Title :
Switzerland´s approach to photovoltaic applications
Author :
Nordmann, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Swiss Federal PV-Promotion Programme, TNC Consulting AG, Mannedorf, Switzerland
Abstract :
The author describes the ENERGY 2000 Swiss national PV R&D programme which has: a policy target of 50 MWp (by the year 2000); an existing capacity of grid connected plants of 4.4 MWp (Dec. 1993), 5.2 MWp (Dec. 1994 estimate); a strong commitment to integration in buildings; rate based subsidies in certain towns (Burgdorf, Lyss and Geneva); and a small public budget for PV. He details how the contribution of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy is: 3 million sfr/a for the promotion programme and P&D projects; and 3 million sfr/a for R&D projects. The total funding in the field of PV in Switzerland was about sfr 23 million in 1993 for R&D and P&D, which comprised 15 million from public and about 8 million from private funds
Keywords :
investment; photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; solar cell arrays; solar power; solar power stations; ENERGY 2000; PV R&D programme; Switzerland; buildings; grid connected power plants; photovoltaic applications; projects; promotion programme; rate based subsidies; Buildings; Cities and towns; Educational institutions; Energy consumption; Hospitals; Petroleum; Photovoltaic systems; Production; Research and development; Solar power generation;
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.1994.519804
