Foreword I8c:U2D
The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body PF#<CF$ =
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 5z\,]
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 bdfs'udt9
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. CIf@G>e-
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D $zF%F.rln
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a 8(\J~I[ ^
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into $$EEhy
electricity. w'X N<RWA
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative gXU(0(Gq
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) >< xmw=
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the qM6hE.J
IEA PVPS programme. Bs|Xq'1M!;
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark PKC0Dt;F .
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), *e<}hm Dr
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway $F[+H Wf
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United ,k*%=TF7N
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). E " >`
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, o 7WAH@g
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV $ M/1pZ
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing +-9-%O.(;
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA k+*pg4 '
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. +@yU `
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the !YI< A\P
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle iX<" \pV
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic (h@!_qi9:
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of q2'}S
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Task III by: J*Ie# :J]
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) "K$c 9Z8
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) hc3 tzB
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) R
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06 December 1999
