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The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body -l=C7e
within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development #c|l|Xvq2
(OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23 }cz58%
member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency. 0hS&4nW
The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D m0G"Aj
agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a IQBL;=.J.
variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into LsR<r1KDJ
electricity. H;=y R]E
The Overall programme is headed by an Executive Committee composed of one representative <(E)M@2
from each participating country, while the management of individual research projects (Tasks) q;SD+%tI
is the responsibility of Operating Agents. Currently nine Tasks have been established in the "|6(.S+o
IEA PVPS programme. 9^Xndo]y
The Twenty one members are: Australia (AUS), Austria (AUT), Canada (CAN), Denmark mpYB MSLM
(DNK), European Commission, Finland (FIN), France (FRA), Germany (DEU), Israel (ISR), #o&T$D5
Italy (ITA), Japan (JPN), Korea (KOR), Mexico (MEX), The Netherlands (NLD), Norway <@7j37,R7V
(NOR), Portugal (PRT), Spain (ESP), Sweden (SWE), Switzerland (CHE), The United C5=^cH8
Kingdom (GBR), and The United States (USA). 1 XS~b-St
Task III of the PVPS programme, active since 1993, focuses on the exchange of information, ^ iu)vED
quality assurance and technical surveys on stand alone PV applications. Stand-alone PV |mhKD#:
systems will continue to represent a significant PV market segment, not only in developing D u<P^CE
countries, but also in the important home markets of industrial countries. Experts from 15 IEA y95
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countries are sharing their experiences in this area. Z@q1&}D!
This battery guide is intended for a wide use also close to the end customers to increase the iu{y.}?
hands on battery knowledge and thereby increase the system reliability and reduce the lifecycle ! 5 S#
cost for battery storage in small stand alone photovoltaic systems. Also some basic 5+GTK)D
environmental concerns are addressed. The report has been prepared under the supervision of 0Cc3NNdz
Task III by: []OS p&
Bo Andersson, Catella Generics, (battery expertise) (SWE) u9_? c
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Staffan Ulvönäs, (illustrations) (SWE) 7gtaI3
Bengt Perers, Vattenfall Utveckling AB (PV system and applications expertise) (SWE) K81FKV.
06 December 1999
