268. Solar Screw Piles - How a boom in solar is diversifying the economy
Ғылым және технология
Bryce Bernhard came to Canada from Texas in 2010 with little more than a 1999 Dodge truck and a bag of tools. After starting a small construction company he soon discovered "screw piles" are a vastly under utilized almost magical solution to construction foundations. Then he discovered they are also God's gift to solar. We meet up with entrepreneur Bryce Bernhard at the Claresholm Solar project in southern Alberta where he has more 60 workers installing 53,000 screw piles. Business is booming despite economic chaos and COVID-19.
The Claresholm solar project is the largest in Canada, has 132 megawatts capacity and will consist of 477,000 solar modules when complete.
See also: GreenEnergyFutures.ca blog and CKUA Radio Podcast.
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I had my panels put on those in my backyard, I think they are 30 feet deep, i love not having concrete pads under the panels. Just nice cool grass.
Awesome to see progress in the green energy movement!!! Now give that guy a second level :)
very cool...
How many anchors can you install per hour?
How would you remove these things you think they would come back out in 15 years they look like they go in the ground pretty far. How deep it the water table?
@CharlieEcho
4 ай бұрын
Good question. Water tables a subject to disruption from all of the type of pilings.
Curious, why Screw Piles verses standard piles? Looks like a great opportunity for AgriSolar practices. Low growing plants and even an apiary.
Ty for sharing this. What brand is the tractor? I need screwpiles and a tractor. I'll contact you.
Anything for Money
Wind and solar energy combined with battery storage are the future.
@denverbasshead
Жыл бұрын
Yes about 50 years from now
Ten more projects like this one and we will have more electricity than Britain has with 8 Nuclear Reactors at 5 Nuclear Power Stations which only supply them 5.9 GW. Great job guys!
Covering usable farmland with solar panels is the dumbest idea out there. We will be regretting this soon enough. Its pathetic
@TNova-rd5ji
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, when cold and overcast demand is high, and no electricity. Its a sham.
@DrFiero
3 жыл бұрын
@@TNova-rd5ji - just an FYI, southern Alberta here averages over 300 sunny days per year.
@darrenbenson2606
3 жыл бұрын
You people are idiots. In America we pay farmers not to plant crops. There is more usable land for farming than you think.
@KJSvitko
3 жыл бұрын
This is added income for rural farmers and ranchers helping to keep them on the farm.
@daisy1441
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe food could be grown between or under the panels? Even if it's prairie flowers for native bees or honey bees. I still most homes in the future have solar panels
How many anchors can you install per hour?