When a series of tornados ripped through the Queensland city of Bundaberg on January 26th this year, one thing withstanding the natural disaster was a SolarTerrace III solar power system from Clenergy. The 9kW system, installed for private generation purposes, survived a series of tornados that ran across and beyond the Bundaberg area. Damaging winds, with gusts up to 110km\/hour, brought down powerlines and trees and damaged homes, shops and offices throughout the affected areas.<\/p>\n
Bundaberg Resident and owner of the SolarTerrace III, Brad Nixon, was amazed at the damage the tornados had caused to houses, buildings and cars \u2013 yet had failed to destroy the solar system. \u00a0Describing the scene as looking like \u201ca bomb had gone off\u201d, \u00a0Mr. Nixon\u2019s farm shed neighbouring the solar system was completely destroyed, throwing \u00a0its contents as far as 30 metres away, with some debris later found on his neighbour\u2019s property.<\/p>\n
While 22 of the 36 panels needed replacing, the solar mounting system remained standing as installed, with the frame only needing one rail replaced. Further damage was caused by the roof bearer of the shed going through a solar panel and into the ground below. \u201cThe ground mounts and main part of the frame didn\u2019t move a millimetre,\u201d said Mr Nixon. \u201cIt was only one rail bent by part of the shed landing on top of the solar array\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr. Nixon\u2019s 9kW system was installed with compatible Krinner ground screws. \u00a0Krinner Australia provides accredited service solutions when installing PV-ezRack SolarTerrace III.<\/p>\n
The solar ground mount system, SolarTerrace III, consists of anodised aluminium and stainless steel, ideal for the harsh Australian conditions. The product comes with preassembled supports and smart features (such as pre-assembled positioning clamps), designed to achieve quick installation to save on labour costs while complying with the latest Australian building standards.<\/p>\n
Like all Clenergy products, SolarTerrace III has been through a thorough testing process and comprehensive structural analysis. As a result, the product comes with a code compliant engineering certificate when installed according to Clenergy\u2019s specifications.<\/p>\n
Mr. Nixon\u2019s system was offline for a month while panels were tested and re-installed. \u00a0Should the complete system have needed replacing and required a full reinstallation, this down time and the associated financial loss would have been significantly larger.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of flimsy systems \u2013 this event has proven that Clenergy\u2019s SolarTerrace III can withstand a serious tornado. \u00a0In a long term scenario, you know it doesn\u2019t matter what happens, it\u2019s still going to be standing. \u00a0It\u2019s peace of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","media_press_release_project_type":[171],"media_press_release_region":[169],"media_press_release_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5136","media_press_releases","type-media_press_releases","status-publish","hentry","media_press_release_project_type-other","media_press_release_region-australia"],"yoast_head":"\n