Graffiti on solar noise barriers - A case study

Infrastructure Integrated PhotoVoltaics (I2PV) is the next big step for large scale energy production. PV cells can be integrated in a wide range of infrastructure applications without requiring any additional space. In this way the infrastructure can have the additional functionality of producing electricity from sunlight. One of the promising I2PV applications are the PhotoVoltaic Noise Barriers (PVNBs). In this context the Solar Noise Barriers (SONOB) project was developed with the goal of studying the performance of PVNBs. In this case study, we study the effects of a common form of street pollution -graffiti- on PVNBs