Newton Fund - Embedded systems for Integrated Photovoltaics in Rural Buildings: E-IPB
Lead Participant:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Abstract
Forty percent of the world's energy is consumed by the building sectors. China has the largest building
construction output in the world, which constitute to 25% of carbon emissions. As such, net zero buildings/low
energy buildings are of a high priority with governments to help reduce their carbon emission levels. The
incorporation of solar energy elements into buildings is a way forward to address this issue. This enables
generation of electricity at the point of use, minimising thermal load while maintaining light efficacy within the
building envelope. This project will demonstrate technical and commercial viability of lightweight glass on glass
optical device integrated PV systems with a targeted efficiency enhancement of 2%. This will be achieved
through an integrated model for different low cost PV technologies, manufacturing new prototypes and
integrating/retrofitting the system with building envelopes. In addition to this, technology viability will be
carried out for harsh climatic conditions in China and the UK through accelerated lifetime tests for enhancing
durable and reliable products.
construction output in the world, which constitute to 25% of carbon emissions. As such, net zero buildings/low
energy buildings are of a high priority with governments to help reduce their carbon emission levels. The
incorporation of solar energy elements into buildings is a way forward to address this issue. This enables
generation of electricity at the point of use, minimising thermal load while maintaining light efficacy within the
building envelope. This project will demonstrate technical and commercial viability of lightweight glass on glass
optical device integrated PV systems with a targeted efficiency enhancement of 2%. This will be achieved
through an integrated model for different low cost PV technologies, manufacturing new prototypes and
integrating/retrofitting the system with building envelopes. In addition to this, technology viability will be
carried out for harsh climatic conditions in China and the UK through accelerated lifetime tests for enhancing
durable and reliable products.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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UNIVERSITY OF EXETER | £244,224 | £ 244,224 |
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Participant |
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COUCH PERRY & WILKES LLP | £119,200 | £ 71,520 |
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM | ||
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM | £215,728 | £ 215,728 |
CLEANENERGY AFRICA LIMITED | ||
YORKSHIRE PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | £110,052 | £ 77,036 |
BRINELL VISION LTD | £132,000 | £ 92,400 |
EVOENERGY LIMITED | £123,013 | £ 73,808 |
INNOVATE UK | ||
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER |
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ORCID iD |
Tapas Mallick (Project Manager) |