Nevados

Welcome to the team, Timothy Gens!

As Jenya notes, these issues of grading and erosion controls can pose real challenges to developers looking to build solar projects that truly help communities. At Nevados, we've developed a solution that addresses these issues head-on. Our innovative solar tracker allows panels to follow the natural contours of the land, eliminating the need for destructive and expensive grading practices. Grading strips away topsoil, compacts the earth, and leaves bare dirt exposed. This results in massive erosion and runoff problems that harm local ecosystems and waterways. By preserving the existing landscape, we're not just protecting the environment – we're also ensuring compliance with regulations and avoiding costly violations. In recognition of our commitment to eliminating grading, our Bartonsville site in Northern Virginia was awarded a gold medal by the Virginia DEQ and Gov. Glenn Youngkin at this year’s Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards. Find out more on the project here: https://hubs.ly/Q02J578G0 Our comprehensive whitepaper includes more detail on grading-free solar installations. Learn more about how we're revolutionizing solar farm construction and protecting landscapes by downloading here: https://hubs.ly/Q02J577M0 Let's build a cleaner energy future #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoMoreGrading #SolarTracker #SolarPower

Nevados' All Terrain Tracker has been honored by Fast Company in their 2024 Innovation by Design awards! 🏆 Fast Company recognized how our tracker allows developers to install solar on any terrain without the need for grading, using short torque tube segments and auto-adjusting flexible bearings at each foundation to fit perfectly to the shape of the land. Other companies have adapted their traditional tracker designs so that they “work” on terrain. We threw out the old paradigm and engineered our tracker from the ground up, starting with terrain and re-imagining how a solar tracker can work. The benefits don’t stop there. Our unique design allows faster and easier construction, even on flat land. Third-party research from Eclipse-M confirms our trackers require significantly less labor compared to market-leading products – cutting labor time by 38%. Check the comments below for links to the Fast Company award site, our latest press release, and Eclipse-M’s detailed constructability report 🔗⬇️ #InnovationByDesign #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoMoreGrading #SolarEnergy #Sustainability

Our All Terrain Tracker was honored in Fast Company's 2024 Innovation by Design awards! The Bartonsville Solar project was chosen for its pioneering use of our tracker to eliminate grading and protect the local environment. This project also recently received a gold medal from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for these innovations. And a big thank you to our amazing team, who are the epitome of "Small and Mighty." Your hard work makes all of our successes possible. Congrats to all the honorees! #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoMoreGrading #InnovationByDesign #SolarPower #SolarTracker #innovation #design

Did you know the Nevados All Terrain Tracker simplifies solar power installation on any terrain, even flat land? Many think there's a trade-off: "It'll save me on grading, but won’t it be more complex and costly to install?" The truth is, it won’t! Bill Poulin and the Eclipse-M team recently benchmarked our tracker against leading competitors, focusing on constructability. Leaving out grading, civil engineering, and material handling (areas we already excel), they analyzed the physical work needed to assemble the tracker. The result? Our trackers are faster and easier to install compared to the top traditional solar trackers out there. Solar projects can enjoy the benefits of terrain-following trackers without added installation costs. To learn more, check out our recent pv magazine USA webinar with Bill and Rahul Chandra to learn how solar developers can accelerate the installation of solar power plants. You can find a link below in the comments. 🔗⬇️ #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoMoreGrading #SolarTracker #SolarPower #Constructability

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The U.S. harbors over a million acres of abandoned mining land. These sites aren’t suitable for most new development, so they often sit unused for decades. If we built solar farms on even a fraction of this otherwise unusable land, we could generate enough power for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of households. So what’s stopping us? One big issue is the instability of the land. As mining shafts slowly collapse over time, the ground can shift, reshaping the surface-level terrain. This is called differential settlement. Traditional solar trackers, built with rigid continuous torque tubes, can’t be built on sites at risk of differential settlement. Foundation piles can move or tilt over time, which can disrupt a solar array or even cause it to collapse. Unlike other leading trackers, the Nevados All Terrain Tracker is uniquely designed to solve this problem. Only our tracker has self-adjusting articulating bearings at each foundation, allowing the structure to adapt as terrain shifts over time. If you’re heading to Philadelphia this week for RE+ Mid-Atlantic, don’t miss Greg Wolfson’s floor presentation at 3:30 pm on Thursday, “Solar Redevelopment: Mined Lands Mining the Sun.” See you there! #REPlusMA #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoMoreGrading #MineReclamation #SolarPower #Sustainability

That’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who attended the Solar Farm Summit this week and caught Greg Wolfson’s talk on eliminating soil grading and terrain adaptation. To learn more about the impacts of soil grading including a case study by Primoris Services Corporation, an EPC with experience using our products, download our whitepaper through the link below in the comments 🔗⬇️ A special thanks to Solar Farm Summit for hosting such an engaging event! #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoMoreGrading #Agrivoltaics #Sustainability

Who’s heading to Philadelphia next week for RE+ MidAtlantic? Mark your calendar for Greg Wolfson’s show floor theater talk on Thursday at 3:30pm, “Solar Redevelopment: Mined Lands Mining the Sun.” Building solar on brownfield sites like retired mines has long been an industry goal, turning an unused waste site into a productive power generator. But they can be challenging to redevelop because of the potential for differential settlement. Differential settlement is the uneven shifting of land, and can lead to solar foundations moving or tilting over time. With traditional tracking systems using long, continuous torque tubes, this can wreak havoc on the array, often leading to system failure. It’s particularly prevalent in reclaimed mines, where empty shafts beneath the surface slowly collapse over time. The Nevados All Terrain Tracker, with its self-adjusting articulating bearings at each foundation, is able to adapt to these changes. When pilings shift, the bearings move with them, ensuring that torque tubes stay in alignment. We hope to see you there! #REPlusMA #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoMoreGrading #MineReclamation #SolarPower #Sustainability

Are you in Chicago this week for the Solar Farm Summit? Stop by booth C25 to see our innovative All Terrain Tracker, which is helping solar developers and EPCs build faster and more easily than ever before. The secret is our patented articulating bearing at each foundation, which automatically adjusts to the natural slope of the land. This simplifies the project design process, and short torque tube segments and wide tolerances make installation a breeze. We’ll also be hosting a coffee break and networking session tomorrow at 10:25am, in between the morning educational sessions and workshops. We hope to see you there! #TheWorldIsNotFlat #NoMoreGrading #Agrivoltaics #SolarPower #Farming