Comparative analysis of outdoor energy harvest of organic and silicon solar modules for applications in BIPV systems

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Written By Fluxim AG

Sarmad Feroze, Andreas Distler, Karen Forberich, Iftikhar Ahmed Channa, Bernd Doll, Christoph J. Brabec, Hans-Joachim Egelhaaf,

Solar Energy, Volume 263, 2023, 111894, ISSN 0038-092X,

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.111894

The 2022 global PV installations accounted for 5% of electricity consumption. To reach 2 TWP annually by 2030, leveraging existing urban surfaces is vital. BAPV/BIPV transform buildings into energy producers. Currently dominated by silicon PV modules, the market has underutilized Organic Photovoltaics (OPV), a cost-effective, customizable, and flexible alternative for BIPV applications. This study analyzes OPV's outdoor performance compared to monocrystalline silicon modules, aiming to provide insights for forecasting the annual energy yield of building-integrated OPV modules, advancing OPV technology for BIPV applications.

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Setfos software by Fluxim AG was used for optical simulations to evaluate absorption in the active layer of the OPV device.

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