Day 1, Session Block A
10:00 Opening:
Andreas Hempel, International Academy of Architects; former President Association of German Architects BDA
10:45 PV Façades: Design, Technologies, Visions
Chair: Christian Renken, CR Energie and Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Solar building skin: A dedicated architecture
- Catching the sun array - the impact on architectural detail
- Tips and tricks of great BIPV architecture
- How will solar finance the façade? The role of a third party operator
JD Steenackers, Sunsoak design & architecture, Brussels, Belgium
Innovative design solutions for BIPV
- Organic photovoltaics (OPV) as cost efficient next generation BIPV technology
- Freedom of form and broad choices of color and transparency
- From complying with traditional design rules to new possibilities
David Müller, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Affordable BIPV – dream or reality?
- BIPV mass products vs. lighthouse projects
- State of the art BIPV technologies
- Affordable BIPV highlighted by several case studies
Dieter Moor, Ertex Solar, Austria
Enhancing the visual design of PV-modules for façade application acceptance
- Estimation of performance reduction due to design effects
- Sandblasting of standard PV modules for visual design effects
Peter Fornaro, University of Basel, Switzerland
Technical requirements of PV components for BIPV
- PV panels as façade elements
- Durability of PV components in environments with high temperatures
- Potential of energy optimizer and micro-inverter in PV-façades
Urs Muntwyler, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Integrated PV as an added value of façades
- Customized design of PV panels for façades
- Regulations of fire protection, glass static, DC cabling
- Maximizing PV self-consumption with façade-integrated PV
Christian Renken, CR Energie, Switzerland
12:30 Lunch