Nextracker’s Solar Excellence Center in Hyderabad

Nextracker opens new R&D center in Hyderabad

Nextracker has launched a new solar tracker research and development (R&D) center in Hyderabad, India, called the Center for Solar Excellence. Spanning 13 acres, the facility includes a 30,000-square-foot lab, a solar tracker installation site, and training spaces covering the entire lifecycle of photovoltaic (PV) projects.

It aims to support workforce development by offering training courses on solar tracker best practices for design, installation, commissioning, software, and operations and maintenance (O&M) to engineering procurement and construction (EPC) companies and third-party installers.

This is Nextracker’s third R&D center, following existing facilities in Northern California near its headquarters and in São Paulo, Brazil, which opened in 2022. According to Nextracker President Howard Wenger, this new center strengthens the company’s commitment to advancing solar technology in India and optimizing products for local customers.

Wenger emphasized that the new center is focused on developing high-performance solar trackers designed to maximize energy capture, especially during key peak periods in the early morning and late afternoon. He previously discussed with PV Tech Premium how investing in R&D enables Nextracker to introduce new hardware and software solutions while reducing the levelized cost of energy.

In India, Nextracker has a solar tracker manufacturing capacity exceeding 10GW annually, with 95% of the components being produced domestically.