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Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems: State of The
Art Review And Perspectives of Expansion in Brazil
Giselle Lyra 1 * and Sylvia Rola 2 *
Master degree student at the Architecture Post Graduation Program at the Faculty of Architecture and
Urbanism at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – PROARQ/FAU/UFRJ; [email protected]
2 Professor as the Architecture Post Graduation Program at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – PROARQ/FAU/UFRJ; [email protected]
* Correspondence: [email protected] , Tel.: +55 21 98089‐3738 (G.L.); [email protected], Tel.: +55 21 99361‐
5903 (S.R.)
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Abstract: Photovoltaics (PV) led in 2017 the global expansion of power generation from renewable
sources, representing 2.14% of the energy produced worldwide. In Brazil, photovoltaic technologies
had a significant growth reaching 935Mw installed in 2017. Building‐Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
systems already play a significant role in electricity generation in several countries but are still not
widespread in Brazil due to the lack of knowledge of their true potential. This work provides an
updated review in internationally adopted concepts and definitions, and recent commercial
classifications and PV technologies applicability. The regulatory current stage of implementation of
PV technologies and BIPV in Brazil are in discussion and future research prospects also focusing on
barriers for the expansion in the use of the systems. The development of new photovoltaic
technologies brings a great potential of alternatives for the future of BIPV, with new possibilities of
use, efficiency gains, and cost reduction. Brazil has high levels of solar irradiation and the advantage
possibility of assimilating the experiences of other countries by adopting technologies already
consolidated after decades of development. The barriers can be overcome from technical references
that guide architects in their application, combining their aesthetic and functional possibilities with
the gain in energy efficiency.
Keywords: BIPV, Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency
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