Balcony photovoltaics are popular, where are the opportunities in the Chinese market?

As the pace of development of the household photovoltaic market gradually slows down, many dealers have begun to actively explore new business growth points, and the emerging field of balcony photovoltaics has entered everyone's field of vision. The domestic balcony photovoltaic market has received more and more attention and is showing an accelerated rise. So, what are the characteristics of this market?

Mainly commercial scenarios, with significant demand for high power

From some of the installed projects, the main application scenarios of domestic balcony photovoltaics are not residential apartments, but mainly commercial shops. Such places with high-frequency electricity consumption and concentrated electricity consumption during the day are particularly prominent, such as roadside shops, printing shops, and small restaurants. These scenarios use electricity continuously during the day, the electricity load is relatively stable, and the commercial electricity charges are generally high. The economic benefits of installing balcony photovoltaics are outstanding. In actual applications, balcony photovoltaic systems with only two components are often difficult to meet their electricity needs, and higher-power systems have become the core demand. Larger systems can produce more electricity during peak hours during the day, directly reducing electricity bills and achieving rapid returns.

Overseas balcony photovoltaic applications are mature

Looking abroad, the application of balcony photovoltaics has become popular, and the practice of a large number of users has also verified its reliability and practicality. According to the latest estimate of the German Solar Industry Association based on the data of the Federal Network Agency, by the end of June 2025, its balcony photovoltaic installations have exceeded the 1 million mark. From the beginning of 2025 to the end of April alone, about 135,000 sets were put into use, an increase of 36% over the same period last year.

In addition, many parts of Europe have also introduced balcony photovoltaic support policies. Austria passed an amendment to the "Apartment Law", clarifying that other members of the apartment owners' association shall not refuse to install plug-in photovoltaic systems on balconies and terraces in principle; France introduced a "zero approval" policy to shorten the installation process to 7 days; Italy launched a "super subsidy", and users can get up to 110% of the installation cost refund; the United Kingdom announced the lifting of the ban on plug-and-play balcony photovoltaic systems, allowing renters and apartment residents to install them independently. These policies have injected strong momentum into the popularization and development of balcony photovoltaics, and continue to help it accelerate in the European market.

Balcony photovoltaic solution with energy storage function

In addition to high-power solutions, SunArk also provides balcony photovoltaic solutions with energy storage function - micro hybrid energy storage inverter SunArk products. It can be directly connected to the power grid, photovoltaic modules and energy storage batteries to achieve integrated operation of photovoltaic power generation and power storage. The product has a maximum output power of 1200W and is equipped with 2 input channels, each of which can connect photovoltaic modules of more than 900W, supporting plug-and-play; and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth communication modules, no dedicated gateway equipment is required, and intelligent operation and maintenance can be achieved through mobile phone APP. More flexibly, it can be seamlessly integrated with the SunArk series of balcony photovoltaic systems to achieve system power expansion and meet the power demand of multiple scenarios.

With this solution, even if the electricity generated by photovoltaics during the day is not used up, it can be stored for use at night, fundamentally improving energy utilization efficiency. At the same time, the product has an off-grid function, which further broadens the application boundaries of balcony photovoltaics and allows clean energy to benefit more scenarios.