The photo voltaic division at Mortenson has introduced a partnership with Orteco, an Italian-based OEM, to develop robotic tools to advance the development of photo voltaic power installations. The brand new GPS-enabled pile distribution system can function autonomously to exactly place piles throughout utility-scale photo voltaic websites throughout development.
The brand new autonomous pile distribution system permits Mortenson to redirect its workforce to different crucial duties whereas expediting the completion of the preliminary phases of a photo voltaic power undertaking. The machine can free as much as 80% of the craft workforce historically required to survey and mark pile distribution factors throughout a utility-scale photo voltaic web site and ship piles to every location. Because the undertaking workforce focuses on subsequent duties, the autonomous pile distribution system, which holds as much as 100 metal piles at a time, can start to put piles in precise positions in preparation for the pile driving course of.
Mortenson can be a pacesetter in utilizing semi-automated pile driving know-how in photo voltaic power development, a course of that requires roughly 50% of the workforce in comparison with conventional pile driving strategies frequent within the {industry} at this time.
When used collectively, the autonomous pile distribution system and semi-automated pile driving machines assist scale back price and danger of accidents, free much-needed staff for different crucial development duties, and reduces the general time of delivering photo voltaic installations.
“Photo voltaic power is a extremely aggressive enterprise, and we’re dedicated to leveraging rising applied sciences to speed up a clear power future,” mentioned Trent Mostaert, vice chairman of industrialization at Mortenson. “Well deploying our accessible workforce on the appropriate elements of a undertaking and using industry-leading know-how to enhance security and efficiency in different areas makes this a actuality.”
Mortenson has been on a transformational journey for a number of years now, dedicated to creating and using new applied sciences and processes as soon as considered unimaginable, to construct new renewable power tasks sooner, safer, and extra cheaply. The autonomous pile distribution system is a second-generation design of the know-how developments Mortenson helps to create to satisfy these targets.
“The photo voltaic {industry} is quickly maturing and set to expertise an enormous inflow of latest funding and development of over 500% over the subsequent few years. At Mortenson, we’re getting ready to take these challenges head-on and acknowledge {that a} true signal of the rising maturity and class of an {industry} is the event of specialised tools particularly designed for the wants of the {industry},” mentioned Eric Grenz, vice chairman and normal supervisor of Mortenson’s Photo voltaic enterprise.
“Orteco is proud to have partnered with Mortenson for the design of this progressive machine. We thank the Mortenson crew for the sturdy collaboration and for the continued alternatives to work collectively. We acknowledge vital development inside the American market and stay up for persevering with our growth of current and new merchandise and look to the longer term with plans and confidence. The renewable power market is predicted to maintain on rising on account of the present worldwide state of affairs. Orteco, with its companions together with Equitec Innovation, our distributor for the U.S. and Canada, will proceed to take up the problem to design and construct machines that meet our shopper’s wants for efficiency, security and autonomy,” mentioned Gianluca Pellegrini CEO, Orteco – S.R.L.
Each the autonomous pile distribution system and semi-automated pile driving machine are in-use on present Mortenson tasks in the USA.
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