Solar energy equipment company Nexans Solar Technologies’ (Nexans’) Keylios solar trackers have been installed at the La Fenasse site, a former Technical Landfill Center located near Béziers in southwestern France, which is currently being converted to a 1.6 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm.
The La Fenasse project is being carried out in partnership with Omexom ENR SO, a subsidiary of the Vinci group, which is responsible for installing the trackers and the electrical package.
TotalEnergies is a pioneer in renewable energy in France, and develops, builds and operate green electricity production plants, including wind, PV and hydroelectricity, with more than 360 sites totaling nearly 1 100 MW.
The Keylios solar tracker was developed by Nexans as part of the company’s strategic plan to support the transition to renewable energies.
Owing to its disruptive design, the solar tracker only needs two foundations for a typical 36 kW array. In contrast, a conventional design would need three to five times more, the company said in a statement on November 19.
Nexans CEO Yann Duclot said the Keylios solar tracker’s design unlocks the potential of new fields.
“We want to support the industry in opening the potential of new lands which were not feasible or permissible in the past; landfills, slag land, former industrial sites, unstable grounds, and with slopes up to 15%.”
He added that Nexans’ industrialised workshop is disruptive and ensures a trouble free, safe and fast project execution which will benefit the entire solar farm value chain.
“Supporting the industry in improving their return on investment with the possibility to acquire cheaper lands contributes to the industry development,” he commented.
The solar trackers form a powerful synergy with the expanding portfolio of Nexans Keylios solar products that provide full end-to-end energy and data cabling solutions.
This includes Energyflex PV cables ready-to-fit photovoltaic harnesses, low-voltage direct current underground aluminum cables, medium-voltage alternating current cables for grid connections and pre-connected jumpers – all supported by the Nexans dedicated engineering team.