Designing with Solar Power is the result of international collaborative research and development work carried out within the framework of the International Energy Agency's Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) and performed within its Task 7 on 'Photovoltaic power systems in the built environment'.

Each chapter of this precisely detailed and informative book has been prepared by an international expert in a specific area related to the development, use and application of building-integrated photovoltaics (BiPV). Chapters not only cover the basics of solar power and electrical concepts, but also investigate the ways in which photovoltaics can be integrated into the design and creation of buildings equipped for the demands of the 21st century. The potential for BiPV, in both buildings and other structures, is explored together with broader issues such as market deployment, and international marketing and government strategies.

In addition, more than 20 contemporary international case studies describe in detail how building-integrated photovoltaics have been applied to new and existing buildings, and discuss the architectural and technical quality, and the success of various strategies.

Packed with photographs and illustrations, this book is an invaluable companion for architects, builders, designers, engineers, students and all involved with the exciting possibilities of building-integrated photovoltaics.

About the author(s)

Deo Prasad is Director of the SOLARCH Group, University of New South Wales Centre for a Sustainable Environment, Australia and is a Director of the International Solar Energy Society. Mark Snow is a senior researcher at the SOLARCH Group

Contents

Building Design and Environmental Concepts * Technologies and Integration Concepts * International BIPV Case Studies: from Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA * Non-Building PV Structures * BiPV Potential and Tools * Electrical Concept, Reliability and Standards * Non-Technical Issues and Market Deployment Strategies * Appendices