Duration: 01/07/09-29/02/2012 Contract number IEE/08/591/S12.529234

PV LEGALReduction of legal-administrative barriers for PV system installations in Europe

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Project Summary

Key Facts

Carried out by 9+4 national PV industry associations + EPIA + eclareon

Countries involved: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Target groups: industry, policy makers, public authorities, grid operators

The overall goal of PV LEGAL is to reduce bureaucracy for PV installations and to facilitate the deployment of this technology by streamlining PV legal-administrative procedures

The Project Partners have carried out a detailed analysis of the bureaucratic procedures in 12 countries (see PV LEGAL database: www.pvlegal.eu). Project recommendations will be discussed with stakeholders and policy makers and good practice examples will be transferred.

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Background

Although many countries recognize the potential of solar PV and although they implement support policies, there are obstacles in many countries that prevent PV technology to be deployed more widely

Especially in countries, with young PV markets bureaucratic hurdles are a main barrier for a rapid PV technology deployment

Therefore…

Creating transparency as well as successively removing these barriers will provide real added value for the PV industry

PV LEGAL is the first common project of European PV industry associations including EPIA – A project of the industry for the industry

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Expected results

PV LEGAL will help reducing lead times for PV project development & installation processes and establishing less burdensome and more streamlined authorization procedures

Enhanced legal-administrative frameworks in 12 EU countries

Reduced lead times of PV project development

Less burdensome, more streamlined authorization procedures

Optimized workload for PV authorization bodies and grid operators

Improved preparation of public and commercial actors involved in PV system installation and authorization processes

overcome lack of communication between different stakeholders

Knowledge transfer to other European countries

leverage development in nascent and emerging PV markets

Strengthened position of the EU in the global competition on PV technologies

Reduction of cost for PV system installations

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Objectives and main steps

PV LEGAL aims at…

Providing transparency with regard to administrative requirements

Streamlining planning, constructing and operating procedures for PV systems

Reducing costs for investors in PV systems

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PV LEGAL database – www.pvlegal.eu

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Partners and contacts

Coordinator: German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar)

Contact: Thomas Chrometzka, chrometzka@bsw-solar.de, +49 30 2977788 40; www.pvlegal.eu

Project partners:

European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA);

French Renewable Energy Association (SER);

French Solar Energy Professional Association (ENERPLAN);

Eclareon Ltd

Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies (HELAPCO)

Association of Italian Photovoltaic Industries (ASSOLARE);

Polish Society for Photovoltaics (PTPV);

Slovenian Photovoltaic Industry Association (ZSFI);

Spanish Photovoltaic Industry Association (ASIF);

UK Renewable Energy Association (REA).

Subcontractors: Holland Solar (NL), Czech Renewable Energy Agency (CZREA), Portuguese Photovoltaic Industry Association (APESF), Bulgarian PV Association