Under the IEA Photovoltaics Power Systems Programme, ten projects, known as Annexes or Tasks, are being, or have been, implemented. Some of these projects have resulted in reports, books and proceedings. In this section you find a description of the IEA  PVPS publications, including order information for the ongoing projects. Most of the publications can be downloaded, which is indicated by the Acrobat Reader icon 

For historical reports from the completed projects, please visit the archive section.

Executive Committee:

• Annual Report 2006. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, May 2007 
• Annual Report 2005. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, May 2006 
• Annual Report 2004. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, June 2005 
• Annual Report 2003. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, April 2004 
• Photovoltaic Power Systems - past, present and future, Proceedings of the IEA-PVPS international conference 2003, 19-20 May 2003, Osaka, Japan 
• Annual Report 2002. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, May 2003 
• Annual Report 2001. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, July 2002
• Il valore del sole (The value of the sun), Summary of Third International Executive Conference on Photovoltaic Power Systems, 3-5 November 1999, Venice, Italy, 2001 
• Annual Report 2000. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, April 2001
• Annual Report 1999. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, May 2000
• Annual Report 1998. Implementing Agreement on Photovoltaic Power Systems, December 1999
• Proceedings of the 1995 International Conference on Strategic Photovoltaic Business Opportunities for Utilities, PV - A world of opportunity, 17-20 September 1995, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA

Task 1. Exchange and dissemination of information on photovoltaic power systems:

• Report: Trends in photovoltaic applications. Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2006, August 2007 
• Report: Trends in photovoltaic applications. Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2005, September 2006 
• Trends in photovoltaic applications. Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2004, September 2005 
• Trends in photovoltaic applications. Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2003, September 2004 
• Trends in photovoltaic applications. Survey report of selected IEA countries between 1992 and 2002, September 2003 
• Trends in Photovoltaic Applications in selected IEA Countries between 1992 and 2001, September 2002 
• Trends in Photovoltaic Applications in selected IEA Countries between 1992 and 2000, September 2001 
• Trends in Photovoltaic Applications in selected IEA Countries between 1992 and 1999, September 2000 
• Trends in Photovoltaic Applications in Selected IEA Countries between 1992 and 1998, October 1999 
• Trends in Photovoltaic Applications in Selected IEA Countries between 1992 and 1997, October 1998
• Photovoltaic power systems in selected IEA member countries. The second of a series of survey reports, March 1997
• Photovoltaic power systems in selected IEA member countries, March 1995

• Added Values of Photovoltaic Power Systems, March 2001 
• Photovoltaics in cold climates, November 1998
• Environmental aspects of PV power systems. Summary of the IEA  PVPS Task I Workshop 25-27 June 1997, Utrecht, The Netherlands, December 1997 
• Photovoltaics in Competitive Electricity Markets, May 1998
• Photovoltaic components and systems. Status of research and development in IEA countries 1985-1995, December 1997
• Buy-back rates for grid-connected photovoltaic power systems, November 1997 

Task 2. Performance, Reliability and Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems:

• Performance Predication of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems Using Remote Sensing
• Country Reports on PV System Performance, December 2004 
• The Availability of Irradiation Data, December 2004 
• Operational Performance, Reliability and Promotion of Photovoltaic Systems, May 2002 
• Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems, April 2000 

Task 8: Study on very large scale photovoltaic power generation systems

• Summary Energy from the Desert: Practical Proposals for Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) Systems, December 2006 
• Energy from the Desert: Feasibility of Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) Systems, May 2003
• Summary Energy from the Desert: Feasibility of Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) Systems, May 2003 

Task 9: Photovoltaic services for developing countries

• Summaries of the Task 9 Recommended Practice Guides, November 2005. Available in English and French. 
• Sources of financing for PV-based rural electrification in developing countries, May 2004 
• 16 Case studies on the deployment of photovoltaic technologies in developing countries, September 2003 
• Institutional framework and financial instruments for PV deployment in developing countries, September 2003 
• PV for rural electrification in developing countries – Programme design, planning and implementation, September 2003 
• The role of quality management, hardware certification and accredited training in PV programmes in developing countries, September 2003 
• PV for rural electrification in developing countries – A guide to capacity building requirements, March 2003 
• Summary of models for the implementation of solar home systems in developing countries, March 2003 
• Financing mechanisms for solar home systems in developing countries. The role of financing in the dissemination process, September 2002 

Task 10: Urban scale photovoltaic applications

• Report: Urban BIPV in the New Residential Construction Industry - March 2008
• Report: ANALYSIS of PV SYSTEM’S VALUES BEYOND ENERGY -by Country and Stakeholder Feb 2008
• Brochure: Compared assessment of selected environmental indicators of photovoltaic electricity in OECD cities 
• Report: Compared assessment of selected environmental indicators of photovoltaic electricity in OECD cities