Programm Photovoltaik Ausgabe 2008 ... - Bundesamt für Energie BFE

WP2: Strategy Issues: The main activity of the second project year was the identification of gaps,
overlaps and possible synergies and opportunities and the analysis of the issues (e.g. priorities and
complementarities, legal issues, patenting / co-ownership) potentially facilitating and enabling (or hindering)
an increased level of sustained cooperation between different photovoltaic RTD programmes.
Based on the experience during first project years and of other ERA NETs’, an assessment of first
common interest in programming issues and common thematic scope was carried out.
The main goal was an overview of gaps, overlaps and possible synergies and opportunities as well as
an analysis of the issues potentially facilitating and enabling (or hindering) an increased level of sustained
cooperation between different PV RTD programmes.
WP3: Joint (Transnational) Activities: The main activity of the third project year, 2007, is about the
investigation, preparation and, ultimately, the implementation of joint activities. The level of cooperation
is increasing through a follow-up of structured and regular information exchange activities at
higher programming level providing the basic mutual input and subsequent investigation of possible
opportunities and the preparation and implementation of joint activities. Innovative cooperation forms
between national RTD programmes, e.g. sharing the evaluation of projects and/or programmes (ex
post), RTD concept definition, impact, etc.) are being explored. Developing schemes and mechanisms
and arranging cooperation agreements are important activities in this work package. The activities
follow logically sequenced steps allowing to gain more experience and practice allowing to implement
more relevant joint activities.
The main goal is to investigate, prepare and implement joint (transnational) activities
Work Performed and Results Achieved
Information exchange – structured and continued
The first step in the project towards transnational cooperation was information exchange. Presentations,
reports, peer reviews and workshops were means to learning from other’s programmes.
Each country reported on its programme(s) with respect to contents, approach, context and international
orientation. In a first step, comprehensive information has been made available by describing their
(sub-) programmes dealing with PV RTD based on a common structure with the following key topics:
� Programme Contents: key features, objectives, priorities, budgets and spends, overview over
projects and other PV RTD activities
� Programme Approach: general strategy on the programme level, assessment and evaluation of
the programme, funding, procedure from proposal to project, dissemination and communication,
technology transfer, good practice and lessons learnt
� Programme Context: community, interaction and stakeholder involvement, framework and environment,
international orientation, current transnational activities, future transnational activities
and opportunities as well as barriers and gaps
A common format for an annually updated Survey Report was successfully adopted. The latest version
edited in October 2007 is available on the project website.
Databases for PV RTD Projects and Evaluators
Databases have been developed for ongoing PV RTD projects (already implemented) and for a pool
of evaluators (to be implemented in 2008). These databases facilitate greatly the exchange of information
on ongoing research and expertise.
Networking and scope
On the international level, PV is seen as an important issue, which is reflected in FP6 / FP7 research,
the European PV Technology Platform and the IEA-PVPS programme. The international context and
some of the national expectations indicate a great potential for increasing the cooperation and
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