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10 Tuesday, October 22, 2013 BAJA'S SOLAR SUPPORT SYSTEM: DESIGNED FROM A CARPORT, ENGINEERED FOR THE SUN Baja Construction, the leader in highly specialized and engineered solar support structures, has installed its Solar Support System™ at facilities generating an aggregate of 35 MWs of power. Baja will custom design, engineer, supply and install Solar Support Systems to support PV and secondarily, shade ORIEL INSTRUMENTS: 40+ YEARS OF PROVEN PERFORMANCE Depending on your application requirements, Oriel Instruments provide a variety of solar simulators to fit your needs. Oriel "Sol" series simulators offer standards compliance to the most current standards from the ASTM, IEC, and JIS with an area of illumination that works for your samples. If your application is in the ultraviolet (UV), Oriel offers the COLIPA standard's compliant Sol-UV SolarDock (Cont'd. from p. 1) engineering requirements and installation lead-time, but we were excited about the opportunity to embrace renewable technology. From that experience, we developed our product and received the patent, and the SolarDock non-penetrating racking system was born. SPDN: What would you say makes your company unique? SJ: Our tagline really defines our approach: "Going full tilt to bring you more power." With every installation, the optimal tilt angle is calculated and built in to the SolarDock mounting system to maximize power production for our customers. "Going full tilt" also describes our commitment to product excellence and service. With eight years of experience, we bring broad industry expertise to all our partnerships. Our customers enjoy lower upfront capital cost, minimal maintenance cost and solar simulators. If your application doesn't have stringent requirements, Oriel also offers a variety of large area solar flood sources with a variety of lamp options and power ranging from 100 to 1600W. Solar Simulator Basics A solar simulator is a light source that approximates the illumination of natural the confidence of a long-term asset, lasting beyond the panel warranty period. Our 25year warranty is unmatched in the industry. SPDN: Where is your current product emphasis? SJ: Continuing to focus on overall value for our customers is our mission. Today, our systems allow installers to be highly productive, installing 40 percent more kW per year than a typical rooftop system. The roof-friendly features of SolarDock's non-penetrating mounting system protects the surface membrane and roof structure and is the only system that allows for weight to be distributed broadly and evenly. SolarDock can customize the angle of the system. The angle allows users to maximize the kWh production on the roof and REC value, while lowering upfront capital cost. SPDN: What distinguishes your product from the competition? Solar Power Daily News vehicles of all heights. PV is mounted directly to Baja's Solar Support System with a patent-pending connection that delivers minimal impact to the site, maximum efficiencies for installation and the potential for additional revenue. more information, email For bob@bajacarports.com, visit www.bajacarports.com or stop by booth 3843. sunlight. Solar simulators with various tailored spectral output are used to to test a variety of samples including but not limited to solar cells, sun screen (SPF), materials photo-stability, and other samples (in vivo or in vitro) under controlled, repeatable, laboratory conditions. Standards Compliant Solar Simulators The IEC 60904-9 Edition 2 (2007), JIS C 8912, and ASTM E 927-05 standards for spectral are used to classify a solar simulator's approximation of natural sunlight SJ: We're constantly pushing the envelope to make the product better. The results from our most recent wind testing allow us to continue to lower our ballast requirements, and to validate SolarDock's reputation as the lowest roof ballasted system on the market. We've recently had a variety of aluminum grades approved for use, and the implications for cost savings are significant. With these advancements and recent upgrades in our manufacturing processes, SolarDock pricing has been reduced, but we've been able to maintain the high value of the SolarDock product. We're proud of our next generation technology that is TUV Rheinland certified, tested to proposed UL 2703 standards, certified for winds up to 120 mph, California DSA pre-check approved, OPA Fit compliant in Canada, lightweight, ventilated in a way that ensures no energy degradation due to heat build up, made in the United States and Canada, and made with no exposed wires or ballast – the most attractive based on three criteria, spectral content, spatial irradiance uniformity, and temporal stability. Each criteria is classified A, B, or C, with A being the best match to the standard. Newport offers an array of standard compliant solar simulators with output beams from 1.5 x 1.5 inch (38 x 38 mm) inch through 12 x 12 inch (305 x 305 mm). For more information, visit Oriel Instruments at www.newport.com. system in the market. SPDN: How do you see the next year in terms of the economy, sales, technology and product evolution? SJ: In the next year, we continue to look to expand our manufacturing footprint, to add the West Coast to our current East Coast and Detroit locations. We've found that licensing the SolarDock to qualified partners is a great way to grow the company. We are looking to expand the licensing footprint in Europe and other geographic markets that make sense. Our business model allows us to be flexible with changes in solar programs, markets and incentives. We'll maintain our focus on exceeding the quality and service expectations of our customers. To learn more about SolarDock and download free system comparison and roof survey worksheets, visit www.solar dock.tumblr.com/spdn3.