Solar Energy Technologies in Cultural Heritage

Elena Lucchi is a Research Fellow at the Politecnico di Milano, and Senior Researcher, EURAC Research, Bolzano, Italy. Her research addresses the connections between energy, environment, and architecture, with a focus on energy efficiency of buildings, energy retrofit, Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV), bioclimatic and environmental design, and preventive conservation of cultural heritage. She has worked extensively on energy efficiency and retrofit of existing and historical buildings, solar energy integration, numerical simulations, on-site and laboratory testing, environmental monitoring, and green rating systems. Dr. Lucchi is coordinating the European Project “BIPV meets history” on the integration of photovoltaic systems in heritage buildings, towns, and landscapes (2019-onwards). She has been involved in several major research projects and participated in IEA Task 59 “Deep renovation of Historic Buildings”, leading sub-task B1.1 on “Energy and Environmental Protocols” (2016-2021). Dr. Lucchi has won several awards and has authored 5 Italian books and approx. 150 scientific publications.

Section 1: Sustainable and energy transition of cultural heritage
1. Climate change and cultural heritage: Mitigation and adaptation strategies
2. Sustainable transition of cultural heritage: Opportunities, risks, and challenges
3. Energy transition of cultural heritage: Opportunities, risks, and challenges

Section 2: Cultural, legislative, and social framework
4. Solar energy and architecture: An historic perspective
5. Legal system overview for the integration of renewable energies in cultural landscapes
6. Social acceptability of solar technologies in built heritage areas
7. Social engagement for solar renewable installations in heritage sites

Section 3: Design criteria, solutions, and experiences
8. Solar design principles for natural and architectural heritage
9. Solar design of new additions on historic buildings
10. Solar heritage architecture: Lessons learnt from international experiences

Section 4: Design and simulation tools
11. Tools for assessing visual impact of solar modules in cultural heritage contexts
12. Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) as a driver for solar panels integration in built heritage
13. Interoperability between Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) and Building Energy Simulation (BES) for designing integrated solar solutions in heritage buildings
14. Analysis of PV Modules Integration Applicability based on GIS 3D-Model

Section 5: Innovative materials and technologies
15. Active solar technologies: conventional and innovative systems
16. Flexible photovoltaics for new scenarios in lightweight architecture
17. Perovskite thermochromic and smart windows
18. Life cycle assessment of photovoltaic systems