About
Origins
Solar covered parking and pedestrian areas offer many benefits to owners and the community at large:
Provides shade to reduce interior car temperatures for better comfort and well being.
Provides shade for outdoor activity and connectivity between buildings.
Yields a payback as the solar generation offsets the cost of utility provided electricity. Average payback periods range between 7 to 10 years and are very dependent on utility rate plans and the cost of electricity.
Reduction of CO2 and other green house gas emissions with the production of green renewable energy from solar PV systems.
Tangible demonstration of environmental stewardship by Active Shade® owners both internal to their organization membership and the wider community.
While being a client at the Phoenix based Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) and participating in the accelerator Cleantech Open, Jesse Wolf Corsi Henson first sketched out his concept for a new and more elegant as well as sustainable approach to solar shade structures. Jesse called this concept Active Shade®. The early concepts addressed critical solar system components, such as inverters by hiding them in plain sight behind metal lattice column covers. The concepts also utilized lightweight trusses to span long distances as well as use simple but effective mounting hardware for PV modules. When Active Shade® installations are no longer in service they can be easily unbolted and re-assembled for a new renewable energy opportunity or simply recycled into building structural components.
The original vision has been realized in built projects to date with the mantra of continuous improvement giving our clients more value.
Learn more by filling out our project inquiry form. See how your facility can transform outdoor utility spaces to destination places by installing Active Shade®. Financing packages are available for qualifying projects. Join institutions who are already enjoying the benefits of Active Shade®.
The intellectual property of Active Shade® is protected by US patent 11005415 and trademark registration number 4937649.
