French rail operator launches tender for 156 PV carports
French state-owned railway operator SNCF plans to install 1.1 million square meters of solar modules at its train stations by 2030. Developers interested in its new solar carport tender have until April 15 to submit their project proposals.
Solar carport without foundations
Conceived by French solar company Mecojit, the solar carport solution can be deployed without excavation work and can be coupled with EV recharging stations.
France’s largest PV carport is under construction
A 29 MW solar carport is being built by Engie at the factory of car manufacturer Stellantis in Sochaux. The plant is scheduled to begin commercial operation in October 2022.
India’s largest solar carport comes online
The 6.2 MWp solar carport at Tata Motors’ manufacturing facility in Maharashtra spans over 30,000 square meters.
Portable, grid-connected solar carport
The “Gismo Power” solar carport is entirely mobile, can be connected to the grid, and can be folded for storage.
Huge solar carport for Disneyland Paris
A new 17 MW solar array is expected to cover around 17% of the theme park’s electricity needs. Completion is scheduled for 2023.
A car park PV folding roof to recharge electric vehicles
The first Horizon folding rooftop has been installed above a parking lot in Switzerland, where it will generate power for on-site consumption, including EV charging.
Perpetum to build world’s largest solar carport in Belgium
The 20 MW plant will feature 62,750 solar panels. Installer Perpetum Energy plans to commission the project in the spring of 2020.
Requests to access solar net-metering in Dubai reach 323 MW
To date, 50 MW of net-metered solar power arrays have been connected to the grid in the Emirates. One of the latest is a 2 MW PV carport at the headquarters of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) building.
