IP PERFORMANCE FINAL BROCHURE
Date: December 2009
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This brochure provides an overview of the main outcomes of the European Integrated Project (IP) PERFORMANCE. The project, funded through the 6th Framework Programme (FP6) of the European Commission, has been carried out by 27 partners representing the most experienced companies, research institutes and universities in Europe.
This document highlights the key results of the different subprojects that were undertaken in the project. These include industry recommendation for indoor power measurement and energy rating of photovoltaic modules, monitoring guidelines for optimizing PV systems power output; energy yield modeling and service lifetime assessment for PV modules. Furthermore, building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) issues are also covered.
During the 4 years of the projects, a series of workshops and conference have taken place in order to increase the interaction with the industry; an overview of those events is given including links to all presentations.
The results of the project are direct input into standardization processes on European and international level and therefore a list of the relevant standards which have been defined or updated by the project is included. The brochure concludes with an overview of the scientific papers that were submitted within the scope of the project.
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PV Status Report 2009
Date: August 2009
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The Eighth Edition of the “PV Status Report” tries to give an overview about the current activities regarding Research, Manufacturing and Market Implementation. Not every country and development is treated with the same attention, but this would go beyond the scope of this report. Nevertheless, this report provides a useful overview about the situation world-wide.
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Photovoltaic Barometer 2009
Date: May 2009
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Spain and Germany set the pace for the world photovoltaic market in 2008, which grew to more than twice its 2007 size. The European Union continued to drive photocell installation with an additional 4592.3 MWp in 2008, or 151.6% growth over 2007.
However, European growth prospects for the photovoltaic market in 2009 being dampened by the global financial crisis and the scheduled slow-down of the Spanish market.
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Status of Photovoltaics in the European Union - 2007 New Member States
Date: May 2009
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The purpose of this report is to provide up-to date information about the photovoltaic (PV) sector within European Union (EU) 12 New Member States (NMS) Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. This is already the 6th consecutive report which has been prepared to give you comprehensive overview of the NMS achievements in the PV field.
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PV Status Report 2008
Date: February 2009
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The Seventh Edition of the “PV Status Report” tries to give an overview about the current activities regarding Research, Manufacturing and Market Implementation. I am aware that not every country and development is treated with the same attention, but this would go beyond the scope of this report. Nevertheless, I hope that this report will provide a useful overview about the situation worldwide. The opinion given in this report is based on the current information available to the author, and does not reflect the opinion of the European Commission.
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Status of Photovoltaics in the European Union - 2007 New Member States
Date: June 2008
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This report presents the status of photovoltaics in the 12 EU New Member States: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia in 2007. It is the fifth edition of the Status of PV in NMS; for the first time published in 2003 under the PV-NAS-NET project.
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European Energy and Transport - Trends To 2030 - Update 2007
Date: May 2008
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This publication was prepared by the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems of the National Technical University of Athens (ICCS-NTUA), E3M-Lab, Greece, for the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport and represents that organisation’s views on energy facts, figures and projections. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission’s or the Directorate-General’s views.
Authors (E3M-Lab): Prof. P. Capros, Dr. L. Mantzos, V. Papandreou, N. Tasios
Sub-contractors: ESAP SA, CNRS/LEPII, ECN, Observ’ER, WSP, Wuppertal Institute, IIASA
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A New Scheme For The Promotion Of Renewable Energies In Developing Countries
Date: May 2008
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The Working Group 4-Developing Countries was created within the framework of the European Photovoltaic (PV) Technology Platform. This group promotes the use of PV, in combination with other renewable energies, as a suitable and cost effective option to provide sustainable access to electricity in the developing world and to help fight poverty and climate change.
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Photovoltaic Energy Barometer 2008
Date: April 2008
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Thanks to a German market at its peak associated with the rise in importance of the Spanish and Italian markets, the European Union established a new record for photovoltaic installations. According to first estimates, 1 541.2 MWp were installed in 2007 (+57% with respect to 2006), bringing total EU installed capacity up 4 689.5 MWp.
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Hybrid power systems based on renewable energies
Date: February 2008
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This brochure constitutes an informative instrument to raise awareness among the international community, relevant stakeholders and decision makers, of the existence of a compelling solution to provide a cost-competitive and environmentally friendly electricity service to rural communities.
