New solar carport solution from France
From pv magazine France
French heating and energy savings specialist Aterno has launched PowerPark, a new solar carport solution for small and medium-sized businesses.
The carport measures 5.20×5.51m and its height varies between 2.33 and 2.93m. It can host two vehicles and is powered by 15 monocrystalline solar panels with a total capacity of 5.65kW, which corresponds to a generation capacity of between 9,300 and 15,400 kWh/year depending on the location.
“The continuous rise in the price of electricity, coupled with the high environmental expectations of consumers, are increasingly encouraging small and medium-sized businesses to gain energy independence,” said Aterno president Thierry Fallard. “Aware of this major concern, we decided to design PowerPark.”
Designed and manufactured entirely in Alsace, the PowerPark can be installed on all types of ground, regardless of the configuration of the car park and whether or not leaning against a building, the manufacturer said. In order to adapt to all locations, the company offers a modular, scalable system that can host two or more vehicles.
According to the company, the carport can be deployed and start operation within 48 hours and the solar array can also be equipped with one or more WallBox charging stations for hybrid or electric vehicles.
The new product comes with a 15-year guarantee and is sold starting from €19,900, excluding VAT, depending on the system configuration.
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Cool. This is 2x the size of the ones I build but the same idea.
And they only have to charge the EV the daily usage of 40 miles US or about 4-5kwh/day/EV.
And at 5.6kw, that is about 25kwh/day US average so could charge 3-5 EVs/day
Will this unit have battery storage and or a grid connection? That’s not enough solar power to charge most cars. It would take 4 days to charge a Ford pickup! One charging package I have seen has batteries to level out the load on the grid.
Imagine replacing a big 20 pump gas station with a 20 rapid charger station. It would have to be co-located with a main power line to provide the power. I think the rush to EVs will bring some interesting challenges.
I understand that it would take 4 days to charge a ford, but consider that you don’t fill up your gas tank every day. Same for EV, you don’t drain your battery to 0% daily.
The idea is that you plug in every day using this and it will likely charge enough to get you from home to work and back daily and at zero cost.
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