TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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ABBREVIATIONS
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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1. INTRODUCTION
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1.1. Objectives and scope of this report
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1.2. Target readers
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2. STANDARDS
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2.1. What are standards?
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2.2. What are standards for?
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2.3. Standards-making bodies
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2.3.1. International standards
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2.3.2. Regional standards
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2.3.3. National standards
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2.3.4. Organisation’s standards
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2.4. Certification, verification and auditing
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2.5. How standards work
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2.5.1. Harmonisation of standards
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2.5.2. ISO strategic advisory group on energy efficiency and renewable energy 27 2.6. How standards are used
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2.6.1. Legality of standards
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2.7. Interrelation between standards
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2.8. Cost of standards
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3. INVENTORY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS
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3.1. Information availability
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3.2. Data collection
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3.3. Gap analysis
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3.3.1. Technology synopsis of gap analysis
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3.3.1.1. Solar thermal
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3.3.1.2. Solar PV
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International Standardisation in the Field of Renewable Energy
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