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The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body I ~7iIUD
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development yi$CkG}
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 #*(}%!rD*
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. @pH2"k|
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The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D ^".OMS"!
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a CJ<nU Iy'z
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into =2!p>>t,d;
electricity. O-,
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The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative \M`qaFan5^
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) D]~K-[V?l
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the 0["93n}r
IEA PVPS programme. 7Ae`>5B#
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark Nd0tR3gi7
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), #A)V
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway I%d=c0>%
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United [F<E0rjwM
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). ':.Hz]]/A
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, S,5ok0 R
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV eRUdPPq_d
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing ItVN,sVJb
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA :qm\FsO
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. w =GMQ8
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the H-_gd. VD
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle =-sTV\
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic B.N#9u-vW
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of EL,k z8
Task III by: 7|}4UXr7y
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) #*h\U]=VS
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) '!m6^*m|c
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) qO{z{@jo55
06 December 1999
