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Solar carports are a profitable investment
Who doesn't know the many customer and company parking spaces that are lined up next to each other and are far too narrow? Getting in and out normally is almost impossible if you come into a parking space. This could change with the new development of parking. The age of covered parking spaces is upon us. This does not include underground car parks or parking garages, where the parking spaces are covered anyway. This refers to the open parking spaces in the open air. The large parks have a size of over 50 parking spaces. The big and interesting plan of renewable energy is to use these resources from the already sealed areas to generate solar energy.
In general, the previously known parking will change. Generally everywhere. Charging stations will be added in the future wherever parking facilities exist and are being created, because with the new age of electric cars, refueling behavior will also change. You no longer drive to fill up, but instead charge where you park. Decentralized automated. Covered open parking spaces with solar power generation, so-called solar carports, will revolutionize our world because they play a key role. In contrast to the previously known solar systems , whose function is purely aimed at generating solar power, solar carports not only provide the same functionality and the ability to refuel or load the electric vehicle, but also change driving and parking behavior: parking is effectively automated. The effectiveness is that you can automatically refuel/charge your vehicle when the vehicle is stationary. That you no longer have to consciously or forcefully drive your vehicle to charge/refuel, but automatically every time the vehicle comes to a standstill. So much for the theory. There will be huge changes in practice in the next few years. There is no doubt that this will happen quite quickly, because solar carports are not just cost factors , but rather interesting sources of income. This is the small but subtle difference to other models of environmental protection and energy savings such as: B. in heating construction.
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- Solar obligation and solar carport obligation in Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP)
- Covered solar parking spaces as a bridge to company roof systems
Who e.g. For example, if you run a shopping center, parking spaces have previously been a cost factor. It was not previously possible to charge a parking fee to customers who come to shop at the same time. Things look different with the offer to charge your electric car while shopping. With this model, parking costs can be converted into a source of income.
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New commercial buildings: Milestone in achieving our expansion goals - companies can receive advice
Anne Spiegel, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility, on the solar requirement for new commercial buildings: “Milestone in achieving our expansion goals”
Climate Protection Minister Anne Spiegel welcomes the solar obligation / Companies can receive advice
“The solar requirement for new commercial buildings and new commercial parking spaces with more than 50 parking spaces is an important milestone in achieving our PV expansion goal. In order to generate our electricity from wind, sun, biomass and water by 2030, we must at least triple the proportion of solar energy to 7,700 megawatts. The solar obligation will provide us with significant support here,” said Climate Protection Minister Anne Spiegel. Next week, the state parliament will discuss a bill from the middle of the state parliament in plenary session, which provides for a solar requirement for new commercial buildings and large covered parking spaces. “As a climate protection ministry, we will support companies in implementing the solar obligation: a more specific state regulation and advisory services from the Rhineland-Palatinate Energy Agency, among others, are being planned,” Spiegel continued.
As a further step towards the goals of expanding solar energy, the Climate Protection Minister also announced the update of the PV open space ordinance with increased output volume planned for the fall. As early as 2018, the Ministry of Climate Protection launched the Open Space Ordinance for the installation of PV systems on low-yield and species-poor grassland.
Source: Press release July 8, 2021
Large parking areas are present everywhere in Rhineland-Palatinate
Anne Spiegel, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility: “We have to rely on creativity when expanding solar energy and use existing areas”
Rhineland-Palatinate is introducing an initiative in the Federal Council to expand the area scope in the EEG / The goal: to support solar carports
“Large parking spaces are present everywhere in Rhineland-Palatinate. However, the design of these parking spaces is usually not questioned. They represent a huge unused reserve of space for the expansion of photovoltaics. In addition to being used for parking vehicles, parking spaces can also be used to generate solar energy: By building on solar carports, there are new possibilities for generating solar energy over parking spaces,” said State Minister Anne Spiegel on the occasion of tomorrow's Federal Council. There, Rhineland-Palatinate is introducing an initiative to integrate solar carports and other innovative approaches into the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG).
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- The government in Rhineland-Palatinate sees no alternative to the solar requirement
- Solar carports – carports with solar roofs
The advantage: The charging infrastructure for electromobility can be integrated directly into solar carports. And the use of already sealed areas for solar energy generation is highly accepted. “By generating solar energy on carports, energy can be produced, stored and consumed on site – this would be a milestone for a decentralized energy transition,” explained Spiegel.
In fact, however, this is not yet fully possible at the moment. Currently, each project is subject to a case-by-case assessment to determine eligibility for remuneration. This prevents investments in solar carports where they make the most sense: in large projects on parking spaces for businesses and commerce, industry and in municipal and state properties such as swimming pools or sports halls.
When the EEG was amended last fall, Rhineland-Palatinate, together with other states, advocated for parking spaces to be explicitly mentioned in the EEG's area background. The federal government did not follow this view and only introduced one-off participation for parking PV in the innovation tenders. “That is clearly too timid: the one-time volume for 2022 is only 50 megawatts. The segment also shares possible solar carport projects with agricultural and floating PV projects. The federal government ignores the fact that parking PV has already been tested many times abroad and has clearly proven itself," the minister explained and emphasized: "With the resolution in the Bundesrat, we would like to call on the federal government to further expand photovoltaics when using areas for multiple uses to be creative and finally make progress – not least to achieve our climate protection goals.”
