Solar Powered Carport

Solar powered carports are emerging as a popular option for businesses and property owners with large parking lots. Carports that are covered by solar panels can generate huge amounts of solar energy, reducing a business's dependence on non-renewable energy sources and providing a clean energy source for electric vehicles.

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The solar powered carports can be customized to fit the unique requirements of a business or property, ensuring that they are both functional and visually appealing. Businesses can now combine their parking needs with their clean energy goals through the synergistic advantages of solar-powered carports.
Solar powered carports also offer many benefits over traditional parking spaces. Not only do they provide shade and protection for vehicles, but they also offer a more comfortable parking experience, as there is no need to hunt for a shady spot on a hot summer day. Additionally, by keeping vehicles out of direct sunlight, the interior of the vehicle stays cooler, reducing the need for air conditioning and ultimately resulting in less energy usage.
Furthermore, installing a solar powered carport comes with significant cost savings over time. Businesses can benefit from reduced energy bills and tax incentives, while also increasing their property value and improving their environmental impact.

Not every carport can accommodate solar PV, and not all types of solar PV can be accommodated on a carport. There are a few design considerations to be made to find the best setup for the space.

If the solar PV panels are to be retrofitted onto an existing carport, then it is important to determine whether they can accommodate the weight of the solar PV. A professional structural engineering assessment is advisable to ensure that structural integrity is not compromised.

When the solar PV carport is a new installation, there is more flexibility in how the structure is designed and set up. Aesthetics and vehicle parking considerations are important and it is important to get the foundation design correct to ensure structural integrity without compromising the ability for vehicles to maneuver in and out of the parking bays.

The tilt of the solar PV carport and orientation is another important consideration. The best way to angle the carport roof is so that the panels get maximum exposure to the sun based on the location of the site and thus, maximise the electricity yield.

Other specific design considerations for solar PV carports include location of inverters, DC and AC cable routes and trenches to ensure that they do not impede the core functionality of the carport to service vehicles and to ensure they are safely out of way to not be a visual and safety interference.