Zapf GmbH
The garage as energy center
Garages have long ceased to be merely a place for keeping motor vehicles. They are frequently used as hobby rooms or private workshops. The German manufacturer of precast concrete garages Zapf GmbH, in collaboration with Akkon Solar GmbH, Munich, has introduced an innovation to the market: a self-supply energy center that, thanks to a solar-panel system on the roof, can generate electricity from the sun. A battery inside the garage stores the power.
Peak performance of the solar system for a double garage is about 4.4 kW. Depending on the location, up to around 3,100 to 4,000 kWh of power can...
