Semitransparent Building-Integrated Photovoltaic: Review on Energy Performance, Challenges, and Future Potential

Table 2

Market names according to the products.

Type of product	Description	Examples
Foil	They are adhesive mounted, require no frame, and have low mounting cost. They are good for large roof expanses. Their big advantage is that they are flexible to any shape you need.
Tiles	These are mostly PV products installed on the whole roof or part of the roof. They can be installed by a roofer with little training.
Glazing product	These are used as shading devices, windows, roofs, facades, and green houses. Also, they have the ability to transmit daylight for the options of using natural lighting while producing electricity.
Module	These are the cheapest form of integration, and have improved appearance over external frames. They are normal PV modules. Most are opaque PV used for roofing purposes.

Source: Jelle et al. [74]; Debbarma et al. [42]; Shukla et al. [24, 25].