{"id":4035,"date":"2017-02-07T14:43:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T13:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondation-pvsyst.org\/preprod\/faq\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:13:00","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/fondation-pvsyst.org\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4035\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4035-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4035-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-4035-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4035-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-9fcae408f7e6-4035 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" 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class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>What is the link between the PVsyst Company and the PVSYST Foundation?<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PVSYST Foundation and the PVsyst Company are Andr\u00e9 Mermoud's initiatives. These two structures operate strictly independently. The Foundation may, if necessary, request the support of PVsyst teams free of charge, but in no case does it encourage the use of PVsyst software.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-bcfd5db888b8-4035\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>What is PVSYST?<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The acronym PVSYST stands for PhotoVoltaic (PV) System (SYST).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-bcfd5db888b8-4035\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Does the PVSYST Foundation limit its activities to photovoltaic solar energy?<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PVSYST Foundation's priority areas of intervention are water, hygiene and sanitation, economic development, energy and education, which may or may not include a solar photovoltaic component. Depending on the nature of the actions to be carried out, the use of photovoltaic technologies will be encouraged, but does not condition the commitment of the PVSYST Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-bcfd5db888b8-4035\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>How is the PVSYST Foundation funded?<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Initial financing was provided by founder Andr\u00e9 Mermoud and the PVsyst company. Complementary financing may be envisaged to strengthen the company's capital base and enable it to operate. At the same time, the PVSYST Foundation does not rule out soliciting additional funding, in donations or in kind, from public and private organizations, companies and individuals, subject to its autonomy of intervention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-8\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-bcfd5db888b8-4035\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Is it possible to receive funding from the Foundation?<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4035-1-0-9\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PVSYST Foundation does not intend to limit its action to financing third parties in charge of implementing interventions. 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