

October 25, 2021
News ideematec 2p horizon solar tracker 2
IDEEMATEC extends solar tracker warranty to 15 years

IDEEMATEC is making a 15-year system warranty standard on its Horizon L:TEC tracker system, for structural and mechanical components, the lo...

October 11, 2021
News Arctech Launches World’s First PV Company-owned Wind Tunnel Laboratory to Smartly Increase the Stability of Trackers
Arctech opens the first PV company-owned wind tunnel laboratory

The Inauguration ceremony of Arctech‘s wind tunnel laboratory was successfully held at the headquarters located in Kunshan, Jiang...

September 22, 2021
News STI Control
Meet STI Control, a new system to optimize power in...

STI Norland has launched a new system called STI Control that optimizes power generation in solar tracking plants. The new system is used fo...

September 21, 2021
News soltec
Soltec supplying 700-MW of solar trackers for two PV plants...

Soltec Power Holdings is making headway in the U.S. tracker market. In December 2020, Soltec announced an agreement with AES to supply ...

September 16, 2021
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How FTC Solar built the Voyager+ tracker to address large...

Voyager+ Single Axis Tracker. As the solar industry drives toward large format modules, FTC Solar, unveiled the Voyager+, a new 2P-design so...

September 15, 2021