Parkit explains: Parkasol

Parkasol is a carport with a charging station and solar panels on the roof, with 100% clean energy directly from the sun. The goal is to create a Swedish network of 700 Parkasol in the best locations where all electric cars can charge with 100% clean energy from the sun. 

Parkasol Sweden AB is the official distributor in Sweden with a focus on climate-smart parking solutions.

What is Parkasol?

Parkasol is a product from the Netherlands where the parent company ParkingWare BV provided over 150 locations with smart parking systems, such as the parking lots at Schiphol Airport and in municipalities (Amsterdam, etc.). In Sweden, Parkasol Sweden AB is the official distributor of Parkasol.

Service: Parkasol

Parkasol is a carport with a charging post and solar panels on the roof. This product is aimed at everyone from property and land owners to housing associations and business owners. With Parkasol, customers and visitors can charge their electric cars with clean energy directly from a solar panel, which is both energy-saving and cost-effective in the long run, but also beneficial in hard-to-reach places without electricity grids. 

Advantages of Parkasol:

• 100% clean electricity from the sun
• The car is protected under a roof
• Less environmental impact
• Cost savings
• Efficiency gains
• Self-sufficient

The excess electrical energy can, for example, be sold back to the grid or used for the energy needs of surrounding buildings. Parkasol also works in the Swedish climate despite cold, snow and dark winters.

Other parking solutions

In addition to the main product Parkasol, Parkasol Sweden AB offers other parking solutions to different customer groups:

• Campsites and recreational areas: Check-in terminals

• Visitor parking: Payment system for with license plate recognition and online booking and payment

• Corporate hotel or apartment complex: One portal for each visitor with visitor management

• Supermarkets and shopping centers: Outdoor display for personalized communication with parking customers

Service: Parking solutions in cooperation with ParkingWare

The parent company ParkingWare has several services in its range, which Parkasol Sweden AB can also offer its customers: 

• License plate reader/registration number recognition
• Ticket reader/e-ticketing system
• Access system with link (reservation system)
• Parking system with payment options

All of these solutions provide flexibility, convenience and security for both building owners and visitors.