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5B designs and manufactures a fully prefabricated ground mount solar solution designed to be safer, more cost effective and faster to deploy for utility-scale, C&I, and offgrid solar power generation sectors.

Published March 30, 2022 • Updated January 12, 2023
Industrial Decarbonization
Power & Utilities
Electrification & Efficiency
Renewables & Energy Storage
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Overview

5B is a clean technology powerhouse that accelerates access to low-cost, safely deployed, gigawatt-scale solar energy.

The company was founded by Chris McGrath and Eden Tehan in 2013. It is headquartered in Sydney, with offices in Texas and Chile.

5B is delivering solar solutions which are safer, faster, lower-cost, lower-risk and more energy dense than conventional fixed tilt and single axis tracking solar technologies.

They have re-engineered the solar supply chain to simplify how projects are delivered, by prefabricating solar arrays with lightning-fast deployment and streamlined logistics. The company recently set a speed record for deploying 1.1MWp in a single days with a crew of just 10 people.

Their hero product is their portable, prefabricated solar array: the 5B Maverick.

5B Maverick is an Australian-designed ground mount solar solution designed to be safer, more cost effective and faster to deploy for large-scale solar power generation, as well as offgrid, commercial and industrial applications.

Their product is a fully prefabricated, plug-&-play solar farm in a box.

In March 2022, 5B announced SolarMovil - an engineering and construction company for mobile solar power plants in South America - as a new deployment partner to build and deliver solar plants throughout Chile.

5B is also working with what they call the 5B Ecosystem, which is a network of Component, Assembly, Logistics, Deployment and O&M partners created to accelerate the delivery of solar power generation based on 5B Maverick technology. They are continually working on expanding this network around the globe.

Business Model

5B designs, engineers and manufactures its Maverick prefabricated array. They deliver it with a turnkey construction service: they make sure the arrays are shipped to site deployment-ready, with an automated on-site deployment, and plug & play integration. They have partnered with companies that offer logistics, assembly and O&M services to ensure these conditions are guaranteed globally.

Technology Innovations
  • Robust and redeployable, 5B Maverick blocks are pre-assembled and pre-wired at a factory, then packed vertically so that four blocks can be fitted into a standard 40 foot shipping container with a total weight of under the maximum 6 tonne payload.

  • Easy and automated deployment Once on-site 5B Mavericks blocks can be easily unloaded and expanded into a ground-mount East-West solar array, requiring minimal ground penetration, and no need for cable trenching or significant ground work.

  • Safety: Reduced deployment times, less heavy equipment, and less onsite labour can result in a significant improvement in the safety for solar farm deployment.

  • Cost effective: Efficiencies in assembly, deployment and logistics can result in lower cost of megawatt hour of energy when compared to other racking solutions.

  • Low onsite labour: Significant reductions in the onsite labour requirements and the cost of civil works associated with traditional solar farm construction in sites.

Applications

By 2050, solar PV generation is forecast to account for at least 40% of total energy produced requiring 80TW of generation capacity. This is where 5B will be instrumental in driving a massive acceleration of solar generation capabilities.

5B is looking to turbocharge the rollout of solar energy production across the globe. They are doing this by their prefabricated array, shipping to site deployment-ready, automated on-site deployment, and plug & play integration.

They are focused on delivering solar solutions which are safer, faster, lower-cost, lower-risk and more energy dense than conventional fixed-tilt or single-axis tracking technologies.

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