Abstract: . . .  photovoltaic Closing address by AGF to Photovoltaic Conference Bruxelles, 28 September 2004 Page 1 1 Closing address by AGF to Photovoltaic Conference Bruxelles, 28 September 2004 1. INTRODUCTION Ladies and Gentlemen, good afternoon. It is a pleasure for me to address you at the closing of this conference, which has been discussing the Vision for PV technology for 2030 and beyond. I am sorry that I could not spend more time with you during the day. During the opening session, my good friend Pablo Fernandez Ruiz said that the Vision Report, which has . . .
. . .  Parliament and the Council in 2003 duly included renewable energy as one of the new priorities for network development and support. Important efforts and resources are being devoted to research development and demonstration in FP6 and will be continued in FP7 with the aim of addressing the performance and the costs of PV technologies. 3. SUPPORT FOR PV THROUGH THE INTELLIGENT ENERGY EUROPE PROGRAMME At the end of 2003, the Commission launched the first call for the programme “Intelligent Energy Europe” (EIE), which will support projects aimed at . . .
. . .  photovoltaic Closing address by AGF to Photovoltaic Conference Bruxelles, 28 September 2004 Page 1 1 Closing address by AGF to Photovoltaic Conference Bruxelles, 28 September 2004 1. INTRODUCTION Ladies and Gentlemen, good afternoon. It is a pleasure for me to address you at the closing of this conference, which has been discussing the Vision for PV technology for 2030 and beyond. I am sorry . . .
. . .  future development of the European PV industry, and to accelerate the growth of the markets for PV electricity. For many years, Europe has been a world leader in the development of PV technologies and markets. Page 9 9 Together, we should use the opportunity offered by the Photovoltaic Platform to achieve the ambitious vision, which you have been discussing today, for delivering solar electricity to the citizens of Europe ! Thank you. A Gonzalez Finat  . . .
. . .  utility companies and government departments. It is vital that the PV industry should continue to grow in ways which will ensure that the maximum possible number of jobs is created within the EU. This point was emphasised by Chancellor Schroeder in his speech to the Bonn conference on renewables, beginning of June 2004. 2. SUPPORT FOR PV IN EU RESEARCH PROGRAMMES The Commission works with many of the leading PV industries through co- financed projects in its research and its promotion programmes, and maintains a regular dialogue with the various . . .
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