GameChange Solar launches TopoSmart+ for optimal solar tracker installation in difficult terrain – Australian Associated Press

NORWALK, CT., November 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — GameChange Solar is excited to announce the release of TopoSmart+, an advanced project analysis tool that minimizes surveying costs for Genius Tracker installations in challenging uneven terrain. TopoSmart+ offers a revolutionary approach that optimizes steel grading and pole costs, delivering the most efficient installation cost for solar installers and developers.

TopoSmart+ runs multiple design iterations on a solar project to find the lowest combined costs for grading and steel posts, optimize tracker elevations, and generate detailed grading plans. This tool’s 3D modeling supports both straight pipe and terrain following GameChange’s Genius Tracker configurations. This ensures that the tracker design is efficient and tailored to a site’s specific conditions, thereby reducing overall project costs.

For homeowners interested in terrain tracking systems, GameChange offers both moderate terrain tracking and extreme terrain tracking, which allows up to a 1 degree change in the slope of the row tubes in each bay of post to post. Although higher tube slope tolerances can reduce grading costs, it is important for owners to address potential voltage mismatches, which can result in a drop in electricity production of up to 2%. TopoSmart+ can offer a balanced approach. TopoSmart+ can minimize tracker installation costs for projects with challenging topography while simultaneously engineering relatively small changes in row tube slope, which maximizes power output and improves value for project owners and installers.

“Our goal with TopoSmart+ is to provide a powerful yet streamlined solution that reduces surveying costs while supporting project bankability,” said Antoine AssalDirector of Technical Development. “By optimizing both grading and steel requirements for specific terrains, we offer developers a highly efficient and cost-effective approach for even the most challenging sites.” »

About GameChange Solar

GameChange is the world’s third largest provider of solar tracking solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed solar generation projects worldwide. We have delivered more than 37 GW of solar tracking and fixed tilt systems that combine rapid installation, bankable quality and unbeatable value through superior engineering, innovative design and high-volume manufacturing. Our products enable solar panels in power plants to track the movement of the sun across the sky and optimize plant performance while protecting the grid from harmful weather conditions.

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