SHINING LIGHT ON EUROPEAN BIPV A Survey of Dependence and Fragmentation in the Emerging European Value Chain for Building Integrated Photovoltaics
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Derived from the ongoing climate crisis and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European
Union (EU) aims for climate neutrality as well as energy independence through a green
transition. To achieve this, several policies have been proposed and implemented. Some of
these policies provide support to the development of renewable energy technologies, such as
solar photovoltaics (PV). Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is a particular PV technology
that could support this transition by making European buildings sources of renewable energy.
Recent disruptions in global value chains have demonstrated the importance of developing
domestic European Net-Zero industries for Europe to achieve climate neutrality and energy
independence. Therefore, this thesis aims to investigate the status and dependency of the
European BIPV industry. This has been done by interviewing domestic producers of BIPV and
analyzing the results within the framework of Technological Innovation Systems and Multi-level
Perspective Theory. The analysis of the upstream value chain showed that the European BIPV
industry is highly dependent on non-European countries for the supply of key components.
BIPV producers are also required to fulfill regulations for both PV products and building, which
results in time-consuming and complicated processes for some of the BIPV producers. It was
identified that a lack of knowledge exists in the form of lack of awareness and understanding of
the technology, as well as a lack of specific expertise. From the perspective of BIPV producers,
this lack of knowledge is true for actors along the value chain such as architects and installers,
but also for other actors such as investors and policymakers. The current European policy
supports the development of BIPV, however, there are some gaps, such as more specific
regulation, that need to be addressed for a more effective green transition and diffusion of this
renewable energy technology.
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Building integrated photovoltaics, BIPV, Value chain analysis, European policy, Technological Innovation Systems, Multi-level Perspective, Climate neutrality, Energy independence