<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Mar 14, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Bill Hoffer <<a href="mailto:sunengser@gmail.com">sunengser@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Esteemed Wrenches<br><br>I have a large 100 kw project coming up in the South Pacific on an Island and wanted to see what others have been doing in these locations.<br><br>Checking the archives it has been awhile since this topic has been discussed.  I would like an update for best practices and lessons learned when installing solar in a very high Salt Spray Environments.  With some modules getting the new IEC 61701 Salt Spray certification  ( Schott , Canadian Solar , Evergreen Sanyou HIT, Serephim Solar, Upsolar ) it seems the industry is starting to pay attention to these locations rather than writing warranties that give them an out.  <br>
<br>Any info on what products have done well ( or not) and best practices to minimize corrosion issues would be very welcome.<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Bill<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Bill Hoffer PE<br>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installerâ„¢<br>Sunergy Engineering Services PLLC<br>2504 Columbia Ave NW<br>East Wenatchee WA 98802-3941<br><a href="mailto:SunEngSer@gmail.com" target="_blank">SunEngSer@gmail.com</a> Cell:<a href="tel:%28509%29679-6165" value="+15096796165" target="_blank">(509)679-6165</a><br>

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