The Green Energy Group van Denmark offers vehicle-integrated PV solutions for road transport customers in Europe and North America. The PV systems have copper-Indium-Indium-Gallium-Gallium-Gallium-Senide Thin film technology in solutions that are designed to extend the battery life of the battery, to cut CO2 emissions and reduce the fuel consumption of the diesel.
Green Energy Group in Denmark has developed thin, lightweight vehicle -integrated PV (VIPV) solutions for trucks, trailers and long -distance buses.
Described as suitable for diesel-powered commercial transport vehicles to reduce emissions, to extend the life of the electrical system battery and to improve fuel efficiency, the solar panels are based on glass-free copper-Indium-Indium-Gallium-Senenide (CIGS) thin film PV in its own lightweight panel design.
According to Martin Thayen, CEO, Green Energy Group, the technology lowers the use of the vehicle fuel by 5%. Thayen told PV -Magazine That in an “industry with razor” margins translates into savings that make a big difference. Reduced fuel consumption can also mean a payback time on investments within 10 to 18 months.
According to Thaysen, the clearest business case is for use on long -term trucks, buses and cooled trailers.
Indeed, the company recently published the results of an A/B field test that completed it with one of his customer-in Sweden-based Samat International, part of the French Samat Group.
The latter became a customer after he discovered that trucks with solar energy had a payback period of 11 months based on only fuel savings. The energy production per vehicle per year was 92.3 kWh. In the meantime, more than 40 trucks are equipped. Monitoring revealed other benefits, such as a reduction of 21% in the stationary era and a doubling of the battery life.
Other customers are, among others, Arla and DFDS -based Arla and DFDS, the Sweden -based Postnord, MD Logistika and Germany -based Flixbus -based in the Czech Republic. “Dekruulisation cases, but for many transport operators the direct focus is on improving fuel efficiency. With electrification still expensive and challenging to become a fleet, a practical, cost-effective way to lower fuel, ‘STD ownership of the work and a lower operational work’ becomes
Other adopters of technology are, among others, Arla and DFDS based in Denmark, MD Logistika and Germany -based in the Czech Republic, based in Sweden.
“Noord -Europa is a leading adoption in the vehicle -integrated solar sun, because the value of cutting the use of the diesel and the CO₂ there is even stronger. We are now seeing Central and South Europe quickly catching up while operators are looking for each competitive advantage, while climate is driven in the US.
The Danish company offers a range of CIGS products for vehicles and buildings. One of the VIPV solutions offered is based on a set of 165 W of three 55 W Cigs panels. It is a set of 12 V with a 40 A loading controller, glue and cabling, together with an IP67 insurance, safety connectors and battery. It measures 350 mm x 1,150 mm and has a thickness of 3 mm with a 20 mm connection box. The weight is less than 2.4 kg/m2 when attached to vehicle surfaces with glue.
The panels have a operating temperature range of -40 to 85 ° C and a maximum mechanical load of 2400 PA, 245 kg/m2. They have a guarantee of 90% of the original production capacity after 10 years, and 80% after 25 years.
Green energy sees various benefits of using CIGS compared to conventional silicon PV. “On the road, trucks are confronted with constant vibrations, shocks, extreme weather and irregular light. Solar for transport must be lightweight, resilient, glass -free, fire -safe and able to perform even in partial shadow,” Thayen explained.
Looking at the product trotting map, Thaysen described upcoming systems of third parties that are able to “deliver more electricity in the same footprint” and “richer data” to operators. “The solar technology itself is still early in its development cycle and we expect the efficiency improvements of 30-50% in the next three to four years,” he said.
Green Energy Group was founded in 2015 in Denmark. It employs 42 people.
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