TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND DESIGN OF BIPV SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY TRANSITION PROCESSES

The increase in CO2 emissions from residential buildings in recent years in Italy requires the development of alternative solutions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. A strong increase in the rate of retrofitting of the existing residential building stock will be essential to achieve the emission reduction targets set by Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals set by 2030 Agenda. Although the use of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) has been a reality for several decades, it has not yet managed to become a widespread solution. Third generation BIPV solutions are developing rapidly, offering a wide variety of multifunctional products that allow the use of BIPV to reduce the use of non-renewable sources. The paper aims to evaluate the applicability of BIPV solutions on a sample of residential buildings in the Italian context, with the aim of assessing the integrability in relation to different urban contexts, types of buildings and type-morphological features, estimating the potential energy outcomes.