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Webinar: The Future of Flexible Flashing and Roof Tech’s Solar Mounts
Register here June 2, 2021 | 2 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific The residential rooftop mounting marketplace has changed a lot in recent years, but Roof Tech has stood the test of time, innovating and...
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Critical Infrastructure: Solar carports anchor microgrids at facilities that...
This carport at a city building in Montgomery County, Md., was built by RBI Solar. Solar carports, or canopies, are becoming a dual-purpose component of more microgrids that protect critical services...
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Solar project in Bahamas engineered to withstand 180 mph hurricane winds
Azimuth Energy’s 1.1 MW solar project on Highbourne Cay in the Bahamas is now fully operational. This robust microgrid, which includes the largest PV array operating in the Bahamas to date, was...
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A Look at Roof Tech’s Rise in the U.S. Solar Mounting Marketplace
Roof Tech’s APEX. The residential rooftop mounting marketplace has changed a lot in recent years. Consolidation is the most noticeable storyline. European brand ESDEC acquired several U.S. companies...
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PV plant performance challenges from near shading and complex terrain
Throughout the industry, utility-scale solar PV projects are underperforming. This underperformance is due to many factors, from aggressive solar resource and modeling loss assumptions to module...
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Webinar: Ground-Mount Solar Pile Driver and Machine Control Basics
Register here Wed, June 16 | 2:00 PM EDT Join us for an informative webinar about pile drivers and how they are used to support solar industry construction. Topics will include site prep, machine best...
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BayWa r.e. now distributing Polar Racking mounting systems in Canada
BayWa r.e. Solar Systems has become a distributor for Polar Racking Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of solar PV mounting systems. BayWa r.e. will immediately add access to Polar Racking’s PRU-D ground...
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Overcome C&I rooftop obstacles with the right mounting system
Commercial rooftop solar jobs are commonly plagued by everything else already up on that roof. Vents, water lines, gas lines, electrical conduit on block supports and HVAC line sets, etc., as well as...
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The Pitch: Attaching solar PV panels to rooftop decking vs. rafters with Roof...
Deck attachment options for residential solar systems are gaining popularity in the U.S., and Roof Tech is one of the early trendsetters in the category. On this episode of The Pitch, Roof Tech’s...
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Solar Rooftop Mounting Buyer’s Guide 2021
The most finely tuned components of rooftop solar PV systems are the structural systems and attachments. Industry-standard products have found ways to improve. Niche brands have broadened their lineup...
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Check out the massive Mechatron dual-axis solar tracker at this Nova Scotia...
Faced with high electricity rates, Halifax, Nova Scotia estate owner Stephen Mildenberger tapped solar developer Aartha Group of Surrey, British Columbia to develop a Mechatron M18KD gearless...
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Five strengths of TerraTrak – solar’s first ground screw-based solar tracker
TerraTrak is the first single-axis tracker package built specifically for performance and returns in challenging conditions. Photo courtesy of TerraSmart Earlier this year, Gibraltar Industries...
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Soltec debuts SFOne, a 1P solar tracker
Soltec, the solar tracker company most known for its 2 modules in portrait configuration (2P) launched a new solar tracker with a double row 1P configuration called SFOne. The company says it is...
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Anbe Roofing completes largest residential solar project for GAF Energy
GAF Energy partner Anbe Roofing, one of the Bay area’s most prominent roofing and waterproofing service providers, completed the largest-ever residential solar roofing system with GAF Energy‘s...
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OMCO Solar hits 9 GW milestone, gains Wood Mackenzie and Black + Veatch...
Photo courtesy of Moss Solar. OMCO Solar has had a big year, shipping 1 GW of its factory-direct products over the past year in projects ranging from farms and schools to municipalities and utilities....
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Roof Tech partners with K2 Systems on new solar roof attachment
K2 Systems, formerly Everest Solar Systems, is known for its German-engineered racking systems, but throughout 2020 they released their own roof attachments to complement their systems. K2’s...
View ArticleFour residential solar mounting innovations with SunModo
Every solar site has its own challenges in terms of location, roof type and customer requests. On this episode of the Pitch, Steve Mumma, General Manager with SunModo, walks us through three different...
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Utah’s largest landfill solar project being built with Solar FlexRack mounting
Solar FlexRack’s first project in Utah is expected to generate enough clean energy to power nearly 3,000 homes this summer. The Series B Cast-In-Place (CIP) ballasted mounting solution has been...
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S-5! works with PVComplete on solar calculator for metal roofs
Metal roof attachment tech expert S-5! worked with software developer PVComplete on a new web-based solar calculator to create detailed solar project layouts for standing seam and exposed-fastened...
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FallTech debuts full body harness for women working at height
FallTech listened to women working at height talk about their challenges and discomfort wearing currently available full-body harnesses and is debuting the new FT-One Fit fall protection full-body...
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