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Photovoltaics

Smart cities

Smart energy systems

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Solar cells to power parking pay stations

26. May 2009

Solution provider

City of Copenhagen

The City of Copenhagen is a world leader in green growth and well on its way to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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See how you can link traffic and environment in an elegant solution. When you park your car in the city of Copenhagen you have to pay. Therefore – in 2007 - 1,600 pay-and display machines were installed in the pay zone. The pay and display-machines are specially designed to match the Copenhagen design line, and they are entirely driven by solar power.

The solar panel has 15 W that charges a battery of 75 AH. This environment means that no conventional power supply is necessary. Solar means annual savings at around 125,000 Euro. The pay – and display machines are on-line, which gives the advantage that you can monitor and service them 24-07.