Nevados’ innovative solar trackers honored by Fast Company’s 2024 Innovation by Design awards
Nevados’ All Terrain Tracker™ has received an Honorable Mention in Fast Company’s 2024 Innovation by Design Awards, recognizing its groundbreaking ability to install solar panels on uneven terrain without land grading. This innovation reduces labor by 38%, lowers costs, and preserves natural landscapes—helping accelerate solar adoption. CEO Yezin Taha proudly stated, “Small but mighty hits the nail on the head. We are creating a profound impact in the solar industry.”
How Does Nevados Help Utility-Scale Solar EPCs Build Faster?
For solar engineering, procurement, and construction firms (EPCs), getting projects over the finish line as efficiently as possible is a top priority. Unfortunately, many factors can hold up construction timelines for utility-scale solar projects, including permitting delays, sourcing issues, skilled labor shortages, and more. Thankfully, Nevados developed the All Terrain TrackerⓇ (ATTⓇ) to streamline large-scale […]
Nevados All Terrain Tracker finishes first in independent ranking of solar trackers for ease and speed of construction
For Immediate Release May 8, 2024 Contact: Peter Kelley, [email protected] Nevados All Terrain Tracker finishes first in independent ranking of solar trackers for ease and speed of construction Construction analysis and consulting firm Eclipse-M found that the Nevados tracker requires only 118 person-hours per megawatt, lower by a wide margin than any comparable market-relevant tracker. […]
How Solar Trackers Reduce LCOE for Utility-Scale Solar Projects
As the world shifts towards renewable energy sources to combat climate change, solar power has emerged as a leading contender in the race for clean energy dominance. For utility-scale solar projects, one key metric stands out in determining their viability: the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). LCOE reflects the lifetime cost of generating electricity […]
US solar industry leans on contract manufacturers to boost domestic output of inverters, trackers
This piece was contributed to Solar Power World Online by Billy Ludt. Domestic solar manufacturing is seeing an unprecedented boom as the industry reaps the tax benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. To meet the demands of electrifying and decarbonizing the American grid with products made within its borders, companies are expanding operations in the […]
Nevados, the Solar Tracker That Adapts to Any Terrain with Yezin Taha | Clean Power Hour EP205
Solar trackers have swept the utility-scale solar industry in recent years, with single-axis trackers now deployed on a staggering 94% of large-scale projects. While a few big names dominate the tracker market, one company – Nevados Solar – has carved out a distinct niche with its unique all-terrain tracking technology.
Developing Solar on Variable Terrain
Yezin Taha, CEO of Nevados, joins us to discuss the increasing demand for developing non-flat land for utility-scale solar projects, the challenges and costs involved, and the technology Nevados uses when working on variable terrain.
Nevados solar project wins gold medal from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
For Immediate Release April 9, 2024 Contact: Peter Kelley, [email protected] Nevados solar project wins gold medal from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award honors Bartonsville Energy Facility for innovation and sustainability Bartonsville, Virginia, April 9, 2024 — The recently commissioned 170 MWdc Bartonsville Energy Facility solar project has been hailed […]
Virginia solar project using Nevados trackers receives state environmental award
By Billy Ludt | April 9, 2024 The recently commissioned 170-MWDC Bartonsville Energy Facility solar project has been hailed by Virignia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as a model of environmental stewardship. This array was able to avoid environmentally disruptive grading of rural sites and less steel at a structural level using Nevados‘ All Terrain Tracker, a single-axis solar tracker. […]
Nevados solar project wins gold medal from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
The 170 MWDC Bartonsville Energy Facility has been awarded the gold medal in the Virginia Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards for its innovative approach to solar development. By utilizing Nevados’ All Terrain Tracker™, the project preserved natural landscapes, eliminating the need to move 400,000+ cubic yards of soil and reducing steel usage. This award highlights the future of sustainable solar energy with cost-efficient, eco-friendly solutions.
