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Copyright attribution to BRE .  \nBRE National Solar Centre  \nMultifunctional Solar Car Parks A good practice guide for owners and developers  \n2 Multifunctional Solar Car Parks-A good practice guide for owners and developers  \nAuthor: Chris Coonick, BRE National Solar Centre  \nEditor: John Holden, BRE Global  \nThis document is a revision of BRE (2016) Solar car parks: a guide for owners and developers. C Jackson and G Hartnell.  \nBRE National Solar Centre would like to thank the following people for their input in to the development of this guide:  \nPhil Brennan (APSE), Matthew Travaskis (ecodrive), Anthony Price (Electricity Storage Network), Gareth Smith (ESPO), Guy Morrison (FlexiSolar), Matthew Thomas (GLA), Ray Noble (Renewable Energy Association), Aleksandra Klassen (Solar Trade Association), Parveen Begum (Solisco), Simon Le Blond (Swanbarton), Richard Bowyer (Triflex UK Ltd), Sarah Glover (FlexiSolar)  \nBRE National Solar Centre provides expert advice on solar technologies, such as solar car parks, and many other solar related topics.  \n[See www.bre.co.uk/nsc for more](See www.bre.co.uk/nsc for more) information.  \nThe production of this publication has been funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency driven to support the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy.  \nAny third-party URLs are given for information and reference purposes only and BRE Ltd. does not control or warrant the accuracy, relevance, availability, timeliness or completeness of the information contained on any third-party website. Inclusion of any third-party details or website is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, products or services offered, nor the companies or organisations in question. Any views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of BRE. BRE has made every effort to ensure that the information and guidance in this publication were accurate when published, but can take no responsibility for the subsequent use of this information, nor for any errors or omissions it may contain. To the extent permitted by law, BRE shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense incurred by reliance on the information or any statement contained herein.  \nMultifunctional Solar Car Parks-A good practice guide for owners and developers 3  \nContents  \n\n| Scope | 4 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Introduction | 4 |\n| Solar car park business case formation | 4 |\n| Modelling solar revenue streams | 4 |\n| Integrating transport and energy infrastructure | 4 |\n| EV charging | 5 |\n| Energy storage | 5 |\n| Premium parking | 6 |\n| LED lighting | 6 |\n| Solar carports and business rates | 6 |\n| Environmental taxes | 6 |\n| CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme | 6 |\n| Climate Change Levy (CCL) | 6 |\n| Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) Scheme | 6 |\n| Local planning policy & developments strategies | 6 |\n| Advertising | 7 |\n| Brand value | 7 |\n| Funding models | 7 |\n| Public sector | 7 |\n| Private sector | 7 |\n| Third-party ownership | 7 |\n| Site selection | 8 |\n| Surface car park sites | 8 |\n| Multi-storey car park sites | 8 |\n| Car park layouts | 8 |\n| Other considerations | 9 |\n| Park Mark – The Safer Parking Scheme | 10 |\n| Carport design | 11 |\n| Design options | 11 |\n\nPerformance 17  \nMonitoring and metering 17  \n\n| BREEAM implications on multifunctional solar carports | 17 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Planning permission | 18 |\n| Planning application | 18 |\n| Distribution network connection | 18 |\n| Regulations | 19 |\n| PV system standards | 19 |\n| Energy storage standards | 19 |\n| EV charge-point standards | 19 |\n| Building Regulations | 19 |\n| Wind loadings | 19 |\n| Impact from vehicles | 19 |\n| Overhead glazing regulations | 19 |\n| Lighting regulations | 19 |\n| Car park layout regulations | 19 |\n| Procurement | 20 |\n| Public sector | 20 |\n| ESPO framework 636 Vehicle Charging Infrastructure | 20 |\n| RE:FIT framew","cbCaijf0VZqdcGRo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijf0VZqdcGRo","pdf",2081324,24,"English","# Scope\n# Introduction\n# Contents\n## Solar car park business case formation\n## Modelling solar revenue streams\n## Integrating transport and energy infrastructure\n## EV charging\n## Energy storage\n## Premium parking\n## LED lighting\n## Solar carports and business rates\n## Environmental taxes\n## CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme\n## Climate Change Levy (CCL)\n## Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) Scheme\n## Local planning policy & developments strategies\n## Advertising\n## Brand value\n## Funding models\n## Site selection\n## Park Mark – The Safer Parking Scheme\n## Carport design\n## Performance\n## Monitoring and metering\n## BREEAM implications on multifunctional solar carports\n## Planning permission and application\n## Regulations and standards\n## Procurement\n## Typical project timescales\n## Case studies\n## United Kingdom\n## Australia\n## Brazil\n## France\n## Germany\n## Kenya\n## UAE","[{\"question\":\"What does the guide define as a solar carport and a solar car park?\",\"answer\":\"A solar carport is a shelter for one or more cars that incorporates solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. 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