TSEP#192 BIPV: Solar Cells in the Roof – More Than Just a Niche?

Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is a niche on the PV
market – but its market share has been growing since
manufacturing costs can be lowered and rooftop PV with BIPV
characteristics, where piles of a roof are substituted by PV
Modules, is gaining momentum. But manufacturing costs are still
the defining variable that hinders BIPV to become a mainstream
application. In this episode, we talked about the development of
the market and manufacturing prices with Philippe Macé, Partner
and COO at Becquerel Institute.


Timeline:




05:45 The high customization of BIPV components leads to the
more elevated price – can you tell us a little bit more about
the price ratio between highly customized BIPV components vs.
streamlined products?




08:45 What are the general challenges/ barriers to the BIPV
market?




10:09 To what extent could streamlining production contribute
to market growth?




12:23 Does the crisis in the building sector have an impact
on the BIPV market?




18:14 What is the potential for BIPV here in Europe?




About Philippe Mace & Becquerel


Philippe Macé, Chief Operating Officer at the Becquerel
Institute, a Belgian strategic consultancy and applied research
company specialising in photovoltaic solar energy. Where he has
been working for more than 8 years. Philippe has a strong
expertise in new business model design as well as in
techno-economic issues, both upstream of the value chain, such as
PV production cost assessment, and downstream, on systems
competitiveness assessments. With his team, Philippe is exploring
all key aspects of solar PV, from economics to technology, market
and regulation as well as environmental or social life cycle
analysis, providing strategic insights and creating value for
customers as part of consulting missions and research projects.


The Becquerel Institute specializes on key aspects relating to
the accelerated penetration of Solar PV as a mainstream
electricity source, and to the energy transition in general; in
Europe and Worldwide. The Becquerel Institute is committed to
excellence, creativity and innovation. It provides expert advice
on PV and electricity markets, with a particular focus in the
fields of PV markets, industry analysis, PV competitiveness
within the electricity markets, regulatory and policy analysis,
business modeling and financial instruments, and last but not
least, BIPV.


Questions or suggestions? Then send us an email to
podcast@thesmartere.com