www. shcri. com — Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) refers to the installment of PV modules which can supply electric power on surface of external supporting structure. Those PV modules can not only replace part of such traditional structures as roof slab, tile, window, building elevation and rain-proof shelter, but also can be made to own various functions, such as PV/thermal system, combination with illumination and sun shade, etc.

 

At present, BIPV is widely applied on exposed walls, sun-shading shelters, patios, tiles, roofs, sound-proof walls, as well as in fields of private apartments, schools, hospital buildings, airports, platforms of subway stations and large workshops.

 

With the changing fields of PV power generation, China has made great progress in research and development of BIPV system. In 2002, 10KW integrated grid system was built in Fengxian, Shanghai, which realized automation. In 2003, an ecological demonstration project was established in Shanghai and the 5KW integrated grid system combined well with construction with international top technologies.

 

Shanghai Solar Energy S&T Co. , Ltd (SSEC) also established integrated demonstrative office building with six first-initiated technologies of directly combining solar electrical power generation and construction. Today, the total installed capacity can reach 40KW and energy self-supply can basically realized with integrating geothermal air condition technologies.

 

It is said in the 40th article of “Energy Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China” which took effect on April 1st, 2008 that Chinese government encourages to adopt energy-saving materials and devices and to apply renewable energy resource system in the energy conservation reform of newly-built constructions and existing constructions. It is also stated in the 61st article that enterprises which use energy-saving technologies and products listed in the law can enjoy favorable policies, such as tax incentives.

 

Although a series of laws and standards have been launched, such as “Renewable Energy Law”, “Civil Building Energy Saving” and “Energy-Saving Design Standard of Various Regions”, high cost (cost of photoelectric curtain wall jumps to over 1,000 USD/m2 today) will be a big barrier for BIPV projects, apart from limited ideas and technologies. Neither enterprises themselves nor government can afford such a high cost in the long run. Therefore, BIPV captures considerably small market now in China and is mainly used in some demonstrative projects which enjoy government subsidies.

 

It is clearly regulated by the Ministry of Construction in China to 50 percent of newly built structures, design standards should be used. It is predicted that the area of energy-efficient structures shall not exceed the second 16000000000 2006-2010 m2 in area, the first newly constructed and reconstructed 6000000000 m2 area of 560 million m2. Currently, the field of construction in China reached 40000000000 m2, more than 13 million m2, which is built up again. To achieve this goal, companies must comply with these energy-saving technologies and equipment, such as solar lighting, an integrated system of compe ; ikeseenergia and construction (solar stone and glass curtain wall) and so on. This BIPV market is seeing a bright prospect in the future.

 

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- Present State of China’s BIPV Industry

- Main applications of BIPV in China

- Related Policies for China’s BIPV Industry

- Investment Opportunities of China’s BIPV Industry

- Forecast for Development Trend of China’s BIPV Industry

 

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