Designing with Solar Power A Source Book for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)

* "A highly readable and valuable source book on BIPV for a wide audience" --Dr. Clive Weatherby, Head of Technology, Solar Century* Presents the key findings from a five-year International Energy Agency (IEA) research program on building integrated photovoltaics, with contributions from over 30 international experts in the field* Full color throughoutThe key objective of this book is to enhance the architectural quality, technical quality, and economic viability of PV systems in the built environment, and assess and remove nontechnical barriers for their introduction as an energy-significant option.The book introduces the holistic design process, PV technologies, and integration concepts. With case studies from across the globe, experts in the field explore the potential of this technology, covering various applications (including non-building structures), relevant design tools, reliability, nontechnical barriers, and markets.

Designing with Solar Power is the result of international collaborative research and development work carried out within the framework of the International Energy Agency's Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) and performed within its Task 7 on 'Photovoltaic power systems in the built environment'. Each chapter of this precisely detailed and informative book has been prepared by an international expert in a specific area related to the development, use and application of building-integrated photovoltaics (BiPV). Chapters not only cover the basics of solar power and electrical concepts, but also investigate the ways in which photovoltaics can be integrated into the design and creation of buildings equipped for the demands of the 21st century. The potential for BiPV, in both buildings and other structures, is explored together with broader issues such as market deployment, and international marketing and government strategies. In addition, more than 20 contemporary international case studies describe in detail how building-integrated photovoltaics have been applied to new and existing buildings, and discuss the architectural and technical quality, and the success of various strategies. Packed with photographs and illustrations, this book is an invaluable companion for architects, builders, designers, engineers, students and all involved with the exciting possibilities of building-integrated photovoltaics.

Building Design and Environmental Concepts * Technologies and Integration Concepts * International BIPV Case Studies: from Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA * Non-Building PV Structures * BiPV Potential and Tools * Electrical Concept, Reliability and Standards * Non-Technical Issues and Market Deployment Strategies * Appendices

Deo Prasad is Director of the SOLARCH Group, University of New South Wales Centre for a Sustainable Environment, Australia and is a Director of the International Solar Energy Society. Mark Snow is a senior researcher at the SOLARCH Group