A shining star in solar power

As they are looking to capture the elements, it’s only natural that these renewable power stations are found right where those elements are at their most active. For solar producers who are searching for the most uninterrupted sunlight per day, this has meant their panels are being erected in distant, scorching, and generally harsh desert environments. Tougher still is the requirement for these often-heavy panels to turn over the course of a day to follow the sun and maximise exposure, not for weeks at a time, but for years.

Early solar power station installers found the combination of climate, weight, and operational requirements, particularly tricky to handle for their solar mounting systems. For peak performance of the plant, solar panels must be mounted securely on structures that are stable and capable of holding their shape consistently in extreme weather conditions and under maximum stress.

Due to the remote locations, attending to any collapse or failure of mounting systems, caused by poor structural integrity or tension failure, is a maintenance challenge, which also impacts service delivery and is costly. The maintenance costs of failing systems can run into the millions and long lead times for product replacement can threaten complete project failure. Realising the importance of both a trusted supplier and product, more and more installers turn to Macsteel for the solution.

Macsteel’s Tube & Pipe Division has a long history of producing steel to customer specifications that meets with stringent quality standards. The ingenuity that goes into the engineering of a solar power system, can only come to life when supported by quality infrastructure, manufactured from quality steel.

Macsteel has the ability to produce tube from various grades of steel, meeting the quality and product needs of the client.

When combined with other benefits that Macsteel brings to the table, such as favourable payment terms, a strategic fleet for speedy product delivery and improved project timeframes, it’s easy to see why solar companies are choosing Macsteel as the foundation for their solar panels and their trusted business partner.