| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.04.2023 | Ground-Mount Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide 2023 | Ground-Mount Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide 2023
By SB Staff April 12, 2023 " class="author-button">View Profile
There is a solar structure and electrical system for every space you encounter. From Midwestern mall parking lots to... |
| 17.10.2022 | Dependable Group of Companies selects Solar FlexRack fixed tilt mounting for Alberta, Canada portfolio | Dependable Group of Companies selects Solar FlexRack fixed tilt mounting for Alberta, Canada portfolio
By SB Staff October 17, 2022 " class="author-button">View Profile
Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) compa... |
| 28.09.2022 | Vote: Commercial and Industrial Solar Projects of the Year 2022 | Vote: Commercial and Industrial Solar Projects of the Year 2022
By SB Staff September 28, 2022 " class="author-button">View Profile
Here are the C&I nominees for the 2022 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards, spons... |
| 25.10.2021 | Regional growth: How (and why) Solar FlexRack trackers are deployed around the country | Regional growth: How (and why) Solar FlexRack trackers are deployed around the country
By SB Staff October 25, 2021 View Profile
For those tracking the U.S. solar tracker market, know that Solar FlexRack’s TDP 1.0 and TDP 2.0 trackers are o... |
| 02.08.2021 | Swinerton Renewable Energy building 30-MW of community solar with Solar FlexRack trackers | Swinerton Renewable Energy building 30-MW of community solar with Solar FlexRack trackers
By Chris Crowell August 2, 2021 View Profile
Located in Connecticut, California and Illinois, Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE)’s latest 30 MW of proje... |
| 12.07.2021 | Solar at a Utah landfill joins a growing number of projects on brownfield sites | A 4.7 MW community solar project enters service this summer on a landfill in Spanish Fork, Utah, just south of Provo. The project was designed and installed by Prometheus Power, and Solar FlexRack provided the mounting system. The 27-acre p... |
| 12.05.2021 | Growth Industry: Agrivoltaics gives new life to solar energy values such as harvest, yield and connection | Fraunhofer ISE research projects like this show how dual-use PV offers protection against hail, frost and drought damage.
Boston-based BlueWave Solar has always aimed higher. The certified B Corp. (a business designation that sets higher st... |
| 05.05.2021 | Ground-Mount Solar Buyer’s Guide 2021: Fixed Tilt and Trackers | Shown: OMCO Origin factory-direct tracker
Ground-mount systems are the literal foundation of solar projects, so choosing not just the right product, but the best manufacturer for each site or portfolio projects is crucial. In our Ground-Mou... |
| 12.01.2021 | Solar FlexRack supplies trackers to TRITEC for Connecticut solar portfolio | Solar FlexRack supplies trackers to TRITEC for Connecticut solar portfolio
By Chris Crowell January 12, 2021 View Profile
Solar FlexRack has supplied its TDP 2.0 Solar Trackers for a portfolio of distributed generation solar projects locate... |
| 29.10.2020 | Morning Brief: Solar FlexRack goes Northeast, Aggreko delivers grid stability, Namasté Solar and Solaris win up to 10 MW of PV at CSU | The Trump administration is burying dozens of studies detailing the promise of renewable energy, impeding a transition away from fossil fuels: Dan Simmons of the U.S. Department of Energy doesn’t appear to fully support renewables. In fact,... |
| 28.10.2020 | Solar tracker trend in 2020? More projects in the Northeast says Solar FlexRack | Solar tracker trend in 2020? More projects in the Northeast says Solar FlexRack
By Chris Crowell October 28, 2020 View Profile
Solar FlexRack TDP 2 Trackers are installed in the Danville Solar Project located in Virginia. The project is own... |
| 14.10.2020 | The Pitch: Finding extra value in a solar racking partnership with Solar FlexRack | The Pitch: Finding extra value in a solar racking partnership with Solar FlexRack
By Chris Crowell October 14, 2020 View Profile
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern State Metals, promotes its diverse offering of solar racking systems and... |
| 01.07.2020 | Resolving Complexities in a Landfill Community Solar Project, part 3: The COVID-19 Challenge | Resolving Complexities in a Landfill Community Solar Project, part 3: The COVID-19 Challenge
By Contributing Author July 1, 2020 View Profile
Located on the outskirts of Beverly, Mass., in Essex County, the Beverly Community Solar Project w... |
| 25.06.2020 | Resolving Complexities in a Landfill Community Solar Project, part 2: Construction | Located on the outskirts of Beverly, Mass., in Essex County, the Beverly Community Solar Project was four and a half years in the making. Early challenges included waiting for an open incentive program that would make the project economical... |
| 19.05.2020 | Structural Solutions: Challenging solar sites solved by mounting and racking systems | Amphenol Solar Project, New York. Solar FlexRack G3P-X and B3X Cast-In-Place (CIP).
