Photovoltaics (PV): Build a solar carport and solar system on a flat roof - looking for a system from Ludwigsburg, Tübingen or Konstanz?
Published on: June 22, 2021 / Update from: August 4, 2021 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein
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The interest and need for solar carports is growing
Solar carports are relatively new. In comparison to solar systems on house roofs or flat roofs of production halls as well as solar parks or open , there are hardly any comparable figures. Studies on this are still very rare. Only in recent years, due to the emerging decarbonization or climate neutrality, has the idea of using open parking spaces as solar charging stations in combination with charging stations grown.
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- Solar carports as a further step for the growing charging station infrastructure
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The term carport itself was coined by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s. He had his own ideas and rejected garages because, in his opinion, the developers were not using them to park cars, but rather as storage rooms. Since the carports, with their open design, were not intended to be used to store items, he built carports on his houses.
As a rule, a carport is made of wood, steel or aluminum, but there are also plastic versions. Carports have a flat roof, higher quality versions have more complex constructions such as a gable roof, hipped roof or a barrel roof. A carport can be open on all sides, although elements are also available with which individual segments can be completely or partially closed.
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In addition to solar fields and solar systems on the house roof, the free areas on the solar carport roof are now increasingly being used for solar systems . solar obligation that has already been introduced in some federal states , especially in Baden-Württemberg, which primarily concerns open parking spaces with more than 75 parking spaces, is now contributing to the fact that a lot will happen here in the next few years. Especially in the commercial and industrial sectors, where it affects customer and employee parking spaces.
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- Solar carports: company parking spaces – sensible use of sealed areas
- The growth industry of electric cars challenges the infrastructure
As early as 2013, the industry had a 27 percent share of installed photovoltaic capacity in Europe, directly behind the first-placed “outdoor systems” with 34 percent. At that time, industry was in fourth place with a 17% share.
According to projections, around 3.31 million people were concerned with purchasing or modernizing a solar system in 2020. Of this group of people, 71.1% lived in their own home compared to the population at 36.8%. Most of them (33.2%) live in small towns with at least 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants. The proportion of men at 54.9% and women at 45.1% is relatively balanced. The interest in solar systems is equally pronounced among men and women and it is not the domain of any gender.
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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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Charging infrastructure and charging stations
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.
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Industrial flat roof solar systems and solar parks or outdoor photovoltaic systems are another alternative
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If you are thinking of investing in a solar carport for your company location and/or open parking spaces, a solar system on the company roof is also recommended. Exploiting any energy potential for an emission-free and autonomous power supply is also a competitive advantage and securing market shares.
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Which power generation systems in your neighborhood do you find very good or rather good?
Solar parks are the most popular electricity generation systems – Image: Xpert.Digital
The statistics show the results of a survey on the acceptance of electricity generation systems in the area where you live. In December 2020, 47 percent of those surveyed said that they would find a wind turbine in their neighborhood very good or rather good.
Consent to electricity generation in the neighborhood in Germany
- 62% – solar farms
- 60% – Renewable energy systems in general
- 47% – wind turbine
- 32% – biogas plant
- 22% – Electricity pylons of an overland power line
- 15% – gas power plant
- 5% – nuclear power plant
- 4% – coal-fired power plant
Distribution of newly installed photovoltaic capacity in Europe by segment
Outdoor photovoltaic systems were already the most widespread in Europe in 2013 - Image: Xpert.Digital
The statistics show the distribution of the newly installed output of photovoltaic systems in Europe by segment in 2013. With a share of 34 percent, predominantly outdoor PV systems were newly installed in Europe in 2013.
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Photovoltaics – Most installed photovoltaic capacity by area
- 34% – outdoor systems
- 27% – Commercial
- 22% – Housing
- 17% – Industry
People in Germany who are planning to modernize or purchase a new solar system (photovoltaic system) according to their living situation in comparison with the population
People in Germany who are planning to modernize or purchase a new solar system (photovoltaic system) according to their living situation in comparison with the population
People with planned modernization of a solar system depending on their living situation - Image: Xpert.Digital
According to projections, around 3.31 million people in Germany were definitely planning to modernize or purchase a new solar system/photovoltaic system in 2020. In this group of people, around 71.1 percent of people lived in their own house. Meanwhile, around 36.8 percent of the population lived in their own house.
People with planned modernization of a solar system depending on their living situation
Population
- 36.8% – Live in their own house
- 7.4% – Live in your own condominium
- 55.8% – Live as a rent/sublet
People who are definitely/maybe planning to modernize their solar system/photovoltaics
- 71.1% – Live in their own house
- 6.3% – Live in your own condominium
- 22.6% – Live for rent/sublet
People in Germany who are planning to modernize or purchase a new solar system (photovoltaic system) according to the size of their place of residence in comparison with the population
According to projections, around 3.31 million people in Germany were definitely planning to modernize or purchase a new solar system/photovoltaic system in 2020. In this group of people, around 33.2 percent of the people lived in a place with 5,000 to fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. This applied to around 26.6 percent of the population.
People with planned modernization of a solar system depending on the size of their place of residence - Image: Xpert.Digital
People with planned modernization of a solar system depending on the size of their place of residence
Population
- 5.5% – Up to less than 2T population
- 8.6% – 2T to under 5T residents
- 26.6% – 5T to under 20T residents
- 18.5% – 20T to under 50T residents
- 8.9% – 50T to less than 100T inhabitants
- 15.3% – 100T to less than 500T inhabitants
- 16.6% – 500 thousand inhabitants and more
People who are definitely/maybe planning to modernize their solar system/photovoltaics
- 5.6% – Up to less than 2T population
- 12.9% – 2T to under 5T residents
- 33.2% – 5T to under 20T residents
- 19.6% – 20T to under 50T residents
- 7.5% – 50T to less than 100T inhabitants
- 11.6% – 100T to under 500T inhabitants
- 9.7% – 500T inhabitants and more
People in Germany who are planning to modernize or purchase a new solar system (photovoltaic system) by gender in comparison with the population
According to projections, around 3.31 million people in Germany were definitely planning to modernize or purchase a new solar system/photovoltaic system in 2020. In this group of people, around 45.1 percent of the people were female. Meanwhile, around 50.7 percent of the population were women.
People planning to modernize a solar system by gender – Image: Xpert.Digital
People planning to modernize a solar system by gender
Population
- 49.3% – men
- 50.7% – women
People who are definitely/maybe planning to modernize their solar system/photovoltaics
- 54.9% – men
- 45.1% – women
- Warehouses, production halls and industrial halls with their own power source from a photovoltaic roof system - Image: NavinTar|Shutterstock.com
- Industrial plant with its own power source from an outdoor photovoltaic system - Image: Peteri|Shutterstock.com
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