Solar Infrastructure.
Power is not equal to power
Driving with electrical or hybrid engines is only truly emissions-free when the electricity is generated from renewable sources like solar energy.
Solar Infrastructure
Electric vehicles cannot be charged/fueled en route, e.g. on the way to work, like gasoline- or diesel-driven vehicles. Electric vehicles are charged while they are parked and therefore require an appropriate charging infrastructure.
The power supply/charging station can be grid-connected or off-grid. When grid-connected charging stations are used, photovoltaic-generated energy can be fed into the existing power grid and extracted by the charging stations, which are also connected to the grid. In other words, the PV system generates the electrical energy the charging stations transfer to electric vehicles (energy equivalence).
Network-independent power supply requires an energy storage device to buffer the electricity generated by photovoltaics, so that energy supply is ensured, even at times when little solar energy is produced or in areas with insufficient network access ("island system").
SOLON is developing solutions for both grid-connected and off-grid charging stations.