New solar products

The development of solar thermal and photovoltaic products, suitable for architectural integration, can already be considered a classic research theme, especialy solar products for use in urban areas.

In solar photovoltaic technology, photovoltaic tile concept has received for significantly long time increased attention by different research teams, academic and industrial, all over the world.

However, definitive concepts, particularly the ones concerning ceramic tiles, curved or flat, have not yet emerged as mature technology solution for market diffusion.

For ceramic industry, this scenario creates an obvious opportunity for developing new added-value products, allowing companies to offer products variants incorporating solar technology.