Abstract
Energy is the basic need of our life. We use it in various forms out of which Electricity is very important part of our daily life. Due to some serious issues like depletion of conventional sources, increasing pollution and global warming, world is rapidly adopting renewables for electricity generation. Solar PV is one which will be the major contributor of electricity generation in future. Integration of Solar PV into products originates a range of products which falls under category of product integrated photovoltaic (PIPV). PIPV products has potential to solve problems of rural and remote areas of developing countries which are associated with very less or lack of access to electricity grid. Currently most of the PIPV products are in lighting area with very few new applications of it. As an Industrial design research team, we believe that by using an Industrial design approach, new applications of PIPV can be developed for the use of rural and remote areas of developing countries. This paper describes the study conducted around PIPV products and Industrial Designers by focusing rural scenario. It concludes with description of PIPV product concepts produced by industrial designers focusing rural and remote areas introduced to them.
