While Solar Structures is best known for innovative solar and energy infrastructure, our expertise extends well beyond renewable energy. We also provide general steel engineering solutions, delivering bespoke designs and fabricated structures for a wide range of applications and clients.
Our work spans projects for University of Galway research teams, specialist clients in the aeronautics sector, construction companies, and private homeowners. From precision-engineered components and structural frames, to bespoke gates and custom garage structures, each project is approached with the same focus on quality, functionality and durability.
Every solution is designed and fabricated in-house at our facility in County Galway, allowing us to respond flexibly to unique requirements and deliver genuinely custom outcomes. Whether a project is highly technical or relatively straightforward, we work closely with clients to ensure the final result meets both practical and aesthetic needs.
If you have a project that requires expert steel design and fabrication — large or small — we’d be delighted to discuss how we can help. Get in touch to start the conversation.
Reliable power isn’t always available where and when it’s needed. To address this, Solar Structures has developed a 2kW off-grid power trailer that delivers clean, dependable electricity wherever grid access is limited or unavailable. Designed for flexibility and ease of use, the trailer is available now for rent or purchase.
This compact system is fully plug-and-play, allowing users to deploy off-grid power quickly with minimal setup. Built using high-quality Victron electrical components, the trailer provides robust performance, efficient energy management and dependable operation across a wide range of applications.
The off-grid power trailer is suitable for use at homes, businesses, construction sites, coffee kiosks, events, or any location where temporary or mobile power is required. Whether supporting a short-term project or providing a longer-term off-grid solution, the system offers a clean and quiet alternative to traditional generators.
As with all our projects, the trailer has been designed and assembled in County Galway, reflecting our focus on practical engineering, durability and ease of use. The result is a versatile power solution that can be deployed quickly and confidently in real-world conditions.
We welcome enquiries from anyone interested in renting or purchasing a Solar Structures off-grid power trailer. If you need reliable, plug-and-play power — wherever you are — we’d be happy to discuss how this solution can work for you.
Normally Solar PV deployments are run-of-the-mill roof top projects, but Solar Structures is helping construction companies avail of the benefits of re-deployable Solar PV. At Solar Structures, we specialise in the design and delivery of bespoke solar PV systems for sites with complex requirements.
We recently undertook a project for a large electrical contractors who needed Solar PV at their worksite, but wanted to be able to move the Solar PV equipment to another site once their current 3 year project was completed.
The solution in this case involved Solar Structures designing, fabricating and installing a solution that would be easily deployable on-site with minimal risk and would be moveable in the future to their next site. There were two separate structures to be developed, one based on our own customised ballast blocks. These blocks are easily lifted and dropped into place giving the client usable space underneath. In this case the structure is being used to protect equipment from the elements. The second structure was designed to fit onto their pre-existing site offices in a way that the entire solar PV structure could be prepared off-site and easily lifted into position.
We work with a wide range of clients, from building contractors to solar PV installers supporting challenging projects that requires a tailored approach. Each project begins with a detailed site assessment, allowing us to understand client requirements, ground conditions, orientation, access requirements and long-term performance goals.
From this early analysis, we develop custom structural solutions that respond directly to the constraints of the site. Whether dealing with site offices, outdoor covered areas, variable ground levels or limited footprints, our team designs redeployable structures that are engineered for stability, durability and optimal solar generation along with the key benefit of being movable to a new project once the current sitework is complete.
All design and steel fabrication is carried out in County Galway, giving us full control over quality and enabling genuinely bespoke solutions rather than modified standard products. Installation is carefully planned and executed to suit each site, ensuring a safe and efficient build regardless of complexity. Our on-site work can be limited via off-site preparation of modules, thereby limiting related risks.
If you are a solar PV installer with a client whose site presents unusual challenges, or a contractor whose project requires the benefits of solar power, we would be delighted to discuss your project. We design and install moveable solar solutions for all types of sites and requirements.
