Last week Craig Smith and I had to opportunity to learn more about solar docks, a system to install solar panels on roofs or other open areas without attaching or penetrating the surface. The system is designed and handled by a Wilmington company SolarDock http://www.solardock.com/. I decided to pass the information along as others could learn and possibly benefit from this.
Actually the solar dock is a lightweight frame into which the solar panel is installed. The beauty of it is that it is weighed down and attached to cinder blocks. We saw an application on their client’s roof in Wilmington, mounted onto an automotive repair facility roof without penetrating the roof itself. Pretty cool!
Its also an ideal solution for installing over vacant open ground, or brownfields where you don’t want to penetrate the surface. SolarDock has a schematic design to place fill dirt, geotextile matting and stone above the existing brownfields cap and then placing the solar modules and dock on top.
This could also be applied to vacant land parcels 10-80 acres in size if the landowner does not plan to do anything with the land for several years.
The benefit is being able to generate green energy from otherwise non-productive land.
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