SunLink

This article is about the photovoltaics manufacturer. For Tucson-based transit system, see Sun Link.

SunLink Corporation is a privately owned company headquartered in San Rafael, California which designs and manufactures solar balance of system components including photovoltaic mounting systems for roof and ground, solar combiner boxes,[1] and wire management trays for commercial and utility-scale installations. SunLink was founded in 2004.

SunLink has offices in southern California and New Jersey. SLK Solar, a SunLink subsidiary, is located in Ontario, Canada[2] Product design, testing and some fabrication take place in California and almost all manufacturing is done in the United States.

The company does R&D work in the areas of seismic and wind engineering. Partners include the Boundary Layer Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario and structural engineering firm Rutherford & Chekene[3] SunLink also conducted extensive seismic testing for two of its roof mount systems at UC Berkeley’s Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Shake Table[4][5] As of 2012, SunLink consists of over 70 employees. SunLink products have been installed at over 1,200 commercial installations throughout North America.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Combiner Box Assemblies. Green Manufacturer. (02/2012).
  2. ↑ SunLink Expands Solar Mounting Manufacturing Capabilities Into Canada. Enhanced Online News. (04/2010).
  3. ↑ Wind Tunnel Testing Reveals Challenges and Opportunities for Rooftop Solar Arrays. SunLink White Paper. (09/2011).
  4. ↑ U.C. Berkeley’s PEER Center Hosts Shake Test for Alternative Solar Racking System. ENR California. (03/2012).
  5. ↑ SunLink Shakes Up the Solar Industry. LinkUp. (03/2012).
  6. ↑ SunLink Mounting Systems for Southern California Edison Solar Project. Solarnovus. (05/2010).

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