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August 26, 2008

PVB benefits from the transfer of expertise from the glass industry

Interest in photovoltaic systems for buildings has been growing rapidly in the leading industrialized nations for several years now. The continuing rise in the cost of fossil fuels is accelerating the search for alternatives and the intensified further development of renewable energy sources. Solar power plants are constantly surpassing each other in setting new performance records.

Building-integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV systems) have been developed against this backdrop. To exploit the potential of these PV systems even more efficiently, architects and engineers are constantly on the lookout for new ways of cost-effectively installing PV systems in glass façades and roofs.

This trend is being supported by political decisions in the various OECD nations to allow and make it easier for property owners to feed electricity from these systems into the national grid. Compared to the grid and electricity prices of established suppliers, solar power today is still two to four times as expensive. However, experts expect solar power to become competitive within the coming decade.

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Source: Hardtke Kommunikation

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