Photovoltaic power generation

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European research and development: Participating contractors 1989
Energy research
Renewable sources of energy
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Commission of the European Communities
Photovoltaic power generation
European research and development
Participating contractors
1989
Report
EUR 12359 EN Commission of the European Communities
ENERGY
Photovoltaic power generation
European research and development
Participating contractors in the R&D programme of the
Commission of the European Communities
Directorate-General XII
Science, Research and Development
1989
Edited by
G. Caratti, R. A. W. Shock, M. Reis
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Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1990
ISBN 92-826-1225-2 Catalogue number: CD-NA-12359-EN-C
© ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels • Luxembourg, 1990
Printed in the FR of Germany Contents
Page
Part I: Introduction 1
Part II: The 1985-89 Photovoltaic power generation R&D programme 7
List of contractors 7
Action C1 : Amorphous silicon solar cells 17
Action C2:s silicon and alternative materials 65
Action C3: Photovoltaic pilot programme 113
Part III: The forthcoming Joule programme 161
Part IV: Other publications from the CEC Photovoltaic power generation R&D programmes . 167 Part I: Introduction This booklet presents a summary, at mld-1989 of the
participants in, and their contributions to, the Photovoltaic
Power Generation R&D programme of the Commission of the
European Communities, DG XII, Science, Research and
Development, Brussels. The contributors to the work encompass
a wide range of public and private research institutions
throughout the European Community. Part II lists the
participants and gives a short description of the projects
being undertaken and the progress to mid-1989.
The first Community multiannual programme on renewable energy
technologies started in 1975 in the aftermath of the first oil
crisis. It was among the first actions to support European
research other than nuclear energy and this is reflected in
the choice of "non-nuclear energy" as the title. Photovoltaic
Power Generation R&D started in the context of the second
such programme and the fourth, Joule (see below), is being
prepared .
The strategy and general functlonning of the R&D programmes
Is defined In the overall Framework Programme for the period
1987 - 1991, unanimously approved by the Council ofe twelve
Ministers of Research (or equivalent) of the Community, with a
total budget of 5.4 billion ECU. This programme includes eight
lines of action addressing research topics In broad areas such
as Information technology, energy, modernisation of industrial
sectors, biology, etc.
The decision concerning each in dividual programme is taken by
the Council, a qualified ma Jority being sufficient for
approval, through a cooperat ion procedure involving the
Commission, Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee,
Put simply, proposals for rese arch programmes stem from the
Commission and are submitted to the Parliament ande
Economic and Social Committee, who may propose amendments,
Once the programme has been decided by the Council, the
Commission is responsible for its Implementation and it is
assisted by an Advisory Commit tee - consisting of delegates
from the Member States - as well as by experts in each
spec i a I i sed field.
As a general rule, contracts are concluded on a shared-cost
basis, with the remainder being contributed by the
contractors' own funds or other national sources. In the cas
of Universities or similar Institutions, where accounting
schemes generally make it impossible to allocate costs to
particular projects, the Commission contribution covers 100%
of the marginal costs i.e. the cost of external assistance,
laboratory equipment, computing costs and so forth.
-3-A single call for proposals is issued at the beginning of each
multlannual programme and is published in the Official Journal
of the European Communities.
The work is currently in the transition between one such
programme and another. Some of the work undertaken In the
period 1985 - 1988 has been concluded, most other projects in
this area should be terminated during 1989 but some
experimental projects will continue until the end of 1992.
The main projects in this programme are Included In Part II.
The JOULE Programme (Joint Opportunities for Unconventional or
Long- term Energy supply) which includes, among others, the
renewable technologies is timed to last for the period 1989 -
1991. With the passing of the final date for submissions for
funding under that programme, the discussions and
administrative processes out of which will emerge the
contracts for work are now underway. It may be anticipated
that some of the actions and some of the studies in the
current programme will be continued into the new programme,
perhaps in modified form; other projects will be entirely new.
When thee is finalised, a new issue of this booklet
will be prepared. No general further call for proposals will
be Issued before 1991 i.e. until the possible start of a
successor programme to JOULE. Some further details of JOULE
are g I ven in Part III.
The current PhotovoItale Power Generation R&D programme,
summarI sed In part II, may be subdivided into three parts
- Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells
The main thrust of this action is based on projects
concerning a-S I solar cells prepared by the glow
discharge technique. The sitane glow discharge and
relateds were identified as the most reliable
and promising preparation methods. In this field two
large projects have been supported which includeo
leading European a-S I solar cell manufacturers (Solems
of. France and MBB of F.R. Germany) and major research
institut!ons . These projects, which focus on the
deve Iopment of a European scientific and technical basis
for integrated single and mu11 I -junctI on a-Si modules,
rely on st rong German, French and Italian collaborative
addition, support is given to a more Iniţiaţi ves. I n
detailed study of the glow discharge fundamental and
deposition process. A small number of experimental
studies are also being carried out with regard to
alternative deposition methods Involving techniques such
as the ionized cluster beam (ICB) method, dlsilane
(LPCVD) as well as novel electrolytic process.
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