Title :
European strategies in photovoltaics
Author_Institution :
Renewable Energies Program, Comm. of the Eur. Communities, Brussels, Belgium
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.519801
