Racking and Mounting https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/category/components-products/racking-and-mounting/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:22:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-solar-power-world-online-32x32.png Racking and Mounting https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/category/components-products/racking-and-mounting/ 32 32 Main parking lot at Six Flags Magic Mountain will be covered with 12.37 MW of solar panels https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/main-parking-lot-at-six-flags-magic-mountain-now-covered-with-12-37-mw-of-solar-panels/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/main-parking-lot-at-six-flags-magic-mountain-now-covered-with-12-37-mw-of-solar-panels/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:08:14 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=102060 Solar Optimum and DSD Renewables have completed designs for a 12.37-MW solar carport and 1.9-MW energy storage system for Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles. “This is a thrilling day for Six Flags as we advance our commitment to environmental stewardship, substantially increasing solar power generation capacity at our parks,” said Jason Freeman, Six…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/main-parking-lot-at-six-flags-magic-mountain-now-covered-with-12-37-mw-of-solar-panels/feed/ 0 Construction starts on the largest solar project in Arkansas https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-arkansas/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-arkansas/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:40:14 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101897 Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $327 million financing package and mobilized construction on the 313-MWDC/250-MWAC Driver Solar project located near Osceola in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Lightsource bp developed, permitted and financed the project and will construct the facility under a build-transfer agreement with Entergy Arkansas that was announced last year. Upon completion, Driver…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-arkansas/feed/ 0 Construction begins on 22-MW New York community solar portfolio https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-begins-on-new-york-community-solar-portfolio/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-begins-on-new-york-community-solar-portfolio/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:09:41 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101864 CS Energy, a renewable energy EPC, and CVE North America, and independent power producer, have broken ground on a 22-MW portfolio of four community solar projects in western New York State. CVE developed these projects, all of which will use Solar FlexRack solar trackers. These projects will bring the total amount of solar energy projects…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/04/construction-begins-on-new-york-community-solar-portfolio/feed/ 0 Construction starts on the largest solar project in Illinois https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-illinois/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-illinois/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:53:24 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101823 Renewable energy developer Swift Current Energy is ramping up construction this spring for its Double Black Diamond solar project in central Illinois, which is currently the largest PV project in the state. The company has contracted St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor. Double Black Diamond will use American made…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/construction-starts-on-the-largest-solar-project-in-illinois/feed/ 1 Getting EV chargers functioning quickly means turning to off-grid setups https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/getting-ev-chargers-functioning-quickly-means-turning-to-off-grid-setups/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/getting-ev-chargers-functioning-quickly-means-turning-to-off-grid-setups/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101508 Demand for electrifying transit is higher than it’s ever been, yet the process for interconnecting the necessary energy-generating systems to the grid is often long and arduous. Whether it’s a solar project, EV charger or energy storage system, utilities must assess individual energy project sites to see if the grid requires upgrades to accept the…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/getting-ev-chargers-functioning-quickly-means-turning-to-off-grid-setups/feed/ 1 Carlson Machine Control debuts 2 pile driving programs for solar market https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/carlson-machine-control-debuts-2-pile-driving-programs-for-solar-market/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/carlson-machine-control-debuts-2-pile-driving-programs-for-solar-market/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:37:10 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101562 Carlson Machine Control, a company specializing in land development and associated machine programming, released both a new automated solution for placing structural piles and a new upgrade to its PD Grade Solution for accurate pile placement, PD Grade 3Z. The former, the Pile Placement solution, includes Carlson’s specialized Grade software that provides real-time on-screen views…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/carlson-machine-control-debuts-2-pile-driving-programs-for-solar-market/feed/ 0 Built Robotics develops automated pile driver for large-scale solar construction https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/built-robotics-develops-automated-pile-driver-for-large-scale-solar-construction/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/built-robotics-develops-automated-pile-driver-for-large-scale-solar-construction/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:25:18 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101559 Built Robotics, construction autonomy company and inventor of the Exosystem, has developed RPD 35, a fully-autonomous solar piling system. RPD 35 is designed to install utility-scale solar foundations faster than manual, traditional means. Piling at the heart of every utility-scale solar project. Solar piles are generally steel H-beams, 12 to 16 ft in length and…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/built-robotics-develops-automated-pile-driver-for-large-scale-solar-construction/feed/ 0 Solar microgrid keeps flights on time at Pittsburgh International Airport