Roadmap 5

Infrastructure Integrated PV

Rationale for support

With infrastructure integrated PV (IIPV) we mean the integra- tion on or into infrastructural functional objects such as road pavement, noise barriers, crash barriers, dikes, landfills, flyo- vers and road roofing. In all these applications, the primary functionality of the infrastructural object is leading. This pri- mary functionality may be safe traffic, safety against flooding, waste storage or noise reduction. The challenge for the de- velopment and implementation of IIPV is to design integrat- ed solutions that are technically and economically feasible.

Status

A modest amount of IIPV projects on landfills and into noise barriers have been realised, and even fewer on IIPV in crash barriers, flyovers, road surfaces, dikes and road roofing.

Targets, Type of Activity and TRL

Solar noise barriers (TRL 7): activities on pilots and demonstrations, including O&M monitoring, cost effectiveness studies and performance model development.

Solar crash barriers (TRL 4): feasibility studies and pilots, including safety & event analysis studies and performance model development.

Solar integration into roads (TRL 7 for light traf- fic, TRL 4 for heavy traffic): activities on pilots and demonstrations, including cost effectiveness stud- ies, safety & event analysis, feasibility of new con- cepts and performance model development.

Solar installations on dikes (TRL 5): feasibility stud- ies, pilots and demonstration studies, including dike O&M aspects, safety & event analysis and perfor- mance model development.

Solar installations on landfills (TRL 6): pilots and demonstrations for new mounting concepts (not penetrating the waste covering foils and layers), in- cluding lifetime studies, safety & event analysis. and performance model development.

Solar integration into road roofing (TRL 6): Pilots and demonstration studies, including cost effective- ness studies and performance model development.

KPIs

KPIs that can be utilised for capturing progress in the above identified R&I fields are:

KPI	Target Value
Optimised System Design (Performance and Cost)	Across Functions: Noise reduction: solar noise barriers that can be applied irrespective of road orientation Safety: solar crash barriers along highways, solar integrat- ed into pavements and road roofing Safety Against Flooding: installations on dikes Safe Waste Storage: installations on landfills