Foreword
~-vCY The international Energy Agency (IEA) founded in November 1974, is an autonomous body
]CLM'$ within the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
?u:`?(\ (OECD) which carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its 23
t! 3s@ member countries. The European Commission also participates in the work of the Agency.
&=)O:Jfa The IEA PhotoVoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) is one of the collaborative R&D
39O rY agreements established within the IEA, and since 1993, its Participants have been conducting a
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,J9 variety of joint projects in the applications of Photovoltaic conversion of solar energy into
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