Scotts Contracting Agriphotovoltaic solutions

In an upcoming one-off product reveal for a 1MW Texas Agriphotovoltaic solution for Shade and Electricity.

Scotty will be sharing how and why the "one-off" Solar Support and Racking system is stronger than the current systems on the market and is easily adaptable for the challenging conditions present in an agriculture business.

Preliminary calculations are showing this Solar Support and Solar Racking system design will withstand windspeeds up to 125mph!


I'll be updating the Green Blog in the near future with additional details.
Scotty

I'm on pins and needles! I'm just a few days away from learning if the Agriphotovoltaic Support System I've designed will receive the Engineers approval! This design let's ranchers + farmers use the area under the Solar Panels for production.

— Scotty (@StLHandyMan) March 8, 2019

Mar 11 update:

 Sleepless in StLouis. 5 hours away from knowing if the Engineer approved my Solar Agriphotovoltaic Invention. 

Sleepless in StLouis. 5 hours away from knowing if the Engineer approved my Solar Agriphotovoltaic Invention. pic.twitter.com/1pEAmOA4KG

— Scotty (@StLHandyMan) March 11, 2019

Friday March 15 update: To say I'm disappointed with this architect is an understatement, but he finally did listen to me and we are finally proceeding on this project, maybe.  A meeting Monday March 18 will determine my next steps.

Here's what a shared with the client: The architect finally listened to me.  Next week I will get more info on the solar project design.  I'm a little disappointed it has taken this long to get the Architect/Engineer on board for the DIY solar support. He finally listened to me yesterday and has a better understanding of what the project is about and all the nuances involved.  Our next meeting is this coming Monday.

@Foundation_Tech I introduced an architect to your anchors today for "one off" Agricultuure Solar project I have designed!

He's a believer now and understands concrete is optional and not always needed.

— Scotty (@StLHandyMan) March 15, 2019

He had questions I did not know about, this was causing him to drag his feet.  I answered his questions, he gets it now I believe.

One of the things we've discussed is a “geotechnical” report/testing needs to be done (or if one has been done previously we need the numbers) on the feedlot pens to determine how big or small the foundation supports needs to be, regardless of what type of foundation used. A smaller foundation translates into money saved whether it's a concrete pier or my preferred choice of “helical anchors” system.  

A non farming person doesn't realize a few things about cattle, feedlots, and stress on cattle, one of which in my eyes is spending as little time as possible disrupting their surroundings, this is what a helical anchor accomplishes because it eliminates time as well as expenses from digging a big hole, pouring concrete, waiting for concrete to dry, then going back and building and installing the system. 

I also want to eliminate any chances of cattle getting hurt in some freak accident where they could break a leg in a trench or a hole in their pen.