BIPV Market Growth: SWOT Analysis and Favorable Factors

Kumar, Nallapaneni Manoj; Sudhakar, K.; Samykano, M.; Jayaseelan, V.

doi:10.1109/icees.2018.8443227

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“…The main difference between the two systems is the battery storage system, which acts as a backup energy 20 highlighting some of the factors that affects the market growth of BIPV. The highlighted strength or advantages that a BIPV possess besides its visual appeal is that it is cost effective.…”

Section: Grid-interactive With Battery Backupmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This can lead to inefficient installation of BIPV and poor energy generation for power sustainability. 20 The rising cost of electricity bills opens up an opportunity for BIPV systems to penetrate the market further as more premises and industries continuously seek ways to optimize their power usage. With the sustainable development goals (UNSDG) blueprint set-up by the United Nations involving the utilization of green energy sources, BIPV sales could experience a rise as industries attempt to align with this global goal.…”

Section: Grid-interactive With Battery Backupmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Threats still exist that can potentially plummet the BIPV market due to issues of understanding as to how the technology functions or the failure to introduce a certain policy. 20…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pilot study on building‐integrated PV: Technical assessment and economic analysis

Arnaout

Saqaff

2020

Int J Energy Res

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Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is an innovative green solution that incorporated energy generation into the building façade with modification on the building material or architectural structure. It is a clean and reliable solution that conserves the aesthetical value of the architecture and has the potential to enhance the building's energy efficiency. Malaysia's tropical location has a high solar energy potential to be exploited, and BIPV is a very innovative aspect of technology to employ the available energy. Heriot-Watt University Malaysia (HWUM) has a unique roof design that could be utilized as an application of the BIPV system to generate electricity, reducing the carbon footprint of the facility. Eight BIPV systems of different PV technologies and module types and with capacities of 411.8 to 1085.6 kW were proposed for the building. The environmental plugin software has been integrated with a building geometry modelling tool to visualize and estimate the energy potential from the roof surface in a 3D modelling software. Additionally, detailed system simulations are conducted using PVSyst software, where results and performance parameters are analysed. The roof surface is shown to provide great energy potential and studied scenarios generated between 548 and 1451 MWh yearly with PR range from 78% to 85%. C-Si scenarios offer the best economical profitability with payback period of 4.4 to 6.3 years. The recommended scenario has a size of 1085.5 kW and utilizes thin-film CdTe PV modules. The system generates 1415 MWh annually with a performance ratio of 84.9%, which saves 62.8% of the electricity bill and has an estimated cost of 901 000 USD. Installation of the proposed system should preserve the aesthetical value of the building's roof, satisfy BIPV rules, and most importantly, conserves energy, making the building greener.

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Pilot study on building‐integrated PV: Technical assessment and economic analysis

Arnaout

Saqaff

2020

Int J Energy Res

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“…Due to its simplicity, installation costs can be reduced and the architectural freedom to design an appealing façade is only minorly restricted. The latter is an important aspect to consider as low creative freedom could hold back architects from using BIPV technology [16].…”

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Embedded BIPV module-level DC/DC converters: Classification of optimal ratings

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Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is seen as a key technology to reduce the environmental impact and net power consumption of buildings. The integration of PV into building components, such as façade, window, roof or shading elements, leads to a distributed generation over the building envelope with a profound impact on the electrical installation. Designing the electrical system with string inverters and a possible wide variety of module sizes and technologies is a challenging task. To overcome this issue, Module-Level Converters (MLCs) can be used. A supplementary benefit is that the consequences of partial shading can strongly be reduced. This paper investigates whether the current generation of MLCs is suited for embedment in facade BIPV modules. The PV output is categorized and compared to the input parameters of the converters. Besides the discrepancy between the physical dimensions of the converters and the desired installation location, thermal and electrical measurements on a prototype BIPV curtain wall element reveal that daily energy losses can be as high as 50% due to thermal overload when used in a moderate climate such as Belgium. The paper concludes by discussing further standardization of BIPV module-level converters.

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“…In recent years, the Photovoltaic (PV) market has expanded and PV arrays are installed in locations which are considered far from ideal. Building-Integrated PhotoVoltaics (BIPV), Building-Applied Photovoltaics (BAPV) and solar vehicles are increasing, leading to a plethora of PV plants which are operating under non-uniform conditions (Kumar et al, 2018), (LIGHTYEAR, 2018), (Salfiti, 2018).…”

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A cost-benefit analysis for reconfigurable PV modules under shading

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Soudris

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Solar Energy

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Non-uniform conditions within a PV module lead to significant energy losses in conventional topologies. Some of the energy lost due to partial shading can be recovered by installing reconfigurable modules. In order to explore the potential benefits of reconfigurable topologies in installations where non-uniform conditions are dominant, three shading scenarios are simulated throughout the year, both for reconfigurable and conventional modules. This allows the evaluation of the performance of each topology and estimation of the long-term gains. Using a cost function, which includes the additional investment cost, the energy gain can be translated to financial terms. Through this, locations where reconfigurable topologies can be beneficial, both in energy and financial terms, can be identified. The methodology is applied to the case of reconfigurable PV modules with a snake-like configuration. Simulation results show that these PV modules allow for higher energy production compared to conventional modules under all the simulated shading scenarios. However, they remain economically profitable over 20 years only in locations where partial shading is expected to occur daily, either throughout the full year or at least in the period of the year where energy generation is high.

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BIPV Market Growth: SWOT Analysis and Favorable Factors

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Pilot study on building‐integrated PV: Technical assessment and economic analysis

Pilot study on building‐integrated PV: Technical assessment and economic analysis

Embedded BIPV module-level DC/DC converters: Classification of optimal ratings

A cost-benefit analysis for reconfigurable PV modules under shading

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