European Energy has energised the first solar farm in Denmark to use a tracker system, where the panels follow the sun across the sky to optimise the output.
The 44MW project located north of Skive, Denmark, has 37MW mounted on a horizontal single axis trackers, the company said.
The company first mounted trackers on solar farms in 2008 on Spanish projects, and the Coremas solar farm in Brazil, which was energised earlier this year.
European Energy chief executive Knud Erik Andersen said:”We are very pleased with the introduction of this promising technology to the Danish market, and we see great potential in making trackers part of our standard design over the coming years.
“Although the technology has so far not been ripe to use trackers this high north, we already have a decade worth of experience with the usage of trackers and their optimisation in order to deliver as high an output as possible.
“Additionally, we have erected a test facility together with the Danish Technical University at Riso to be able to test the technical details and combinations in order to achieve a higher yield compared to the traditional fixed-tilt installations.
“We look forward to optimising the use of trackers in close cooperation with interested farmers and land owners.
“We are sure that this new technology will be welcomed, as it allows for the increase in annual yield per acre farmable land, and I am sure that many farmers will find this new business opportunity interesting.”