Solar Panel Parking Lot Prototype

Solar roadways received a 750 000 grant from the federal highway administration to build a parking lot paved with solar panels.

Solar panel parking lot prototype.

We knew we wanted to increase the solar cell coverage since sr2 had only 69 percent surface coverage. Solar canopies are an increasingly popular way to take advantage of parking and invest in solar power. The main disadvantages are. Now the brusaws have a working prototype covering a 12 by 36 foot parking lot outside the couple s electronics lab in idaho.

The panels absorb solar radiation and reduce the heat island effect of the parking lot during the day although during the night the panels will hold heat a bit more. Parking lot solar canopy installations are an excellent installation option for malls airports hospitals and other facilities with large parking areas. The new panels look quite different from the prototype we saw almost. Not only will you generate green power but your employees and customers will appreciate the shade to protect their vehicles.

Solar canopies are an efficient use of space parking lots are an untapped opportunity for solar installations all across the country. After installing the phase ii prototype parking lot we realized that some improvements could be made to the sr2 panel design. The roads would consist of a series of intelligent interconnected panels. According to the lawrence berkeley national laboratory pavement makes up 35 to 50 percent of total surface area in cities and 40 percent of that pavement is parking lots installing a solar canopy over an existing parking lot is simply a more efficient use of.

But what is the science behind this. It is much more expensive to set this up because you need a solid construction that will hold the solar panels. After receiving their first government grant in 2009 solar roadways has moved this project forward and just recently finished the first parking lot prototype. 15 2011 9 17 a m.

The best idea in a long time. The parking lot is equivalent to a 3600 watt solar array. Covering parking lots with solar panels.