Solar filling station: Solar carports as a further step for the growing charging station infrastructure

Solar carport development and potential

With regard to the emission-free EU policy, the rising diesel and gasoline prices, the increase in electric vehicles with the associated charging stations and charging point bottlenecks, not only will a completely different driving and vehicle situation develop here in the next few years, but also the refueling or charging behavior will change completely. Refueling and charging will no longer only be possible on a large scale at central solar filling stations ; these will be distributed decentrally across the area. Wherever there are parking spaces, potential for charging points and charging stations will arise.

An interesting new market with great potential is emerging here, especially for solar installers, which is being driven primarily by politics. The aim is not for the electricity to continue to come from the socket, but rather from the photovoltaic technology around the corner, primarily via the solar carport concept in open parking spaces. This does not mean public parking spaces. Open parking spaces are mostly covered and uncovered spaces.

It wasn't long ago that typical solar systems mainly in demand 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 .

Solar carports as a further step for the growing charging station infrastructure

In a survey, experts from the e-mobility industry confirmed with over 70% that the expansion of the charging station network has a strong influence on the market for electric vehicles. Another 22% believe it is at least having an impact on the EV market.

In comparison, the number of street filling stations has decreased over the past ten years. The number fell continuously from 14,410 in 2010 to 14,089 in 2020. The number of charging points in Germany developed in the opposite direction; from 2012 to 2021 the number increased almost tenfold. With the increasing number of electric cars, the number of charging stations will continue to grow in the future.

While a charging station consists of one or more charging points, the difference to a charging point is that only one electric vehicle can be charged at a charging point at a time. A charging station can therefore consist of one or more charging points.

In addition to wallboxes, charging stations are part of the charging points. There are currently over 39,500 charging points in total (as of February 2021).

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39,500 charging points compared to 14,000 filling stations only looks very good at first glance. But the fact is that gas stations can refuel and charge more vehicles at the same time much faster. According to estimates, electric car charging stations can currently only cover 10% of the performance level compared to gas stations. What makes things even more difficult is the patchy infrastructure of charging options. If you also take into account that the proportion of electric cars in daily traffic is much lower. The problem will increase even more if the proportion of electric cars grows in the next few years, which is to be expected.

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

How is the development of new charging stations in Germany?

• 2010 – 89 charging stations
• 2011 – 254 charging stations
• 2012 – 153 charging stations
• 2013 – 144 charging stations
• 2014 – 315 charging stations
• 2015 – 620 charging stations
• 2016 – 1,174 charging stations
• 2017 – 2,040 charging stations
• 2018 – 4,107 charging stations
• 2019 – 5,019 charging stations
• 2020 – 4,530 charging stations
• 2021 – 1,146 charging stations (January to April)

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

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

That's why Xpert.Solar for solar carport consulting and planning as a further step for the growing charging station infrastructure

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