Building Integrated Photovoltaic Facades in Singapore: Online BIPV LCC Calculator

In highly urbanized cities, the roof-top space available for solar photovoltaics (PV) may not be sufficient to make a major contribution to the renewable energy supply of the building. Adding BIPV to the facade is one possibility, however apart from architectural considerations, it is a pre-requisite to address the techno-economic aspects of BIPV facades over the life bedding of BIPV facade at the National University Singapore cycle of the building. This paper discussed the real world test (NUS) campus. Based on the results from the technical assessment of BIPV test-bed, combined with assumptions from commercially available PV technologies and facade installation cost, an online BIPV Life Cycle Cost Calculator was developed for the assessment of the feasibility of BIPV facades and available online at the National Solar Repository of Singapore (NSR) website.