In this pv magazine Webinar we will examine the rising incidence of extreme weather events, including hail, thunderstorms, hurricanes and more, and what kind of risks these events pose to solar assets in the field.
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In this pv magazine Webinar we will examine the rising incidence of extreme weather events, including hail, thunderstorms, hurricanes and more, and what kind of risks these events pose to solar assets in the field. Webinar partner, solar tracker mount provider PV Hardware, will review its stowing strategy, demonstrating how its products respond to extreme weather events.
Heather Sauder, associate principal at CPP Engineering Consultants, will present how these events have led to a higher Risk Category (RC2), emphasizing the importance of conducting site-specific wind studies to better assess and mitigate risks for solar installations.
Eduardo Chillaron, technical director, and Chowdary Charan, technical office director at PV Hardware will cover the importance of pre-assembly and proper installation for solar trackers, along with key operation and maintenance (O&M) practices to ensure long-term performance, highlighting crucial do’s and don’ts in tracker management.
Attendees will walk away from the webinar with an improved understanding of how PVH approaches hail, wind, and snow stowing events.
pv magazine Webinar content:
- Solar tracking benefits for utility-scale projects
- Extreme weather challenges for utility-scale solar projects
- Latest technology breakthroughs in solar tracking
- 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
Chowdary Charan | Technical Office Director, PVH
Chowdary Charan is the Technical Office Director at PVH, with over 15 years of experience in Structural Engineering, including 12 years leading design and engineering teams for solar racking companies. Charan has contributed to the successful design and installation of over 25GWs of PV plants globally. He currently leads a team of Structural, Geotechnical and Project Designers in India, focusing on designing PVH’s solar trackers for Middle East, India, and Australia regions. He is also the company’s customer facing technical lead with developers and EPCs in these regions. He holds a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT Madras, India.
Eduardo Chillaron | Technical Director, PVH
Eduardo Chillaron is the Technical Director and joined PVH in 2016. He holds an Industrial Engineering Degree with experience as a Professor in the Polytechnical University in Catalonia. He has an experience of over 15 years leading and engineering in several industrial sectors like building, wind turbines or aeronautics, and specifically in the solar sector over 10 years. He leads the PVH global Engineering team and is the company’s customer-facing technical lead with clients worldwide.
Heather Sauder | Associate Principal, CPP Engineering Consultants
Dr. Heather Sauder joined CPP in 2017 and holds a B.S. in Physics, and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics and Wind Energy Science, Engineering and Policy. She has played a crucial role in developing techniques to investigate the potential for torsional instability in single axis trackers. Heather has extensive experience in wind loads on ground-mounted solar structure and has used that to develop state-of-the-art methods for determining accurate site-specific wind loads on solar structures.
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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