PV-NORD is a Combined RTD Northern Dimension project supported by the European Commission, DG Energy & Transport, under the Fifth Framework Programme, thematic programme Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. PV-NORD is the first EU-funded research project ever to focus on the Northern Dimension (the Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland and so on). Sixteen partners from five member countries share a budget of 2.8 million euro. The EU finances the project with app. 1.1 million. The project will run for three years and started on January 1st, 2002. NCC, a Swedish construction company co­ordinates the work. Please visit the project website www. pvnord. org.