Solcellspaneler som ett standardiserat tillvalsalternativ vid nybyggnation av småhus (Solar panels as a standardized option when constructing single-family housing)

This thesis examines the interest for solar panels as a standardised catalogue option for new houses. A survey done by SIFO from August 2013 shows that there is a large interest for solar panels amongst house owners in Sweden. In California construction companies have started offering solar panels to their house buyers as a standardised option. This study examines if a similar model may be applied here in Sweden.The thesis starts with a literature study on solar panels regarding technique, development, utilization and history. Then the laws, regulations and grants and such regarding solar panels will be clarified. With this as groundwork the interest among the queue for lots in Lunds municipality through a web based survey will be examined. Thereafter the interest amongst construction companies will also be examined through a web based survey. The gathered data is presented with diagrams and charts. Finally the collected data will be summarized and analyzed and the future of solar panels in Sweden, especially solar panels as a standardised option for new houses, discussed.The study has shown that there is a big interest among potential house buyers and also among the construction companies for solar panels and also for solar panels as a standardized option. The probabilities and assumptions that energy prices will rise, system prices for solar panels will continue to go down and environmental interest and care will grow lead to the conclusion that it is only a matter of time until solar panels become a standardized option for new houses on the Swedish market. Also that the technical solutions which allows solar cells to be integrated into construction materials would be very fitting as a standardized option