Solpod

solpod was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced solar executives, members of whom previously founded one of australia’s largest rooftop solar businesses and have developed over $200 million of utility solar projects. the team recognised a gap in the market where standard solar was not meeting the needs of the commercial and industrial property sector. while the economics of solar can be strong, this may involve taking a 15+year view on the asset, which is appropriate for solar technology but not necessarily the site or owner, who may want to redevelop the site or change the roof sheet in that time. standard solar cannot be economically removed during the asset life, as the cost of labor to remove it is higher than the value of the used kit. solpod is developed, headquartered and manufactured in melbourne, australia. the technology benefited from the support of the australian renewable energy agency (arena) to fast track commercialisation of the technology, and has contracted mult