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Solar Fastening Dilemma- Part2!

Our solar fastening Dilemma – Where are we coming from?

The global solar market is growing and so is the pain of dealing with nuts and bolts as the standard method to connect an assembly. To review why Nuts & Bolts are holding the solar industry back visit : Torquing – the Solar Installation Mystery!

It’s been almost 5 years since I wrote this article being frustrated with the lack of quality and other related issues, such as:

  • supply chain issues – procuring nuts and bolts in bulk guarantees inventory issues
  • manufacturing issues- ordering an M10 and getting an DIN M10 bolt are two different things – oh – and btw the nut should match the bolt.
  • losing nuts and bolts in harsh conditions is a given! Try installing them with gloves in NY at 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • and then you have the discussion about the torque – if interested read my first article. See video below and you see what I am referring to.

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Delivery drivers: How true jobsite efficiency flows from supply chain partnerships

Solar Builder article by BY 

For Helge Biernath, president and CEO of Sunstall, jobsite efficiency is worthless without supply chain efficiency.

“Too many EPCs are just looking at price and they forget that time is money,” he tells us. “I’ve had conversations asking if I could reduce the price, but how can we do that when overall costs are going up? How about instead we cut down on the installation time from three weeks a MW to two weeks a MW? That will mean something — so we can move on to the next project.”

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Shoutout from Omco Solar

We at OMCO Solar want to give our partner Sunstall Inc. a shoutout!

Partnership with Omco Solar

After multiple project completions, and many more on the way, we know how the #powerofpartnerships can expedite projects and build a strong team. The first project was a 1.5 MW solar project, and was a huge success for both companies and the end-customer. OMCO Solar and Sunstall Inc. have installed over 30 MW of clean solar energy together, spanning 25 project sites that ranged from dairy farms to food and beverage facilities to retail power entities. Thank you to Helge Biernath, CEO of Sunstall Inc. for this winning partnership!
#OMCOSolar #SolarPower #PowerofPartnerships #Shoutout #Cleanenergy
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Solar Logistics Round Table 2019

These days, solar contractors are looking for solutions to move quickly, reducing downtime, and increasing productivity. One way this can be accomplished is through material handling logistics. Better logistics helps companies complete jobs more efficiently in a shorter time frame. 

 

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Large PV Installs – Productivity is the kicker

 

 

Nothing new about the fact that productivity is key…

…, but why is everybody just talking about how fast a system can be installed and seemingly only looking at the manufacturer’s marketing flyer?

Productivity/installation speed, and therefore the price of a large PV install, is impacted by multiple factors including:

 

 

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Large-scale solar installation trends

Helge Biernath, president and CEO of solar installer Sunstall, joined Solar Power World at Solar Speaks Live 2016 to discuss the changing market of large-scale, ground-mount solar and how the company adapts to new installation techniques.  More at solarpowerworldonline

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Sunstall Recognized for Providing Jobs and Clean Energy in California and in other states

The Solar Power World Top 500 Solar Contractors List includes Novato-based solar firm, which employs 28  professionals

Novato, CA—Solar power is a booming business worldwide, but local installer Sunstall Inc. is among the companies recently named to an annual and well-recognized list of North America’s top solar contractors. Sunstall Inc. achieved a rank of 38 out of 500 solar companies.

The Top 500 Solar Contractors List is developed by Solar Power World magazine to recognize the work completed by solar contractors across the U.S. and Canada. The companies on the list are growing the economy, providing jobs and offering electricity consumers a choice about how they get their power. The list was released July 26. Read more

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Press release – 4 MW Solar Project in Livermore, CA

Mounting Systems Integrates Sigma I Steel Ground Mounts into a 4 MW Photovoltaic Project

June 8, 2016

West Sacramento, CA – In light of the recent completion of a 4 MW PV project in Livermore, CA, Mounting Systems is proud to announce its contribution to the success of this solar development at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Mounting Systems supplied its signature Sigma I Steel ground mounts, which utilizes a new, proprietary cold-rolled steel with Clickstone technology for speed and ease of installation. With ISO-9001 and UL 2703 certification, contractors could depend on the efficiency and reliability of ground mount installations through Mounting System’s services. Read more

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10 Things to improve a Solar Ground-Mount Project

As photovoltaic (PV) projects have evolved over time, the industry has focused on reducing costs to increase the adoption of solar power. This reduction has been dramatic, and the corresponding increase in solar PV projects is exciting, with new records in project size and overall deployments announced nearly every year. As solar project costs drop so, too, have racking costs through the utilization of improved engineering analysis, appropriate and efficient material selection, and improved manufacturing approaches. Knowing that racking continues to play an integral role in solar installations, savvy project integrators are paying more attention than ever to products and solutions available to reduce costs and create job site efficiencies. To help end-users optimize PV installations, the following breaks down the project development and construction process, from start to finish.

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White Paper: Foundation Selection For Ground Mounted PV Solar Systems

By Andrew Worden, CEO, GameChange Racking

Foundation selection is critical for a cost effective installation of PV solar panel support structures. Lack of proper investigation of subsurface conditions can lead to selection of the wrong foundation type and can result in costly change orders and delays to the job completion date.

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