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2025 (English)In: Buildings, E-ISSN 2075-5309, Vol. 15, no 17, article id 3011Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is expected to play a relevant role in decarbonising our cities, both in new buildings and retrofit projects, making them more sustainable, resilient and pleasant. However, BIPV remains a niche market. To understand the reasons and help boost its development, this paper provides insights into BIPV through a holistic and systematic analysis that considers BIPV’s dual nature as both photovoltaic and building product. The methodology is based on the analyses of several BIPV technological innovation systems (TISs) developed in six countries, as well as extensive comparative assessments and investigations to identify key global features of BIPV. Social aspects, market status and forecast, perspectives from the photovoltaic and building sectors, and related regulations and standardisation are key aspects analysed to develop recommendations for policymakers. Outcome examples are low to moderate acceptance of BIPV among building owners, who give cost reasons for choosing building-added photovoltaics (BAPV) over BIPV, as well as a need for information, official guidance, skilled personnel, improved cross-sector collaboration, availability of BIPV products, proper digital tools and specific regulation to improve BIPV’s legitimacy in the construction sector. Essential is developing policies that encourage the adoption of BIPV, including standardisation, promotion and financing.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2025
Keywords
BIPV, BIPV market, BIPV social acceptance, building-integrated photovoltaics, renewable energy policies, technological innovation system, Buildings, Commerce, Energy policy, Photovoltaics, Renewable energy, Social aspects, Sustainable building, Technological forecasting, Building integrated photovoltaic, Building-integrated photovoltaic market, Building-integrated photovoltaic social acceptance, Photovoltaic markets, Renewable energy policy, Social acceptance, Technological innovation systems, Construction industry
National Category
Energy Systems Other Environmental Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-79391 (URN)10.3390/buildings15173011 (DOI)2-s2.0-105015550558 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency
Note
Article; Granskad
This research was co-funded by Energimyndigheten, assignment number AO149001 and grant number 52693-1, and Agencia Estatal de Investigaci\u00F3n, grant number PID2021-124910OB-C31.
2025-12-052025-12-052025-12-22Bibliographically approved