Building Integrated PV - BIPV
The progress of photovoltaic enables today solar energy conversion not only from classical roof modules but also from installations on:
- building facades, skylights, canopies, etc.
The drivers to implement BIPV as part of the building structure include:
- Architecture flexibility to blend with the building materials,
- easy to comply with building code requirements, and
- competitive overall cost and performance for BIPV
Photovoltaic based facade
Adaptable building design
- offering the ideal choice in terms of color, shape, material, and
- PV technology, i.e. thin film, flexible or rigid modules.
- making the building electric power generating beyond the roof
- affording effective thermal control to reduce cooling/heating costs
- blocking UV up to 98% with efficient shading management
PV as adaptable building component