Title :
The TEAM-UP commercialization initiative: progress of the grid-independent program
Author :
Durand, K. ; Bigger, J. ; Hester, S. ; Serfass, J.
Author_Institution :
Utility PhotoVoltaic Group, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
TEAM-UP is a partnership program of the US electric utility industry and the US Department of Energy which will lead to earlier sustainable utility photovoltaic (PV) markets. TEAM-UP is a utility-directed program to significantly increase utility PV usage by cofunding opportunities for PV involvement. Two primary program thrusts are included in the TEAM-UP program: grid-independent applications (GIA); and grid-connected applications (GCA). Both initiatives are intended to: (1) help develop sustainable markets and opportunities of benefit to the power production industry and its customers; (2) take advantage of commercial and business opportunities with PV technologies and the PV industry; and (3) support the expansion of utility PV markets through collective market actions or pre-commercial installations. This paper describes the GIA programs and outlines the purpose, schedule, status, and the results thus far of the GIA program
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; photovoltaic power systems; project engineering; PV industry; PV power systems; PV technologies; TEAM-UP project; USA; commercialization initiative; electric utility industry; grid-independent applications; power production industry; remote power generation; sustainable markets; Acceleration; Business; Commercialization; Hardware; Photovoltaic systems; Power industry; Production; Proposals; Scheduling; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1996., Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3166-4
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1996.564411
