By Yezin Taha, CEO, Nevados Engineering
The decreasing costs of solar power plants has led to unprecedented growth in solar energy generation. However, the availability of flat land is increasingly proving to be a challenge for utilities seeking to meet their solar energy goals. Nowhere is this more prevalent that in areas such as New England, the rolling eastern seaboard states, and mountainous western states, where flat land is at a premium.
What can a utility do when its territory includes variable terrain? Single axis solar trackers are the most common solution for installing large solar projects, but conventional trackers are limited by the expensive and destructive need to flatten the site prior to installation.
This article originally appears in energycentral.com.
