Case study: When trackers are blown away, you can't blame the wind

If the industry has sufficient knowledge and experience to deal with the effects of strong wind, why do trackers still get damaged and destroyed? pv magazine's Pilar Sanchez Molina looks at a recent example in Spain with PI Berlin's Asier Ukar.From pv magazine Spain We begin with a "real world" case study: At a 70 MW solar plant in Spain, 20 to 30 modules are being blown off of the trackers every few weeks. The plant is located in "wind zone C" - one of the windiest in Spain's classification system, as we'll find out shortly. The tracker manufacturer claims that the incident is due to "extraordinary ...

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