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The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body nf S.0\z
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development a<&GsDw
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 DQ= /Jr~
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. myDcr|j-a
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D zE]h] $oi
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a 7aeyddpM
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into (r"2XXR
electricity. O8 5) ^
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative '~[JV> 5
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) w7yz4_:x^
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the $'Qv
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IEA PVPS programme. Pa
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The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark :PQvt/-'(D
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), _r vO#h
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway \Wf1b8FW
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United a<v!5\dq!
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). 4 ! DXj0^
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, iU?xw@W R
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV zC_@wMWB
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing n^%",*8gD*
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA 1ika'
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. '" J``=
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the y!jq!faqt
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle t? [8k&Z
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic z#\YA]1
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of S3> <zGYk
Task III by: T&s}~S=m
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) f}VIkx]X"
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) Y %@a~|
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) 9 AH xa
06 December 1999
