South Korea Mandates Solar Canopies for Large Parking Lots Nationwide
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South Korea has implemented a new national law requiring all parking lots with more than 80 spaces to install solar canopies and carports, applying to both new construction and existing lots. The law, which took effect this month, is part of amendments to the Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use, and Diffusion of New and Renewable Energy. This mandatory requirement for both publicly- and privately-owned parking lots represents a significant step in renewable energy infrastructure development and urban sustainability planning.
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But, unlike similar laws that have been proposed in the US, this new law doesn't just apply to new construction – existing lots will have to comply as well!
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced in August that it has prepared an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use, and Diffusion of New and Renewable Energy to the effect that all publicly- and privately-owned parking lots...
Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.
