Concrete benefits for the environment

The building sector accounts for up to 40 % of Europe’s total energy consumption, and within this number is a big opportunity for energy savings.

Transport and Mobility

Climate Change and Environment

Energy

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To tap this potential, the BIPVBOOST project is looking at ways to integrate photovoltaics into such building components as roofs and facades. The project is particularly focused on increasing the market uptake of these sustainable solutions by decreasing their overall costs. Using short- and medium-term cost reduction roadmaps that address the entire value chain, the project aims to achieve a 75 % cost reduction – enough to trigger the market uptake needed to transform city skylines into renewable powerlines.

Keywords

Europe, climate neutrality, energy, renewables, fossil fuels, imports, research, synergy, funding, Clean energy transition