The IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) conducts joint projects in the application of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into electricity. Currently seven research projects, so-called Tasks, are operating within the IEA PVPS Programme. These are:

On-going projects

• Task 1. Exchange and dissemination of information on photovoltaic power systems
• Task 2. Performance, Reliability and Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems
  • Performance database: www.iea-pvps-task2.org/database, including download option
• Task 8. Very large scale photovoltaic power generation systems in remote areas
• Task 9. Photovoltaic services for developing countries
• Task 10. Urban-scale grid-connected PV applications
  • Web: www.iea-pvps-task10.org
• Task 11: PV hybrid systems within mini-grids
• Task 12: PV environmental health and safety
• Task 13: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems
• Task 14: High Penetration of PV Systems in Electricity Grids

Completed projects

• Task 3. Use of photovoltaic power systems in stand-alone and island applications
• Task 5. Design and grid interconnection of building integrated and other dispersed photovoltaic systems, concluded in 2003
• Task 6. Design and operation of modular photovoltaic plants for large scale power generation, concluded in 1997
• Task 7. Photovoltaic power systems in the built environment, concluded in 2003
  • Database: http://www.pvdatabase.com
  • Demosite: http://www.demosite.ch/

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