Device and method for aligning a solar panel with respect to a roof-mounted installation rail prior to installation

A device for aligning a solar panel with respect to an installation rail attached to a base prior to installation, comprising:

• at least one carrying structure,
• at least one primary receiving space which is at least partly surrounded by the carrying structure and configured for receiving an edge of a frame of the solar panel, and
• at least one securing element, wherein the at least one securing element comprises at least one resilient lip, wherein one end of the at least one resilient lip is resiliently connected to the at least one carrying structure and an opposite end of the at least one resilient lip comprises at least one projecting securing cam, wherein at least a part of the at least one projecting securing cam is positioned in the primary receiving space, and wherein the at least one projecting securing cam is configured to cooperate with a recess which is provided in the frame of the solar panel to substantially fix the device with respect to the solar panel,
• wherein at least a part of a peripheral wall of the carrying structure forms a supporting surface for hanging the device coupled to the solar panel on the installation rail attached to the base, wherein the supporting surface extends in at least one direction which is substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the primary receiving space.