Terrasmart PeakYield Tracker Optimization Software

Terrasmart is the renewable energy business of Gibraltar Industries, Inc., with its release datelined Buffalo, N.Y. It offers ground-mount racking, tracker systems, foundations, canopies, software and installation services, and reports more than 11 GW of solar deployed in the March 2026 release.

PeakYield is tracker optimization software that includes backtracking, weather stows, real-time data and remote site access. The Peak Production Package adds topography-informed backtracking and irradiance-optimized tracking, setting individual rows to different angles to cut shading on uneven terrain or diffuse, cloudy sites. DNV validated the proprietary algorithms.

• PeakYield base package: backtracking, weather stows, real-time data and remote site access.
• Topography-informed backtracking: adjusts tracking for uneven terrain.
• Irradiance-optimized tracking: improves capture under diffuse, cloudy conditions.
• Row-to-row optimization: individual rows can be set to different angles.
• DNV-validated algorithms: endorsement of the proprietary tracking algorithms.
• TerraTrak trackers: 1P and 2P tracker products listed alongside PeakYield.

Solar farms in Vietnam's central highlands with sloped sites. Plants in cloudy, humid regions seeking higher yield from diffuse light. Owners of existing tracker plants adding software-only performance upgrades.

The company claims up to 5% performance improvement from its DNV-validated algorithms. DNV endorsement may support project financing through more detailed production estimates. Algorithms can be switched in existing installations without hardware changes. Tiers cover utility-scale to distributed generation.

Tracker owners increasingly seek software upgrades that raise yield on existing sites rather than hardware replacement. Vietnam and Southeast Asia have cloudy, humid conditions and uneven sites where terrain-aware backtracking and diffuse-light optimization are relevant.

Business of Gibraltar Industries, Inc. Release dated 31 March 2026 reports over 11 GW deployed across more than 6,000 PV systems. DNV validated the tracking algorithms. Homepage lists testimonials from Nexamp and Solargain among others.