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Photovoltaic systems: Other applications

• Watches and calculators

– Low power / low voltage – can operate even
under artificial light

• Satellites
– Not a lot else out there – most initial
research was concentrated on space
applications

• Stand-alone appliances
– Path lights, street lamps (on remote
corners), train signals
– No need for wiring which can offset cell cost
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Photovoltaic systems: Other applications:
Lighting

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Photovoltaic systems: Other applications:
Water pumping

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Photovoltaic systems: Other applications:
Grid augmentation

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Grid augmentation

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Photovoltaic systems: Trends: Prices
6.4

6.2

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Price per Wp (€)

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2
Apr-01 Oct-01 Apr-02 Oct-02 Apr-03 Oct-03 Apr-04 Oct-04

Price /Wp ~ €27 in 1983,

Cost of electricity generated is about
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Photovoltaic systems: DTi photovoltaic
demonstration programme March 2002
• 4 years, £20MM
• Activities include
– Accrediting photovoltaic installers
– Marketing to a wide range of customer types to
raise awareness of PV technology and its
benefits
– Evolving strict approval guidelines to ensure
grant funded applications offer the best
performance possible
– Publishing a list of approved photovoltaic
modules and inverters to ensure quality
products

http://www.est.org.uk/solar/
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Photovoltaic systems: DTi photovoltaic
demonstration programme: Grants
• Small scale (0.5kWp - 5kWp)
– Bolt-on systems £2,800/kWp or 50%.
– Integrated systems £4,000/kWp or 50%
– Grants are targeted at:
• Home owners
• Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
• Public sector organisations (e.g. schools, local
authorities)
• Charitable, Voluntary, Community groups

• Medium/large scale(<100kWp)
– Grants of up to
• 50% of eligible costs to public bodies
• 50% of eligible costs for small to medium sized
enterprises (SMEs)
• 40%A.of
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Photovoltaic systems: Trends: market
size

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size

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Photovoltaic systems: Trends: The UK PV
industry
• Worth £59 million
• ~ 10% of world market
• But only employs ~400 people
– Research and development (not including
companies): 66
– Manufacturing of PV system components,
including company R&D: 171
– All other, including within electricity companies,
installation companies etc.: 166

• Most UK companies manufacture in Spain or

Australia

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