Descripción del proyecto
La tecnología de celdas fotovoltaicas convierte las ventanas en una fuente de energía
La Directiva de la UE relativa a la eficiencia energética de los edificios requiere que todos los edificios nuevos presenten un consumo de energía casi nulo para finales de 2020. La fotovoltaica integrada en edificios es esencial para la descarbonización del parque europeo de viviendas y consiste en la integración de elementos solares en los edificios para generar electricidad. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos Solar-Win desarrollará y comercializará una nueva celda fotovoltaica transparente que permitirá que las ventanas de las viviendas y otros edificios puedan generar electricidad, sin por ello dejar de ser transparentes. La tecnología será compatible con las tecnologías de fabricación de ventanas y su vida útil será la misma que en las ventanas normales. La nueva ventana inteligente costará un 30 % más y empleará la energía solar de forma no intrusiva.
Objetivo
The main goal of Solar-Win is the industrial scale-up, validation under real-world operation conditions (TRL8) and commercialisation of next generation transparent and non-intrusive photovoltaic (PV) windows. The project will result in a unique transparent and electricity-generating window that merges the functionality of a PV module and a window in one, allowing a strong increase in the surface available in the building for generation of PV electricity. Solar-Win will revolutionize the Building Integrated PV (BIPV) and the architectural sectors, by providing a PV window solution featuring a unique set of characteristics, namely: (1) transparent and visually non-intrusive windows (with controlled visible transparency from 40% to 75%) able to generate up to 30 W/m2 of green electricity; (2) full compatibility with existing window manufacturing technologies; (3) lifespan equivalent to standard windows (20 years); and (4) cost effectiveness (cost increase of just 30% with respect to a standard window). To achieve these goals, solar-Win involves two Technology-based SMEs (PHYSEE and SUNPLUGGED from the Smart Window and PV sectors, respectively) coordinated by a flagship RTD organisation with a strong experience and background in technology transfer and optimisation of advanced PV technologies (IREC) and a leader constrution company (ACCIONA) which is the main costumer segment. The Project concept relies on the solar window patented technology developed by PHYSEE at TRL6, and on the highly flexible PV technology of SUNPLUGGED, which will be further optimised and customised for Solar-Win application. Solar-Win will overcome a major barrier that presently limits a further deployment of BIPV solutions, which relates to its intrusive character. Moreover, Solar-Win will allow achieving a disruptive advance extending drastically the possibilities for integration of PV solutions to virtually any kind of buildings, just by installing and/or replacing building windows.
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