[RE-wrenches] Ballasted ground mounts

[Kent]

A possibility for a smaller ballasted ground mount system is the Sunmodo 
Sunturf mount. It is difficult to find info on their website but you 
will find the Sunturf mount in the catalog and the configuration too. 
This mount can be installed on cast in place piers, earth screws, or 
concrete eco-blocks. I installed a couple of these a few years ago: one 
on a large engineered concrete pad and another on cast in place concrete 
blocks (similar to but smaller than eco-blocks). It takes a lot of 
anchor screws.

Kent Osterberg

Blue Mountain Solar


On 3/21/2024 10:44 AM, Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches wrote:
> Thanks for the info, Sam.
>
> I guess that I should have mentioned that I am looking at an 8kw 
> residential application.
>
>
> Shine On!
>
> Kris Schmid
> Legacy Solar, LLC
> 137 West 1st Avenue
> Luck, WI 54853
> www.legacysolar.com <http://www.legacysolar.com>
> 715-653-4295
> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
> Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician
> BSEE
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM Sam Haraldson 
> <sam at onsiteenergyinc.com> wrote:
>
>     I have experience with the APA Solar Racking Geo Ballast system
>     and RBI Solar's Ballasted Landfill Solution (GM-BL).  Both were
>     simple and effective.  The APA system consists of metal cages that
>     get built on site and then locally sourced river rock is added via
>     skid steer.  The RBI product uses huge, pre-cast concrete block
>     that get formed at a nearby facility and then are set into place
>     with a large telehandler.
>
>     Both of these solutions are manufacturer-engineered on a
>     per-project basis and as such have a minimum project size before
>     they'll consider you. So they're good options for 100kw and up
>     projects but not backyard systems.
>
>     Cheers,
>     Sam
>
>
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