Overall, the federal government still needs to make significant improvements to the expansion of the charging infrastructure - both in public areas and in the private sector. A binding number of charging points to be set up on public areas would have to be determined based on ambitious criteria, Spiegel said in conclusion.
Source: Press release March 4, 2021
Municipal climate package: systematically pooling forces for more climate protection
Anne Spiegel, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility: “Systematically pooling forces for more climate protection”
Together with the municipal umbrella associations, the state is striving for a “municipal climate pact” / Rhineland-Palatinate as a model region for green hydrogen
In order to achieve its ambitious climate protection goals, the state wants to provide even greater support to communities and cities in climate protection and adaptation to the effects of climate change. The state government has therefore decided to strive for a “municipal climate pact” together with the municipal umbrella associations. “The increase in extreme weather events such as the devastating catastrophe in the north of the country as a result of climate change can only be cushioned in the long term with consistent climate protection and flood prevention,” explained Climate Protection Minister Anne Spiegel. “We want to achieve climate neutrality in Rhineland-Palatinate between 2035 and 2040. We can only achieve this goal with allies – climate protection is a shared social task. The key players here are our cities and municipalities, because the implementation of the energy transition and climate protection takes place locally in the municipalities. That's why we want to support our cities and communities in climate protection and adaptation to the effects of climate change in concerted action with the relevant institutions in the country and to systematically combine forces for more climate protection: with optimized funding for climate protection and adaptation to the effects of climate change as well as targeted and coordinated consulting services from the Energy Agency Rhineland-Palatinate and the Competence Center for the Impact of Climate Change,” Spiegel continued.
The plan is to quickly define goals, measures and concrete milestones for the success of climate protection and the energy transition with the three municipal umbrella associations, the Association of Municipal Companies (VKU), the responsible ministries, the Rhineland-Palatinate Energy Agency and the Competence Center for the Impact of Climate Change. The state government wants to support municipalities in intensifying the many good approaches that are already underway locally. The state can also benefit from the know-how of the municipalities. “We want to create the first prerequisites for the 'municipal climate pact' as soon as possible and start negotiations with the leading municipal associations,” announced Spiegel. The Council of Ministers therefore commissioned the Climate Protection Ministry at its last meeting before the summer break to begin relevant negotiations.
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Another topic from which municipalities and municipal companies can benefit in the long term is the further development of Rhineland-Palatinate into a model region for green hydrogen. “Hydrogen produced in a greenhouse gas-neutral manner will help us achieve our climate protection goals and decarbonize our economy. In this way, we want to combine the future and competitiveness of our state with climate protection. The advantage: Hydrogen can be used in a variety of ways - as an energy source in the electricity, heat and transport sectors, as an energy storage device, but also as a raw material in industry. We want to exploit this 'green treasure' for Rhineland-Palatinate: the hydrogen study that has just been commissioned and an implementation roadmap for the state will create a solid basis for this,” the minister continued.
The municipalities should be heavily involved in the preparation of the study. As a result, the study should result in an implementation-oriented state hydrogen strategy. A sustainable hydrogen economy in the country is associated with considerable potential. The production of green hydrogen from domestic renewable energy sources increases regional added value, provides additional economic stimulus for both industrial hydrogen users and technology companies, and thus strengthens Rhineland-Palatinate as an economic, innovation, research and science location.
Background:
The hydrogen study with roadmap for Rhineland-Palatinate is intended to analyze the current status of hydrogen production and use in the energy industry, the transport sector, industry as well as research and development in the state. In addition, essential development potential for a sustainable hydrogen economy is identified, realistic expansion goals are set and a practical implementation path for Rhineland-Palatinate is shown via the roadmap. At the same time, the necessary new energy regulations are being determined.
Source: Press release August 16, 2021
Our solar parking solution is modular and scalable:
- Quick and easy assembly
- Stable strip foundation as collision protection
- Individually customizable design (color, materials, surface, size, etc.)
- Installation of charging stations and inverters is possible at any time
- Scalable & modular: Available as a single, double or arbitrarily scalable row carport
- Can even be used in the standard version for very high wind and snow loads (s k = 2.2 kN/m²)
- Extra large and wide parking spaces and very easy parking thanks to W-shaped supports
- High-quality design for sophisticated and long-lasting requirements: Hot-dip galvanized steel construction (DIN EN 10346, DIN EN 1461)
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Why solar carports?
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The demand for electric vehicles is increasing. The population has increased more than fifty-fold worldwide since 2012. In 2007 there were a total of 8 new registrations of electric cars in Germany. 2019 194,163 new registrations of electric vehicles! From January to May 2021 there were already 115,296 new registrations. The trend will continue to develop accordingly. Solar carports are already interesting investment goods. This also means an increase in the attractiveness of the production and company location for personnel and customer development.
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Charging stations and charging infrastructure
A solar carport alone is not enough. Fundamental questions need to be clarified. Should the energy generated be fed into the grid or parked in energy or electricity storage? What are the load profiles, the technical connection conditions, number of charging stations, vehicle downtime and ultimately the specified total PV output? Will the charges be recorded with the company if the employee charges their company car from home? These are questions that we will have to deal with in the future. It is different from what we are used to today.
Suitable for:
- Plan photovoltaics for warehouses, commercial halls and industrial halls
- Industrial plant: Plan a photovoltaic open-air system or open-space system
- Plan solar systems with photovoltaic solutions for freight forwarding and contract logistics
- B2B solar systems and photovoltaic solutions & advice
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