Recent Advances in Photovoltaic Research in France

Author

Lincot, Daniel

Author_Institution

Inst. for Res. & Dev. of Photovoltaic Energy, Chatou

Volume

1

fYear

2006

fDate

38838

Firstpage

8

Lastpage

11

Abstract

This presentation gives an overview of photovoltaic research in France (organization, structure, thematic domains) and of its recent evolutions. More favorable energy policy, creation of the National Research Agency (ANR) with increased budget, involvement of important research partners (CEA, EDF) in addition to historical ones (CNRS and Universities, ADEME), first creation of dedicated institutes (IRDEP, INES) are key evolutions in the context of PV research in France. The main projects funded in 2006 are presented. They range from short term to exploratory research with close relations to industrial concerns

Keywords

government policies; photovoltaic power systems; CNRS; France; INES; IRDEP; National Research Agency; energy policy; photovoltaic research; thematic domains; Computational Intelligence Society; Educational institutions; Europe; III-V semiconductor materials; Laboratories; Photovoltaic systems; Postal services; Research and development; Solar power generation; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0017-1

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0017-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279317

Filename

4059549