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FTC Solar Unveils Tracker-Agnostic SUNOPS Software to Enhance Solar Plant Performance
First-of-its-kind software provides a holistic view of solar plant performance by monitoring and analyzing all operating asset data. By leveraging tracker
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nFirst-of-its-kind software provides a holistic view of solar plant performance by monitoring and analyzing all operating asset data.\n\n\n\nBy leveraging tracker analytics, SUNOPS helps identify and diagnose a myriad of issues across an entire solar site, providing actionable insights for field teams to resolve problems quickly.\n\n\n\nBy determining site issues before dispatch, the software increases solar plant uptime and reduces energy losses.\n\n\n\n AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWith solar accounting for 54% of all new electricity-generating capacity additions in the first quarter of 2023, it’s important to keep sites up and running efficiently to continue this trajectory. In a bold leap forward, FTC Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTCI), a leading solar tracker provider, launched SUNOPS—a differentiated cloud-based PV asset monitoring solution poised to redefine solar asset performance management. Driven by FTC Solar’s deep tracker domain expertise, the tracker-agnostic SUNOPS software offers a holistic view of plant operation, analyzing most facets of PV plant performance. In addition, the solution empowers operations and maintenance (O&M) teams, asset management leaders, and performance engineers with actionable insights to enhance energy generation across their solar deployments.\n\n\n“Tracker data is not always easy to get access to,” says Imran Hassan, the Director of Technical Operations of ACT Power Services, who is one of the first beta users for the program. “The cloud-based SUNOPS platform saves my team time by allowing us to access the information I need when I need it.”\n\n\nUnlike traditional approaches focusing mainly on inverter analytics, SUNOPS considers other factors like advanced tracking algorithms and appropriate tracker stowing for extreme weather events. The software uses this data to effectively determine the root cause of underperformance, offering quick and accurate solutions to improve plant efficiency. SUNOPS provides a range of key features designed to empower users in optimizing solar plant performance, including:\n\n\nPrecision Assessments: SUNOPS provides a first-of-its-kind tracker health assessment down to a single table, innovating site performance evaluation. Better tracker insights translate to improved plant performance and energy production.\n\n\nActionable Insights: Going beyond convent...