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We list here major projects carried out by Energy Consulting. A short description of each project will be soon available.
 



  • Participation in European research projects:
    • Concerted Actions on PV Systems Technology, Task 6 (JOU2-CT92-0120)
    • Development of a Guarantee of Performances for Stand-alone PV systems (ALTENER XVII/4.1030/A/94-37)
    • CliMed: Climatic synthetic time series for the Mediterranean belt (JOUR3-CT96-0042)
    • PVSAT : Remote Performance Check of Grid-Connected PV Systems Using Satellite Derived Radiation Data (JOR3-CT98-0230)
    • Design of a Solar Driven Cooling Unit Based on the Diffusion Absorption Cooling Principle (JOE3-CT98-7045)



  • Proposal of European research projects:
    • Development plan of renewable energies in rural areas: PV in south of France (APAS)
    • Towards the PV MW: development of renewable energies in French Alpes de Haute Provence (APAS)
    • PV system sizing and system reliability (JOULE 95)
    • Analysis of data sets measurements on PV systems using computer programs (JRC Ispra)
    • SUNRISE : Social Utilisation of New Roof Integrated PV Solar Equipment (THERMIE 1996)
    • PV/DSM Pedagogic tool (ALTENER 1996)
    • Regional Plan of utilisation of solar technologies as a part of a DSM strategy in Provence (ALTENER 1996)
    • Stand-alone PV warranty of results (ALTENER 1996)
    • Fivizzano plant integration of hydropower with PV power supply of intake machinery (THERMIE 1998)
    • Assistance to the co-ordination and technical-scientific monitoring of contracts (DG-17, 1998)
    • START PV : Students And Regional Authorities Tutorial on PV (ALTENER 1998)



  • Collaboration with the European Parliament (STOA Team):
    • Photovoltaics and controlled thermonuclear fusion: a case study in European energy research - An assessment of the profitability of financing such research
    • The World Solar Summit Process: a pathway for PV energy to the Summit of Head of States (proposal)



  • Collaboration with French Energy Agencies:
  • Comparison of PV sizing software (proposal to ADEME)
  • Formulation of a reference method for PV sizing (French utility EDF)


  • Lecturing in international conferences and workshops:
  • European PV Solar Energy Conferences, International Solar Energy Society Conferences
  • ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics) Workshops on Material Science and Physics of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
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