The Italian Tracker Company is strengthening its presence in South America, and in occasion of CIREC Week in Santiago, Chile, the event dedicated to renewables energies, Convert Italia will be one of the finalists of the CIREC Awards in the "best project of the year" category, for the Carrera Pinto PV plant.

Convert, a Rome based company active for 35 years in the energy sector, will supply its TRJ tracker, for the East/West PV modules movement, for a new 100 MWp PV plant in Brazil. The company announced that in the occasion of its next participation at CIREC week, Renewable Energies Event organized by the UK Green Power, that will take place in Santiago, Chile (17-20 October) that will culminate with the Awards. Convert is the finalist in the "best project of the year" category, for the 96 MWp PV plant of Carrera Pinto, entered into service last September.

Carrera Pinto plant is situated in the desert region of Atacama and occupies almost 180 hectares. It is one of the largest plants for capacity worldwide and was developed with single axis tracker technology. Convert is one of the five top producers in 2016 in terms of capacity.

"In 2016 - Chiara Moro, Convert Communication and Marketing Manager says- we have seen that the best business opportunities in the photovoltaic sector are concentrated in Latin American countries, where we have successfully participated in the installation of various plants. To further develop business relations and collaborations in the territory, we have considered participating in the cycle of events present at CIREC in Chile. We will continue our experience in Sao Paulo participating in BIREC of which, thanks to our presence in the country, Convert will be the Sponsor".
Convert continues its globalization strategy, benefiting from the fruits of its efforts and investment in R&D. The company will close the current year with a turnover of about 50 million Euro, of which the 80% comes from international contracts.
"In the next months - Giuseppe Moro, Convert founder and CEO says - we will strengthen our presence not only in Brazil and Chile but also in other countries, such as Colombia and Mexico, where the photovoltaic market is registering attractive growth rates. If only we consider that the global tracker demand could be worth about USD 8 billion in 2020 respect to USD 1,5 billion in 2015. This is a dynamic market which requires innovative propensity and high product quality. We had taken this challenge a long ago".