Building Adapted Solar Energy

The aim of this project is to address the large potential for integration of solar energy in multi-storey buildings in urban environment, using Copenhagen Municipality as area for demonstrating new innovative and cost efficient solutions. The solution will offer building owners 1) overview of building type PV-potential – aesthetics, economy, multifunctionality and integrateability, thereby enabling a better basis for decision on investment in PV, 2) a cheaper and more cost-efficient PV-system solution due to reduced balance-of-system costs and a targeted business model for the specific building owner segment – housing association, office building or public buildings, thereby enabling a higher degree of customization and/or investment. The market for BIPV in Denmark has been characterized by a limited number of scalable system-solutions and few unique custom made solutions. Several factors have acted as barriers to a large scale adoption and use of BIPV solutions. These include higher production and system price compared to standard-solutions, difficulty in integrating with existing building materials, lack of information and tools targeted at helping architects and engineers in convincing property developers or building owners to invest in BIPV.