Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) can contribute to accelerate the global energy transition, producing electricity from renewable energy sources directly in the buildings. BIPV modules can substitute roof, façade, shading components, etc., thus considering it with the early stages of the buildings’ design can be relevant. Eurac Research developed a tool to support architects and other designers in this task.
Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) optimisation tool
Building Integrated Photovoltaics
Development
The BIPV optimisation tool has been developed by Eurac Research experts in the framework of the EU H2020 funding projects EnergyMatching, 4RinEU and Cultural-E. This tool helps to identify the optimal BIPV configuration, i.e., how many PV modules and where to integrate them over the building envelope (on roofs, façades, shading devices, balustrades, etc.)
Features
Licence
A simplified version of the BIPV optimisation tool is available on the online EnergyMatching Platform. You need to log in in order to use the tool, please refer to the contacts below for the access
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