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The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body UlX xG|
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development MoQ\~/Z|
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 -C i&h
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. W8$0y2
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D 7H?xp_D
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a e8T"d%f?
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into Zhv%mUj~
electricity. kx d*B
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The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative tk *-Cx?_
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) g`Cv[Pq?at
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the $i6z)]rjg
IEA PVPS programme. },#7
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark .4 U*.Rf
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), [>r0
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Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway `F o/RZOW
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United JKfJ%yy |
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). "g #%d
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, 5O d]rE
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV b}ya9tCl;
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing (xN1?qXB.
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA $ ,]U~7S
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. 9( q(;|;Hp
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the d23=WNn
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle &^DVSVqs^
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic @v ^j<B
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of Uavl%Q
Task III by: knYp"<qj
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) !&hqj$>-}
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) J{prI;]K
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) <$ zhNu~
06 December 1999
