This task began in May 1999. Its objectives are to gather basic data relating to the establishment of the Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generations Systems (VLS-PV), which would be an essential factor in the construction on unused land, including desert, unsuitable for agriculture or habitation, where irradiation is abundant, in assessment of the potential towards future installations of global scale PV systems, as well as data which would lead to the identification of an optimal location for VLS-PV; and create the models of a VLS-PV system and through case studies in selected regions. create a scenario which positively influences the installation of VLS-PV and evaluate benefits on the region where VLS-PV constructed, effects on the PV industry and also environmental impact.

The work is organized in three main categories:

• Conceptual Study of the VLS-PV system;
• Case study for selected regions for installation of VLS-PV;
• Comprehensive Evaluation of the Feasibility of VLS-PV.

Task 8 status reports can be found in the annual reports of the IEA PVPS Programme:

• Annual report 2005 includes the Task 8 status report by the end of 2005
• Annual report 2004 includes the Task 8 status report by the end of 2004
• Annual report 2003 includes the Task 8 status report by the end of 2003
• Annual report 2002 includes the Task 8 status report by the end of 2002
• Annual report 2001 includes the Task 8 status report by the end of 2001

Publications

• Summary Energy from the Desert: Practical Proposals for Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) Systems, December 2006. This summary highlights the principal findings of the full report. 
• Energy from the Desert: Feasibility of Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) Systems, May 2003. This book presents the extensive and high-level international studies, representing the accumulated research of the worlds experts involved in Task 8 of the IEA PVPS programme.
• Summary Energy from the Desert: Feasibility of Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) Systems, May 2003. This summary highlights the principal findings of the full report. 

Besides the following papers have been presented at international conferences:

• Paper: 3rd phase activities of IEA PVPS Task 8 (2006-2008): Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation (VLS-PV) systems on the desert, September 2006 
• Paper: New knowledge how to make the very large scale PVs happen on the desert![A], September 2006 

Information

• Prof Kosuke Kurokawa
  Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
  2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi
  JPN - 184-8588 Tokyo
  Tel.: 81(0)423 88 7132
  Fax: 81(0)423 85 6729
  E-mail: kurochan@cc.tuat.ac.jp
• Mr Keiichi Komoto – Alternate
  Mizuho Information & Research Institute Inc.
  Environment, Natural Resources and Energy
  3-1 Kanda-Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku
  JPN - 101-0054 Tokyo
  Tel.: 81-3 5281 5295
  Fax : +81-2-5281-5466
  E-mail: keiichi.komoto@gene.mizuho-ir.co.jp

You can also contact your national participants of Task 8. Presently, the following IEA PVPS countries are participating in Task 8: Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
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