IEA PVPS publishes its 2014 Annual Report

IEA PVPS has announced that it has published its Annual Report on 26^th May 2015. In a PV market becoming rapidly global, the IEA’s PV technology cooperation programme continues to provide unbiased and reliable information on PV deployment and challenges. The report provides concise information about IEA PVPS collaborative projects and member country specific developments.

The recent PV technology, industry and market development and its future prospects are setting the scene for the activities within the IEA PVPS Programme. As a leading and unique network of expertise, IEA PVPS has the mission to cooperate on a global level in this rapidly evolving technology area.

Working on both technical and non-technical issues, IEA PVPS undertakes key collaborative projects related to technology and performance assessment, cost reduction, best practice in various applications, rapid deployment of photovoltaics and key issues such as grid integration and environmental aspects. Furthermore, in anticipating future needs, IEA PVPS increasingly focuses on new business models, sustainable policy frameworks, as well as technical and market related integration of photovoltaics in the electricity system.

In 2014, under the leadership of the Netherlands, a new Task 15 on accelerating building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) was decided on by the Executive Committee. Interest and outreach for new membership within IEA PVPS continued in 2014. Thailand has joined IEA PVPS as the 28th member.

The reports comprehensively details the IEA PVPS program’s research and outreach activities in detail, as well as the situation of PV in 2014 in its member countries.

The complete reported can be downloaded from http://www.iea-pvps.org/