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PLTS Tracking Mounting Technology: Solution to Increase Solar Energy Production in the Rainy Season
The "single axis tracking mounting" technology has been proven to increase solar energy production up to 1.57 times compared to the "fixed mounting" system, even during the rainy season. This is based on research conducted by PT Awina Sinergi International together with the Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University between November 2024 and January 2025.
The results of the study were presented in a seminar entitled "Presentation of Solar PV Tracking Mounting Technology Test Results as an Effort to Support the Target of Achieving Solar Energy Towards Net Zero Emission 2060 in Indonesia", which was held at the Wyndham Hotel, South Jakarta, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
President Commissioner of PT Awina Sinergi International, Nakamura Hirohide, stated that this increase in energy production shows the great potential of "tracking mounting" technology in the development of Solar Power Plants (PLTS) in Indonesia. He added that solar energy production with this technology is expected to be higher during the dry season.
The collaboration between PT Awina Sinergi International and Japanese energy company, ELM Inc., aims to develop "single axis tracking mounting" technology in Indonesia. This technology allows solar panels to follow the movement of the sun, thereby increasing the efficiency of energy absorption. Director Head of Business Innovation Department ELM Inc., Katsumi Kamaru, said that this technology has been applied in various cities in Japan for more than a decade and now it is time to introduce it in Indonesia.
The Director General of New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Eniya Listiani Dewi, welcomed this innovation as a step to support the PLTS capacity target in the 2025-2034 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) which reached 16.6 GW. He emphasized that the government fully supports the efforts of the two companies in achieving the PLTS target in Indonesia.
President Director of PT Awina Sinergi International, Ananda Setiyo Ivananto, added that the company is trying to increase the use of local components in the development of this technology. Currently, the "tracking mounting" frame can be produced in Indonesia, while the motor components are still produced by ELM Inc. in Japan. With cost efficiency and significant increase in energy production, "single axis tracking mounting" technology is expected to be a solution to accelerate the development of solar power to achieve the 2060 Net Zero Emission target in Indonesia.
This article has been published in Kompas.com with the title "PLTS "Tracking Mounting" Technology Increases Solar Energy Production in the Rainy Season",
Click to read: https://money.kompas.com/read/2025/02/19/153452026/teknologi-tracking-mounting-plts-tingkatkan-produksi-energi-surya-di-musim.
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