European strategies in photovoltaics

Author

Palz, Wolfgang

Author_Institution

Renewable Energies Program, Comm. of the Eur. Communities, Brussels, Belgium

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

9

Abstract

The Council of Ministers of the European Union has just approved the new energy program for the period 1995-98. The budget allocated to R&D on photovoltaics within that program is estimated at 40 to 50 millions ECU. The European Commission is entrusted with the implementation of that program. The program is oriented along two lines: one is the technological development of photovoltaic cells, including upscaling of manufacturing processes and systems. A new sector is added, called integration. It concerns the promotion of photovoltaics in the building sector, municipalities and regions. Particular emphasis will be given to the Power for the World concept

Keywords

investment; photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; research initiatives; solar cells; solar power; solar power stations; Europe; Power for the World concept; R&D strategies; building sector; commercialisation; integration; manufacturing processes; municipalities; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaics; technological development; upscaling; Contracts; Councils; Educational institutions; Energy management; Europe; Manufacturing processes; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy resources; Research and development; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.519801

Filename

519801