Solar Parking Lot Structures

These overhead solar panel installations are typically installed in parking lots or other paved areas.

Solar parking lot structures.

They are a strict application of the maxim form follows function. Solar canopies structural solar supports are a green solution to large unproductive paved parking areas. Lockheed martin mission systems and training lm mst have had solar carports installed at their facility in clearwater fl. Each solar canopy project is customized to a client s needs creating the most functional and cost effective solar installation available.

Solar parking lots by comparison can be large enough to span dozens of rows of parking. Here are just a few examples. Installing a solar canopy can power your home or it can turn a wide open stretch of pavement into a major electricity generator. All structures are pre engineered high tensile light gauge steel or structural steel and offered in solar or standard carports.

Solar carports utilize existing parking areas to generate power without sacrificing valuable real estate. Dependent on the number of rows of parking required a photovoltaic carport are typically one two or three rows wide. We offer solar mounting canopy structures for areas such as walkways detention basins recreational parks ball parks as well as new or existing carport parking lot structures. By utilizing parking areas in addition to existing building roofs solar carports can vastly increase the overall energy production of your solar project.

Solar canopies are elevated structures that host solar panels and provide shade. The resulting conversion now generates 12 8 mw of power. Installing solar panels on parking structures would only continue that premise only there would be much more function to the form. In 2014 whole foods constructed 325 kw of solar power at their site in brooklyn ny covering their entire parking lot in solar panels.

Solar parking lot conversions the eastern long island solar project elisp is an example of an extensive solar panel parking lot project where blue oak engineers were able to integrate solar panel structures with little impact during planning and construction.