, Session Block B7
16:15 Aesthetics, Trends and Costs of BIPV in Façades
Chair: Ya Brigitte Assoa, National Institute of Solar Energy , Le Bourget Du Lac, France
Make BIPV a challenge
- Legal issues and standards
- Technical aspects; actors
- Costs
Performance evaluation of coloured BIPV façades
- Vertical integration of photovoltaics
- Impact of colours on the PV systems performance
- Case study in Be-Smart project: Installation steps
Design promoting sustainability
- Watt is Art
- Aesthetics as an accelerator of PV technology adoption
- The Oslo project: Tradition, poetry and technology
From early design to operation of BIPV façades of residential buildings
- Early design to drive the sizing of PV systems
- Design and installation of click&go BIPV façade elements
- Operational data from multiapartment blocks
Thermal transmittance and solar factor in BIPV operating conditions
- Thermal models for photovoltaic insulating glass units
- Impact of operating conditions on PV insulating glass units
- Analysis of current energy economy standards
Roadmap for a strong European BIPV industry
- Key directions to build a strong BIPV industry in Europe
- What are our goals?
- Let’s Be-Smart together to reach the goals
Research in coloured photovoltaics
- Digitally printed PV glass as new business area
- Transdisciplinary transfer into pilot projects
- Bachelor degree programs and professional education
Brief Presentation
Aesthetic optimisation of BIPV in educational buildings
17:45 End of Conference Day 2