Tag: Mounting Guide

  • Details on DNV GL’s assessment of the TrinaPro Smart Solar tracker system

    DNV GL, a quality assurance and risk management company, recently finished up a Technology Assessment Report for Trina Solar Co.’s all-in solar module and tracker system, the TrinaPro Smart Solar Solution, which consists of modules manufactured by Trina Solar, trackers manufactured by NClave, a Trina Solar subsidiary, and inverters manufacturedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GAF Energy upgrades its roof-integrated solar PV concept with DecoTech 2.0

    GAF Energy is improving upon its roof-integrated solar solution with the new and improved DecoTech 2.0. Perfect for roofing contractors expanding into solar, the redesigned product will deliver the same homeowner value and give installers a fast, easy, durable solar solution for customers. DecoTech 2.0 will maintain the same excellentRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Three tips for sustainable ground-mount design

    Within the last year, the Inovateus Solar leadership team determined that they would take the initiative to embrace environmentally friendly solutions across multiple areas of operations. As a renewable energy company, our team felt a responsibility to implement measures that support triple bottom line practices: people, planet and profit. FoundedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Seven solar tracker system tweaks and new tech to know in 2020

    Sunfolding’s pneumatics One unique tracker design on display at Intersolar 2020 back in February was the bellow-actuated Sunfolding single axis tracker. The bellow, manufactured with a DuPont polymer, uses no motors to actuate the table, and relies on off-the-shelf pneumatics to inflate the bellow. The company recently upgraded its initialRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pier analysis vs. slope analysis in ground-mount solar on uneven terrain

    This article appears in the Spring 2020 issue of Solar Builder. Subscribe here for free (digital or print). With fewer ground-mount solar sites featuring flat, open terrain, we’re fortunate to have a new generation of fixed-tilt and tracker systems that offer greater flexibility and slope tolerances. By adjusting the postRead More — Solar Builder magazine