Alion Energy products

The Alion Storm Tracker is a ballasted single-axis tracker with optional automated cleaning robots for soiling & albedo control. Fully ballasted for sites with challenging geotechnical conditions, Accommodates sites with uneven slopes with its articulated drive tube, Uses substantially less steel than leading torque tube trackers, Uses 30% more panels per drive than typical torque tube systems, Enables Alion’s automated SPOT panel cleaning system (see information for SPOT), Compatible with framed or frameless modules, including thin film, and bifacial panels, High wind zone capable.

The patented Alion Mounting System uses an unfolding racking structure and slip-formed track ballast for fast field construction on difficult sites. The system is ballasted to ease construction for sites with difficult geotechnical conditions, e.g. very hard or very soft ground, The track ballast enables the Alion SPOT cleaning system that delivers low-cost, cleaning with water-carrying automated vehicles, Panels arrive at site with racking attached onto their backs in a folded position. They are quickly unfolded and installed for fast and simple construction.

Utility-scale solar plants are well suited for places with strong sunlight and large areas of land that are covered neither by farms nor forest. However, solar panel soiling from wind-driven dust can be a major issue in these places. In semi-arid locations such as the San Joaquin Valley, in California, USA, unaddressed seasonal soiling can be severe enough to significantly degrade a project’s rate of return. In dusty arid places like Saudi Arabia or Rajasthan, India, year-round soiling conditions can make solar projects unviable unless regular solar panel cleaning is employed.