Outdoor on-site energy solar modular design

To achieve sustainability goals while meeting the increasing electricity demands of electrification, organizations are pairing on-site solar PV generation with on-site energy storage. These systems, which are considered as “behind-the-meter” (BTM) systems, allow facilities to maximize the benefits of on-site renewable generation.

Solar-powered houses, as significant representatives of green buildings, present vast prospects for application in rural areas. Researchers have conducted optimization analyses on solar energy utilization in rural dwellings in a county in southwestern Anhui Province, proposing corresponding promotion measures (Li et al. 2020).

For the scenario represented in the graph, an on-site solar PV system allows the facility to reduce the amount of electricity drawn from the grid during the middle of the day. Increasing the amount of solar PV production on-site can provide additional cost and emission reductions and resiliency benefits for facilities.

Future improvements and research directions for enhanced testing has been provided. Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) has enormous potential for on-site renewable energy generation in urban environments. However, BIPV systems are still in a relatively nascent stage with few commercial installations.

If a utility restricts the exports from a facility to the grid, the use of on-site storage alongside solar PV can provide a solution to avoid costly infrastructure upgrades, thus increasing the feasibility of larger on-site PV installations.

In this competition, participating teams are required to design and build a high-performance house that relies entirely on solar energy, competing based on ten evaluation criteria. The competition aims to discover works that excel in design aesthetics, smart energy utilization, diverse innovation, and market potential.