Ballast Mounted Solar Panels

A ballasted mount offers all the benefits of solar panels without the impact to your roof.

Ballast mounted solar panels.

Solar panel ballast mounts. Mounts are used to attach solar panels to the roof ground or another surface on your property. 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. With proper installation a sturdy mount secures your panels in harsh weather and protects your investment.

That s where a ballasted installation comes in. That s because solar ballasts aren t attached to roof rafters the way most solar panel installations are. 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.

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. This ballasted flat roof or ground mount solar pv panel mounting is the lowest cost and easiest to install flat roof mounting hardware available. 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. An emerging issue with solar ballast is the breakdown of the concrete.

Powers 5 panel ballasted ground mount featured in solar powers world s top products for 2015. A ballasted flat roof solar mounting hardware does not require any roof penetrations for mounting the solar panels.