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The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body %kV #UzL
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .-c x9&
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 Di &XDW/
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. KKNQ+'?
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D > |(L3UA9
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a "?s
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into 7K
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electricity. 0W]vK$\F*
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative />V&
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from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) ??,/85lM
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the J,t`il T
IEA PVPS programme. *m[ [>wE
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark H ~lvUHN
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), M[7$F&&n
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway *+j r? |
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United (vwKC
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Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). B;J8^esypD
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, hWRr#03 0
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV 6sNw#pqh
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing l|K$6>80
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA / q?g py
countries are sharing their experiences in this area. ,(z"s8N
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the # 2?3B
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle \?"kT}..
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic y`J8hawp
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of 5a2+ 6N
Task III by: Dh)(?"^9A
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) }hS$F
Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) *)s^+F 0
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) 4z,/ 0
06 December 1999
