Title :
PVUSA-the first decade of experience
Author :
Jennings, Christina ; Farmer, Brian ; Townsend, Tim ; Hutchinson, Paul ; Reyes, Tony ; Whitaker, Chuck ; Gough, Jim ; Shipman, Dan ; Stolte, Walt ; Wenger, Howard ; Hoff, Tom
Author_Institution :
Pacific Gas & Electr. Co., San Ramon, CA, USA
Abstract :
Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications (PVUSA) is a national cooperative research and development project with a mission to acquire information through field installation and testing of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) technologies and to provide the information to utilities and other participants. This paper updates the project´s progress and summarizes performance, cost, and value results obtained in the 10 years since project inception
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; project management; research and development management; PVUSA; Photovoltaics for Utility Scale Applications; cooperative research and development project; cost; experience; field installation; field testing; grid-connected photovoltaic technologies; performance; Costs; Maintenance; Photovoltaic cells; Power system management; Production; Project management; Research and development; System testing; Technology management; Technology transfer;
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.1996.564424
