We deliver mechanical and civil construction services and installations for rooftop, floating solar, fixed-tilt ground mounted solutions as well as solar carport and tracker systems. We also undertake the DC work and mount the inverters for rooftop systems.
For us, every solar project is a standalone priority, no matter the scale. We design, engineer and build to fit the realities of the site and support the specific intent, every time, but always with the end goal to create a quality, high performing solar installation with longevity.
When it comes to our installation expertise, our experience and learnings extend from building construction to local construction, to having a strong understanding of the importance of local community dynamics and how to apply these learnings in a project.
Our experience keeps showing us that the circumstances of every project pose different installation and construction challenges. We perform rigorous assessments, run our designs by external structural engineers and design highly customised products to suit the entirely specific project need.
Team of first power
2015: Caracal Engineering est.
2017: First Caracal Fixed-tilt Ground Mount designed, manufactured and installed
2018: First Caracal Carport system designed, manufactured and installed
2019: First large scale project implemented in Zimbabwe
2020: First East Asian project initiated
Our process
1. Assessing the context
We analyse the purpose of the system in its context, looking closely at the project’s locality, its wind speeds, terrain categories and risk criteria. This way, we design a system that’s immediately code-compliant and accurately priced.
2. Designing the right solution
Structural analysis software helps us design efficiently. Our internal engineering team and external structural engineers objectively verify each design and obtain the relevant local sign-off.
3. Choosing the right products
Our engineers decide on the most appropriate materials, products and components for the application. Metallurgists may confirm our use of certain materials in alternative applications and our designs consider thermal expansion and potential bimetallic corrosion.
4. Making systems to order
If needed, our engineers design custom components and systems based on the project specs.
Our services include:
Agile
in action
Our in-house engineers design each structure and we install it ourselves, so we get immediate feedback on its efficacy and can refine the design, as needed. This feedback loop means we can respond rather than react. We work with ingenuity, by asking, “How can we do this better?” That’s how we deliver more efficiency, more reliability, higher safety standards and ever-smarter technology.