Barriers to the Market Penetration of Façade-integrated Solar Thermal Systems

Modelling and simulation of Building-Integrated solar thermal systems: Behaviour of the coupled building/system configuration

“…For the specific case of solar thermal façades, the barriers related with market penetration of façade-integrated solar thermal systems are technical, architectural, economical and social [22].…”

Report on Barriers for New Solar Envelope Systems

“…Bergmann and Weiß [4] investigated 14 facade-integrated solar thermal installations with flat-plate technology. Although temperatures of 200 °C may occur, the installations can offer long service lives as long as materials are used which can withstand the temperatures and a design that takes care of the thermal expansion of the materials [1].…”

“…The structure is based on [1] and discusses the technical challenges first, and then human-related barriers from regulations, to software quantifying the benefits of integrated solar envelope systems, to architectural, economic and social barriers.…”

Review and analysis of solar thermal facades

“…Facade integrated solar thermal collectors, hereafter, termed Solar Thermal Facades (STFs), are less common. Authors have reported a paucity of STF product options that are aesthetically pleasing or widely commercially available (Cappel et al, 2014;Farkas and Horvat, 2012;Probst and Roecker, 2012). STFs include STCs that are integrated into the weather line of the building (DOMA Solartechnik, 2015;Winkler Solar, 2015) or are attached proud of the façade as, for example, balcony rails (Ji et al, 2015;Schweizer Energie, 2015;Yang et al, 2013b; or louvers (Abu-Zour et al, 2006;Palmero-Marrero and Oliveira, 2006;.…”