https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/04/the-delicate-matter-of-protecting-solar-panels-during-shipping-handling-and-extended-storage/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/04/the-delicate-matter-of-protecting-solar-panels-during-shipping-handling-and-extended-storage/#comment-145054 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:30:21 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=105352#comment-145054 Thanks for the great article Kelly! Definitely an overlooked and major issue, especially as new larger module sizes and high transportation costs drive manufacturers to adopt vertical packaging. I wish I’d known you were working on this, I think we could have contributed and provided an example for a solution currently in use at a major US manufacturer. I work with Eckpack, who make a fitted, re-usable module shipping corner out of re-cycled plastic. Its passed IEC tests and was used extensively in Germany before being used in the US.

]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/04/the-delicate-matter-of-protecting-solar-panels-during-shipping-handling-and-extended-storage/#comment-145044 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:30:40 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=105352#comment-145044 Really appreciate this perspective Kelly. In a thin margin business, every 1-2% of savings matters. Bigger frames + thinner glass and lower profile aluminum frames all spell trouble in terms of module damage …..if not during logistics, then during install, or when a big storm hits. We are working in the related space of delivering stronger, domestic steel frames that have a 90% lower carbon footprint vs. foreign aluminum.

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