Tag: Mounting Guide
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EFS Energy discuss move from railed mounting to railles with Roof Tech’s E Mount Air
EFS Energy was founded in 2011 by Paul McKnight, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, with a mission to “Put the Earth First in Solar”. The company serves homeowners and businesses with solar energy services and solutions, LED lighting upgrades and home energy performance audits. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, EFSRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Iowa’s largest utility-scale solar project installed with Solar FlexRack’s G3 Fixed Tilt system
The largest utility-scale solar power generation project in Iowa, a 2.3-MW plant (the largest of the series, which will include five systems and total 5.5 MW) was just installed using Solar FlexRack’s G3 Fixed Tilt system. When completed, the five solar electric plants will reduce over 5 million tons of carbon emissionsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GameChange Solar’s Grid-Lite roof mount system gets DSA approval
GameChange Solar says that its Grid-Lite Roof System was the first ballasted roof system to obtain DSA approval for an entirely ballasted rooftop solar array. The system is for a college building installation in Tustin, Calif. Scott Van Pelt, Sr. Director of Engineering, explains it like this: “The advanced design of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Park-onomics: Best practices for constructing cost-effective carport projects
One thing is for sure about carports: they stand out, both aesthetically and in the budget. A carport, more so than a ground-mount or rooftop system, is about making a statement. How big of a statement will be reflected in some significant increases in cost — but this shouldn’t affectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Manitowoc’s Grove GHC55 used for new solar panel assembly technique
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Mortenson Construction is using a trio of Manitowoc Grove GHC55 telescoping crawler cranes to perform a new method of solar panel assembly and installation at the Alamo solar farms in Uvalde, Texas. Traditionally, solar panels have been constructed by adjoining several 2 ft by 3 ft modules, eachRead More — Solar Builder magazine