Increased use of renewable energies

What does self-consumption of electricity mean?

• Consumers cover all or part of their electricity consumption through local production (producer & consumer are the same entity)

• Can be individual or collective scale

• The surplus energy is provided to nearby buildings or to the grid

• In the context of climate change with increased frequency of extreme weather events (causing failures of electricity networks): reducing dependence to these electricity networks is an advantage

• Needs to take into account the building's context. Example: tertiary buildings are well suited for photovoltaic production (they have high electricity requirements during the day, when the sun is shining)

How to increase renewable energy in buildings? 

• Install renewable energy generating technologies on buildings (solar panels on roof, wind turbines, ...). Need to take into account the local weather and climate conditions

• Cover the remaining energy need with renewable energy supply

How do we act?

• By being a key supplier of components for solar panels (insulation, glass fibers, ....)

• Our solutions for renewable energy supply:

  • Solar panels shingles

  • Solar panels tiles

  • BIPV panels: photovoltaic panels integrated in the building façade