Nextracker and Orrcon Steel to Deliver Sovereign Capability in Australia - Seite 2

“As part of this program, we’ve been undertaking a range of climate related initiatives – not just in progressing our own ambitions for lower emissions steelmaking – but focusing on supplying our high-quality steel products that support our customers and the Australian industry more broadly participate in the energy transition.”

Tony Schreiber, Chair of the Australian Steel Institute and General Manager of Orrcon Steel, said, “Orrcon Steel is one step closer to achieving our ambition to be a significant participant in Australia’s renewable energy supply chain. Our investment also includes a large tubular mill at Unanderra NSW, tooling to produce solar torque tubes and increased warehouse capacity, positioning our business as a key supplier of products for the rapidly expanding renewable energy sector. The collaboration with Nextracker and Baojia is another example of how we’re making a difference in the utility scale solar industry with an Australian made, high quality product.”

The manufacturing facility has been commissioned and 16 new jobs have been created to produce up to 50,000 tonnes of torque tubes, the equivalent of over 2.5GW of utility scale solar farms.

According to industry analyst, Rystad, Nextracker is the market leader for solar tracker systems in Australia with 7.45 GWdc installed or under fulfilment in 13.5 GWdc of utility-scale PV assets. Nextracker’s award-winning technology has also been used on some of the country’s largest projects: New England Solar Farm (521 MWd), Stubbo Solar Farm (520 MWd) and Western Downs (460 MWd).

About Nextracker

Nextracker is a leading provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and distributed generation solar projects around the world. Its products enable solar panels to follow the sun’s movement across the sky and optimise plant performance. With plants operating in more than thirty countries worldwide, Nextracker offers solar tracker technologies that increase energy production while reducing costs for significant plant ROI. For more information, visit nextracker.com.

About Orrcon Steel

Orrcon Steel, a wholly owned business of BlueScope, provides high-quality steel products and solutions. We locally manufacture steel, tube and pipe supplying a customer base that includes resellers, stockists, and distributors. The tubular products are utilised by steel fabricators, furniture and trailer body manufacturers, housing and construction companies, pipeline and infrastructure engineering firms, renewables and more. Orrcon Steel Distribution in addition to local tubular products, provides a range of hot dipped gal pipe, hot rolled structural steel, fencing and roofing through its network of branches Australia wide. We employ over 600 Australians who use their steel industry knowledge and experience to produce and supply reliable steel products.