Il PV It is a very popular renewable energy source around the world, but to get significant power requires many solar panels, which can make installation difficult and expensive.
However, Australian renewable energy company 5B has found a way to make everything easier: it has developed a system called Maverick, which uses modular and prefabricated components to facilitate the rapid deployment of entire “foldable” solar parks.
How do foldable solar parks work?
Maverick 5B foldable solar parks are easy to install and immediately ready for use. Each system consists of 10 solar panels, 40 to 90 units each, mounted on frames specifically designed to be opened quickly.
The panels are pre-wired, pre-assembled, stacked on top of each other: ideal for transport by truck to the installation site. Once there, all you need is a forklift to open the panels like “blades” of a fan. No work or extensive wiring is needed: everything is already integrated.
Big benefits
A team of just three people can spread foldable solar systems over 1MW per week with this system: it is much more efficient than conventional installation methods, which usually require dozens or even hundreds of people to achieve the same result.
It is a technique that offers many advantages. Not only reduces costs (-20% according to the company), but also assembly times and security risks in the workplace, given that most of the steps are done at the source, directly in the factory.
Adopting Maverick could expand the use of solar farms, both permanent and temporary, and make solar energy more accessible. 5B has already deployed foldable solar farms on more than 100 sites worldwide and intends to continue expanding its use. What do you think?
