Enowatt says its modular, demountable photovoltaic structures allow companies to deploy solar energy capacity at existing sites without major building reinforcement, using ballast units installed directly on asphalt.
Enowatt has developed removable ‘solar tables’ and shade structures that can be installed directly on asphalt, giving businesses a turnkey way to use solar energy without major construction work.
Yannick Simon, head of the metal skeleton company, was regularly asked to work on projects with existing buildings. His customers, mostly small and medium-sized enterprises, often showed interest in installing solar panels. “But after a €3,000 structural study, we were faced with costly reinforcements half the time, or even the complete impossibility of installing the panels,” Simon said. pv magazine France.
Simon launched Enowatt in 2023 to address this problem. The company offers turnkey solutions for solar canopies and “solar tables,” which it describes as small, modular, ground-mounted photovoltaic systems. Each unit has a standard size of 6.15 kWp, with two rows of five columns containing 10 solar panels.
“In a new building, it remains more economical to install panels on the roof,” he says. “But at existing locations, our ballast solution significantly reduces the work required: only the utility trench needs to be dug.”
Now certified under the Reconnu Garant de l’Environnement (RGE) label – “it wasn’t easy, but it’s done” – the company can handle the full design and installation or supply the systems as kits after customer staff have been trained to complete the work themselves. Customers can choose versions with or without photovoltaic modules. Enowatt uses Tongwei TWMNH-66HD 615W panels as reference equipment, but adapts its frames to other models.
A solar table installation typically takes six days for a team of three on a project of approximately 100 kW to the inverter. DIY packages without photovoltaic panels start at €0.14/W excluding VAT for approximately 500 kW and €0.20/W excluding VAT for approximately 24 kW. Supplied and installed systems without AC connection cost €0.55/W excluding VAT for 500 kW and €0.65/W excluding VAT for 24 kW.
Installing reinforced shade structures takes approximately seven days with a team of three for a project of approximately 100 kW. In the version with self-installation kit without photovoltaic components, prices start at €0.52/W excluding VAT for approximately 500 kW and €0.82/W excluding VAT for approximately 60 kW. Fully supplied and installed versions without AC connection cost €0.88/W excluding VAT for 500 kW and €1.15/W excluding VAT for 60 kW.
The company is based in Brittany and supports a range of projects throughout France. Simon mentions a wastewater treatment plant and a tannery among the sites already equipped.
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