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Foresight Study
A foresight study is another key element of the project. The foresight study finalised in autumn 2007
provides the necessary basis for the development of joint activities. PV ERA NET oriented its foresight
study towards issues related to coordination and cooperation between national / regional programmes
dealing with PV RTD. As such, this foresight focuses today’s needs in terms of common and coordinated
activities, tools and mechanisms for PV RTD programmes in order to respond to the challenges
in the specific European context. This foresight report can therefore be considered a discussion paper
that helps drawing a Joint Action Plan and Work Programme as final outcomes of the four years’ PV
ERA NET project in 2008.
This foresight study cannot mirror nor does want to repeat all important elements of the photovoltaic
sector but selects a few key issues that are related to PV RTD programme management. The objective
of the study was i) to provide an overview of the PV RTD programming context, ii) to highlight
some trends and challenges and iii) translate them into today’s actions relevant for the coordination of
national and regional PV RTD programmes.
This document describes the status in PV ERA NET states and their European context. It also reports
on selected issues coming from the United States and Japan. Finally, it draws conclusions (or rather
raises questions) towards actions needed in the PV RTD programming field.
International Cooperation
According to the very mission of the ERA NET scheme, increased coordination and cooperation between
the national and regional programmes on a multi-lateral level is the main focus of activities carried
out in this project. 19 organisations from 13 states and regions representing some 20 RTD programmes
are involved in PV ERA NET. Further organisations with programming responsibilities can
join the consortium in the follow-up activities currently explored and defined.
Evaluation 2007 and Outlook 2008
Major achievements have been so far:
� A format has been developed and is used for annual survey reports on key issues of the PV RTD
programmes involved in PV ERA NET
� A web-based project database was developed to provide a detailed overview of ongoing RTD
projects in the participating PV RTD programmes.
� Evaluation procedures and criteria as well as barriers and opportunities were assessed in view of
future joint activities. A pool of evaluators is being set up in easy-to-use database format.
� Topics for joint transnational RTD activities have been systematically analysed and prioritised.
� A transnational call POLYMOL was launched by six states involved in PV ERA NET
� A Foresight Study was carried for Solar Photovoltaic Electricity in order to provide an overview of
the PV RTD programming context, ii) to highlight some trends and challenges and iii) translate
them into today’s actions relevant for the coordination of national and regional PV RTD programmes.
� Additionally, PV ERA NET has established a stronger link to the European PV Technology Platform
with its Strategic Research Agenda as well as with the ongoing and foreseen activities in the
European 7 th Framework Programme for Research and the recently launched Strategic Energy
Technology (SET) plan.
A great wealth of information collected is made available in different format (reports with strategic information
e.g. survey reports and the foresight study) that allowed for achieving the goals set by the
consortium in terms of structured exchange of information on the programmes and mutual knowledge
about the programmes.
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