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BY Tali Aaron : March 19

System Photonics Ceramic Substrate BIPV Panel Allows for more Color Options & Lower Overall Cost


System Photonics manufactures building integrated Photovoltaic panels (BIPV) made of ceramic substrates. We interviewed Gianluca from System Photonics at this year's Solar Power International. Watch the video above to see this product and find out what Gianluca had to say.

Some unique characteristics of these panels:

- The ceramic substrate comes in 13 colors and the cells themselves have color options.

- Because of the ceramic substrates, the PV panels have a unique aesthetic quality among BIPV products on the market.

- The product can function as a roof shingle for a home

- meaning the solar panel would be the roofing material and would not need to sit on top of another roofing material.

The company's manufacturing currently takes place in Italy, and in the future, System Photonics plans to manufacture within the U.S.  This product will be available in the U.S. during the first half of the next year.

What is BIPV?  Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope such as the roof, skylights, or facades.

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Last Modified: March 19, 2010 at 5:09 pm
First Published: November 11, 2009 at 1:00 am

8 Responses to System Photonics Ceramic Substrate BIPV Panel Allows for more Color Options & Lower Overall Cost

  2. buildaroo on December 30, 2012 at 11:52 am


    System Photonics Ceramic Substrate BIPV Panel Allows for more Color... http://t.co/xQLr5fw4 #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy

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  3. buildaroo on September 3, 2012 at 11:06 am


    System Photonics Ceramic Substrate BIPV Panel Allows for more Color... http://t.co/xQLr5fw4 #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy

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  4. buildaroo on August 5, 2012 at 3:59 am


    System Photonics Ceramic Substrate BIPV Panel Allows for more Color... http://t.co/xQLr5fw4 #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy

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  5. buildaroo on February 20, 2011 at 7:21 pm


    System Photonics Ceramic Substrate BIPV Panel Allows for more Color... http://bit.ly/1d3Yjj #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy

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  6. Lucie Biron on May 5, 2010 at 11:12 am


    Bonjour,

    Nous allons nous construire et j'aimerais avoir le prix du bardeau solaire ?

    Merci beaucoup !

    Lucie Biron

    Reply
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  8. build solar panels on November 29, 2009 at 3:30 pm


    How long has this blog been around? I have been searching for this kind of information for the past week and a half.

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  9. build solar panels on November 29, 2009 at 10:30 pm


    How long has this blog been around? I have been searching for this kind of information for the past week and a half.

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