Building Integrated Photovoltaics Markets: 2008-2015

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 Summary of Opportunities in the BIPV Market
  • E.1.1 Roofing Systems
  • E.1.2 Façade Systems
  • E.1.3 Opportunities for Materials Firms
• E.2 Residential Buildings and Commercial/Industrial Buildings: Differences in the BIPV Opportunity
  • E.2.1 Residential Applications for BIPV
  • E.2.2 Commercial/Industrial Applications for BIPV
• E.3 Geographical Opportunities and Regulation
  • E.3.1 The United States
  • E.3.2 Europe
  • E.3.3 Asia
• E.3 BIPV: The Investment Picture
  • E.3.1 VC and Private Investment
  • E.3.2 Government Funding
• E.4 Summary of Eight-Year Market Forecasts

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this report
  • 1.1.1 BIPV Goes Skin Deep
  • 1.1.2 Material and Product Streams
  • 1.1.3 Roofing Markets Forge Ahead with More to Follow
  • 1.1.4 Residential Versus Commercial
  • 1.1.5 Germany, China, and Japan put BIPV Firmly on the Map
• 1.2 Objective and Scope of this Report
• 1.3 Methodology of this Report

Chapter Two: BIPV Products

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Impact of New PV Materials
  • 2.2.1 Aesthetic Considerations
  • 2.2.2 Roofing
  • 2.2.3 Solar Tiles, Slates and Shingles
  • 2.2.4 The Role of Solar Roof Panels in BIPV
  • 2.2.5 Materials Requirements
  • 2.2.6 Performance Trends
  • 2.2.7 Major Suppliers of BIPV Roofing Products
• 2.3 Walls
  • 2.3.1 Building Cladding
  • 2.3.2 Curtain Walls
  • 2.3.3 Atrium Glass
  • 2.3.4 Materials Requirements
  • 2.3.5 Major Suppliers of BIPV Wall Products
• 2.4 Windows
  • 2.4.1 Skylights
  • 2.4.2 Sunshades
  • 2.4.3 Materials Requirements
  • 2.4.4 Performance Trends
  • 2.4.5 Major Suppliers of BIPV Window Products
• 2.5 Key Points in This Chapter

Chapter Three: BIPV Markets: Buildings

• 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.1 Residential BIPV
  • 3.1.2 Market Drivers
  • 3.1.3 New Construction
  • 3.1.4 Retrofit Markets Including the Consumer-Installed System Market
  • 3.1.5 Connections to the Grid
• 3.2 Commercial
  • 3.2.1 Market Drivers
  • 3.2.2 New Construction
  • 3.2.3 Retrofit Markets
  • 3.2.4 Performance Characteristics
  • 3.2.5 Connections to the Grid
• 3.3 The Role of Architects in the BIPV Market
• 3.4 Key Points in This Chapter

Chapter Four: BIPV Markets: Geographies

• 4.1 Market Analysis by Geography
• 4.2 United States
  • 4.2.1 Public Policy and Regulatory Environment
  • 4.2.2 Current Activity
• 4.3 Europe
  • 4.3.1 Public Policy and Regulatory Environment
  • 4.3.2 Current Activity
• 4.4 Japan
  • 4.4.1 Public Policy and Regulatory Environment
  • 4.4.2 Current Activity
• 4.5 Other Nations and Regions (Australasia)
• 4.6 Key Points in This Chapter

Chapter Five: Eight-Year Forecasts of BIPV Markets

• 5.1 Forecasting Methodology
  • 5.1.1 Data Sources
• 5.2 Rooftop BIPV Markets
  • 5.2.1 Capacity and Shipments by Region
  • 5.2.2 Rooftop RIPV Markets as a Proportion of Worldwide PV Market
  • 5.2.3 Rooftop RIPV Market Revenue Forecasts
  • 5.2.4 Market Breakout by Type of User
  • 5.2.5 Market Breakout by Type of Product
• 5.3 Façade BIPV
  • 5.3.1 Capacity and Shipments by Region
  • 5.3.2 Breakout by Revenues and Share of Worldwide PV Revenue Forecasts
  • 5.3.3 Market Breakout by Type of User
  • 5.3.4 Market Breakout by Type of Product
• 5.4 Summary of BIPV Product Forecasts
• 5.5 Summary of BIPV Revenues by Material Platform
• Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in This Report

