Total will lead the working group on integrating photovoltaics in office buildings. The company believes that PV technology can be used with other systems to create positive energy buildings, which produce more energy than they use.
Total has been active in solar energy since 1983 through its interests in two companies, Photovoltech and Tenesol.
Photovoltech, in which it holds a 50% stake alongside GDF SUEZ, produces PV cells based on a crystalline silicon technology. Tenesol, in which Total holds a 50% stake alongside EDF, is involved in designing, manufacturing, marketing and operating PV solar energy systems.
Philippe Boisseau, president of Total Gas & Power, said: ”In adherence to the Positive Energy Consortium, we would like to bring our know-how in the field of photovoltaics and share our expertise with the other consortium members and specialists.
”Our objective is to actively contribute to projects that allow us to more effectively manage fast-growing energy demand while reducing greenhouses gas emissions.”
