Photovoltaics + car manufacturing, exploring new paths for zero-carbon factories!

The automotive industry is one of the world's largest manufacturing industries, with a huge and growing market. In recent years, with the addition of new energy vehicles, the market competition landscape of the automotive industry has changed. "Green and low-carbon" has become the goal pursued by automakers, and it has also brought new opportunities to the photovoltaic industry.

Advantages of installing photovoltaics in automakers' factories

The automobile production industrial zone has a vast idle roof, which is an ideal installation site for photovoltaic power stations. "Photovoltaic + car manufacturing" is also a new path to create a zero-carbon factory, with obvious advantages in economic benefits, social benefits, environmental benefits, roof protection, and easing power restrictions.

● Economic benefits

The roof area of ​​the factory building of automobile enterprises is usually large, and there is a natural advantage in installing photovoltaic power stations. It can provide electricity for enterprises and reduce electricity bills; excess electricity can also be sold to the power grid to increase income.

● Social benefits

As a clean energy, photovoltaic power stations help reduce carbon emissions. By installing photovoltaic power stations, enterprises can effectively use green electricity to build cars, achieve the prescribed energy-saving and emission reduction targets, and contribute to addressing climate change.

● Environmental benefits

Laying photovoltaic panels on the roof of the factory can reduce the indoor temperature by 1 to 2 degrees, effectively improving the indoor working environment.

● Roof protection ‌

The installation of a photovoltaic power station can provide additional protection for the roof, prevent erosion by natural factors such as ultraviolet rays and rain, and extend the service life of the roof.

● Relieve power rationing ‌

During peak hours, the power supply is often tight, which can easily lead to power rationing. By installing a photovoltaic power station, the problem of power rationing can be alleviated to a certain extent and the continuity of production can be ensured‌.

Pain points in the application of photovoltaic products in automobile factory buildings

Affected by the characteristics of the industry, automobile factory buildings still have some pain points to be solved in terms of waterproof performance, roof load pressure, power quality, green and low carbon.

● Waterproof requirements

Automobile factory buildings have high requirements for roof waterproof performance and have always used TPO waterproof membranes. Conventional photovoltaic modules need to be punched. If the operation is improper during the construction process, it is easy to cause roof leakage.

● Load pressure

Automobile factory buildings require dust-free, constant temperature and humidity, and cannot be reinforced in the traditional sense. In addition, the roof load pressure is limited, and conventional solar panels are heavy and difficult to install on the roof.

● Power quality

The development of new energy vehicles has put forward higher requirements for the power quality of factory buildings, and it is necessary to ensure that the power provided meets the characteristics of high energy density, power density, long life, safety, and environmental protection.

● Green and low carbon

Recently, the State Council officially issued the "2024-2025 Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Action Plan", which clearly promoted the low-carbon transformation of transportation equipment, and the "green and low-carbon" development of the automobile industry has become a general trend.