Erthos, the creator of Earth Mount Photo voltaic PV, a photo voltaic mounting answer that secures panels flat to the bottom, signed an settlement with Industrial Sun for a utility-scale photo voltaic undertaking in Texas. Though the precise dimension of the plant has not but been disclosed, Erthos has revealed that the undertaking exceeds 100 MWDC.
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Industrial Solar, a renewable power and storage developer primarily based in Austin, has collectively delivered greater than 6,000 MWAC of energy tasks all through america, with a focus within the ERCOT market.
The Erthos undertaking has an anticipated interconnect capability of 100 MWAC, and Industrial Solar would be the sole off-taker. A undertaking of this dimension utilizing conventional photo voltaic racking would sometimes require between 5 and 6 acres of land per megawatt, Erthos acknowledged in a press launch, nevertheless, with Earth Mount Photo voltaic PV, it takes fewer than 2.5 acres per megawatt.
“Erthos know-how permits us to maximise our undertaking capability, significantly in these areas the place our tasks are land-constrained. Erthos is a really welcome answer for our enterprise, and for any developer needing to up-size the capability of their tasks,” mentioned Wade Gungoll, managing director of Industrial Solar.
The settlement with Industrial Solar is Erthos’ largest contract up to now.
“There’s no query that our enterprise is constant to speed up,” mentioned Charles Pimentel, CCO of Erthos. “That’s largely due to our capacity to ship improved power density, greater wind rankings, and brief construct instances — and to take action at a decrease price.”
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