Windbreak wall surfaces for solar parks

• Iasol has actually established a brand-new means to safeguard solar plants in windy problems. The Spanish designer stated the option barely has an influence on project costs or result, while protecting against costly problems.

Single-axis trackers with 2 panels in vertical configurations are one of the most common layouts for large-scale PV plants. However, such setups are particularly susceptible to solid gusts of wind, which might have an adverse effect on tracker structures.

Iasol has made a technical service to decrease the risk associated with heavy wind. The Spanish PV developer claims that the option has a minimal influence on total installation prices. As well as it has already checked the remedy at the 12.5 MW El Marqués solar plant in Spain.

The option consists of a wall surface constructed from a high-density polyethylene mesh. Prior to the installment of the windbreak wall, researchers evaluated wind velocity by utilizing computational liquid dynamics.

Iasol now intends to reproduce the windbreak remedy research in two PV projects it is going to develop this year. It has installed greater than 170 MW of capacity over the past 15 years, with 40 centers in operation.