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International energy agency photovoltaic power systems implementing agreement
Author(s) -
Vigotti Roberto
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199609/10)4:5<389::aid-pip139>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , flexibility (engineering) , sustainability , photovoltaics , agency (philosophy) , solar energy , electric power system , business , environmental economics , power (physics) , engineering , systems engineering , electrical engineering , economics , management , physics , quantum mechanics , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology
Photovoltaic system technology fully meets the shared goals adopted in June 1993 by the IEA ministers, particularly with reference to diversity, flexibility and environmental sustainability within the energy sector. PV for the power generation sector is seen as ‘one of the priority activities on which additional collaboration efforts should be focused’. The IEA Cooperation Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems (PVPS), established in 1993, is an effort of 20 countries focused on the planning, design, construction, operation performance and promotion of PV power systems. The mission of the programme is: to enhance the international collaboration efforts through which photovoltaic solar energy becomes a significant energy option in the near future. Efforts are also undertaken to enhance transfer of knowledge to developing countries interested in applying PV power systems for both autonomous and grid connected applications.