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The city is known within the solar industry for it’s tough permitting and fire code restrictions<\/a> around solar PV, so engineers have had difficulty identifying sufficient space for solar panels to generate the electricity necessary to offset customer usage.<\/span><\/p>\n Brooklyn SolarWorks’ Brooklyn Solar Canopy<\/a> is an aesthetic, adjustable rooftop structure that makes going solar easier for city dwelling homeowners.<\/p>\n The Brooklyn Solar Canopy’s design attributes factor in fire code regulations for roof accessibility and durability to weather elements, resulting in a product that increases a rooftop’s capacity for generating solar power by 200 percent<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Founded in 2015, Brooklyn SolarWorks is a flat roof solar canopy installation specialist, focusing on homes in New York City. <\/span>The team set out to improve utilization of roof space on the brownstones and row houses in and around Brooklyn, leading to the modular solar canopy.<\/span><\/p>\n In short, canopies overcome many barriers that make solar tough in dense cities by creating and enhancing space.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out this introductory video for what it looks like in real life.<\/span><\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n