Chinese solar mounting manufacturer Powerway Renewable Energy Co. developed an anti-subsidence PV mounting system that has garnered great interest in Malaysia where it is expected to be applied to a landfill-based 2 MW solar plant.

 

While the large-scale PV plants require huge areas of land, investors are looking more into lower-value properties such as salt land, landfill, and marshland. These types of land can present problems for PV systems, but Powerway’s technology is expected to be a catalyst for more R&D. "This design is suitable in most countries which have special requirements to deal with backfill soil areas," said Peter, the developer of the anti-subsidence PV mounting system. "This unique design stands out with four features: free connected parts, fool-proof installation, 20% material reduction and height-adjustability. There is no doubt that this advanced structural system could be widely applied in Asian countries."

 

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