Decentralised rooftop PV is the largest supplier of clean power in Australia. With grids catching up, a range of storage options available and rapid uptake of electric vehicles, it is time to build onto this success. Neat brings together designs that define this purpose.
The huge commercial PV project kicked off in early 2014, when Autonomous Energy was engaged by Sydney Markets Limited to replace its old 1970’s carports with purpose built carport structures, integrating 170kW of premium Kyocera solar panels as the roof, and providing undercover parking for 71 cars and trucks.
As noted, phase three, which will also use LG NeON panels, will bring the car park’s total capacity to 911kW, which makes it the largest such installation in the country, so far– at least until the 1.17MW solar array on Adelaide Airport’s short term car park is commissioned early next year. (Brisbane Markets has a 1.06MW solar array, but it is installed on the market buildings themselves, as opposed to Sydney’s purpose-built solar car park.)
