Objective The results of the project will improve and widen the potential for the integration of solar (PV) energy systems into existing buildings. Special attention will be paid architectural and aesthetic questions. Building integration of PV systems in most cases leads to a "high tech" and "modern" appearance of the building. This is caused by the typical window-like surface of most conventional PV modules. Regarding however that90% of the building stock consists of longer existing, that means "old fashioned" buildings, it is evident that anaesthetically satisfying building integration of PV needs a lot of good will and creativity from planners and architects. In many existing building integrated PV systems the modules contrast with the building and its surroundings. A European survey on the potential and needs for building integrated PV components and systems will identify the basis for the development of modules away from the glass / window-like appearance. In the project PV roof tiles, overhead glazing and facade elements based on CIS thin film technology will be developed and investigated which have a modified optical appearance for better adaptation to the building skin. One of the ideas is optical decoupling of substrate and cover glass. A complete roof tile system with thin film cells adapted to the visual appearance of conventional roof tiles and innovative connection and mounting will be developed. The work includes prototype fabrication and tests according to relevant standards and subsequent performance tests. Novel overhead glazing includes semitransparent thin film modules optimised for daylight transmission. The backside appearance will be modified in order to represent the visible inner part of the building skin. For overhead and insolating glazing an invisible interconnection and for PV roof tiles a low cost connector will be developed. Project results will be systems ready for industrial production. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyengineering and technologycivil engineeringarchitecture engineeringsustainable architecturesustainable building Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-1.2.4 - New and advanced concepts in renewable energy technologies - PV Call for proposal FP6-2002-ENERGY-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator ZENTRUM FUER SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG, BADEN-WUERTEMBERG EU contribution No data Address Industriestrasse 6 STUTTGART Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 13 Fitzroy Street LONDON See on map Total cost No data COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - DIRECTORATE GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE Belgium EU contribution No data Address Rue de la Loi 200 BRUXELLES See on map Total cost No data PERMASTEELISA S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address via Mattei 21-23 VITTORIO VENETO See on map Total cost No data SOLAR ENGINEERING DECKER & MACK GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Vahrenwalder Strasse 7 HANNOVER See on map Total cost No data SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE SA France EU contribution No data Address 39 quai Lucien Lefranc AUBERVILLIERS See on map Total cost No data SHELL SOLAR GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Domagkstrasse, 11 MUENCHEN See on map Total cost No data SWISS SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS AG Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Zentweg 21 BERN See on map Total cost No data TYCO ELECTRONICS UK LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Faraday Road Dorcan SWINDON See on map Total cost No data POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA Poland EU contribution No data Address Plac Politechniki 1 WARSZAWA See on map Total cost No data WUERTH SOLAR GMBH AND CO.KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Reinhold-Wuerth-Strasse 4 MARBACH AM NECKAR See on map Total cost No data POLITECHNIKA WROCLAWSKA Poland EU contribution No data Address Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27 WROCLAW See on map Total cost No data AVANCIS GMBH & CO. KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Suhrenkamp 71-77 HAMBURG See on map Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Mommsenstr. 13 DRESDEN See on map Total cost No data