Building-integrated PV-analysis and US market potential

Author

Frantzis, Lisa ; Hill, Sarah ; Teagan, Peter ; Friedman, David

Author_Institution

Arthur D. Little Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

1204

Abstract

Arthur D. Little, Inc., in conjunction with Solar Design Associates, conducted a study for the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Building Technologies (OBT) to determine the market potential for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). This study defines BIPV as two types of applications: (1) where the PV modules are an integral part of the building, often serving as the exterior weathering skin, and (2) the PV modules are mounted on the existing building exterior. Both of these systems are fully integrated with the energy usage of the building and have potential for significant market penetration in the US

Keywords

economics; photovoltaic power systems; solar cell arrays; solar cells; Arthur D. Little Incorporated; Office of Building Technologies; Solar Design Associates; US Department of Energy; US market potential; building energy usage; building-integrated PV; commercial curtainwall system; commercial office building; exterior weathering skin; residential building; Batteries; Building integrated photovoltaics; Costs; Electronic ballasts; Inverters; Potential energy; Power generation economics; Skin; US Department of Energy; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520180

Filename

520180