BUILDinCOLOR – development of a photovoltaic building element with a smart junction box
BUILDinCOLOR – development of a photovoltaic building element with a smart junction box
Project No: 13.1.1-LVPA-K-856-01-0025
Instrument: 01.2.1-LVPA-K-856 „Eksperimentas“
Financing of the project:from the European Union Structural Funds (European Regional Development Fund). Funded as part of the European Union’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Project implementation period: 2020-2023
Aim of the Project – To increase the company’s competitiveness and development opportunities bycreating a photovoltaic building element with a smart junction box
Description: Photovoltaic modules integrated into buildings (Building Integrated Photovoltaics, BIPV) can replace conventional building materials by installing them on the roof, walls, even windows and skylights of a building and connecting them to distribution networks and/or energy storage. Systems ofthis type are one of the latest advances in photovoltaic technology, allowing to reduce the long-term use of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions. This is why the development of BIPV has received special attention in recent years as one of the measures for mitigating global climate change. The installation of standard photovoltaic modules using the existing space of the building (Building Applied Photovoltaics, BAPV) has been quite widespread for some time, but this type of solution is not attractive on the market due to aesthetic shortcomings (hides the building architecture), it requires additional installation structures and separate maintenance, and has a longer payback period comparing to BIPV modules. In recent years, we have seen a growing need in the market for greater aesthetics of modules, and especially in photovoltaics integrated into buildings. Driven by the market needs Modernios E-Technologijos UAB together with partners Kompiuterinis procesų valdymas UAB and Getweb UAB decided to create not only an innovative but also a competitive product – a photovoltaic building element with a smart junction box (BUILDinCOLOR). This innovation is crucial for the development of building-integrated photovoltaics. At present, the lack of colour diversity and cost-effectiveness is one of the biggest obstacles to the growth and attractiveness of this area.