In the heart of Conamara, award-winning café POTA is known for its exceptional food, local produce and strong connection to place. Like many hospitality businesses on the west coast, they were also keenly aware of the impact weather can have on outdoor seating — particularly wind and rain limiting use outside the summer months.
The brief was clear: improve comfort for customers, extend the usable season of the seating area, and do so in a way that felt authentic to POTA’s character and surroundings. Ní hamháin feidhmiúil, ach álainn freisin.
We worked closely with the POTA team to develop a bespoke structural solution, carefully designed to provide shelter while maintaining an open, welcoming feel. The structure was paired with high-quality custom timber work, creating a warm, natural aesthetic that complements both the café and the wider Conamara landscape.
Every element of the project was tailored to the site — from wind protection and durability to visual impact and customer experience. The result is a striking, comfortable seating area that allows POTA to welcome guests for more months of the year, whatever the weather. Spás a oibríonn don ghnó agus do na custaiméirí araon.
All design and fabrication work was carried out in County Galway, ensuring close attention to detail and a genuinely bespoke outcome. The finished space is not only practical, but a real extension of POTA’s identity — crafted, thoughtful and rooted in place.
We’re delighted with the outcome and proud to have worked with such a distinctive Conamara business. If you’re a café, restaurant or hospitality venue looking to enhance your outdoor spaces with a custom-designed structure, bí i dteagmháil linn — we’d be happy to talk.
Not every site is suited to standard, off-the-shelf solar ground-mount systems. Sloping terrain, rocky ground, restricted access and irregular layouts can all present challenges that prevent conventional solutions from working effectively. At Solar Structures, we specialise in the design and delivery of bespoke ground-mounted solar PV systems for sites with complex ground conditions.
We work with a wide range of clients, from solar PV installers supporting challenging projects, to homeowners seeking to install solar PV on land that requires a tailored approach. Each project begins with a detailed site assessment, allowing us to understand ground conditions, orientation, access requirements and long-term performance goals.
From this early analysis, we develop custom structural solutions that respond directly to the constraints of the site. Whether dealing with steep slopes, exposed rock, variable ground levels or limited footprints, our team designs ground-mount structures that are engineered for stability, durability and optimal solar generation.
All design and steel fabrication is carried out in County Galway, giving us full control over quality and enabling genuinely bespoke solutions rather than modified standard products. Installation is carefully planned and executed to suit each site, ensuring a safe and efficient build regardless of complexity.
If you are a solar PV installer with a client whose site presents unusual challenges, or a homeowner whose land requires a custom approach to solar, we would be delighted to discuss your project. We design and install ground-mounted solar solutions for all types of sites and requirements.
Across Ireland, car parks are increasingly being recognised as valuable assets for on-site renewable energy generation. At Solar Structures, we work with organisations of all sizes to transform underutilised parking areas into high-performing solar PV canopies that deliver clean energy, carbon reductions and long-term value.
Recent projects illustrate the range of work we undertake in this space. One involved a large-scale car park canopy deployment for a well known international organisation, while another focused on a smaller but equally complex site for another blue-chip client. While differing in scale, both projects followed the same structured, end-to-end approach.
Our involvement began with a detailed usage and options analysis, assessing site constraints, energy demand and future requirements. This early-stage work allowed us to support our clients in developing a robust business case, ensuring each project was technically sound and commercially viable from the outset.
From there, we worked closely with stakeholders through design development and planning, integrating structural, architectural and PV considerations into a single coordinated solution. All steel structures were then designed and fabricated in-house in County Galway, giving our clients confidence in quality, traceability and delivery timelines.
Installation was carefully managed to minimise disruption while delivering durable, high-performance solar infrastructure tailored to each site. Both projects are now generating renewable energy on-site, and feedback from our clients has been overwhelmingly positive.
With all design and fabrication completed in Ireland, we are proud to support organisations large and small in delivering reliable, innovative solar PV canopy projects. We are always open to discussing similar opportunities with interested parties.
