News and best practices for installing solar mounting and racking systems for rooftops and ground-mounts. Coverage includes attachments, ballast, carports, fixed-tilt, flashing, geotech, hooks, rack mounts, rail-free, structural and trackers.
Whidbey Sun & Wind was founded in 2000 by Kelly Keilwitz who oversees a staff of 10 from their office in Coupeville, Wash., in northern Puget Sound. The company provides a wide range of renewable energy solutions to residential and commercial customers across five counties and in the San JuanRead More
Navigating obstacles on the roof or ground used to be one of a solar installer’s worst challenges. SunModo‘s newest solar racking innovation, SunTurk, is a versatile, affordable solution that overcomes challenges in both residential and commercial ground-mounted and elevated roof-mounted systems. SunModo introduced the improved SunTurf line after manyRead More
The following is an excerpt from a whitepaper produced by TerraSmart. You can request to download the full version here. As the demand for renewable energy grows across North America, an increasing number of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) projects are being deployed in regions that experience severe winter conditions, including deepRead More
Sunfolding is one of the fastest-growing producers single-axis tracker systems. The company recently closed a $32 million Series B growth funding round to expand operations and support a rapidly growing pipeline and a strong portfolio of projects. The company will expand its US-based manufacturing and assembly footprint and increase volumeRead More
Quick Mount PV, the leading American manufacturer of watertight solar roof mounting and racking systems, has received Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) product approval for its full line of L-Mount and QBase Mount solar mounting and racking hardware. The approval simplifies project permitting and installations for solarRead More
With solar developments increasing across regions that are susceptible to frost heave, developers and asset owners’ need to know what understand best practices for solar projects in frost susceptible soils. At its second annual open house at its Northeast operational hub in Albany, N.Y., TerraSmart will have a panel ofRead More
Jurchen Technology has had its innovative PEG system certified according to the US UL-2703 standard and debuted its innovative fixed tilt PV system in the United States at Solar Power International 2019. The certification was carried out by Intertek US. “This certification enables us to enter into the US market.Read More
Ecolibrium Solar debuted its new MetalX Simplified Racking System for Metal Roofs at Solar Power International this year. Designed to eliminate the costs and shortcomings of installing solar on metal roofs, MetalX delivers a low cost per watt with 73 percent less aluminum, no long rails, fewer attachments, shortened installRead More
Permanent, reliable generation is the ultimate goal of any microgrid development. Without support, the weight of the equipment and pads/skids will cause sinking and tilting of the equipment that could result in system failure. In many areas, these installations must also be secure enough to withstand the possibility of extremeRead More
At Solar Power International this year, Unirac launched the first solar racking specific certification program in the industry for committed installation partners. Peter Lorenz, Unirac CEO, says they rolled this program out to “arm our trusted installation partners with training, tools and marketing assets to help grow their own businessesRead More
Hiding in plain sight: The case for rooftop batteries leading the next era of solar + storage 
Inside OMCO Solar’s strategy to serve the mid-size solar tracker market 
Sunnova adds SunModo mounting, racking systems to its approved vendor list 
Unirac is taking this new non-penetrating solar mounting system worldwide 
What to see at Intersolar North America 2020