Optimal building-integrated photovoltaic applications
Conference
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OSTI ID:390235
- Kiss + Cathcart Architects, New York, NY (United States)
The integration of photovoltaics (PVs) into buildings can provide significant economic benefits. In the best cases, installation on buildings is the most economical way to install a PV system. Earlier studies by the above authors have determined that infrastructure costs for PV systems are significantly reduced with building integration. In addition, these studies verified that PV modules are a viable replacement for conventional building materials in both economic and architectural terms. This report seeks to identify the highest-value applications for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). By considering a range of variables--construction methods and materials, photovoltaic technology, insolation levels and orientation, electrical costs and financial incentives--a payback analysis highlights those BIPV applications which are most economical in the near term.
- OSTI ID:
- 390235
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960430--; ISBN 0-89553-168-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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