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PV Status Report 2007
Date: November 2007
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IES has published the "Photovoltaics Status Report 2007", which gives an overview about the current activities regarding Research, Manufacturing and Market Implementation.
One of the key tasks of the JRC is to provide relevant, validated and reliable information to decision-makers and the public. Within this scope the Scientific-Technical Reference System on Renewable Energy and Energy End-use Efficiency of the Renewable Energies Unit of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability works on the assessment of renewable energy technologies and has compiled the "Photovoltaics Status Report 2007".
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Trends in Photovoltaic applications 2007
Date: August 2007
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The IEA PVPS Programme is pleased to present the twelfth edition of the international survey report on Trends in Photovoltaic Applications. There has been a substantial market growth in 2006, with an ongoing trend in grid-connected applications. The total installed capacity in IEA PVPS member countries has reached 5,7 GW by the end of 2006.
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Photovoltaic Energy Barometer 2007
Date: July 2007
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The European photovoltaic market once again reached the heights in 2006, thanks to the dynamism of the German market. According to the first estimates available, supplementary capacity installed in 2006 could amount to 1 245.7MWp, permitting total EU capacity to largely exceed 3000 MWp. White Paper objectives have thus been fulfilled four years ahead of schedule. The European photovoltaic sector remains, however, very heterogeneous, with both an ultra-dominant German market (estimated at 1 150MWp in 2006) and other countries of the EU that vary from a few kWp to a few dozen MWp.
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Trends in Photovoltaic Applications 2006
Date: September 2006
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This report presents the results of the eleventh international survey. It provides an overview of PV power systems applications and markets in the reporting countries at the end of 2005 and analyzes trends in the implementation of PV power systems between 1992 and 2005. The data presented in this report are also published at this website in the section International statistics.
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PV Status Report 2006
Date: August 2006
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Research, Solar Cell Production and Market Implementation of Photovoltaics, by Arnulf Jager-Waldau, European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Renewable Energies Unit.
Author : Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, European Joint research Centre
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Photovoltaic Energy Barometer 2006
Date: July 2006
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The European market showed all of its strength and soundness in 2005. Nearly 645 MWp of solar cells were installed in the countries of the European Union vs. 546 MWp in 2004 (+ 18.2%). This growth could have been even greater if the market had not been continually curbed by a lack of raw materials. Germany remained the leading photovoltaic market in the world in 2005, positioned far ahead of Japan and the USA, with more than 600 MWp installed. This unabashed success inspired both Spain and Italy, which set up conditions in order to rapidly develop their photovoltaic sectors.
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Attitudes towards Energy
Date: January 2006
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After the oil crisis of 1973 and 1979, energy policy could count on regular supplies and relatively stable prices. The situation has recently become extremely different with a much tighter energy market and significantly higher and more volatile prices. The Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs recently declared1 that “under our business as usual scenario, almost 70% of the Energy the European Union uses will be imported by 2030. Energy demand will rise by 1% to 2% per year and the share of fossil fuels in our energy supply could rise to almost 90% substantially increasing greenhouse emissions”.
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The Renewable Energy House - Europe’s headquarters for renewable energy
Date: January 2006
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In January 2006, 11 renewable energy associations moved to the new Renewable Energy House, located in Rue d’Arlon 63-65. The Renewable Energy House is much more than an office for the leading renewable energy industry, trade and research associations: it is a model showcase on how to integrate renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in a monument-protected building in an urban environment.
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Trends in Photovoltaic Applications 2005
Date: October 2005
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Trends in photovoltaic applications, in selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2004.
Read more on the IEA-PVPS web page.
Authors: IEA-PVPS
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Photovoltaic Energy Barometer 2005
Date: July 2005
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Solar photovoltaic sector growth materialised once again in the European Union. With 410.5 MWp installed during 2004, total capacity is now established at mote than 1 GWp, i.e. 69.2% growth with respect to 2003. For the first time, Germany became world market leader in 2004, ahead of Japan, with 363 MWp installed in one year. In spite of this remarkable expansion, the willpower of certain European countries is tending to weaken.
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