Rooftop solar systems offer significant potential for gas stations, moving beyond a conventional reliance on grid power.

By harnessing solar energy, gas stations can reduce costs, increase resilience, promote sustainability, and potentially generate new revenue streams.

As the world moves toward a greener future, integrating solar power into gas stations provides both economic and environmental benefits.

1. Powering On-Site Operations:

The primary application is to generate electricity to directly power the gas station's operational needs.

Benefits:

Reduced Electricity Bills: Significantly decreases reliance on the grid and associated costs, leading to long-term savings.

Power for Pumps: Powers the fuel pumps, ensuring continuous operation even during grid outages (when coupled with battery storage).

Lighting and Signage: Provides electricity for indoor and outdoor lighting, illuminated signs, and other electrical fixtures.

POS Systems and Computers: Powers point-of-sale systems, computers, and other electronic equipment in the station.

Air Conditioning and Heating: Supports HVAC systems for customer comfort and employee well-being.

EV Charging: If the station has EV charging capabilities, solar can help offset the high electrical load of the chargers.

2. Backup Power and Resilience:

Rooftop solar combined with battery storage can provide a reliable backup power source during grid outages.

Benefits:

Uninterrupted Service: Ensures the gas station can continue to operate during power failures, maintaining access to fuel for customers.

Emergency Power: Provides electricity for emergency lighting, communication systems, and other essential services during grid disruptions.

Customer Safety and Convenience: Ensures customers can still access fuel and other services during emergencies.

Business Continuity: Reduces financial losses associated with downtime during power outages.

3. Sustainable and Environmentally Conscious Image:

Utilizing rooftop solar demonstrates a commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Benefits:

Reduced Carbon Footprint: Decreases reliance on fossil fuel-based energy, reducing the gas station's carbon footprint.

Enhanced Brand Image: Positions the station as eco-friendly and socially conscious, appealing to environmentally-minded customers.

Attracting New Customers: Can draw in customers who prioritize sustainable practices and are looking for businesses that align with their values.

Marketing Opportunities: Provides opportunities for marketing campaigns highlighting the station's commitment to green energy.

4. Potential for Revenue Generation (Net Metering/Feed-in Tariffs):

In some regions, gas stations can sell excess solar-generated electricity back to the grid through net metering programs or feed-in tariffs.

Benefits:

Additional Revenue Stream: Generates revenue by exporting surplus energy, further improving the return on investment.

Offsetting Costs: Helps to offset the initial cost of the solar system through the money earned by selling excess energy.

Grid Stability: Contributes to the stability of the local power grid by feeding in clean energy.

5. Integration with Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure:

As EV adoption grows, gas stations are increasingly incorporating EV chargers. Rooftop solar can be a cost-effective way to support this infrastructure.

Benefits:

Reduced Charging Costs: Solar power can significantly reduce the electricity costs associated with EV charging.

Sustainable Charging Options: Provides a more eco-friendly charging experience for EV customers.

Increased Revenue: Attracts EV drivers to the gas station for charging, potentially leading to increased overall revenue.

PVkingdom(Chongqing) New Energy Co., Ltd. (referred to as "PVkingdom,"), was established in early 2021 with a registered capital of RMB 58 million. It is a rising new energy technology company. Relying on the leading enterprises in the global photovoltaic industry, the company is mainly engaged in a package of services such as new energy project investment, engineering construction, product supply, and technical consulting.

PVkingdom has a professional team of more than 100 people. The team members are mainly doctoral and master's degree holders with strong technical strength and outstanding professional ability. Among them, there are more than 20 technical personnel, who generally have more than 5 years of experience in the photovoltaic industry or more than 20 years of experience in the power industry. At the same time, they also have good market resources and technical resources in the field of new energy.

As the official authorized agent of industry leaders such as LONGi, Jinko, and GoodWe for many years, we have strong technical strength, excellent performance products and absolutely guaranteed supporting services. Over the years, the company has also established a complete, efficient, closed-loop engineering service system and supply guarantee system to provide customers with more scientific, safer and more comprehensive services. PVkingdom has completed hundreds of new energy projects of different types and sizes, with a total installed capacity of more than 100MW, including centralized ground photovoltaic power stations, industrial and commercial rooftop distributed photovoltaic projects, household rooftop distributed photovoltaic projects, solar and energy storage and charging integrated projects, etc.

With the company's rapid growth and continuous expansion of business in recent years, since 2023, PVkingdom started to establish branches in countries and regions such as Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand to achieve cross-border expansion, extension of the industrial chain and coordinated development: PVkingdom Holdings Hong Kong Co., Ltd., PVkingdom (Vietnam) New Energy Investment Co., Ltd., LEO PVkingdom New Energy Co., Ltd. (Thailand PVkingdom).

Now, PVkingdom is following the trend of the new energy revolution, actively promoting the dual-carbon strategy and the development of new energy, and striving to grow into a top-notch one-stop service provider of smart new energy in the industry, bringing more smart new energy to the world.