A Review of Building Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal (BIPV/T) Systems: Current and Potential Technology Development

The paper is aimed to review several aspects comprehensively regarding the utilization of building integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPV/T) systems published in the last five years. In this case, the considered BIPV systems includes the provision of electricity and thermal energy including the heating and cooling systems to meet the building energy demands. The reviewed aspects are the improvement efficiency by new modeling and technology advancements, the analysis of economy and environment overviews as the impact of BIPV/T installation and the system implementation and policy regarding to maximize optimal performance between the electricity energy and thermal energy captures. The comprehensive information of BIPV systems through this review article is necessary for the optimum design and future system applications, especially to researchers and practitioners involved or interested in the design, analysis, simulation, and performance evaluation and to government and stakeholders in financial and incentives supports, new methods and trends of BIPV/T systems.