Gehrlicher Solar has secured the "TÜV Rheinland LGA tested Quality" certificate and the "EC Certificate of Factory Production Control" from TÜV Rheinland LGA Bautechnik for GehrTec Base, which is the foundation for the photovoltaic ground-mounted systems, during September 2011.
GehrTec Base, substructure for ground-mounted PV systems
EC Certificate of Factory Production Control has verified that the supplies are fulfilled and defined compliant with the standard of EN 1090-1:2009 and that GehrTec Base met the constraints of the Construction Products Directive. Simultaneously, the European Union for CE marking’s quality and technical necessities, has also been met and currently GehrTec Base can gain this CE marking with instant effect all over Europe. The inspection corporation has defined that the certificate of "TÜV Rheinland LGA tested Quality" gives a clear, better and continuous quality testimony. This has also validated the strength and safety of the product and its quality on a whole, wherein the annual production checks has guaranteed it be at a constant level.
Head of Product Management of the company has explained that if solar power systems have to constantly supply high yields in more than 20 years of its life cycle, the product’s high level quality is significant. Occasionally, the base elements have faced severe climatic circumstances. The company is elated to get the quality and reliability certification for its GehrTec Base, the first ground-mounted system in the world.
The substructure is built using aluminum and galvanized steel, and permits the mounting of an extensive range of module sizes and technologies as ground-mounted systems. GehrTec Base can alter the tilt and orientation of the modules. The cost of the system and mounting times are lessened by prefabricated attachment points, a built-in cable duct and tiny individual parts.
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