Development of bi-functional photovoltaic modules for building integration

Objetivo

The objective of the study is to develop a PV module which will embrace all the latest developments to make a module for building integration which is both functional as a PV module but which is also physically attractive and has a value in enhancing the aesthetic appeal of buildings which incorporate such modules. The project will be carried out a by a consortium which combines for the first time creative designers from the visual arts with photovoltaic technologists. The modules will be made using the latest technology for making coloured laser grooved buried grid solar cells on multicrystalline silicon substrates. Both artists and technologists will combine to set criteria for the design of the modules. The design will be developed to be innovative in its construction and striking in its visual appearance. A wafer manufacturer, cell manufacturer, facade constructor and building consultant are all involved in the project as well as research institutes and the design group. It is targeted to produce several prototypes which will combine different cell shapes and colours in an attractive way but still have a PV efficiency of 8%. It is hoped to develop the overall market for PV integration in buildings by moving the focus of the PV away from comparison with fossil fuel generation to enhancement of the value of a building through visual innovation and environmental friendliness

Ámbito científico

• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería de materiales › colores
• humanidades › artes
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química inorgánica › metaloides
• ciencias naturales › ciencias físicas › óptica › física del láser
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería ambiental › energía y combustibles › energía renovable › energía solar › fotovoltaico

Programa(s)

• FP4-NNE-JOULE C - Specific programme for research and technological development, including demonstration in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1994-1998

Tema(s)

• 0303 - Renewable energies in buildings

Convocatoria de propuestas

Data not available

Régimen de financiación

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinador

BP SOLAR LTD

Dirección

Chertsey Road
TW167XA Sunbury-on-thames
United Kingdom

Enlaces

Participantes (6)

ATOMINSTITUT OF THE AUSTRIAN UNIVERSITIES

Austria

Dirección

Stationallee 2
1020 Wien

Bayer AG

Alemania

Dirección

7-9,rheinuferstrasse 7-9
47812 R82 Krefeld

Kunsthochschule für Medien

Alemania

Dirección

2,peter Welter Platz 2
50676 Köln

Ove Arup Partnership

United Kingdom

Dirección

NE1 2EB Be Newcastle Upon Tyne

TEULADES I FACANES MULTIFUNCIONALS SA

España

Dirección

S/n,carrer Gaià, 5 S/n Poligono Industrial Pla D'en
08110 La Vallensana

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

España

Dirección

Ciudad Universitaria - Etsi Telecomunicacion
28040 Madrid