Lightsource BP has signed a 1400MW global purchase agreement with Array Technologies for its solar tracker technology and software.
The DuraTrack v3 single-axis trackers will be deployed across Lightsource BP’s newly developed worldwide solar portfolio.
The projects the trackers will be used with are in countries including the US, Australia and Spain.
DuraTrack HZ v3 offers over 7% lower lifetime costs for asset owners, as well as 31% lower lifetime operations and maintenance costs than competitive, decentralized trackers, Array Technologies claimed.
The company’s SmarTrack software is a machine-learning platform that boosts energy production and revenues for utility-scale solar sites by up to 5% by rapidly and securely optimising backtracking and diffuse light strategies.
This agreement builds on a previous deal between Lightsource BP and Array Technologies reached in December 2019, for 1.5GW of projects across the U.S.
Lightsource BP group CEO Nick Boyle said: “As we continue to grow and progress our 16GW 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.”