# The reshoring of American solar trackers [partner content]

- Show: [Catalyst](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst)
- Published: 2024-07-17
- Length: 20m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-07-17-the-reshoring-of-american-solar-trackers-partner-content

## Summary

Dan Shugar, CEO of Nextracker, explains how supply chain disruptions during the pandemic and the Inflation Reduction Act drove the company to retool its supply chain and build US manufacturing capacity. He details the evolution of solar tracker technology from linked-row systems to independent row trackers with embedded sensors, enabling advanced machine learning algorithms like True Capture and Zonal Diffuse to optimize energy yield. Shugar discusses the industrial revival in Pennsylvania and the broader impact of policy on clean energy jobs and grid integration.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-07-17-the-reshoring-of-american-solar-trackers-partner-content#t=8) Introduction: Dan Shugar and Nextracker's Reshoring Strategy
- [1:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-07-17-the-reshoring-of-american-solar-trackers-partner-content#t=62) Supply Chain Disruptions and the IRA's Impact on Manufacturing
- [3:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-07-17-the-reshoring-of-american-solar-trackers-partner-content#t=190) The Pennsylvania Steel Facility and Reindustrialization
- [7:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-07-17-the-reshoring-of-american-solar-trackers-partner-content#t=459) Evolution of Tracker Design: From Linked-Row to Independent Row
- [7:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-07-17-the-reshoring-of-american-solar-trackers-partner-content#t=470) Embedded Sensors and True Capture Control System
- [12:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-07-17-the-reshoring-of-american-solar-trackers-partner-content#t=775) Machine Learning, Zonal Diffuse, and Grid Integration

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Nextracker (company)
- Dan Shugar (other)
- True Capture (product)
- Zonal Diffuse (product)
- PV Grid (product)
- Inflation Reduction Act (other)
- Wood Mackenzie (company)

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