Thin Film (TF) solar modules offer a unique opportunity for architects and building construction. The TF module is manufactured on glass, the same glass used to make windows for buildings and homes. Incorporating solar cells into building windows could provide electricity when the sun shines, providing a very attractive energy source. This concept is called Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).

Integrating PVs into structures enable the building industry to fully integrate solar panels into the structure appearance. Building integrated PV can be configured as exterior glass skin on high rise buildings, a skin that produces electricity during the day, thereby reducing the consumption of fossil fuel generated electricity required to operate a building.

Integrated PV can be incorporated in a number of ways into building surfaces, from skylights that offer occupants views of the sun and sky, to roofing tiles that generate electricity for the product’s lifetime – saving money and reducing the dependence on fossil fuel energy sources.