{"id":41457,"date":"2020-07-21T07:07:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T20:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=41457"},"modified":"2020-07-21T08:05:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T21:35:47","slug":"solar-carpark-morphett-vale-mb1609","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-carpark-morphett-vale-mb1609\/","title":{"rendered":"Bifacial Solar Car Park Starts Cranking Clean Electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bifacial<\/p>\n

Another solar carpark using an innovative design system and bifacial solar panels has popped up – this one outside the City of Onkaparinga’s Wakefield House at Morphett Vale<\/a> in Adelaide’s south.<\/p>\n

A new 22kW solar power system has been installed at the centre that is generating cheap, clean power while also providing some shade for vehicles parked underneath. The 54 modules used for the project are bifacial solar panels<\/a>, meaning they generate electricity from light hitting the panels from below as well as above; with the structure angled to maximise solar energy generation.<\/p>\n

If the design of this solar carport looks familiar to regular readers, that’s likely because it uses a system recently mentioned by SQ’s Richard. PVDynamics’ Series 100 solar roofing system is a low-labour way to rapidly install solar panel roofs for outdoor structures. You can read more about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The solar car park adds to Wakefield House’s existing 6kW rooftop array and is expected\u00a0 to reduce the facility’s energy bills by $7,500 annually, while avoiding 14 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emission each year.<\/p>\n

“Additionally, most of the structure\u2019s materials were manufactured locally and are made to be recycled at the end of their 25+ year lifecycle,” said<\/a> City of Onkaparinga Green Buildings Officer Ryan Halyburton.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Green Buildings Initiative<\/h2>\n

The Wakefield House project is part of Onkaparinga Council’s Green Buildings Initiative, an ongoing program seeking to slash energy consumption, water use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with all Council-owned buildings.<\/p>\n

This project follows the recent installation of more than 1,000 solar panels at three of the City of Onkaparinga\u2019s highest energy-consuming sites<\/p>\n