| Value |
1
order of magnitude
Range: from ~3gigawatts (GW) to ~30GW order of magnitude
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| Organism |
Biosphere |
| Reference |
Haegel NM et al., Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Trajectories and challenges. Science. 2017 Apr 14 356(6334):141-143. doi: 10.1126/science.aal1288. p.141 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID28408563
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| Primary Source |
[2] P. Mints, Photovoltaic manufacturer shipments: Capacity, price & revenues 2015/2016 (SPV Market Research, San Francisco, 2016). |
| Comments |
P.141 left column bottom paragraph: "Much progress to date has been enabled by a combination of policy initiatives and technology advances. In Germany, the Renewable Energy Law of 2002 offered a generous feed-in tariff (FIT, payments to energy users for renewable electricity they generate) without a cap on the number of installations. The resulting expansion of the market in Germany encouraged rapid buildup of the PV [pholtovoltaic] supply chain. Between 2007 and 2012, the global PV market expanded by an order of magnitude—from ∼3 to ∼30 GW (primary source). Global manufacturing capacity grew even more rapidly, mostly in China, with portions of the supply chain growing to 60 to 100 GW/year. Estimates point toward continued, but slower, growth in coming years, reaching or exceeding a ∼100 GW/year global market in 2020." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
113394 |