Over the last decade, an International Energy Agency (IEA) team (Photovoltaic Power Systems, Task 3) made up of members from 15 different countries as been studying these systems. Many valuable and practical lessons have been learned about economic, institutional, social and technical aspects of installing and using such systems.
This book explains these lessons succinctly and clearly, and provides examples of fourteen practical, installed projects to illustrate them. Both PV specialist and non-specialist involved in the development, planning, commissioning, installation or use of stand-alone PV systems can benefit from the extensive experience of the Task members, and will find plenty of hints and guidelines within the concise publication to save them significant time and money.
See also the article New publications in PV Power Issue 10.