Solar carport for customers and employees in open parking spaces

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Published on: July 2, 2021 / update from: July 2, 2021 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

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Electric vehicles are on the rise. The topic of the solar requirement for solar carports and also the coming end of combustion vehicles as well as the further increased environmental bonus are driving the market.

In Baden-Württemberg, this is now legally stipulated in the solar requirement for open parking spaces with 75 or more spaces, both for private and company parking spaces. There is no alternative as with the requirement for photovoltaic systems for new non-residential buildings. Photovoltaic systems cannot be installed as a substitute on other outdoor areas or in their immediate surroundings and the area used as a result cannot be counted towards the fulfillment of the obligation.

There are still very few statistics and figures surrounding solar carports. The little information, in turn, is not shared for strategic reasons because a new market in the field of photovoltaics is establishing itself here.

More about this here: Photovoltaics Library (PDF)

Did you know that the greatest interest in a solar system comes from small towns with 5,000 to under 20,000 residents?

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. This also applies to people with a household net income of 5,000 euros and more. The proportion here is 37.1%.

But this mainly applies to solar systems for the roof or garage roof. Gasoline and diesel vehicles will no longer be manufactured in the near future, so the increase in electric vehicles is the logical consequence. A clear increase in the number of electric cars can already be seen based on the latest first registrations. While the proportion of electric cars sold has been rather hesitant in recent years, the electric car market is now experiencing an enormous increase, which has been driven further by the increased environmental bonus, especially in the wake of the Corona pandemic.

In a survey in 2016, 21% of those surveyed said they had a positive attitude towards the environmental bonus. 28 percent of those surveyed said they had a rather positive attitude towards the environmental bonus.

Survey on attitudes towards the environmental bonus for electric cars in Germany 2016

Survey on attitudes towards the environmental bonus for electric cars in Germany – Image: Xpert.Digital

What is your personal attitude to the state environmental bonus for electric vehicles?

21% – Positive
28% – Somewhat positive
31% – Neutral
11% – Rather negative
9% – Negative

The statistics show the results of a survey from October 2016 on attitudes to the state environmental bonus for electric vehicles in Germany. 1,001 people who own at least one car for which they also take care of insurance and maintenance were surveyed. The purchase (purchase or leasing) of an electric vehicle that is registered for the first time and does not exceed a net list price of the basic model of 60,000 euros is eligible for funding. The premium is borne equally by the federal government and half by the automobile manufacturer. 28 percent of those surveyed said they had a rather positive attitude towards the environmental bonus.

Amount of the environmental bonus for the purchase of electric vehicles in Germany (as of June 10, 2020)

Amount of the environmental bonus for the purchase of electric vehicles – Image: Xpert.Digital

This statistic shows the amount of the purchase bonus for electric vehicles, which is also known as the environmental bonus, by type of electric vehicle drive in Germany in 2020. The purchase (purchase or leasing) of an electric vehicle and corresponding used vehicles are eligible. The premium is borne proportionately by the federal government and the automobile manufacturer. The environmental bonus for pure battery electric vehicles with a net list price of up to 40,000 euros amounted to 9,000 euros per vehicle in 2020.

The funding rates stated apply retroactively to those approved from June 4th. According to BAFA, pure electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell cars as well as corresponding used vehicles are eligible for funding.

Amount of the environmental bonus for the purchase of electric vehicles in Germany 2020

Federal share

Battery vehicle up to €40,000 Net list price: €6000
Plug-in hybrid vehicle up to €40,000 Net list price: €4500
Battery vehicle over €40,000 Net list price: €5000
Plug-in hybrid vehicle over €40,000 Net list price: €3750

Manufacturer share

Battery vehicle up to €40,000 Net list price: €3000
Plug-in hybrid vehicle up to €40,000 Net list price: €2250
Battery vehicle over €40,000 Net list price: €2500
Plug-in hybrid vehicle over €40,000 Net list price: €1875

Purchase bonus

Battery vehicle up to €40,000 Net list price: €9,000
Plug-in hybrid vehicle up to €40,000 Net list price: €6750
Battery vehicle over €40,000 Net list price: €7500
Plug-in hybrid vehicle over €40,000 Net list price: €5625

We advise companies that are affected by the solar obligation for solar carports as well as solar installers:

The solution is the HELIOS solar carport system from T.Werk:

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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Plan and build solar carport

Why solar carports are now important

It wasn't long ago that typical solar systems usually in demand either for pitched roofs on houses or for flat roofs on production and industrial halls. Acceptance was also high for solar parks and solar fields Particularly when it comes to ground , 62% of respondents in a survey stated that they would rather have a solar park as an electricity generation system in their neighborhood than, for example, a nuclear power plant. Here only 5% were in favor of nuclear energy.

With electromobility and the lack of charging infrastructure, the idea of solar carports in open parking spaces .

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Price development for a fully installed solar system* in Germany

Solar systems – prices in Germany – Image: Xpert.Digital

The statistics show the price development for a fully installed solar system in Germany from 2008 to 2018. In 2018, a fully installed surface-mounted solar system with an output of ten to 100 kilowatt peak in Germany cost 1,070 euros per kilowatt peak in the fourth quarter of the year.

*Net system price for a rooftop system of 10 to 100 kWp. The values refer to the fourth quarter of the year.

Solar systems – prices in Germany until 2018 (in euros per kilowatt peak)

2018 – 1.070 €
2017 – 1.140 €
2016 – 1.260 €
2015 – 1.260 €
2014 – 1.300 €
2013 – 1.390 €
2012 – 1.410 €
2011 – 1.960 €
2010 – 2.600 €
2009 – 3.010 €
2008 – 4.060 €

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