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- Eder, Gabriele, et al.
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Coloured BIPV : Market, Research and Development
- 2019
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In the building sector, net-zero energy performance targets and reduction of CO2 emissions are the main drivers for building integrated photovoltaics. Recent market studies [10,18,19] show the history and perspective of the global market in the BIPV sector and calculate a global compound annual growth rate of ~ 40 % from 2009 up to 2020.In Europe, the BIPV market is in a transition. The past decades of a slowly emerging BIPV market have been characterized by the original dominant value of BIPV: a building that communicates an image of sustainability and innovation. Payback time or "return on investment" have not been the major parameters in the decision process for applying BIPV. This is changing now. In most European countries, the new regulations on energy performance in buildings (derived from the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Directive on energy efficiency) have been translated in national regulations/laws, stating that all new (and freshly refurbished) buildings of the EU member states should be nearly zero energy buildings (nZEBs) by 2020. Thus, the time for the regulations to become mandatory is very near. It is expected that the energy performance regulations are now taking over as the main driving factor for the BIPV market and that should have huge consequences in removing the difference between a conventional building component and a BIPV component both in aesthetical and construction terms. This has led to intensified research and development aiming to create BIPV products that come in a variety of colours and sizes, while at the same time being as close as possible to existing building components, to its requirements and how it is considered by the construction industry.The given market overview of state-of-the-art coloured BIPV products clearly reveals that for all parts of a BIPV module (glass, polymers, PV-active layers), there are technical solutions available for colouring. Pilot projects utilizing coloured BIPV products have been built in numerous (mainly European) cities clearly demonstrating the maturity of these solutions.The key aspect that has been slowing down the progress of implementation of these aesthetically appealing and technically sophisticated new products into a wider market are the costs. In this respect, a lot of effort has been made to improve and optimize the relationship between colour and efficiency/power generation of BIPV elements. The results of the past and on-going innovative research and intensified fundamental considerations are also summarized in this report.Besides the colour perception of the coloured BIPV elements under solar irradiation which is essential for the acceptance of the exterior appearance of a building, also transparency and inside visual comfort of BIPV – windows and façade elements are essential for the users and inhabitants.
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- Torreggiani, Armida, et al.
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How to Prepare Future Generations for the Challenges in the Raw Materials Sector
- 2021
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Ingår i: Rare Metal Technology 2021. - Cham : Springer Nature. ; , s. 277-287
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Today some raw materials (RMs) have become essential in the manufacturing of common goods and technologies (i.e., mobile phones, computers, automobiles). Readily accessible raw materials, such as rare earth elements (REEs), indium, neodymium, and others are important to industries and allow the transition towards a low-carbon economy. With the future global resource use projected to double by 2030, addressing raw materials through the entire value chain becomes a priority as well as transferring these ideas to youngsters. Some learning paths for pupils from 10 to 18 years old were developed in the framework of a European project, Raw Matters Ambassadors @Schools (RM@Schools), funded by the Knowledge and Innovation Community “Raw Materials” of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (KIC EIT-RM). It aims to increase among youngsters the understanding of how RMs are needed in modern society and to make careers in RM attractive. Thanks to a strategic European Partnership among the three sides of the knowledge triangle (research, education, and business), RM@Schools has developed learning pathways where different educational approaches are used to foster students’ interest in science and technology, in particular in circular economy, and RM-related topics. The pathways are oriented toward a common goal: students are guided to become Young RM Ambassadors (science communicators) and create a “product” to be communicated outside of the class. By doing this, students develop twenty-first century learning skills such as creativity, critical thinking, awareness of responsibility, and teamwork.
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