Welcome to the website of the
IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme

The Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme is a collaborative R&D Agreement, established within the International Energy Agency, and conducting projects on the application of solar photovoltaic electricity. IEA PVPS operates worldwide via a network of national teams in member countries. This website provides information about the results of the IEA PVPS programme including publications and other project results.

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Photovoltaics in brief - a PV snapshot

What's New

PV Trends 2008 - Figures and Tables

IEA PVPS Workshop, Valencia, Spain, programme and forthcoming workshops

PV Power Newsletter, Issue 28, August 2008

Presentation: IEA-PVPS-Task 10-Visual Tool for PV Operating on Grids Final

Performance Predication of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems Using Remote Sensing

Cost and performance Trends in grid-connected and case studies

IEA PVPS Annual Report 2007

Urban BIPV in the NewResidential Construction Industry

 
Key items:
  PV Trends 2008 - Figures and Tables
> IEA PVPS Annual Report 2007
> Task 2 - PV systems performance, reliability and analysis database - Now accessible online
> Task 8 Summary Publication - 'Energy From the Desert: Practical Proposals for Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems
> Task 10 Database - Urban Scale Applications of PV
> Task 11: PV hybrid systems within mini-grids

Last updated: August 6, 2008