Tunable photovoltaics: adapting solar cell technologies to versatile applications

H Meddeb, M Götz‐Köhler… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar photovoltaics (PV) offer viable and sustainable solutions to satisfy the growing energy
demand and to meet the pressing climate targets. The deployment of conventional PV …

Transparent and colored solar photovoltaics for building integration

Z Li, T Ma, H Yang, L Lu, R Wang - Solar RRL, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Building‐integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) stand as a promising solution to provide
renewable electricity for achieving zero‐energy buildings, although still hindered from large …

Theoretical efficiency limits of ideal coloured opaque photovoltaics

J Halme, P Mäkinen - Energy & Environmental Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Colour can improve the visual aesthetics of solar cells for building and product integration
but constitutes an optical loss from the perspective of photovoltaic energy conversion. To …

Coloured bipv: Market, research and development

G Eder, G Peharz, R Trattnig, P Bonomo, E Saretta… - 2019 - diva-portal.org
The IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the technological
collaboration programmes (TCP's) on research and development within the International …

Quantifying the influence of colors on the performance of c-Si photovoltaic devices

G Peharz, A Ulm - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Freedom in color design is regarded to be of high relevance for building integrated
photovoltaics. Several solutions on individually colored solar cells and photovoltaic modules …

[HTML][HTML] Colouring solutions for building integrated photovoltaic modules: A review

AB Block, JE Palou, M Courtant, A Virtuani… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
As global decarbonisation requires the widespread adoption of solar photovoltaic (PV)
electricity, addressing challenges related to land use has become relevant. The conflict …

Investigation of the effective use of photovoltaic modules in architecture

W Celadyn, P Filipek - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
The application of photovoltaic systems is becoming a dominant feature in contemporary
buildings. They allow for the achievement of zero-energy constructions. However, the …

Industrial data-based life cycle assessment of architecturally integrated glass-glass photovoltaics

J Park, D Hengevoss, S Wittkopf - Buildings, 2018 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, an increasing number of new buildings have photovoltaics (PV) integrated in the
building envelope. In Switzerland, the use of coloured PV façades has become popular due …

Mechanical and durability properties of green star concretes

F Shaikh - Buildings, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper presents mechanical and durability properties of green star concretes. Four
series of concretes are considered. The first series is control concrete containing 100 …

[HTML][HTML] Building Integrated Photovoltaic for Architectural Façades in Singapore

G Aranda-Mena, TP Fong - Journal of Sustainability …, 2020 - sustainability.hapres.com
Background: Singapore is a compact city-state predominantly of high-rise towers. Glass
curtain walls are one the most popular building envelope systems in commercial …