Photovoltaic‐Integrated Textiles in Buildings: Materials, Integration Strategies and Applications

Abstract Photovoltaic‐integrated textiles (PV textiles) are emerging lightweight multifunctional building skins that combine architectural textile systems with on‐site renewable energy generation. This paper reviews current PV‐textile development and examines three main integration strategies between flexible photovoltaics (FPV) and architectural technical textiles: direct deposition, lamination‐based stacking, and weaving or embedding. Based on representative built projects and experimental prototypes, three application paradigms are identified: primary structural envelopes, adaptive secondary skins, and temporary deployable systems. Each paradigm presents different trade‐offs in energy efficiency, durability, flexibility, and environmental performance. Despite recent progress, broader architectural application remains limited by insufficient long‐term durability data, the lack of PV textile standards, and the mismatch between manufacturing processes and building lifecycle requirements. The study highlights the need for performance‐driven co‐design, application‐specific certification frameworks, and design‐for‐disassembly strategies to enable reliable and scalable architectural adoption.