BIPV - A Key Path for Building Energy Efficiency (with Case Studies)

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is an application of distributed photovoltaic power generation systems. It organically combines photovoltaic power generation products with buildings, possessing both power generation and building material attributes. It offers solutions to a series of problems associated with traditional photovoltaic systems added to rooftops.

 

With the acceleration of urbanization and the improvement of people's living standards, coupled with industrial restructuring and the rapid development of the tertiary industry, which mainly relies on buildings to provide service venues, China's building energy consumption intensity and carbon emission intensity will increase significantly. To achieve the "dual carbon" goals in the construction industry, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has issued a number of important policies, and various regions across the country are also continuously issuing corresponding supporting policies.

BIPV's economic advantages are becoming prominent, making it a more competitive photovoltaic building solution in the era of grid parity. Driven by the "dual carbon" goals, the construction industry urgently needs transformation, policy support is increasing, and explosive growth is expected during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

Next, let's appreciate some beautiful examples of the combination of photovoltaics and architecture at home and abroad:

 

 

Domestic Cases

 

 

China Pavilion, Beijing World Horticultural Exposition

Beijing Kempinski Hotel

 

China Environmental Protection Ministry Compliance Center

No. 12 plot, Sanlihe District 3, renovation project for dilapidated houses

 

Solar photovoltaic glass curtain wall, Shenzhen Nanshan Software Park

Solar photovoltaic glass curtain wall, Shenzhen Institute of Building Science

Guangzhou Zhujiang City (Tobacco Building)

Solar photovoltaic glass curtain wall, Guangzhou TV Tower

National Energy Group BIPV Center

Foshan Gaoming Best Ceramics

Shunde Beijiao Country Garden Headquarters Building

Hefei Gongjie Office Building Project

Tianjin CapitaLand Jiabo Season Place Commercial Center

Wuxi Airport Terminal

Guiyang Hunter International Financial Center

Kunming Henglong Plaza

Yanliang District, Xi'an, Pujiagou Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Thin-Film Photovoltaic Tile Project

Hangzhou West Lake Wetland Longzuitong Visitor Service Center

Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Energy Station

National Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Technology, Baoding, Hebei

Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Office Building

Bosch China Headquarters, Suzhou, Jiangsu

Baoding Electric Valley Urban Low-Carbon Park, Hebei

Baoding Electric Valley Jinjiang International Hotel BIPV Project, Hebei

Xining Photovoltaic Industry Technology Innovation Center, Qinghai

Baoding Green Wisdom Eco-town Demonstration Project, Hebei

Hangzhou Sunny Energy Photovoltaic Building Integrated Rooftop Power Generation System

Baoding Photovoltaic + Passive + Intelligent Demonstration Building, Hebei

 

 

International Cases

 

Northumberland Building, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Heron Tower, London

Appleton Tower, University of Edinburgh

King's Cross Station, London

Ziekenhuis Hospital, Aalst, Belgium

Cambridgeshire Residential Building

Berlin Central Station, Germany

Sanya Solar Electric Co., Ltd. "Noah's Ark", Japan

Kyocera Corporation Headquarters, Japan

Discovery Center House-type Photovoltaic System, USA

Atlanta 1996 Olympic Gymnasium