Floating photo voltaic racking producer Ciel & Terre has developed WattRack, a brand new line of racking with greater panel density than the corporate’s earlier fashions. WattRack is able to becoming 2.2 MW of solar energy on a single hectare of water (virtually 2.5 acres).
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This new racking locations modules in an east-west orientation, has a brand new rail mounting system and not has upkeep walkways between panel rows. As a substitute, Ciel & Terre has made a trolley that strikes over the photo voltaic modules, so operators can nonetheless achieve entry for upkeep. The trolley has a load capability of 300 kg and with a most pace of 5 km/h.
“With this technique, upkeep operations change into sooner, less complicated and safer,” the corporate acknowledged in a press launch. “Operational groups not want to hold gear manually and work in a safe atmosphere.”
WattRack joins Ciel & Terre’s current line of floating photo voltaic racking of Fusio, a triangluar rack that when assembled makes arrays right into a honeycomb shape; and Hydrelio, its flagship floating racking that’s able to engaged on our bodies of water with various depths, and has been available on the market for 15 years.
