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5 Reasons Why Reusable Packaging is a Strategic Business Asset
For the solar and clean energy sectors, sustainability, innovation, and efficiency are paramount. A company’s packaging choice is an impactful, yet often overlooked, way to achieve these objectives. Reusable packaging is emerging as a strategic asset that checks all the boxes.
IP-Group Announces Strategic Partnership with PVpallet to Revolutionize Solar Packaging in Europe
IP-Group, a leader in sustainable packaging solutions in Europe, is excited to announce their strategic partnership with PVpallet. This collaboration aims to overhaul solar shipping and packaging standards across Europe by expanding the distribution of PVpallet’s patented solar panel pallet, Series X.
Success Story: How Sunstall Moved a Solar Array with Zero Breakage
When Sunstall’s customer needed a solar array moved from one location to another, PVpallet Series X provided a professional, organized way to move the solar panels—with zero breakage.
PowerFlow Podcast Features PVpallet to Discuss Holistic Sustainability and Solar Packaging
Our Director of Marketing, Vanessa Benkert, was a guest on the PowerFlow Podcast. In this episode, she shares her passion for working in the renewable energy field, the power of storytelling and innovation, and an overlooked, yet important piece of the solar puzzle: transporting solar panels with reusable packaging.
Employee Spotlight: Craig Morse
We sat down with PVpallet’s Director of Sales, Craig Morse, to hear about his professional journey and personal motivators. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to talk with Craig one-on-one, you know he’s full of great stories and truly a coach at heart. Here’s a peek into Craig’s unique experiences and perspectives.
2023: Year in Review
2023 marked our first full year of selling product—and another incredible year for PVpallet. We grew our product line and service offerings to meet the dynamic needs of our growing industry, proved the sustainability of our pallet system through a life cycle assessment, and continued to build partnerships with global leaders in the industry who share our passion to green up solar. Here are our 2023 highlights.
Case Study: How Footprint Project Streamlined Operations and Solar Panel Storage with PVpallet Series X
After over 18 months of continuous use, PVpallet Series X has transformed the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of Footprint Project’s disaster response operations—from microgrid deployment and decommissioning to solar panel and equipment storage.
Solar Sustainability Trailblazers Emilie Oxel O’Leary and Philip Schwarz Talk Trash (and What to Do With It)
Preventing waste through reusable packaging and ensuring the waste at solar installations bypasses the landfill are both necessary approaches to tackling the 1.1 billion pounds of wood waste and millions of broken solar panels created each year by the solar industry. We sat down with Emilie Oxel O’Leary and Philip Schwarz to discuss actionable ways we can create impactful change.
Case Study: How Ideal Electrical Suppliers Streamlined Safety Practices with PVpallet Series X
Work Safe. Home Safe. That’s Ideal Electrical Suppliers safety motto. When the wholesaler discovered that loose solar panels were posing a risk to their valued employees, the company began searching for a solution that could streamline their safety processes throughout the country. Their answer? PVpallet Series X.
PVpallet and Heliene Join Forces to Provide Low Carbon Premium Reusable Packaging for Solar Modules
Together, Heliene and PVpallet are creating a more efficient and sustainable supply chain for the domestic solar energy industry. Customers who purchase PVpallet Series X can request to have their Heliene solar PV modules placed on the reusable pallets as a part of the manufacturing process, eliminating the waste and cost often created by traditional wood pallets downstream.
PVpallet Introduces Series X.L: A Reusable Pallet for High-Wattage Solar Panels
With PVpallet Series X.L, solar project developers, installers, and manufacturers can now benefit from a packaging solution that offers unparalleled protection, ease of transportation, and cost savings for large-scale solar projects.
How the 5Rs of Zero Waste Can Change the Narrative for End-of-Life Solar Panels
The solar industry is experiencing exponential growth, resulting in an impending surge of end-of-life solar panel waste. Learn how the 5Rs of zero waste – refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle – can help change the narrative and pave the path to a greener future.
Wood Pallets vs. Reusable Pallets: Pros, Cons & True Costs
Continued sustainability efforts within the renewable energy industry have led to a vital debate: wood pallets vs. reusable pallets. Wood pallets are the standard, but are they the best solution for your solar business? From product breakage to packaging CAPEX, there are many factors to consider as you weigh your solar module packaging options.
Case Study: How Stateline Solar Transformed Their Solar Installation Preparation Process with PVpallet Series X
Stateline Solar was struggling with an inefficient and costly job preparation process, but they found an answer in PVpallet's Series X unit. Read the case study to find out how they cut down solar panel breakage by 92%, reduced labor, and is projected to save $29,560 in the first year of implementation.
The Future of Sustainability: It’s Time to Think About Your Packaging
Many savvy business owners have come to a single conclusion: what’s good for the planet can also be good for their bottom line. The category of “sustainable practice” is widening. But after we’ve already implemented the “obvious” ways to reduce our carbon footprint, like adopting renewable energy sources such as solar power and supporting green initiatives, where do we look next?
Netherlands-Based Solar Magazine Features PVpallet as a “Fast Rising Star”
Solar Magazine, the largest solar publication in the Netherlands and Belgium, named PVpallet as one of the companies “shaping the future of solar energy through innovative products.” In an exclusive interview, Philip Schwarz discusses PVpallet’s mission and goals, including building circularity into the solar industry through reusable packaging. Read the full interview translated into English —>
PVpallet Named One of the Companies Helping the Green Industry Become More Sustainable
In a series about 2023 trends in solar, Solar Power World discussed the companies who are paving the way to bring real sustainability to the solar industry.
2022 in Review + 2023 Goals
2022 was an incredible year for PVpallet as we aggressively pursued our mission to eliminate waste streams through innovative, reusable packaging solutions.
PVpallet, Inc. Expands Line of Innovative, Reusable Packaging Solutions for Solar
PVpallet's new line of innovative, reusable packaging solutions help promote a circular economy in the solar shipping and packaging industry while reducing product damage. New products include bulk bins and handheld totes, ideal for batteries, inverters, kitting, and more.
Case Study: How Greentech Renewables Reduced Solar Module Breakage by 100% with PVpallet Series X
Greentech Renewables Midwest needed an innovative solution that would provide a premium level of service and demonstrate their unwavering commitment to customer care and relationships. To that end, they resourced PVpallet Series X in July 2022 with the goal of reducing breakage rates, installation delays, and resulting costs that occur when solar PV modules are shipped on traditional wood pallets.
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