Transcript Photovoltaics in Sweden

Photovoltaics in
Sweden
Linus Palmblad
Energy technology department
+46 16-544 23 37
[email protected]
www.swedishenergyagency.se
Vision - Photovoltaics
• Established place in
the energy system
and a common part of
the built environment
• Successful Swedish
PV industry with a
strong connection to
world class Swedish
research
Swedish PV research – small but
world class
• Ångström Solar
Center, Uppsala
University
• CIGS thin film solar
cells
• Former world record
in cell efficiency
• Solibro GmbH (Q-cells),
recently started
module production
Research is focused on new PV
concepts
•
CIGS, Uppsala University
•
Dye-sensitised solar cells
(Grätzel cells), Uppsala
University, Royal Institute of
Technology, IVF Swerea
•
Polymer solar cells,
Linköping University,
Chalmers, Karlstad
University
•
Low production cost is the
basic idea with these
technologies
The building as an energy system
• Energy and building
design at Lund
University
• Experts on solar
technologies in
buildings
• Concentrating PV/T
systems – a Swedish
niche (Arontis)
PV education in Sweden
•
Uppsala University, solar
energy course, masters
thesis’, PhD course on PV
•
Umeå University, course on
PV for energy system
engineers
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SERC (Högskolan Dalarna),
ESES – European Solar
Engineering School
(masters programme)
•
Advanced Vocational
Education (Härnösand) Solar energy technician
PV application and demonstration
• SolEl-programme
Co financed by Swedish
Energy Agency and the
industry
• Applied R&D projects
– increase the use of PVs
in Sweden
– develop and
demonstrate PV
applications
– build up and
disseminate knowledge
International cooperation – IEA
PVPS, www.iea-pvps.org
• Collaborative R&D
agreement on application
of PV electricity
• 23 participating counties
• Task 1 – exchange and
dissemination of
information
• Task 10 – urban scale PV
applications
Swedish PV industry
•
5 Module manufacturers
(GPV, Arctic Solar, Scanmodule,
PV Enterprise, N67)
•
1 CIGS cell manufacturer
starting up (Midsummer)
•
1 CIGS research company
(Solibro research)
•
1 PV/T concentrator
manufacturer starting up
(Arontis)
•
A couple of companies
installing PV systems
(Switchpower, NAPS, Exoheat,
Glacell)
Swedish PV market
• Stand alone systems
still largest share summerhouses,
boats, lighthouses,
telecom, etc.
• About 4 MW in stand
alone PV systems
Support for installation of PVs in
public buildings
• From 15 maj 2005 –
31 dec 2008
• 70 % investment
support
• Rapid growth of grid
connected systems
• In total about 6 MW
installed PV capacity
in Sweden today
Issues for the Swedish PV market
• Grid connection – no
technical barrier but
high fees for selling
PV electricity
• Long term support –
predictable,
production rewarding,
open for everybody
Thank you for your attention!