By Wolfgang Palz
The ebook describes the economic revolution linked to the implementation of electrical strength new release by means of photovoltaics (PV). The book’s editor and contributing authors are one of the prime pioneers in PV from its business delivery in 1954 the entire means as much as the stormy advancements throughout the first decade of the hot century. The ebook describes the dramatic occasions in among 2009 and 2013 and places all this into point of view. It concludes that solar energy is but to reinforce its function in know-how and in mainstream of the world’s economic system.
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PV Markets As mentioned earlier, by the end of 2012, the world had installed 100 GW of PV in total. The world’s module production passed in 2009 for the first time the 10 GW mark for one single year, but then part of it remained unsold. In 2012, PV markets reached an impressive 33 GW/year, but that one was only an increase of a few percent over the previous year: The market explosion of global PV had come to an end in 2011/2012. Introduction to Solar Power for the World The following list provides facts and figures by country for overall installations by end 2012 (parentheses show the additional capacity installed in 2012; all figures are in GW).
Introduction to Solar Power for the World The situation may be different in some of the developing countries where daily power cuts are the rule. There, mostly large consumers bridge the blackout through conventional diesel sets. PV combined with some storage could at least alleviate the problem, also for smaller consumers. In these countries, too, in the longer run, PV hybrid systems would be the solution for a sustainable and reliable electricity supply. General Outlook As a result of global overcapacity in the PV module manufacturing industry and tough competition in the international markets, virtually all companies were severely hit financially.
In Germany, Italy, Denmark and several other European countries, in some US states, namely Hawaii, and elsewhere, a PV generator installed on the roof of your house produces now the kWh cheaper for your own consumption than that charged by your conventional electricity provider through the net. The phenomenon is usually called “grid parity”. In early 2013, the electricity bought by a German consumer from the local provider costs almost 50% more than that produced on your own house with PV. What are you waiting for to go ahead with PV?
