Spanish
firm, Gonvarri Solar Steel, will be responsible for the supply of 205.8 MW of
its TracSmarT+ 1V trackers for a solar project in Seville, Spain.
The
supply will boast 2,924 solar trackers in single-row and dual-row
configurations. It will curb emission of 82,788 tons of carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere. With the said project, over 118,000 households in Seville will
have access to clean energy every year.
The tracker and fixed structure projects of Gonvarri Solar Steel exceed 19 GW
worldwide. Of this, 7.6 GW of are in LATAM and USA. In Medellin, Columbia, the
firm has supplied over 500 MW of trackers and fixed structures.
Some
of its other recent prominent projects include the supply of 27 MW of
TracSmarT+ 1V trackers (single- and dual-row) in Alange to IM2 Energia Solar.
This includes a total of 516 TracSmart+ 1V trackers.
In
the tracker market, the single axis tracker sector claimed the largest revenue
chunk of 90% last year. Single axis trackers move from east to west. They are
low cost, easy to setup, and little cost of operation. When compared to dual
axis trackers, the are more reliable. On the other hand, dual axis trackers a
shorter lifespan when pitted against single axis trackers.
The
solar tracker market in Latin America and Spain have gained prominence over the
years. Some of the leading suppliers here are Arctech, Nextracker, IbVogt, Soltec.