IEA PVPS Task 1: PV Analysis and Outreach

Since the start of the IEA photovoltaics program in 1993, this task has carried out analyses of worldwide photovoltaic development, from which the program's key work areas are also derived. This gives Task 1 strategic importance for the overall PVPS program. The participation of all PVPS countries in this task is mandatory to ensure high quality of data and analysis.

Short Description

Photovoltaics has seen by far the highest growth of all power generation technologies in recent years. In 2023, for example, around 70% of the world's new power plant capacity was installed as photovoltaics. Since 1993, the IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Program has been working together to establish this technology as an important source of global electricity supply. As one of the largest technology programs in the IEA framework, 30 members from 27 participating countries and several associations are currently sending a total of more than 350 experts to the ten current working groups (tasks). Task 1 - PV Strategic Analysis and Outreach is a mandatory task of the PVPS program for all participating countries; among other things, because this task activity is used by all members to determine the national photovoltaic key figures that are included in the program's main annual publications, the Trends Report, the Snapshot Report and the National Survey reports, which have been providing annual statistical and market overviews since 1993.

In addition, the task fulfils another role: through internat. exchange of knowledge and knowledge dissemination in technical, economic, legal, ecological and social aspects of photovoltaics (PV) from all IEA-PVPS member countries and beyond, new priorities are to be set in the overall program and initiatives in the member countries are to be stimulated, giving the Task a strategic task for the overall program.

Active participation in international photovoltaic networks is of great benefit to Austria, as the trend towards developing photovoltaics into a leading power generation technology can be observed in many countries. In 2020, around 3% of the world's electricity was generated using photovoltaics; by 2025, this figure will be around 10%. Austria will also see a significant contribution to total electricity generation from 2022 onwards with the start of an increased installation rate on a gigawatt scale, which should reach the 13% mark in 2025.

The Task 1 activities are closely linked to the activities in the Executive Committee (ExCo) due to the "support function" for the entire program; like some other countries, Austria is represented in both bodies by the same person. Since April 2011, Hubert Fechner has also been deputy head of the IEA PVPS overall program and, as "Vice chair strategy", is responsible for all strategic issues relating to the IEA PVPS program. This dual role means that Task 1 is constantly involved in activities that are closely related to the overall responsibility of the program. Task 1 has thus become the "think tank" of the overall program. This means that Austria is actively involved in shaping significant parts of the TCP IEA-PVPS.

The transfer of knowledge from the IEA-PVPS program is ensured by actively maintaining a national PV network, which is ensured by managing the Austrian Photovoltaic Technology Platform, annual organization of the Austrian PV symposia, cooperation with the Federal Association PV Austria, initiation of R&D projects and by sending IEA-PVPS news via various social media and various other activities. The project manager is also active as a university lecturer in the photovoltaics sector at universities and universities of applied sciences (TU Wien, FH Technikum Wien, DU Krems, Uni Innsbruck,...).

Project Images

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Participants

Australia, Austria, Belgium (Task 1 Manager), Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, European Union, Finland, France, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore (represented by SERIES), SolarPower Europe, Thailand, Turkey, U.K., USA.

Contact Address

Hubert Fechner und Lukas Plessing
Österreichische Technologieplattform Photovoltaik
Mariahilfer Straße 37-39, 1060 Wien
E-Mail: h.fechner@tppv.at

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