Spanish IPP deploys automated solar installation platform at 457 MW Texas project
Spanish IPP Matrix Renewables will use Terabase Energy’s automated Terafab V2 platform to install part of its 457 MW Tormes Solar project in Texas, aiming to double labor productivity.
Spanish independent power producer Matrix Renewables is deploying Terabase Energy’s Terafab V2 automated solar construction platform at its 457 MW Tormes Solar project in Navarro County, Texas. The system replaces manual field assembly with an on-site robotic production line that mounts modules onto tracker torque tubes. Completed assemblies undergo AI-assisted quality inspection before being loaded onto autonomous rovers for transport to installation points. The modular factory can be relocated within four hours, enabling continuous deployment as construction progresses across the site.
California-based Solv Energy is serving as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project, coordinating with Terabase’s automated platform. Terafab V2 integrates a manufacturing execution system to coordinate assembly, material flows, inspections and logistics using a digital twin of the project site. AI tools optimize workflows and equipment coordination, while the system’s modular design allows multiple assembly lines to operate simultaneously. Each line operates on a two-minute cycle, producing assemblies at a rate of approximately 20 MW per week under continuous conditions.
Terabase Energy has developed its automated solar construction technology over several years, including a $44 million Series B funding round in August 2022. The company previously deployed its technology to install 10 MW at a 400 MW solar project in central Texas in early 2022. In May 2023, Terabase launched its Terafab system and opened a manufacturing facility in Woodland, California, described as a 'factory to make factories.'
The Terafab V2 platform represents the latest iteration of Terabase’s automation strategy, completing field testing in April 2026. The upgraded system features a more compact design, increased automation and faster assembly operations, currently optimized for First Solar Series 7 modules and Nextpower trackers. Terabase plans to expand compatibility with additional module and tracker technologies in future versions.