In February of 2015, CPP Principal Dr. David Banks, P.E., an expert on how solar panels behave in the wind, co-hosted a webinar with Ron LaPlante, S.E., chair of the Solar Photovoltaic Systems Committee of the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC). Wind Design for Solar Photovoltaic Arrays highlighted the challenges and recommended solutions for designing…
What’s the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon? What is a cyclone? How about a tropical storm? Well, there are really just two things you need to know. Tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones all refer to the same weather phenomenon: cyclonic (rotating) oceanic storms that develop in the tropics. Differences in naming are…
If it seems like solar modules are popping up everywhere, you’re right. In 2006, a new solar energy system was installed, on average, every 80 minutes in the US, and by 2013, installers were building a new system every four minutes. And the installations haven’t slowed down. In 2016, the US reached 1 million installations,…
