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Overhang with solar panels: carport or porch

Solar panels in your carport or porch

Here you should especially think of solar panels applied in a carport or porch. A canopy with solar panels has many advantages.

The advantages of a carport or porch with solar panels

Is your roof already full of solar panels, but your electricity consumption is not yet fully covered? Is your roof unsuitable or do you not want solar panels on the roof of your home? Then also consider solar panels on a canopy of a carport or porch.

Special overhang with solar panels for carport or porch

With both a carport and a porch, you want the roof to let sunlight through, creating an open and light structure. The back of the solar panel should then be transparent to let sunlight through. Glass-glass solar panels, where the back side is made of glass rather than plastic, offer a solution. However, not every glass-glass solar panel is suitable for this purpose.

If people walk directly under solar panels, it is important that they are fitted with safety glass. Only then can possible injuries be prevented if the solar panel is damaged by an external factor. Consider, for example, a falling roof tile or a car crashing into the porch/carport.

Information for businesses

If you are interested in the business application of solar carport we will gladly put you in contact with one of our specialized Solarwatt partners. Private applications will not be considered.

Proven safety

These solar panels offer you creative freedom in generating clean energy. They are approved as building materials and can be used on carports, porches or on facades without additional safety precautions.

Safetyglass

The SOLARWATT Vision 60M construct has been subjected to the NEN-EN 12600 test for glass for buildings. This is the standard test method for the classification of flat glass products, which includes solar panels in these applications.The Vision 60M construct passed the test very well and is labeled as 1(B)1 safety glass. This means that although the glass can break, the glass is held together when broken.

Firesafety

It is important that the application of solar panels does not increase the risk of (the spread of) fire. Therefore, all Vision 60M construct solar modules are extensively tested for fire safety according to UL 790.The Vision 60M construct also passed the toughest tests and therefore has Fire Class A, the highest achievable class.

BENG-norm

In new construction, the EPC standard, as defined in the Building Code, was used until 2021. These determine the energy performance of the house, requiring certain minimum performance. To meet this, solar panels are almost always already applied to the roof.Since January 2021, the EPC standard has been replaced by the much stricter BENG standard. In order to still meet the standard, merely applying solar panels to the roof will often no longer suffice. Solar facades will therefore also be used much more frequently in new construction starting this year than in previous years.

Facade solar panels

Vision GM3.0 construct solar panel

The SOLARWATT Vision GM3.0 construct solar panel is also ideally suited for application on the facade of a home or building as a solar facade. In this way, the full solar energy potential can be utilized. Also for this application it is very important that the solar panel is fitted with safety glass.

For both new construction and existing construction, it is possible to apply solar panels to the facade. It is important to be well informed here about the possibilities in your situation.

Solar panels are enormously popular in the Netherlands, and now almost 1 in 5 homes is already equipped. In most cases, solar panels are installed on roofs. However, there are many more options, such as placement in a carport or porch, and these also offer additional benefits.