Devices and methods for mounting solar panels

A device for mounting solar panels to a surface, the device comprising a frame configured to be secured to the surface, the frame comprising:

• a support configured to be secured to the surface;
• a wall rising from the support;
• and
• a retainer comprising a first jaw and a second jaw extending from the wall, the first jaw and the second jaw defining a channel between them for receiving a solar panel,
• wherein:
• the first jaw adjoins the surface when the frame is secured to the surface;
• the first jaw is an extremity of the frame on a rear side of the frame, the rear side being the side of the frame facing the surface when the frame is secured to the surface;
• the first jaw is level with at least a portion of the support at a base of the wall;
• and
• the support comprises a recess on a side of the support that faces the surface when the frame is secured to the surface.