Solar obligation in NRW? North Rhine-Westphalia - The current status - New: solar carport solar requirement

Published on: March 17, 2021 / Update from: September 6, 2022 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

Solar system mandatory in North Rhine-Westphalia? – What you should know now

Photovoltaic systems mandatory in North Rhine-Westphalia? – This should interest you – Image: Xpert.Digital & Butusova Elena|Shutterstock.com

In general, over 16 percent of electricity consumption in North Rhine-Westphalia was provided by renewable energies in 2019. With this amount alone, Bremen, Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania could be completely supplied with electricity.

The solar cadastre of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection (LANUV) North Rhine-Westphalia calculated the solar potential of 68 terawatt hours of electricity per year on the roofs of North Rhine-Westphalia. In fact, only 4.5 terawatts of solar power were generated with photovoltaics in 2019 - a meager 6.6 percent of the existing potential.

Suitable for:

• The sun gold of 68 terawatt hours in North Rhine-Westphalia

Is there a requirement to have solar systems in North Rhine-Westphalia?

A nationwide obligation to install PV systems on non-residential buildings such as: B. in Baden-Württemberg or the solar obligation in Berlin will not exist in North Rhine-Westphalia. Likewise not on new residential buildings. Here the state government continues to rely on the voluntariness of citizens and entrepreneurs. The building permit for photovoltaic systems is a state matter.

Solar obligation for solar carports “from now on” or January 1, 2022

Photovoltaic systems are “immediately” mandatory for newly built open and commercial parking areas with more than 35 spaces in North Rhine-Westphalia. This excludes parking areas that belong to residential buildings. According to the new state building regulations adopted on June 30, 2021, this applies to all applications for building permits received by the building supervisory authority in North Rhine-Westphalia from January 1, 2022.

Suitable for:

• Plan and build a solar carport with electricity storage as a solar charging station for electric cars

Ina Scharrenbach (2017) , Ministry of Homeland, Municipal Affairs, Construction and Equality of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia , CC BY-SA 4.0

The NRW Construction Minister Inna Scharrenbach announced this on December 2, 2020 in Düsseldorf. In the future, “huge concrete deserts that seal natural areas – for example in front of supermarkets – should at least be associated with a benefit for society.” They are also said to provide shade and be a remedy against summer “heat islands” in cities. “At the same time, charging stations for electric cars can also be installed,” which in turn corresponds to a classic solar carport system as a solar filling station. “This is something new for us in North Rhine-Westphalia.” These are regulated in a legal regulation. The planned change is part of an amendment to the state building regulations, which is due to take effect on July 1, 2021 and which the state cabinet has already approved, reported Scharrenbach.

What is the right solar carport system?

There are already many good approaches. But nothing is like the HELIOS carport system from T.Werk GmbH from Ellzee. It is suitable for individual solar carports as well as for large company or public parking spaces, can be used flexibly as an additional solar charging station and, above all, can be planned.

System seems to be program at T.Werk. As with all of its products, T.Werk attaches great importance to high quality, quick assembly and flexible applicability, which pays off in the end. This is also the case with the HELIOS carport from T.Werk, where planning security is the top priority, avoiding expensive corrections and retrofitting.

The HELIOS carports are, so to speak, smart city-ready and smart grid-ready . You can take full advantage of modular options. Whatever the reason, the HELIOS carport is also available without a PV mounting system. It can therefore be used like a modular system. Charging stations, inverters and other options for smart cities and smart grids are easy to install.

Single carport, double carport or row carport. For any even or odd rows of parking spaces.

More about it here:

• More green electricity from solar carports – Which solar carport system is best suited?
• Solar carports with electricity storage as solar charging stations for electric cars

Are PV systems in North Rhine-Westphalia subject to approval? So generally on a voluntary basis?

• Photovoltaic systems on roofs or facades do not require approval in North Rhine-Westphalia according to the state building regulations.
• In the case of listed buildings or buildings that are particularly worth preserving, you must consult the local building regulations office.
• Outdoor photovoltaic systems require approval and require a building permit. A building permit must be applied for in accordance with the North Rhine-Westphalia state building regulations.

🢂 We will keep you updated here about further developments in NRW!

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