Abstract:
One of the biggest demand of growing population, and cornerstone of the socio-economical growth
of Nations, Energy is expected today to be Sustainable, Easy to Reach, Economical, and Continuous. As one of
the most common and imperative contributors of this Clean Energy Future, Solar Energy in various forms takes
a significant role whole around the World. And It shows a great potential particularly for Turkey which imports
the majority of its Energy Resources - including Conventional Ones - from Out Sources, to decrease Energy
Dependency on Out-of-country Bases and increase awareness to develop competition in New Technology and
Production Fields. Based on a Structural Failure Case of Supporting Frames designed for Solar Photovoltaics
(PV) in a Solar Power Plant from Turkey, this paper addresses the significance of Local and Site-Specific
Investigation of Climate Data to properly decide on Structural Design Parameters -particularly Loads of Snow
and Wind- by staying still comformable with National Codes and Standards.
