Solar energy is being used in a number of applications already, but carports are something new. Japan-based Sankyo Tateyama Aluminium has begun selling carports [JP] with solar power generation ...

BRANCHBURG — An 11-year difference in how quickly the township can expect a return on its investment was a principle factor in the decision to add photovoltaic panels on carport roofs to a solar ...

In partnership with SOLARWATT GmbH, BMW is offering buyers of the i3 and i8 EVs a carport fit with solar panels on the roof to help charge the brand’s electric vehicles. The Solarwatt Carport System ...

When triple-digit temperatures hit Woodland Hills this summer, Alma Aguirre isn’t going to be thinking about her vehicle baking in the parking lot at Taft High, but the electricity generated by the ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> New owners of Railroad Avenue commercial buildings have paired to install a “solar carport” that is expected to generate sun-powered electricity to both structures. The owners of 15 ...

GoodWe has started offering its Polaris Series solar carport panels in Australia as part of a broader push into the nation's building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market. The Polaris panels are ...

LAFAYETTE — Parking at the Lafayette BART station will be a bit tighter starting next month while new carports with solar panels are installed. Approximately 200 parking spaces at the station on Deer ...

Target shoppers in California might notice huge solar panels sitting above their cars, as the retailer unveiled its first net-zero energy store that includes 1,800 solar carport panels. A Target store ...

This experiment has already been done at Google, as reported on their official blog. The company runs a 1.6 Megawatt rated solar installation at its Mountain View, Calif. headquarters. Those on its ...

CHESHIRE — Town officials have signed an agreement with a Middletown-based company to build a carport big enough to accommodate 40 cars at the town’s Police Department and have solar panels on the ...

A new solar carport that could save an estimated 65 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year has been unveiled in Plymouth. The 315-panel carport has been unveiled at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) in the ...