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Tag: 2015 May June Print Issue

  • Array Technologies Applies Lessons from the Wind Industry to the Solar Sector

    Array Technologies Inc. (ATI) has been a market leader in solar tracking systems for a few decades now, providing solar solutions for utility, commercial and residential electric generation customers. Since 1989, the company has supplied nearly 3 GW of tracking systems across the globe in 250 utility and commercial projectsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Next Wave of Residential Mounting Solutions

    Consumers today like having choices, and solar technology is obliging with newer, alternative mounting options that could be more ideal solutions depending on project requirements and design taste. Barry Cinnamon, CEO of Spice Solar, said these integrated racking systems take one of two approaches. The first approach uses special solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Confirming the Strength of Residential Roof Structures for Solar Installations

    The rooftop solar PV permitting process involves a number of steps and varies greatly, even between neighboring cities. Jurisdictions follow state or national codes, but each may interpret the codes in their own way and insert additional requirements. In some locations, a rooftop structural analysis conducted by a professional engineerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Mounting Tech Trends: Slimming Down on Parts, Problems, and Prices

    The story of solar mounting technology is a familiar one, in which original technology is slowly replaced by newer options that improve upon certain aspects of the original. Where the initial equipment was focused on establishing a viable product to build an industry, the next wave of trends works toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Mounting Systems: MVPs of Industry Progress

    Welcome to the 2015 edition of the Solar Builder Mounting Guide. Within this year’s guide, we look at all of the advancements in mounting technology currently driving the industry forward and what additional trends are on the horizon; we discuss the effects of severe weather and what you can doRead More — Solar Builder magazine