“Mounting systems” blog series part 7: Flat roof – safety – How many guardian angels have we already used?

Flat roofs are still of high relevance when it comes to the installation of PV systems. As already explained in previews articles of this blog series, the usage of roofs will change from not-used to used as soon as a PV system is installed. This results in a potential danger that previously safe work paths are now blocked. Therefore, the risk analysis has changed which particularly effects necessary work on roofs. In this sense, it may happen that paths for roof work, for example for the maintenance and servicing of water pipes or climate or ventilation systems which are now within  fall hazard areas. In such cases, a safe working condition within this area is important. System operators as well as designated companies are in charge of the responsibility to create a risk analysis.(more…)

Time for garden maintenance

Apart from the annual technical maintenance of a solar park,  the right garden maintenance is also an important factor in order to guarantee the optimal operation of a solar park. However, this is not as easy as it may sound. Especially, as not all areas of a solar park are easy to access. We took the opportunity to have a closer look and visited Jan Kretzschmar, gardener for IBC SOLAR’s  local solar power parks. During our visit, we also took the chance to have a quick chat. (more…)

Video review: Guided Tours at Intersolar Europe 2019

At this year’s Intersolar, we were happy to welcome again visitor groups at our booth as part of the “PV Guided Tours” presented by the online magazine PV Europe. In this context, everything was focused on our smart energy and storage solutions efa:home and era:powerbase. On this occasion we also shot a video with our experts Thomas Bartsch and Sebastian Geier presenting our highlight products in detail. Take a look!(video…)