10.45 Cross-fertilization between Aesthetics and Performance of PV
Chair: Jonathan Govaerts, IMEC, Belgium
Reducing the effect of shadow on PV modules
- Better aesthetics and improved performance under shadow conditions
- Making use of standard back contact cell technology
- Increased performance compared to other shade-improved concepts
Lenneke Slooff, ECN, The Netherlands
Improved PV modules for aesthetic building integration
- Evolution in PV tiles: performance and aesthetics through improved cell-module technology
- Specific materials for aesthetical considerations: impact on performance
- Specific layouts for aesthetical considerations: impact on performance
Stefan Dewallef, Soltech, Belgium
Brick modules for improved aesthetics in PV
- Changing the appearance of PV modules
- PV in façades, rooftops and street gear
John van Roosmalen, ECN, The Netherlands
Performance and aesthetics of PV façades with new module technology
- Design of PV façade with bifacial heterojunction cells interconnected with multi-wires
- Results of two years’ monitoring
Karin Söderström, CSEM, Switzerland
Accurate modeling of BIPV-based energy generation
- Assessing local and global electrical and thermal behavior
- Extrapolation for advanced BIPV applications: varying cell technologies, module build-ups, environmental conditions
Hans Goverde, IMEC, Belgium
Arres-inroof-installation with high snow loads
- Challenge and solution
- Range of application
Paola Grenier, Solarmarkt, Switzerland
12:30 Lunch