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The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body h.t-`k 7
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development rw
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(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 | Xy6PN8
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. M =r)I~
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D s->^=dy
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a }vM("v|M
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into J/*`7Pd
electricity. sLQ ^F
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative ~/P[J
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) |
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is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the ea')$gR
IEA PVPS programme. d/DB nZN
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark <UQbt N-B\
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), [hj6N*4y
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway @sC`!Rmy'-
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United n 7-6-
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Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). [IhYh<i
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, ^DwYOo 2B
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV Ciz X <Cr}
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing em N*l]N
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA ,\%c^,HLJ
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. )P |),S,;Z
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the oM`0y@QCf
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle Q$Q([Au
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic Y/zj[>
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of j8lb~0JD
Task III by: <GaS36ZW
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) 6V0 1F8&w
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) SI-Ops~e
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) R/z=p_6p7`
06 December 1999
