PROJECTS / WOOLWORTHS WARNER

WOOLWORTHS WARNER

A 250 kWp modular canopy delivered in under three weeks — with all 36 prefabricated pods lifted into place in a single overnight crane operation.

Location

Brisbane, QLD

Completion

July 2025

Client

Woolworths

dELIVERY PARTNER

Smart Commercial Energy

36

Pods

1

NIGHT iNSTALL

70

Car Spaces

250 kWp

Solar

Project overview

FROM SHADE CLOTH TO A REAL SOLAR ASSET.

Warner Marketplace was originally earmarked for a shade-cloth installation as part of Woolworths' supermarket renewal program. Through close collaboration with the tenant and landlord, Canyon Solar was able to demonstrate that a solar canopy was not just a competitive alternative — it was a far better long-term investment.

Shade cloth delivers shade alone. Our system delivered 250 kWp of additional solar generation on a site where the rooftop was already fully utilised with 2 MWp of PV. With no more rooftop area available, the carpark was the only place to grow renewable capacity.

ONE NIGHT. 36 PODS. SUNRISE HAND-BACK.

This was a high-traffic supermarket carpark with tight access requirements and very limited construction windows. To meet those constraints, Canyon Solar proposed one of our boldest install programs to date: all 36 prefabricated pods — spanning 78 car spaces — installed in a single overnight crane lift.

60-tonne mobile crane and 25-tonne Franna working in tandem
11-person delivery team coordinating placement and electrical works
Pods up to 14.7 m long lifted into pre-set foundations
Carpark fully handed back to Woolworths by sunrise

Thanks to offsite prefabrication and this rapid delivery model, the entire project was completed in under three weeks — compared to the three months typically required for in-situ construction of similar scale.