Joint Planning Workshop for Photovoltaics Cooperation with El Salvador

这个美洲项目奖将利用其他来源的支持，由爱荷华州立大学James Vary博士和萨尔瓦多大学Ethelvina Escobar博士组织的关于光伏发电的联合规划讲习班。研讨会的目的是启动两所大学在科学教育和替代能源研究方面的长期合作项目。拟议的项目将由ISU微电子研究中心的光伏专家与萨尔瓦多Escobar博士的团队合作。ISU有一组科学家致力于光伏设备的研究和试点生产。埃斯科瓦尔博士已经制定了一项积极的方案，为萨尔瓦多的社区发展开发替代能源。来自墨西哥和哥斯达黎加的光伏研究人员也将参加本次研讨会。如果要使地面光伏技术进入市场，将其研究和技术扩展到第三世界国家是很重要的，因为新兴国家很可能是其最早的用户。这次规划讲习班将使该区域的专家汇聚一堂，促进在光电装置方面的合作，这可能导致开发更有效的替代能源。* * *

9514891 Vary This Americas Program award will leverage support from other sources for a joint planning workshop, on photovoltaic power generation, organized by Dr. James Vary, Iowa State University (ISU) and Dr. Ethelvina Escobar, University of El Salvador. The objective of the workshop is to initiate a long-term cooperative project in science education and research in alternative power sources between the two universities. The proposed project will team photovoltaics (PV's) specialists from ISU Microelectronics Research Center with Dr. Escobar's group in El Salvador. ISU has a group of scientists working both on the research and pilot production of photovoltaic devices. Dr. Escobar has already established an active program in the development of alternative energy sources for community development in El Salvador. Photovoltaics researchers from Mexico and Costa Rica will also participate in this workshop. The extension of research and technology in terrestrial PV's to third world countries is important if the technology is to make it into the market place, since emerging countries are likely to be its earliest users. This planning workshop will serve to bring together experts from the region to promote collaboration on photovoltaic devices, which may lead to the development of more efficient alternative energy sources. ***