Lightsource bp using Array Technologies trackers for 1.4-GW global solar portfolio

Lightsource bp has entered into a purchase agreement with Array Technologies that will supply Lightsource bp’s newly developed solar portfolio of 1.4 GW across the world with DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers equipped with plant optimizing SmarTrack technology.

Once constructed and connected, this newly added solar capacity will generate enough combined renewable electricity to power over 266,000 households.

Lightsource bp, a solar development and management company, expects the agreement to supply and optimize this portfolio of solar power generation projects across growing energy markets worldwide, including the United States, Australia and Spain.

“As we continue to grow and progress our 16-GW development pipeline, executing global procurement deals with world class suppliers like Array Technologies enables us to leverage the efficiencies of our scale. This approach further optimizes our projects and translates into competitively priced electricity for our customers. Our agreement with Array Technologies demonstrates the quality of partnerships Lightsource bp invests in,” said Nick Boyle, group CEO for Lightsource bp.

DuraTrack HZ v3 is a utility-scale solar tracker that is designed to reduce lifetime costs for asset owners, and lower lifetime operations and maintenance costs. It uses SmarTrack, a machine-learning software platform meant to boost energy production and revenues for utility-scale solar by rapidly and securely optimizing backtracking and diffuse light strategies.

This agreement builds on a previous deal between Lightsource bp and Array Technologies reached in December of 2019, an agreement of over $100 million for 1.5 GW of projects across the United States.

“Array’s ongoing collaboration with Lightsource bp has given us insight into how efficiently they prepare and plan,” said Jim Fusaro, CEO for Array Technologies. “Their management team takes the long view on solar and invests at scale in proven technology — to deliver low energy costs for their clients over the full lifetime of a solar project. This customer-centric approach, with a focus on lowering long-term operations expenses, is exactly how we deal with our clients.”

News item from Array Technologies

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Original Source: https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2020/11/lightsource-bp-buying-array-technologies-trackers-for-global-solar-portfolio/