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Colouring solutions for building integrated photovoltaic modules: A review

Borja Block, Alejandro  
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Escarre Palou, Jordi
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Courtant, Marie  
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July 1, 2024
Energy and Buildings

The conflict between PV installations and other land uses, such as forestry or agriculture, highlights the urgency for alternative solutions. Integrating PV technology into the built environment is a compelling strategy to mitigate these challenges, enabling electricity generation precisely where it is needed. In the context of buildings integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), PV modules serve a dual purpose, functioning both as electricity generators and integral components of the architectural design. Therefore, the architecture requirements — specifically in terms of shape, size, and colour— become relevant for BIPV modules. This paper offers a general overview of the diverse colouring technologies employed for BIPV modules, describing their functioning, challenges, and advantages. An examination of the current landscape of coloured PV products involving considerations of pricing and power output is presented. Additionally, this work addresses the critical topics of reliability and stability in colour solutions, outlining methodologies for quantitative colour characterization. It provides foresight into the potential challenges facing installations in the future and explores the multifaceted social, economic, and environmental implications of this evolving technology.

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DOI
10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114253
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85193061724

Author(s)
Borja Block, Alejandro  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Escarre Palou, Jordi
Courtant, Marie  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Virtuani, Alessandro
Cattaneo, Gianluca
Roten, Maxime
Li, Heng Yu
Despeisse, Matthieu
Hessler-Wyser, Aïcha  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Desai, Umang  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Date Issued

2024-07-01

Published in
Energy and Buildings
Volume

314

Article Number

114253

Subjects

Active surfaces

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Architecture

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Building-integrated PV

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Colour

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Coloured PV

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Design

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Photovoltaics

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PV module

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
PV-LAB  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

European Union

European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

818009

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Available on Infoscience
January 16, 2025
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