Solar powered charging station for electric vehicles in Gateshead, UK

A solar powered electric vehicle charging point has been started in UK’s low carbon economic area, Gateshead due to the collaboration among companies like Romag, Tegrel and British Gas. The PowerPark , that is what this concept is called, is a parking lot in the civic centre in Gateshead, which has canopies coated with Powerglaze photovoltaic panels to park cars, can generate electricity. This electricity can then be used for charging the electric vehicles or if surplus, can be supplied to the country’s grid.

These canopies can be installed in all open parking lots from malls to airports and can play a major part in reducing demand of fossil fuels as well as promoting the use of electric vehicles and solar energy.
[thegreencarwebsite]