by Brianna Crandall — July 18, 2014—RnR Market Research, an online database of syndicated market research reports, has published three new reports covering the global building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar energy technology market, which give end users a glimpse at what is to come.
BIPV Markets Analysis and Forecasts 2014-2021
The publisher of this research has been covering the BIPV market since 2007. The 2014 version of this BIPV market report updates quantitative and qualitative assessments and outlooks for the global building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) market, examines the latest important technological and market developments as well as the various region-specific factors shaping the market. While the last few years have been far from robust for the solar market, there are reasons for companies and investors to view BIPV with some optimism, says the company.
The report addresses BIPV glass, roofing and siding and assesses the prospects for the competing underlying technologies including thin-film, organic photovoltaic (OPV), dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) and monocrystalline silicon (c-Si) solar photovoltaic. The research includes forecasts broken out by product, application, technology and region expressed in megawatts (MW) and units. The report also provides commentaries of the various leading key suppliers and industry influencers.
BIPV Glass Markets—2014 & Beyond
This industry research report includes a detailed eight-year market forecast with breakouts by type of building and PV technology and in both volume and value terms. This report also discusses how BIPV glass can better be sold to architects, who are sometimes skeptical of the BIPV glass concept, but remain the key decision makers on the demand side. Along with improved marketing, RnR promotes playing up the aesthetic advantage of solar glass (for example with tinted and colored products) and incorporating additional smart features such as hybrid light/photovoltaic capability.
CIGS Photovoltaics Markets—2014 and Beyond
This industry research report analyzes the opportunities that are emerging for copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells in the very new phase of the solar industry. The report takes a detailed look into the technical evolution of CIGs fabrication and encapsulation and show how this will impact CIGS market expansion and cost reduction. Much of the report is devoted to the opportunities for CIGS in the building-integrated PV (BIPV market) and how CIGS flexible modules and price parity with silicon solar panels could considerably improve the revenues generated by CIGS technology in the near future.
