Watt a Shift! GameChange Solar's Terrain Tech Powers Through Uneven Ground

GameChange Solar launched its game-changing Terrain Following System, a solar sector breakthrough enabling solar panels to follow naturally sloping or irregular ground—reducing the need for costly and environmentally disruptive site grading. The breakthrough has the potential to accelerate large-scale solar deployment, especially in challenging terrain.

 

Key Highlights:

 

Minimum Grading Required: Advanced tracker technology within the system allows solar arrays to follow the natural landscape of the land, minimizing as much as 98% of traditional earthwork.

 

Cost & Time Savings: With reduced grading, developers are able to save construction expenses, minimize project duration, and minimize environmental impact, rendering solar projects viable on unsuitable land previously.

 

Increases Land Use: The technology provides new opportunities for solar farms on hilly, irregular, or uneven land, without flattening the land to get the highest energy output.

 

Sustainability Benefit: Reduced grades mean reduced soil erosion, habitat disruption, and equipment-related greenhouse gas emissions, in line with global sustainability principles.

 

Industry Impact: The early movers are experiencing significant cost-saving and faster project approvals, with the system already operational in the US, India, and Latin America.

 

Prospects: GameChange Solar's innovation will revolutionize development of solar farms, advancing clean energy as more accessible, affordable, and sustainable to a wide range of geographies.

 

Source: PV Magazine