Energetica India Magazine May-June 2021

SOLAR POWER New Trina Solar’s Agile Dual Row Tracker Achieves Optimal Adaptability, Reliability in Compatibility with 600W+ Ultra-high Power Modules 50 energetica INDIA- May-June_2021 Since establishment from 1997, Trina Solar has been driven by innovative, re- liable quality and customer value. The company has championed 210mm di- ameter solar cells, the new global indus- try standard. Its latest 670W module has even more power and the single string power attains a 34% higher capacity than that of 500W+ modules in the in- dustry. The world’s photovoltaic power genera- tion is moving towards greater efficiency and better prices. With the combination of trackers and ultra-high power mod- ules, generating capacity can be signifi - cantly increased while the cost per kilo- watt-hour of electricity can be reduced to increase the revenue of photovoltaic power stations. It is very helpful for large- scale power plants, especially the low- cost power plants which are very sensi- tive to investment costs. In India, single axis tracking at a lower DC AC ratio can deliver the same or higher energy out- come at 20% or lower installed DC ca- pacity, reducing absolute capex by more than 8% and reducing Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) by upwards of 13%, as compared to fixed tilt monofacial plants of equivalent MW AC capacity at DC AC ratio of 150% in a similar land footprint. Trina Solar is unique because it is the only solar module manufacturer that also provides an integrated PV module and single axis tracker solution. As the core component of Trina Solar’s total intelli- gent energy solution, the tracking sys- tem can bring more value to customers and being backed by the most bankable brand in the PV industry, offers more assurance that the superior long term energy and financial outcomes will be realised. Trina Solar’s tracking system is called TrinaTracker. It is specialized in the de- sign, manufacturing, installation and maintenance of fixed tilts and solar trackers. With 8 GW annual production capacity on trackers in 2021, more than 6 GW developed worldwide, offices on the five continents and more than 300 projects carried out, TrinaTracker has become the ideal solution for large scale solar projects. With the photovoltaic industry entering the 600W+ era, trackers together with ultra-high power modules will accelerate the reduction of LCOE (levelized cost of electricity) and the entrance to the photovoltaic parity era. Sticking to the principle of “driven by innovation, more reliable”, TrinaTracker is dedicated to offering customers with high quality, re- liable ultra-high power trackers and ser- vice, and ultimately bring more returns to customers. Being the first mover in the high power Large Format Module (LFM) movement and being the only module manufacturer to offer an integrat- ed tracker solution makes Trina unique in truly understanding the complexities and challenges in successfully integrat- ing these LFMs into single axis trakcers from both a structural and economical perspective. TrinaTracker’s Agile 1P Dual Row tracker launched on Apr 15, is fully compatible with ultra-high power modules ranging from 400W to 670W+. The Agile series is a new member to the TrinaTracker fami- ly after the Vanguard series launched in December 2020, which further enriches the trackers application scenarios and upgrades TrinaTracker solutions. Agile 1P has officially gone into mass produc - tion since the launch date. César Hidalgo, Principal Engineer of so- lar systems at DNV, an international lead- ing design institute and the well-known third-party organization, elaborated on the research methodology used in track- er bankability report and explained that both TrinaTracker’s “Vanguard” and “Ag- ile” tracker systems had undertaken an extensive technology review (bankabili- ty) by DNV. TrinaTracker’sAgile 1P Dual Row tracker With the photovoltaic industry entering the 600W+ era, trackers together with ultra-high power modules will accel- erate the reduction of LCOE (levelized cost of electricity) and the entrance to the photovoltaic parity era.