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The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body F vt5vQ
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development qkk!1W
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 m/( f?M l
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. "fTW2D74
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D O ELh6R
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a =2rkaBF C
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into qe{:9
electricity. Td"_To@j d
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative ?ot7_ vl
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) ,q|;`?R;
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the g= 5vnY
IEA PVPS programme. :497]c3#5C
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark U 3UDA
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), 3+>;$
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway *[SOz)
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United k9 Xv@v
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). dNg5#?mzT5
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, N& 683z
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV U&}v1wdZ3
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing 4gkaCk{]
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA }cPH}[ $zF
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. DN% b!K:
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the } >
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hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle EFqYEDXW
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic 2Sg^SZFH+o
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of gfY1:0
Task III by: uKL4cr@
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) nS5g!GYY,k
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) 9nrmz>es|-
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) 3{*nG'@Mal
06 December 1999