Giant, sprawling solar projects on flat landscapes are no longer the norm. For solar energy to proliferate across the country, PV systems need to affix to v... |
| 07.02.2020 | Solar racking innovations on the show floor at Intersolar San Diego | Vertical racking by Next2Sun: In order to install bifacial solar modules vertically, thicker metal posts are sunk into the ground, with framing that holds the modules above ground. This racking scheme is meant to be installed in between row... |
| 29.08.2019 | Solar FlexRack has a new pricing model to tell you about at Solar Power International | Solar FlexRack has a new pricing model to tell you about at Solar Power International
By SB Staff August 29, 2019 View ProfileBooth 425
With a scalable business model, low error rate, excellent solar racking products and world-class enginee... |
| 24.07.2019 | A way oversized DC:AC ratio seen in the wild! | Historically, we’d been taught that solar modules were the most precious of goods – to be held closely, to be loved. There’s that famous graph showing the price per watt falling from $100 in the 1970s, to the less than 30¢/watt these days. ... |
| 23.07.2019 | Swinerton Renewable Energy, Solar FlexRack building a 26-MW solar plant in Connecticut | Swinerton Renewable Energy, Solar FlexRack building a 26-MW solar plant in Connecticut
By Chris Crowell July 23, 2019 View Profile
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and a leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker ... |
| 08.07.2019 | Scaling up: Behind-the-scenes moves have readied Solar FlexRack to supply larger projects | Scaling up: Behind-the-scenes moves have readied Solar FlexRack to supply larger projects
By Chris Crowell July 8, 2019 View Profile
Sapphire Solar Project, a 2.47-MW install in Lake City, S.C., using Solar FlexRack’s TDP 2.0 Solar Tracker.... |
| 15.05.2019 | King of the North: Solar FlexRack tops half a gigawatt of solar projects in Canada | King of the North: Solar FlexRack tops half a gigawatt of solar projects in Canada
By Chris Crowell May 15, 2019 View Profile
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar t... |
| 29.01.2019 | On the Origin of EPCs: How the EPC-supplier relationship influences the evolution of solar development | The evolution of EPCs in the solar industry is truly that — an evolution — and not in the cliché business-speak way. For starters, large-scale solar construction is a cut-throat, survival-of-the-fittest environment. Over the years, risky bu... |
| 31.10.2018 | SolAmerica Energy goes with SolarFlex Rack TDP 2.0 trackers for eight Georgia projects | SolAmerica Energy installed Solar FlexRack’s new TDP 2.0 Solar Trackers in eight solar projects located across the state of Georgia. The new Solar FlexRack 2.0 Tracker with BalanceTrac introduces a technology that increases overall system e... |
| 02.07.2018 | Engineering Insight: Inside Solar FlexRack’s second generation tracker | Amid the solar market’s mad dash to offer tracker solutions, Solar FlexRack has been taking its time. The company launched its first offering, the TDP Turnkey Tracker in early 2016, with the focus on a total solution. In contrast to competi... |
| 12.06.2018 | Solar FlexRack supplies G3-X fixed tilt system for 71-MW project in North Carolina | Solar FlexRack supplies G3-X fixed tilt system for 71-MW project in North Carolina
By Chris Crowell June 12, 2018 View Profile
Solar FlexRack’s reputation within the solar industry continues to grow. A division of Northern States Metals, So... |
| 06.06.2018 | Solar FlexRack expands solar services across Western Canada | Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, has expanded its solar tracker, fixed tilt racking and project support services across the western regions o... |
| 28.12.2017 | Four trends leading ground-mounted solar in 2018 from IHS Markit | Centralized trackers like Array Technologies’ DuraTrack HZ can simplify O&M requirements and reduce the amount of motors needed.
