This pv magazine Webinar will address solar project risks related to high winds, hail, snow, and flooding conditions.
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Solar facilities are faced with various weather-related risks that can cause severe damage to a project’s components and get in the way of a desirable return-on-investment. Scott Van Pelt, chief engineer at solar tracking provider GameChange Solar, and Yarrow Fewless, principal at CPP Wind Engineering, will compare and contrast extreme weather damage mitigation strategies for single-axis tracker mounted solar projects.
This pv magazine Webinar will address solar project risks related to high winds, hail, snow, and flooding conditions. It will walk through advantages and disadvantages among stow strategies, enabling asset owners to make an informed decision on how to protect their assets.
The webinar will review potential risks of certain project design assumptions currently used in the industry. Panelists will review performance and safety considerations when selecting a tracker provider and will offer other ways to mitigate risk beyond tracker selection.
pv magazine Webinar content:
- Learn how single axis trackers mitigate risks for wind, hail, snow, and flood
- Understand best practices for detection and testing around extreme weather
- What steps can be taken to reduce weather risk
- Q&A
Questions can be submitted beforehand in the comments window when registering or in the chat during the live webinar. Ryan Kennedy, editor at pv magazine USA, will be the moderator of this webinar.
Registration for this pv magazine Webinar is free of charge.
Speakers
Scott Van Pelt | Chief Engineer, GameChange Solar
Scott oversees the customer facing engineering team at GameChange Solar. In this role, he is responsible for the execution, accuracy, and timeliness of all of GameChange’s technical deliverables. He is a Professional Engineer licensed in a dozen states and functions as the Structural Engineer of Record for many of GameChange’s projects. With almost a decade of experience in the renewable energy space, Scott has served as a voting member of the US National Committee for the IEC Renewable Energy System and is currently on US Technical Committee 82 regarding Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems.
Scott graduated Summa Cum Laude from Lehigh University with degrees in both Civil Engineering and Finance.
Yarrow Fewless | Principal, Solar Structures Group, CPP Wind Engineering
Yarrow is a Principal in the Solar Structures Group at CPP Wind Engineering, focusing on the effects of the wind on solar structures. He has been in the field of wind effects on structures since 2005, with significant experience consulting on wind loads on ground-mounted and roof-mounted solar structures, wind issues related to tall buildings (structural dynamics, cladding pressures, door operability, and pedestrian comfort), and more unique situations such as wind loads on air-supported radomes and launch vehicles (prelaunch, on the launch pad).
Moderators
Ryan Kennedy | Editor, pv magazine USA
Ryan joined pv magazine in 2021, bringing experience from a top residential solar installer, and a U.S.-based inverter manufacturer. He holds a degree in Management with a certification in Sustainable Business Practices from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and is currently pursuing a Master of Energy and Environmental Management degree at the University of Connecticut.
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