https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-microgrid-keeps-flights-on-time-at-pittsburgh-international-airport/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-microgrid-keeps-flights-on-time-at-pittsburgh-international-airport/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101504 More than 8 million people took a flight from Pittsburgh International Airport in 2022, but they likely didn’t know the airport’s terminals, shops, restaurants, trams and other facilities are all operating on a separate electrical grid powered by a solar array and natural gas-fueled generators. PIT is the first airport in the country to use…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-microgrid-keeps-flights-on-time-at-pittsburgh-international-airport/feed/ 0 Solar Spotlight: Supporting the structural side of commercial solar https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-spotlight-supporting-the-structural-side-of-commercial-solar/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-spotlight-supporting-the-structural-side-of-commercial-solar/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101470 A few years on, there is still uncertainty surrounding the solar supply chain. There are likely still modules tied up at shipping ports, and despite Inflation Reduction Act incentives to develop a larger domestic market for solar panels, it will still be some time before we experience it. That is not necessarily the case for…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/03/solar-spotlight-supporting-the-structural-side-of-commercial-solar/feed/ 0 Biden imposes 200% tariff on Russian aluminum imports https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/biden-imposes-tariff-on-russian-aluminum-imports/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/biden-imposes-tariff-on-russian-aluminum-imports/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:13:41 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101420 The Biden Administration signed a proclamation on Friday that imposes a 200% tariff on aluminum imports from Russia, calling such imports a threat to national security, according to an investigation conducted by the Secretary of Commerce. This tariff also applies to aluminum extrusion imports from Russia. It will take effect on March 10, 2023 for…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/biden-imposes-tariff-on-russian-aluminum-imports/feed/ 0 Rooftop mounting systems showcased their evolution at Intersolar NA 2023 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/rooftop-mounting-systems-showcased-their-evolution-at-intersolar-na-2023/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/rooftop-mounting-systems-showcased-their-evolution-at-intersolar-na-2023/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:41:06 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101340 Solar racking and mounting manufacturers are constantly chasing ease of use in their products. They update designs to follow installer demand and industry trends, making racks and mounts simpler to ship, handle and install. Last year’s solar industry trade shows revealed that nearly every major single-axis tracker manufacturer solved the problem of installing solar racking…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/rooftop-mounting-systems-showcased-their-evolution-at-intersolar-na-2023/feed/ 1 FTC Solar expands solar tracker manufacturing with Texas factory https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/ftc-solar-expands-solar-tracker-manufacturing-with-texas-factory/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/ftc-solar-expands-solar-tracker-manufacturing-with-texas-factory/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:53:51 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101296 FTC Solar, a global solar tracker systems provider, and Taihua New Energy (Thailand), a steel fabricator, have formed a joint venture agreement to create Alpha Steel, a manufacturing partnership dedicated to producing steel components, including torque tubes, for utility-scale solar projects. “This agreement will further enhance our domestic supply chain, and our ability to support…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/ftc-solar-expands-solar-tracker-manufacturing-with-texas-factory/feed/ 0 SnapNrack’s new mount attaches to solar panels before reaching the roof https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/snapnracks-new-mount-attaches-to-solar-panels-before-reaching-the-roof/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/snapnracks-new-mount-attaches-to-solar-panels-before-reaching-the-roof/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:32:36 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101287 SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, is launching a new rooftop mounting system, TopSpeed. SnapNrack has changed its installation process by having the majority of the TopSpeed install performed on the ground. TopSpeedTM Mounts are attached directly to the modules before they are brought up on the roof. Only the first row of TopSpeed…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/snapnracks-new-mount-attaches-to-solar-panels-before-reaching-the-roof/feed/ 0 Ampliform deploying Nevados trackers in 2-GW solar project pipeline https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/ampliform-deploying-nevados-trackers-in-solar-project-portfolio/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/ampliform-deploying-nevados-trackers-in-solar-project-portfolio/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:31:55 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101281 Nevados Engineering, a solar tracker company, has signed a strategic partnership and long-term agreement to supply its integrated platform of All-Terrain Trackers (ATT) and energy optimization software to Ampliform, a U.S.-based solar project developer, operator and asset owner. Ampliform has committed to using Nevados’ ATTs across its near-term project pipeline of 700 MW, which will…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/ampliform-deploying-nevados-trackers-in-solar-project-portfolio/feed/ 0 Vertically mounted solar system Sunzaun hits market https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/vertically-mounted-solar-system-sunzaun-hits-market/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/vertically-mounted-solar-system-sunzaun-hits-market/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:37:12 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101261 Ground-mount installation contractor Sunstall has launched new venture Sunzaun, a vertical solar system ideal for agriculture applications. One of the unique advantages of the Sunzaun is its ability to combine agriculture and the production of green electricity on the same land. This innovative vertical system has the potential to increase crop yield, provide shade and…

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