Ballast Mounted Solar Panels

Powers 5 panel ballasted ground mount featured in solar powers world s top products for 2015.

Ballast mounted solar panels.

This ballasted flat roof or ground mount solar pv panel mounting is the lowest cost and easiest to install flat roof mounting hardware available. Or maybe you just don t like the idea of some installer cutting holes in your roof. December 2015 this concrete ballasted ground mount solution for residential commercial landfills and brown field applications consists of box posts solar purlin connection hardware and 20 patented gator clamps for connecting modules to purlin with tilt ranging from 5 to 30. A ballasted flat roof solar mount can also be used on flat ground.

A solar panel mount or solar racking system is the foundation that holds your solar array in place. A ballasted mount offers all the benefits of solar panels without the impact to your roof. Depending on the design of the racking system cracked or broken ballast blocks may fall out of the racking and end up with some or all. We carry a variety of ballast mount solutions for commercial industrial government and military solar pv ground mount applications contact us.

An emerging issue with solar ballast is the breakdown of the concrete. Sam veague vice president of commercial sales at ecolibrium solar said common concrete landscaping pavers can deteriorate through exposure to uv light moisture and freezing thawing. That s because solar ballasts aren t attached to roof rafters the way most solar panel installations are. With proper installation a sturdy mount secures your panels in harsh weather and protects your investment.

A ballasted flat roof solar mounting hardware does not require any roof penetrations for mounting the solar panels. Solar panel ballast mounts.