Key
product advances in the building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) sector will
help the industry reach 1.15 GW of installed global capacity by 2019, according
to a recent report from Transparency Market Research.
The
analysts' Building
Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Market: Global
Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 –
2019 report found that in 2012,
343.1 MW of BIPV capacity was added worldwide, and forecasts a compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 18.7% until 2019.
The BIPV sector has been
driven in recent years by key product segments, chiefly rooftop, curtain wall
and BIPV window installations. In 2012, rooftop BIPV applications accounted for
67% of the market, with the use of curtain wall technologies growing rapidly
thanks to BIPV’s emergence in the commercial sector. In fact, Transparency
Market Research expect curtain wall to be the sector's fastest-growing product
segment between now and 2019.
Improvements
in transparent, insulated and colored BIPV window products over the next few
years will also help this segment grow, buoyed by advances in organic photovoltaics (OPV). Equally, C-Si
technology received substantial demand in 2012, accounting for more than 60% of
the market share, while the thin film segment is forecast to enjoy a CAGR of
19.1% by 2019, say the analysts.
In
terms of geographical spread, Europe is the market leader for BIPV, accounting
for 41% of annual installations in 2012, ahead of North America on 27%. The
analysts believe that ever- more stringent environmental regulations in Europe’s
building sector have helped boost the industry, which was driven in 2012 by the
commercial sector – 67% of all BIPV
installations that year were for commercial end-users.
Projected
growth for the BIPV sector in the potentially lucrative Asia Pacific market is
expected to be anchored in the commercial sector, with residential and
industrial installations likely to remain niche, bit-part players in BIPV for a
few years yet. In terms of market share, BIPV is dominated by a handful of
companies. Transparency Market Research found that First Solar, Ascent Solar
Technologies Inc, Pythagoras Solar Ltd, Sapa Solar and Centrosolar AG accounted
for 40% of the market in 2012.
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