The following article is from the Jan/Feb issue of Solar Builder magazine. Set up your free print or digita... |
| 08.11.2017 | Editor’s Choice Solar Projects of the Year: 6 projects that stood out for innovation, problem-solving | Innovation Urban Health Plan “Solar Wall”
Bronx, N.Y. | 37 kW
What to do in a crowded city with little to no roof space to add solar. Why not try something completely different? New York City solar installation leader Quixotic Systems desig... |
| 30.05.2017 | Coldwell Solar to install 14-MW of Solar FlexRack trackers across 12 locations | Solar FlexRack announced its solar pipeline agreement of 14 MW to install their TDP™ Turnkey Solar Trackers in 12 installations in California for Coldwell Solar.
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| 02.05.2017 | Solar FlexRack Selected for SunShare Community Solar Project Pipeline in Minnesota | Solar FlexRack™, a division of Northern States Metals and innovative leader in solar tracker, racking and services solutions, announced today that its G3P fixed tilt racking has been selected for a pipeline of 9 community solar projects tot... |
| 19.07.2016 | Spread the Wealth: We look at the value decentralized tracker systems bring to a project | Spread the Wealth: We look at the value decentralized tracker systems bring to a project
By Chris Crowell July 19, 2016 View Profile
Solar FlexRack’s TDP Turnkey Tracker is best suited for the 1- to 10-MW project sizes, like this 5-MW proje... |
| 06.07.2016 | Intersolar 2016 Preview: Check out these products making their debut on the show floor | Intersolar North America is one of the premier solar industry trade shows of the year. Whether it is your first time or your 25th time (somehow this is the 25th anniversary), the bigness of the event can be overwhelming. What to see? We hav... |
| 10.05.2016 | Problem Solvers: Solar site issues solved by the right mounting solution | ASSA ABLOY
Location: Berlin, Conn.
Size: 1.3 MW
International door and hardware manufacturer ASSA ABLOY had been making significant strides in environmental stewardship and was ready for its own clean energy installation. But there was a pr... |
| 09.12.2015 | New single-axis tracker, turnkey service launched by Solar FlexRack | New single-axis tracker, turnkey service launched by Solar FlexRack
By Chris Crowell December 9, 2015 View Profile
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and a leader in photovoltaic mounting solutions, is debuting its next ge... |
| 04.09.2014 | Solar Power International 2014 Product Showcase | Solar Power International will be in Las Vegas, Oct. 20-23, 2014. Visit Solar Builder at Booth 1740!
Advanced Energy
The AE 3TL Horizontal Mounting Kit provides a compact and cost-effective means to install AE 3TL string inverters in a hori... |
| 08.05.2014 | Mounting and Racking Showcase 2014 | Here are the latest product announcements from the best mounting and racking companies in the business. See what’s new and what has evolved over the last year. And make sure to visit their websites for a full list of available products in 2... |
| 07.05.2013 | Mounting and Racking Product Showcase | As evident on this lengthy page, there are many, many players in the solar industry. It can seem overwhelming to narrow down the choices for the best mounting and racking system for a new solar project. Some companies focus on specific appl... |
| - | EGEB: Solar could make up 40% of US power by 2035 – Biden administration | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
If Congress provides tax credits for the solar industry, it could grow rapidly by 2035.
First Solar breaks ground on a $680 million, 3.3 GW solar factory in Ohio.
UnderstandSolar is a free serv... |
| - | EGEB: IEA zero emissions roadmap’s bombshell: no new fossil-fuel investment beyond 2021 | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The International Energy Agency’s new report details the global transition to clean energy by 2050.
The Bahamas installs a hurricane-resistant solar hybrid microgrid on Highbourne Cay.
Understa... |
| - | How ‘unusable’ capped landfill can gain a second life as a solar farm | Landfill, aka garbage dumps or tips, can, under the right conditions, be converted into solar farms once they’re capped. (Capping means putting a cover or barrier between the contaminated material and the surface.) There has been a nearly 8... |
