Multiple uses for multiple profits – advantages of solar systems “on top” of your retail or shopping center:

• Generate additional revenue and / or save on electricity costs by consuming your PV-electricity on your premises
• Meet tomorrows building standards for onsite energy generation already today.
• Be ready for the age of electro mobility with its potential to revolutionize customer behavior and site preferences.

Forced to reduce overall costs while increasing the attractiveness of retail property, operators of such outlets and commercial centers find interesting solutions in the active promotion of renewable energies underlining their environmental stewardship goals.

Photovoltaic systems installed on the roof of shopping centers generate additional revenue through feed-in tariffs and net metering incentives as well as reducing electricity cost if used on-site.

Anticipating the further rise of ecological building standards, installing PV-systems today will ensure that properties meet future requirements for on-site clean energy generation and secure the properties long-term attractiveness to tenants and consumers alike. Additionally, combining re-roofing and Solar Integrated’s building  integrated photovoltaic solutions can solve issues such as leakage problems while implementing solar systems in just one step. As Solar Integrated’s solutions - based on UNI-SOLAR^®’s PV-laminate , which render high energy yields – are lightweight and durable they can be integrated into nearly every type of roof and are powerful electricity providers even under suboptimal orientation and tilt angle. Combined with a real time display allowing the center management to visualize the investment and share the information with its visitors and occupants additional marketing benefit can be achieved.

Parking space in front of a shopping center is not only a necessity but can also be turned into an attractive feature of the shopping experience when covered by solar carports, making renewable energy generation directly perceptible. With more plug-in hybrid and electric cars expected to becoming market-ready, being at the forefront of promoting electro mobility can have a great impact on a retail outlet’s appeal.  Providing charging stations for plug-in cars powered by the solar energy generated by the center itself can be an image booster as well as extending the time period visitors stay,  shop and spend.