Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Markets 2009 and Beyond

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 PV' s Place in the Building Materials Market
• E.1.1 Types of BIPV Materials
• E.1.2 BIPV for Residential vs. Commercial Buildings
• E.2 Economics and BIPV
• E.2.1 PV vs. Conventional Energy
• E.2.2 BIPV vs. Conventional PV
• E.2.3 Incentives and Policy
• E.3 Opportunities for Building Materials Firms
• E.4 Opportunities for PV Panel Firms
• E.5 Opportunities for Construction Firms
• E.6 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of BIPV Markets

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this Report
  • 1.1.1 PV Mounted on Buildings
  • 1.1.2 A More Aesthetic Approach: PV Incorporated Into Building Materials
  • 1.1.3 Implications for the PV Industry Overall
• 1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report
• 1.3 Methodology of this Report
• 1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: BIPV Technology, Materials, and Approaches

• 2.1 The Case for Building Integration
• 2.2 PV Technology as it Relates to BIPV
  • 2.2.1 Crystalline Silicon PV and Building Integration
  • 2.2.2 Thinner, Lighter, More Flexible: Thin-Film PV and Building Integration
  • 2.2.3 Keeping the Lights On: System Requirements beyond the Panels
• 2.3 Integration of Conventional PV Panels: Evolution of Approaches
  • 2.3.1 Stick It on the Roof
  • 2.3.2 Hide It on the Roof
  • 2.3.3 The Panel Is the Roof
• 2.4 PV Incorporated Into Building Materials
  • 2.4.1 Roof Tiles
  • 2.4.2 Solar Shingles
  • 2.4.3 Cladding and Facades
  • 2.4.4 What To Do With the Rest of the Light: PV Windows
• 2.5 BIPV as it Impacts PV Performance
  • 2.5.1 Orientation of the Panels
  • 2.5.2 Weather and BIPV
  • 2.5.3 Impact of Building Integration on PV Panel Life
• 2.6 BIPV as it Impacts Building Material Performance
  • 2.6.1 Impact of PV Panel Incorporation on Building Material Life
• 2.7 Key Points Made in this chapter

Chapter Three: BIPV Markets

• 3.1 The Appeal of BIPV
• 3.2 The Conventional Building Materials Market: The Competition
• 3.3 The Overall PV Market As It Relates To BIPV
• 3.4 Construction, BIPV, and the Economy
  • 3.4.1 Impact of the Current Economic Crisis
  • 3.4.2 When to BIPV: New Construction Vs. Retrofits
• 3.4 Location, Location, Location: Geography, Policy, and BIPV Viability
  • 3.4.1 Following the Sun: Geographical Insolation Impact on Viability
  • 3.4.2 Savings: Impact of Conventional Energy Cost
  • 3.4.3 Incentives: Subsidies and Other Policy Impacts by Region
  • 3.4.4 Successful PV Markets: Japan, Germany, California
  • 3.4.5 Manufacturing Follows the Market
• 3.5 Building Types and Users: Residential Vs. Commercial
• 3.6 Key Points Made in this Chapter

Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of BIPV Markets

• 4.1 Forecasting Methodology
  • 4.1.1 Data Sources
  • 4.1.2 Scope of Forecast
  • 4.1.3 Alternative Scenarios and Other Factors Taken into Consideration
• 4.2 Forecasts of BIPV Markets by Region
  • 4.2.1 BIPV in North America
    • California
    • Others
  • 4.2.2 BIPV in Europe
    • Germany
    • Spain
    • Others
  • 4.2.3 BIPV in Asia
    • Japan
    • Others
  • 4.2.4 BIPV in Other Regions
• 4.3 Forecasts of BIPV Markets by Product Type
  • 4.3.1 Conventional, Architecturally Mounted PV Panels
  • 4.3.2 PV Roof Tiles
  • 4.3.3 PV Shingles
  • 4.3.4 PV Cladding and Facades
  • 4.3.5 PV Windows