This year at RE+, PVpallet’s CEO Philip Schwarz presented alongside Ryan Schofield, Vice President of Premier PV, about how utility scale projects can benefit from reusable packaging. During their presentation, Philip and Ryan addressed the challenges posed by single-use packaging and provided insights on how reusable packaging can be successfully integrated into the utility solar supply chain. Here are some key takeaways from their discussion.

Is reusable packaging really better for the planet than single-use packaging? To find the answer, we spearheaded an in-depth Life Cycle Assessment with third party research organization, Kleinfelder. The study compared manufacturing processes, distribution networks, and a variety of use scenarios between single-use wood pallet and reusable PVpallet solar panel shipping systems. And the numbers surpassed our expectations.

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.

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.

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.

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?

It could be argued that the Solar PV industry is one of the more sustainable industries on the planet. But is it?