Sydney-headquartered Aeeris, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Early Warning Network (EWN), announced it has partnered with Array Technologies to expand the automated hail response capabilities of the manufacturer’s SmarTrack software platform in Australia.
EWN’s real-time hail detection and forecasting systems – that combine Australia-wide radar coverage, meteorologist verification, and proprietary detection algorithms to identify hail risks for solar projects – have been integrated into Array’s SmarTrack hail alert response platform.
Array said its SmarTrack software analyses the EWN intelligence and, coupled with automated tracker response, adjusts solar modules to maximum tilt protective angles ahead of severe weather, without the need for human decision-making.
Aeeris Executive Chairman Henrik Thorup said the solution provides Australian solar farm operators with an automated, weather-response defence designed to mitigate one of the sector’s escalating operational risks.
“As solar projects continue to be deployed across Australia, this advancement will better help to protect these valuable energy assets on the grid from the rising risks of damaging hail,” he said. “We look forward to working with Array to ensure that solar power continues to play a valuable role for the Australian power grid through the built-in resilience needed to be protected from hail threats.”
Australia’s large-scale solar sector has scaled from less 350 MW of deployed capacity in 2017 to more than 13 GW by the end of 2025, and much of that build-out sits in regions prone to severe convective storms.
Green transition underwriting business Tokio Marine GX (TMGX) recently identified hail as an escalating risk across that growing footprint.
Francesca Lucia Falcone, Array’s business development director in the Asia Pacific, said as solar expands into hail-prone regions, EWN’s capabilities help Array provide solar farm operators with a clear way of showing insurers and financiers how they actively manage risk and support long-term asset longevity as the sector grows.
“This integration greatly improves the bankability of these projects,” she said, adding that the collaboration complements Array’s existing architecture.
Array said its trackers utilise an AC grid-powered motor and wired communications rather than relying on battery power and wireless communications, that can be disrupted by extreme weather.
“Array’s approach to engineered simplicity combined with EWN’s hail intelligence platform unlocks new potential for Australia that will continuously benefit solar projects by equipping them with tools that make them adaptable when facing hail risks,” Falcone said.
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