Cable conveyance is one of most overlooked yet mission-critical aspects of utility-scale energy plant design. Whether power is generated from fossil fuel or renewable sources, pumped directly to the grid or temporarily stored in a battery array, poor cable management can result in reduced energy harvest, safety hazards, spiraling maintenance costs, material waste, shortened asset lifespans and operational delays.
Older, highly experienced cable installers and licensed electricians are retiring from the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Electrical industry at a rapid pace. Combined with the boom in hyperscale data center construction and a lack of apprentice-class talent entering the labor pool, many electrical contracting firms have found themselves at the center of a perfect storm: Too much work and not enough skilled workers.
Boosting the capacity and reliability of our power grid is a priority for electricity providers, especially given hyper-scale data centers’ insatiable appetite for power. Utilities are increasingly turning to clean energy sources (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to augment their power generation and distribution capabilities.
If there’s one thing that sets Snake Tray apart from every other cable tray manufacturer, it is our capacity to build innovative, customized solutions for clients’ unique problems.
Learn why one of the world’s leading authorities on energy and technology believes we will face critical power shortages soon if we don’t act quickly, and how Snake Tray products can be part of the solution.
Sustainability and compliance are two hot topics in the construction industry today. Every project is designed with an eye on its environmental impact while meeting various building codes and standards for safety and liability. This article discusses how Snake Tray cable management and power distribution systems support those efforts.
We want to see your next construction project succeed whether you choose Snake Tray as your partner for cable management solutions or not (although we don’t know why you wouldn’t).
From ChatGPT and virtual assistants to fraud detection, medical diagnoses, predictive eCommerce engines and automating countless other tasks, AI is impacting how we see and interact with the world around us.
Snake Tray, inventor of the revolutionary cable management system for high ampacity DC cables at utility-grade solar plants, is excited to introduce a new addition to its growing catalog of above ground cable conveyance solutions: the Solar Snake Max – Single Messenger Wire.
We’ve all seen how quickly a hotel can be erected. One day cement mixers arrive on a job site to pour a foundation and cast wall forms on the adjacent ground. Shortly after, cranes are brought in to lift the concrete slabs and support columns into their positions and voila! a new Marriott Courtyard, Best Western, Hampton Inn, or Holiday Inn Express appears in just a few weeks’ time.
