Welcome to BIPV Solar

Solar energy for the home

If you are interested in solar energy for your home, you will be excited to hear about BIPV! 

Building integrated photovoltaic is a promising emerging green renewable energy technique that eliminates most concerns and hesitation about home solar roofing panels and tiles.   BIPV home solar energy energy systems actually build solar cells into the construction materials of a building. They end up looking as natural as what would have been a conventional roof, window, awning, and even concrete.

BIPV home solar energy systems can provide savings in electricity and sometimes home heating costs for many years. In some areas where there is a lot of sunlight, solar energy roofs can completely replace conventional electric sources, but in almost every area the electricity provided will provide enough benefit to make conversion to photovoltaic (solar) worthwhile

BIPV home solar energy systems systems can be made to be “on-grid”, or hooked into the local electric company. That way, not only does the homeowner get “free” electricity for their own home, they also can automatically sell any extra electricity their solar roof generates back to the utility. Not only might you receive no electric bill, you might actually receive a check back instead each month! On the grid solar energy systems also guarantee a back-up source of power if necessary.

BIPV home solar energy systems can be designed to blend in and look exactly like conventional building materials and designs, such as external structures including awnings or skylights. However, the most common use of building integrated photovoltaics is BIPV roofing, where solar shingles, tiles, or panels are substituted for traditional roofing.

As exciting as the above technologies are, there has even been research lately about building photovoltaic solar cells into the walls of buildings - into concrete and other basic building materials. Soon BIPV solar technology may be widespread and conventional, but for now building integrated photovoltaic solar can get you a head start while saving electricity and reducing your carbon footprint. You will also serve as a positive model for others.

BIPV Systems: Understanding Building Integrated Technology
This page introduces BIPV technology through a glossary of terms and abbreviations. Building Integrated Photovoltaics (solar) is the most exciting advance in solar energy in the current century! These solar panels, shingles, or glazes can be integrated

BIPV and home alternative energy links
Links to more information about solar power for your home. Built in solar roofing and other BIPV for solar energy is readily available and these links will help you find it.

BIPV Systems: Advances in Building Integrated Photovotaics
Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is a technology that is truly taking off, with new and fascinating possibilities. Photovoltaics (solar cells) are even being built into concrete! The more that bipv technology advances, the more that the building