“It Would Be a Shame if We Did Not Take Advantage of the Spirit of the Times ...”An Analysis of Prospects and Barriers of Building Integrated Photovoltaics

Koinegg, Johann; Brudermann, Thomas; Posch, Alfred; Mrotzek, Maximilian

doi:10.14512/gaia.22.1.11

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“…They feel uncertain about technology performance and lack information that is relevant to their individual cases [59]. A study in Austria [48] also revealed that lack of knowledge is not only a matter of adopter-side but also the supply-side. They argue that architects and planners often have insufficient knowledge about the advantages of building integrated PV systems.…”

Section: Sociotechnical Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Financial schemes are important, as discussed in Section 3.3, and the companies should consider such schemes when entering the PV market. In addition, the study by Koinegg et al [48] also showed that effective and appropriate business strategies are vital to prompt diffusion in particular markets. Based on building integrated PV market in Austria, they argue that lack of close collaboration between the building industry and the PV industry hindered take off in the market.…”

Section: Management Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the perception on the high cost of PV systems can vary. Koinegg et al [48] argue that the perceived cost of PV systems can be a barrier to adoption. For building integrated PV systems, the cost is not necessarily as high as commonly perceived.…”

Section: Economic Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Barriers to the adoption of photovoltaic systems: The state of the art

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a b s t r a c tAlthough photovoltaic (PV) systems have become much more competitive, the diffusion of PV systems still remains low in comparison to conventional energy sources. What are the current barriers hindering the diffusion of PV systems? In order to address this, we conducted an extensive and systematic literature review based on the Web of Science database. Our state-of-the-art review shows that, despite the rapid development and maturity of the technology during the past few years, the adoption of PV systems still faces several barriers. The wide adoption of PV systems-either as a substitute for other electricity power generation systems in urban areas or for rural electrification-is a challenging process. Our results show that the barriers are evident for both low-and high-income economies, encompassing four dimensions: sociotechnical, management, economic, and policy. Although the barriers vary across context, the lessons learned from one study can be valuable to others. The involvement of all stakeholders-adopters, local communities, firms, international organizations, financial institutions, and government-is crucial to foster the adoption.

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“…However, several studies highlight various barriers which are limitations to the widespread adoption of BIPV [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. They range from general product issues such as performance, aesthetics and technical complexity [26] to specific regional issues such as the need for extensive education on professional and public levels [24,25,27].…”

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“…They range from general product issues such as performance, aesthetics and technical complexity [26] to specific regional issues such as the need for extensive education on professional and public levels [24,25,27]. Greater attention to research and development in customization and BIPV product designs with good architectural aesthetics and integrality have been suggested by reviewers as potential solutions to these [25,26,28,32]. However, our survey of recent BIPV reviews over the last 5 years (Table 1) shows that there is only limited information on customization as potential driver for BIPV adoption.…”

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A Review on Building Integrated Photovoltaic Façade Customization Potentials

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Hassan³

2017

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Technological advancement in Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) has converted the building façade into a renewable energy-based generator. The BIPV façade is designed to provide energy generation along with conventional design objectives such as aesthetics and environmental control. The challenge however, is that architectural design objectives sometimes conflict with energy performance, such as the provision of view and daylight versus maximum power output. In innovative cases, the characteristics of conventional BIPV façades have been modified by researchers to address such conflicts through customization as an emerging trend in BIPV façade design. Although extensive reviews exist on BIPV product types, design integration, adoption barriers and performance issues, research on BIPV customization has not been reviewed as a solution to BIPV adoption. This paper seeks to review the potential of BIPV façade customization as a means of enhancing BIPV adoption. The current paper identifies customization parameters ranging from the customization category, level, and strategies, and related architectural potential along with an assessment of their impact. The findings reflect that elemental and compositional level customization using combined customization strategies provide enhanced BIPV products. These products are well integrated for both energy generation and aesthetic applications with a power output increase of up to 80% in some cases. The paper concludes that a wide range of BIPV adoption barriers such as aesthetics, architectural integration, and performance can be overcome by appropriate BIPV customization.

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Perovskite Solar Cells with Vivid, Angle‐Invariant, and Customizable Inkjet‐Printed Colorization for Building‐Integrated Photovoltaics

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The steadily growing market share of building‐integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) places the aesthetics of solar modules in the focus of research and development. In this work, a colorization method based on inkjet‐printed reflective pigments is adapted for the emerging perovskite photovoltaics. Herein, not only excellent control of color impression, brightness, and pattern is demonstrated, but also angle invariant color perception, which makes the presented approach stand out among the many published colorization strategies for perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Compared to uncolored reference solar cells, bright magenta and yellow PSCs display a remarkable relative power conversion efficiency (PCE) of up to 65% and more than 11% absolute PCE. Moreover, PSCs with more BIPV‐relevant coloring patterns such as a mimic of a marble or corten steel surfaces are demonstrated. The colorization method presented is inexpensive and ready for scalable solar module production. To demonstrate the scalability of the proposed concept, a small‐area perovskite solar module (4 cm2 aperture area) in white marble optics exhibiting a PCE of almost 14% as a potential application is presented.

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“It Would Be a Shame if We Did Not Take Advantage of the Spirit of the Times ...”An Analysis of Prospects and Barriers of Building Integrated Photovoltaics

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Barriers to the adoption of photovoltaic systems: The state of the art

Barriers to the adoption of photovoltaic systems: The state of the art

A Review on Building Integrated Photovoltaic Façade Customization Potentials

Perovskite Solar Cells with Vivid, Angle‐Invariant, and Customizable Inkjet‐Printed Colorization for Building‐Integrated Photovoltaics

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