L R AS Published on Sunday 17 December 2023 - n° 470 - Categories:products, various products
A wooden solar carport
French timber frame supplier Azélan has developed a solar carport made from rot-proof Douglas fir. TheCO2 footprint over the entire life cycle is 25 times lower than that of steel.
A 100 m² carport avoids the emission of
The extra cost of the wooden structure alone is around 30% higher than its steel equivalent. The cost of the structure accounts for only 25% of the total price of a photovoltaic carport project, the rest being spent on The rest is spent on roads and miscellaneous network works, masonry and connecting the systems to the electricity grid", says the company. "In the end, the investment is only 10% higher. "
PV Tech of 15 December 2023
