diff --git a/config/config.default.yaml b/config/config.default.yaml
index 0db6dc03..c00ca0b3 100644
--- a/config/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config/config.default.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ electricity:
     H2: 168
 
   extendable_carriers:
-    Generator: [solar, onwind, offwind-ac, offwind-dc, OCGT]
+    Generator: [solar, solar-hsat, onwind, offwind-ac, offwind-dc, OCGT]
     StorageUnit: [] # battery, H2
     Store: [battery, H2]
     Link: [] # H2 pipeline
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ electricity:
   everywhere_powerplants: [nuclear, oil, OCGT, CCGT, coal, lignite, geothermal, biomass]
 
   conventional_carriers: [nuclear, oil, OCGT, CCGT, coal, lignite, geothermal, biomass]
-  renewable_carriers: [solar, onwind, offwind-ac, offwind-dc, hydro]
+  renewable_carriers: [solar, solar-hsat, onwind, offwind-ac, offwind-dc, hydro]
 
   estimate_renewable_capacities:
     enable: true
@@ -232,6 +232,21 @@ renewable:
     natura: true
     excluder_resolution: 100
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
+  solar-hsat:
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah
+    resource:
+      method: pv
+      panel: CSi
+      orientation:
+        slope: 35.
+        azimuth: 180.
+      tracking: horizontal  
+    capacity_per_sqkm: 4.43 # 15% higher land usage acc. to NREL
+    corine: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 31, 32]
+    luisa: false # [1111, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1130, 1210, 1221, 1222, 1230, 1241, 1242, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1410, 1421, 1422, 2110, 2120, 2130, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2310, 2410, 2420, 3210, 3320, 3330]
+    natura: true
+    excluder_resolution: 100
+    clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2    
   hydro:
     cutout: europe-2013-era5
     carriers: [ror, PHS, hydro]
@@ -311,6 +326,7 @@ pypsa_eur:
   - offwind-ac
   - offwind-dc
   - solar
+  - solar-hsat
   - ror
   - nuclear
   StorageUnit:
@@ -573,6 +589,7 @@ sector:
   biogas_upgrading_cc: false
   conventional_generation:
     OCGT: gas
+  solar_utility_singla_axis_tracking : true  
   biomass_to_liquid: false
   biosng: false
   limit_max_growth:
@@ -890,6 +907,7 @@ plotting:
     # solar
     solar: "#f9d002"
     solar PV: "#f9d002"
+    solar-hsat: "#fdb915"
     solar thermal: '#ffbf2b'
     residential rural solar thermal: '#f1c069'
     services rural solar thermal: '#eabf61'