Here we are going to look at some of the top companies manufacturing and installing these structures
Parking lots today occupy acres of land. But so long as we continue to drive cars they are a necessity.
So the question that is beinc asked today is – how else can this land be used in addition to parking?
One solution is to put up solar carport arrays to generate electricity. This can produce an additional revenue stream for the parking lot owner and as more and more electric cars hit the roads you will see charging stations being installed along side these solar carports.
For the car owners, one of the other benefits will be parking in the shade.
So let’s take a look at who is supplying thes structures today.
SolarCity, has unveiled what they call the ZS Beam, which is a new product that allows solar panels to be attached to parking lot shading structures faster, more safely and at a lower cost than was previously possible.
According to SolarCity, the Zep Solar line should make it possible to build carport structures that create shaded parking and also provide solar electricity at a lower rate than electricity from their utility companies. SolarCity expects ZS Beam to significantly reduce the construction cost associated with solar carports.
In a recent report from GTM Research, U.S. solar carports are projected to grow from 180.2 megawatts of annual installed capacity in 2014 to a projected 317.9 megawatts in 2016. Doing the math this is a 76 percent increase in two years.
Here are some examples from the other 5 companies that we looked at.
Solar Shade Structures
See The Images for Solarire Generation, Solar Wing and Sundial Energy Inc at the original article.
All the images came from the original article.
