Building Integrated Systems
Introduction
Products
Examples of Grid-connected Systems
Electricity Production for Europe
Environmental Aspects
Electricity Production per Array
Energy Pay-back Time
Avoided Emissions

Energy Payback Time

The number of years of operation to produce more energy than used in the manufacture of the complete system (modules, mountings, cables, inverter) are as follows.

  • roof 5 – 10 years
  • facade 7 – 14 years

The expected service lifetime of a Naps grid-connected system is of the order of 30 years, perhaps with one change of inverter during that period.