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Bridging the knowledge gap

Education, more so than regulation and subsidies, is the answer to deploying more building-integrated PV (BIPV) projects across Europe. That’s the view of Dieter Moor, founder of engineering consultancy Arconsol. The company aims to convince estate agents, architects, local authorities and the construction sector that BIPV is a long-term investment and not to be compared with standard PV prices.

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Blathnaid O’Dea

04 Aug 2025

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Prior to setting up BIPV construction and engineering consultancy company Arconsol in Linz, Austria, Dieter Moor was managing director of Ertex Solar, an Austrian producer of BIPV panels. There, he learned about “all the problems and how difficult it was to get projects done.”“During my time at Ertex, we realized around 100 to 250 projects …

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