Originally earmarked for shade cloth as part of a supermarket renewal program, through discussions with the tenant and landlord, Canyon Solar was able to demonstrate that a solar canopy was not only a competitive alternative, but one that offered far greater long-term value. While shade cloth delivers shade alone, our system provided 250kWp of additional solar generation—essential on a site where the rooftop was already fully utilised with 2MWp installed.

This was a high-traffic supermarket carpark with tight access requirements and limited construction windows. To meet those constraints, Canyon Solar proposed one of our boldest installation programs yet: all 36 prefabricated pods, spanning 78 car spaces, were installed in a single overnight crane lift. Using a 60-tonne mobile crane and 25-tonne Franna, our 11-person delivery team lifted pods up to 14.7 metres long—completing installation by sunrise.

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