French renewable energy company Idex is deploying two solar carports in the parking lots of facilities owned by Bordeaux-based winery Cordier in Languedoc and Gironde, France.
The two carports will use a total of 1,118 bifacial solar panels from Chinese manufacturer DMEGC and 20 EV charging stations.
One of the two projects is nearing completion in Trilles, Département Hérault. The annual production of solar panels is estimated at 631 MWh. The carport will have 345W Huawei inverters and eight 22kW EvBox BusinessLine charging stations.
“With the growing evolution of the French electric vehicle fleet, this is not yet enough,” says Édouard Roblot, director of low-carbon buildings at Idex. “But because we always plan for these types of operations, 20% of the spaces are pre-equipped and ready to receive new terminals if necessary.”
Idex will also resell electricity produced by solar carports to Cordier, at a price considered ‘competitive’.
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