Unirac, Canadian Solar To Build 30 Megawatts Of Renewable Energy In Ontario

Unirac — a company that makes racks that are used to install and hold solar panels in place within power generating systems of any size — today revealed a new partnership with massive solar tech manufacturers, Canadian Solar Inc. (nasdaq: CSIQ). Through the partnership, the companies will install 30 MW of solar projects in Canada, starting with a 10.9 MW solar park in Napanee, Ontario. According to a Unirac press statement, Canadian Solar will serve as the engineering, procurement and construction entity on these projects, and Unirac will provide the racking infrastructure. In May 2010, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Unirac sold to Hilti Group , a massive construction sector business. Before it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilti, Unirac's sales increased 100% from 2009 to 2010 said the chief executive of Unirac, Doug May...