Tag: mounting

  • The case for the adhered-ballast solar rooftop attachment system

    Inventor Allen Gezelman asserts that ballast-only solar attachment systems (BOSAS) are sub-optimal for high wind areas such as Florida and  seismic-active areas such as California. As a result, Gezelman decided to come up with his own solution that he calls an adhered-ballast solar attachment system (ABSAS) that is designed forRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • AET works with BayWa r.e. on its first U.S. solar project

    Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems, was selected to supply the racking for BayWa r.e.’s first three solar installations in the United States. The projects total 6.9 MW and are located in Selma, Newton Grove and Smithfield, N.C. AET is providing its Rayport- GRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GameChange Racking hires thin-film vet as project manager

    GameChange Racking has hired solar veteran Charles Bishop as a project manager. Bishop has over 15 years of experience in residential, commercial and renewable energy construction. He spent three years with First Solar where he was involved in the construction of 550 MW of fixed tilt and 40 MW of trackerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GameChange Racking introduces I Beam Foundation Option for Ground Systems

    GameChange Racking introduced I beams as a foundation option for its Max-Span Post System. “Whereas the GameChange Sticky-Pile seamlessly slips over beam and brace thereby eliminating all connecting brackets as well as reducing hardware counts, enabling faster install than any competitive system, and is made of higher grade steel enablingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • RBI ground-mount system minimizes field labor

    This product was featured in the 2015 Solar Builder Ground-mount Project of the Year Winner RBI ground mount solar systems are designed and engineered for each customer’s site-specific conditions to minimize the field installation labor and require no field welding, drilling or other on-site fabrication. The company’s meticulous project planning providesRead More — Solar Builder magazine