Solar carports combine vehicle protection with clean energy generation and EV charging infrastructure—maximising your car park's potential.
Shade, generation, and EV readiness in one investment
Protect vehicles from weather, reduce interior heat buildup, and enhance employee/customer experience with covered parking.
Generate significant on-site renewable electricity from previously unproductive space. Reduce grid dependence and energy costs.
Pre-wired for EV chargers with integrated cable routing and power distribution. Future-proof your parking facilities.
Visible sustainability statement demonstrating environmental commitment. Meets corporate net-zero targets and attracts green-conscious clients.
Generate solar power without roof penetrations, structural loading, or warranty issues. Ideal when roofs are unsuitable for solar.
Increase property value with renewable energy infrastructure and modern amenities. Attract premium tenants and buyers.
Ideal characteristics for solar carport installations
Not sure if your site is suitable? We provide free feasibility assessments.
From feasibility to live generation in 7 steps
We assess car park layout, ground conditions, shading, grid capacity, and planning constraints to confirm viability.
Structural engineers design foundations and canopy structure. We model solar generation, EV integration, and grid connection.
We submit planning applications with visual impact assessments, structural reports, and community benefits. Most applications succeed.
Apply for G99 grid connection approval for solar export/import. We handle all DNO coordination and technical requirements.
Foundations, structural steelwork, solar panels, and electrical connections installed. We work in phases to maintain parking access.
Install EV chargers with cable routing through carport structure. Pre-wire for future expansion if not installing immediately.
Full system testing, grid connection, and 24/7 remote monitoring. Annual structural inspections and maintenance included.
Generate solar power and use it to charge your EV fleet—all under one structure. Maximum efficiency, minimal grid dependence.
Solar carport produces clean energy during the day
Add battery to store excess for evening charging
EV chargers use solar power to fuel your fleet
Carports work hardest where a sizeable car park, a daytime load, and an EV charging use-case all live on the same site.
Large daytime car parks aligned with peak generation. Carports add a visible sustainability signal, protect customer vehicles and create a natural home for paid EV charging — see our Meadowhall deployment for the pattern.
Convert under-used staff parking into on-site generation plus EV charging. Staff EV uptake accelerates when there’s a covered bay with a charger — a retention and recruitment lever as well as an ESG one.
School, college and council estates often have large flat car parks with stable daytime demand. Carports work well with phased OZEV-funded EV charger rollouts to staff and fleet.
Guest vehicles arrive in the afternoon and stay overnight. A carport with destination chargers generates revenue and gives guests a reason to choose your venue — and the structure can integrate branded signage.
Customer-facing retail, council staff parking and multi-site hospitality — projects with a real car-park footprint and a clear EV-charging plan.
120 chargers across customer car parks with contactless/RFID payment, mobile-app availability, and a dedicated staff zone.
95 AC bays funded through OZEV across staggered phases for 200+ staff transitioning to EVs under clean-air policy.
Standardised charging across 15 UK hotels, integrated with the property management system so guest charging is one line on the room bill.
Solar carports FAQ
Planning, generation, weather, EV integration, and maintenance — answered.
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