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PowerLight completes first phase of Korean solar project | Cleantech.com
PowerLight has completed the first phase (800 kW) of a 1 megawatt (MW) solar power project in Gwangju, Korea, 200 miles south of Seoul.
The system is owned and operated by Korea’s Solar & Park Co. The solar photovoltaic array, the largest elevated solar parking system in the world, was designed, developed and deployed by PowerLight and uses PowerLight PowerTracker, a widely deployed single-axis solar tracking system.
Mounted over a parking facility at the Kimdaejung Convention Center, the PowerTrackersolar power system automatically follows the path of the sun throughout the day to maximize the solar panels' energy output, providing more power than a fixed tilt system. The energy produced by the system will be sold to Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) at a fixed price set by Korea’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy for 15 years following the project commissioning. The photovoltaic cells being used in the system were manufactured by Schott Solar.
“PowerLight is an experienced, proven solar provider that is helping the most discriminating energy customers in the world achieve outstanding electricity generation results that exceed performance expectations,” said Solar & Park Corporation’s Young Hwan Jeon.
“With the completion of this project, and opening of our new office in Seoul, PowerLight is looking forward to taking an active role in Korea’s growing solar market, while helping the nation achieve its renewable energy policy goals,” said PowerLight chairman and CEO Tom Dinwoodie.
PowerLight's PowerTracker features an backtracking capability to avoid shading across panels, which can result in solar panel hot spots that degrade performance over time. As a result, the system produces higher electricity output that can increase energy capture by up to 30% over other fixed tilt systems.
In addition, PowerTracker contains fewer moving parts than dual-axis tracking systems, thereby significantly reducing operating and maintenance costs. Combined with a considerably higher ground-coverage ratio that translates into a more efficient use of land, PowerTracker brings stronger financial returns for most large-scale solar power projects than dual-axis tracking systems.
More than 50 MWs of PowerLight PowerTracker Solar Power Systems are now deployed, or actively in deployment, and generating clean electricity.
PowerLight Corporation is a leading global provider of large-scale solar power systems. The company is being acquired by solar equipment manufacturer SunPower.
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