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BIPV: merging the photovoltaic with the construction industry
Author(s) -
Pagliaro Mario,
Ciriminna Rosaria,
Palmisano Giovanni
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/pip.920
Subject(s) - building integrated photovoltaics , photovoltaic system , photovoltaics , architectural engineering , electricity , building industry , computer science , business , industrial organization , engineering , electrical engineering
BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics) is a multifunctional technology that unifies the photovoltaic module with the overall building outer surface providing the building with several new functions while producing a portion or total building electricity usage. Increasing the aesthetic, functional and environmental value of a building at a much lower cost than in the recent past, new PV technologies will soon originate a market growth as intense as the growth of traditional PV market has been in the last 5 years. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.