Project Flow

The PV LEGAL project consortium will establish the factual basis for the project by means of a comprehensive research and survey phase leveraging on the extensive project planning experience of companies members of the different associations. The partners will research the roadblocks and barriers that PV investors face when planning and installing PV systems in the participating countries. This data obtained will be evaluated within a comprehensive centralized database so that the different administrative frameworks can be compared. The focus of the database is to provide real added value not only by listing the existing legal-administrative and grid connection regulations, but also by describing the practical experiences of investors with regard to time, effort and costs implied by these processes. The following market segments will be researched:

• A - Small-scale installations on residential buildings
• B - Small to medium-scale installations on commercial buildings 
• C - Medium to large-scale ground-mounted installations on open lands

The findings of the research will then be disseminated to the industry, decision makers and all interested stakeholders through a freely accessible online database. The objective is to inform policy makers about international regulation and requirements on PV with this communication tool. In addition, PV companies will be able to use the database as a basis for improved investment decisions due to the greater transparency it will engender.   

In a second step, the project partners will set up tailor-made advisory papers containing concrete recommendations for improvement and policy recommendations for each country. Industry stakeholders will discuss the advisory papers at eight conferences organized in each participating country (National Forums) and update or amend them if necessary.

As a third and final step, the consolidated papers will be presented directly to the relevant decision makers, authorities and grid operators in National and Regional Review Workshops. During the whole course of the project, partners will maintain close contact to the target groups. This is a precondition for successfully implementing the results and recommendations of the advisory papers. Both national and regional target groups will be addressed through a tailor-made approach in order to discuss the project results and to facilitate swift implementation of the proposals of the consortium.