Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) refer to solar panels or photovoltaic (PV) modules that are seamlessly integrated into the design and structure of buildings. Unlike traditional solar installations, where panels are added onto existing structures, BIPV is an integral part of the building envelope. These integrated solar modules serve both as functional building materials and energy generators, contributing to the building's overall sustainability.
"BIPV installed at IOC Building in Mosapeta, Hyderabad."
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Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics The energy transition is in full swing and solar panels are making enormous progress. With Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics (BIPV), we want to integrate solar panels into facades, roofs, balustrades and glazing in an attractive or invisible way, to further accelerate this advance. BIPV exists when a solar panel is part of the building envelope and takes over the function of a building material. The advantage of this is that you need fewer materials and the carbon footprint of the building is lower. And because the solar panels at BIPV are included as standard in the design, the end result is aesthetic. At BAPV (Building Applied Photovoltaics), the panels are only used to generate energy.
