The lightweight, low-maintenance, solar systems for solar carparks enables commercial, municipal and city facilities to maximise on-site renewable energy generation while adding functional beautification and safety benefits to parking infrastructure.
ClearVue says the products are part of its mission to turn solar into a construction material, with the added advantages of being able to charge electric vehicles and providing lighting for safety and security as well as delivering tangible sustainability benefits.
“This is a game-changing solution because the cost is remarkably similar to that of standard carports” said ClearVue Managing Director and CEO, Douglas Hunt. “Since the metal-backed solar product from ClearVue becomes the roof of the structure, it is incredibly lightweight, cost-efficient and boasts low embedded carbon. At the same time, it allows for a very modern, attractive architectural design and the modular system makes for fast installation. Expanding our ClearVue-Helios solutions into carparks demonstrates the true potential and versatility of this forward-thinking BIPV technology. Our solar carports turn everyday parking lots into fully functional renewable energy hubs with high-capacity solar generation and payback periods of less than four years.”
ClearVue-Helios Solar Carpark solutions can generate 220 Watts per square metre delivering reliable, high-capacity onsite energy generation. The carpark solutions have been certified under IEC 61730 for PV module safety, IEC 61215 for design qualification and type approval and UL790 fire tests for BIPV products.
The installation is designed to be waterproof, fire-resistant, hail resistant and have no exposed junction boxes or DC cables ensuring a long lifespan.
The lightweight, flexible and modular metal-backed panels weigh just 5kg per square metre and 10kg per square metre for the steel-backed trafficable option. The carport design uses a fully prefabricated rectangular steel and purlin structure suitable for large and medium-sized parking lots. The modular design also reduces installation time by up to 70 percent to minimise disruption during deployment.
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