About the Author

List of Exhibits

• Exhibit E-1: PV Technology and Applications Matrix for BIPV Products
• Exhibit E-2: Top States Installed Grid-Connected PV
• Exhibit E-3: PV Capacity Installed in the EU During 2006 and 2007
• Exhibit E-4: BIPV Revenues by Type of Product ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 2-1: Advantages and Disadvantages of BIPV Technology
• Exhibit 2-2: The Components for a Good Building Façade
• Exhibit 2-3: PV Cell Efficiencies
• Exhibit 2-4: Comparison of PV Cell Technologies for the BIPV Market in 2007
• Exhibit 2-5: Technology Evolution for PV Cell Efficiencies (1)
• Exhibit 2-6: DSC on Various Substrates
• Exhibit 2-7: Lumeta PV Tile Specifications
• Exhibit 2-8: Open Energy PV Tile Specifications
• Exhibit 2-9: SunPower' s SunTile 63W Peak Power Roof Tile Specifications
• Exhibit 2-10: Unisolar Ovonic' s PV Tile Specifications
• Exhibit 2-11: PowerFilm Flexible PV Panel Specifications
• Exhibit 2-12: Major Suppliers of BIPV Roofing Products
• Exhibit 2-13: Selected Channel Partners for Ascent Solar
• Exhibit 2-14: Recent Dyesol Partnership Developments
• Exhibit 2-15: Kyocera Solar D.Blue Modules
• Exhibit 2-16: Sanyo' s Latest Hybrid PV Specs
• Exhibit 2-17: Sharp PV Product Specs
• Exhibit 2-18: Solarcentury' s C21E-M52D Roof Tile Specs
• Exhibit 2-19: SunPower Corporation' s PV Technology Developments
• Exhibit 2-20: Advantages of PV Cladding Panels
• Exhibit 2-21: Major Suppliers of BIPV Wall Products
• Exhibit 2-22: Comparison of Colorosol and Schott Solar Semitransparent PV Windows Specs
• Exhibit 2-23: Transparent Conductive Electrode Comparison
• Exhibit 2-24: Sharp' s Lumiwall PV specs
• Exhibit 2-25: PPG' s PV Modules Specifications
• Exhibit 2-26: SunTech' s Light Thru PV Modules Specifications
• Exhibit 2-27: Major Developers and Suppliers of BIPV Window Products
• Exhibit 2-28: Properties of Konarka' s PowerPlastic OPV-based Material
• Exhibit 2-29: Konarka' s OPV-based Material Targets for 2010
• Exhibit 2-30: Schott Solar - Selected PV Module Specs
• Exhibit 2-31: Suntech Performance Comparison
• Exhibit 3-1: Markets for BIPV
• Exhibit 3-2: Top Commercial BIPV Systems
• Exhibit 3-3: Selected Solar Integrated TF BIPV Projects
• Exhibit 3-4: Selected New Construction Commercial BIPV Systems
• Exhibit 3-5: Optic Center PV Roof and Cladding Details
• Exhibit 3-6: Siloturm Schapfenmühle Ulm PV Facade Details
• Exhibit 3-7: Selected Retrofit Commercial BIPV System
• Exhibit 3-8: CIS Tower PV Wall Cladding Details
• Exhibit 3-9: MANCHAT PV Flat Roof and Wall Cladding Details
• Exhibit 3-10: Fraunhofer ISE - BIPV 20kWp Retrofit Projects
• Exhibit 3-11: Comparison of c-Si and a-Si technologies
• Exhibit 3-12: Competition Between Electricity Generating Cost For PV and Utility Prices
• Exhibit 4-1: Top 10 PV Suppliers by Country
• Exhibit 4-2: PV Production by Region in 2007
• Exhibit 4-3: BIPV Project Databases
• Exhibit 4-4: Top States Installed Grid-Connected PV
• Exhibit 4-5: PV Costs According to the Solar America Initiative 2005-2015
• Exhibit 4-6: Solar America Cities - 2008
• Exhibit 4-7: PV Capacity Installed in the EU During 2006 and 2007
• Exhibit 4-8: PV Tariff System for Germany
• Exhibit 4-9: PV Tariff System for Spain
• Exhibit 4-10: PV Tariff System for Italy
• Exhibit 4-11: PV Tariff System for France
• Exhibit 4-12: PV Tariff System for Austria
• Exhibit 4-13: PV Tariff System for Greece
• Exhibit 5-1: RIPV Capacity and Shipments by Region
• Exhibit 5-2: RIPV Shipments as Percentage of Total PV Shipments
• Exhibit 5-3: RIPV Revenues
• Exhibit 5-4: RIPV Installations by Type of User
• Exhibit 5-5: RIPV Revenues by Type of Product
• Exhibit 5-6: Façade Capacity and Shipments by Region
• Exhibit 5-7: Façade BIPV Shipments as Percentage of Total PV Shipments
• Exhibit 5-8: Façade BIPV Revenues
• Exhibit 5-9: Façade BIPV Installations by Type of User
• Exhibit 5-10: Façade BIPV Revenues by Type of Product
• Exhibit 5-11: BIPV Revenues by Type of Product ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 5-12: BIPV Revenues by Materials