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The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body }s+ t*z
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development KGM9
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(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 dO?zLc0f
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. /l.:GH36f
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D rV{:'"=y-
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a DIsK+1
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into { XI 0KiE
electricity. }j+Af["W?
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative `'W/uCpl
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) aPU .fER
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the BZJ\tPSR
IEA PVPS programme. ko-3`hX`
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark "0*yD[2
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), QR+xPY~
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway 0H$6_YX4 A
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United BE0Ov{'
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). PpXzWWU":
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, K#"J8h; x
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV 1iA 0+Ex(j
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing EF>vu+YK
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA i2+r#Hw#5R
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. \eF _Xk[
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the #}PQ !gZ
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle A&?8 r c
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic 5taR[ukM
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of UWW^g@d4
Task III by: 0sMNp
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) bA_/ 6r)u
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) kC ,=E9)O
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) J# >)+
06 December 1999
