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Assessing the Environmental Performance of BIPV Systems under Different Environmental Conditions

Authors
Aanuoluwapo Aderonke Oguntade1, Marco Cimillo1, *
1Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
*Corresponding author. Email: marco.cimillo@xjtlu.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Marco Cimillo
Available Online 19 May 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-728-1_49How to use a DOI?
Keywords
building integrated photovoltaic; energy payback time; carbon payback time; carbon intensity
Abstract

This paper provides an overview of Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) environmental performance in different conditions. Four different technologies were selected based on their representativeness of the currently available systems and on the availability of the necessary data. Their characteristics, including lifespan, efficiency, and embodied energy and carbon, were identified through a database search and a review of recently published research. The energy production was estimated assuming the installation of the systems on the optimal orientation, a flat roof and façades facing due to the four cardinal directions. The simulation considered ten locations in different climates and with different solar irradiations and climates. The final environmental performance is calculated based on energy and CO2 balance, mainly through the Energy Payback Time (EPBT), Carbon Payback Time (CPBT) and Carbon Intensity (CI). Although limited by the assumptions and simplifications necessary to conduct a wide-ranging study, the paper offers a representative dataset and insights into the viability of the main currently available BIPV solutions in different climatic regions.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Green Building, Civil Engineering and Smart City (GBCESC 2024)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
19 May 2025
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978-94-6463-728-1
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2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-728-1_49How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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