From the first of January 2020 onwards, all new buildings in the Netherlands need to meet the so called “Near Zero Energy Buildings” regulation.
Buildings need to produce a large fraction of their consumed energy. Installation of a PV system is an obvious choice. However, this can be challenging for multiple-floor buildings, as the available surface on the roof is small in relation to the floor surface. A solution can be to install PV panels in the facade.
Up to now the choice for architects for different types of PV-panels in terms of color and shape was rather limited. Within the framework of the “PV OpMaat” project, an innovative concept of colored PV panels for facades has been developed.
Thin film CIGS cells have been embedded within a composite structure. This lightweight PV panel opens up a broad range of new coloring possibilities. Performance monitoring of these modules has recently started on SEAC’s outdoor test facility SolarBEAT. The work is done in cooperation with Studio Solarix and Solliance.
