Tag: mounting
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SnapNrack Achieves Class A Fire Rating with Type 1 Solar Modules
SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar panel and racking systems, announced its residential roof mount system, Series 100 UL, is now UL 2703 Code Compliant for bonding and code compliant for fire rating. SnapNrack is among the first racking manufacturers to achieve Class A Fire Rating with Type 1 Modules. The Class ARead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Alabama Steel Company Installs 340-kW System with Solar FlexRack Mounts
Facing rising energy costs and increased power demand from their steel manufacturing and fabrication plants, Apel Steel Corporation in Cullman, Alabama, contracted ACE LLC SOLAR to move them off-grid with a PV solar power generating system. The 340-kW system was designed and developed to generate 470,213 kWH of AC electricalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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AET Achieves UL 2703 Listing for Ground-Mount System
AET (Applied Energy Technologies), a supplier of utility-scale racking systems, has received UL listing (to UL 2703, Issue 2) on its Rayport-G ECO ground mount system. The Rayport-G ECO is rapidly becoming an industry standard for developers and Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractors (EPCs) looking for a ground-mounting system that isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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IronRidge Expands XR Rail Family with New Sizes for Solar Arrays
IronRidge, Inc., a manufacturer of solar mounting products, today announced the expansion of its XR Rail Family to include three new rail sizes, all featuring the company’s signature curved profile. The new offering empowers solar designers to improve solar mounting system performance while reducing cost by as much as 15-20%.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fixed-Tilt System vs. Single-Axis Tracker O&M Comparison
As price pressure continues to shape the utility-scale PV market, there is a growing focus on understanding and fine tuning the long-term costs of managing these plants through the life of the PPA. Operations and maintenance (O&M) is playing a growing role in the financial modelling of a prospective PVRead More — Solar Builder magazine