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World Annual Photovoltaic Production, 1975-2007 (figure and table)
World Cumulative Photovoltaic Production, 1975-2007 (figure and table)
Annual Photovoltaic Production, Select Countries and Europe, 1995-2006 (figure and table)
Annual Thin Film Photovoltaic Production, Select Countries and Regions, 2003-2006 (figure and table)
Annual Photovoltaic Installations, Select Countries and Regions, 2000-2007 (figure and table)
Photovoltaic Production by Top Ten Producing Companies, 2006 and First Half of 2007 (table)
World Average Photovoltaic Module Cost per Watt, 1975-2006 (figure and table)
World Photovoltaic Production, 1975-2007 |
Year |
Annual Production |
Cumulative Production |
|
Megawatts |
1975 |
2 |
2 |
1976 |
2 |
4 |
1977 |
2 |
6 |
1978 |
3 |
9 |
1979 |
4 |
13 |
1980 |
7 |
20 |
1981 |
8 |
28 |
1982 |
9 |
37 |
1983 |
17 |
54 |
1984 |
22 |
76 |
1985 |
23 |
99 |
1986 |
26 |
125 |
1987 |
29 |
154 |
1988 |
34 |
188 |
1989 |
40 |
228 |
1990 |
47 |
275 |
1991 |
55 |
330 |
1992 |
58 |
388 |
1993 |
60 |
448 |
1994 |
69 |
517 |
1995 |
78 |
594 |
1996 |
89 |
683 |
1997 |
126 |
809 |
1998 |
155 |
964 |
1999 |
201 |
1,165 |
2000 |
277 |
1,442 |
2001 |
386 |
1,828 |
2002 |
547 |
2,375 |
2003 |
748 |
3,123 |
2004 |
1,194 |
4,317 |
2005 |
1,786 |
6,103 |
2006 |
2,521 |
8,623 |
2007 |
3,800 |
12,423 |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from Worldwatch Institute, Vital Signs 2005 (Washington, DC: 2005); Worldwatch Institute, Vital Signs 2007-2008 (Washington DC: 2008); Prometheus Institute, "23rd Annual Data Collection - Final," PVNews, vol. 26, no. 4 (April 2007), pp. 8-9; REN21, Renewables 2007 Global Status Report: A Pre-Publication Summary for the UNFCCC COP13 (Paris: December 2007). |
| |
Year |
United States |
Japan |
Europe |
China |
Taiwan |
India |
Others |
Total |
|
Megawatts |
1995 |
34.8 |
16.4 |
20.1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
77.7 |
1996 |
38.9 |
21.2 |
18.8 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
88.7 |
1997 |
51.0 |
35.0 |
30.4 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
125.8 |
1998 |
53.7 |
49.0 |
33.5 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
154.9 |
1999 |
60.8 |
80.0 |
40.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
201.3 |
2000 |
75.0 |
128.6 |
49.8 |
2.5 |
NA |
10.5 |
10.5 |
276.8 |
2001 |
100.3 |
171.2 |
73.9 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
12.5 |
21.6 |
386.0 |
2002 |
120.6 |
251.1 |
122.1 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
19.1 |
18.2 |
547.1 |
2003 |
103.0 |
363.9 |
200.2 |
9.0 |
17.0 |
23.1 |
32.2 |
748.4 |
2004 |
138.7 |
601.5 |
311.8 |
35.0 |
40.0 |
31.1 |
35.4 |
1,193.5 |
2005 |
154.0 |
833.0 |
476.6 |
134.0 |
88.0 |
35.5 |
65.0 |
1,786.1 |
2006 |
201.6 |
926.9 |
678.3 |
369.5 |
177.5 |
43.4 |
123.6 |
2,520.8 |
| Note: NA = not available or negligible. |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from Worldwatch Institute, Signposts 2004, CD-Rom (Washington, DC: 2005); Prometheus Institute, "23rd Annual Data Collection - Final," PVNews, vol. 26, no. 4 (April 2007), pp. 8-9. |
Annual Thin Film Photovoltaic Production, 2003-2006 |
Year |
United States |
Japan |
Europe |
Rest of World |
Total |
|
Megawatts |
2003 |
14.1 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
6.0 |
32.8 |
2004 |
23.0 |
17.5 |
15.6 |
7.0 |
63.1 |
2005 |
46.0 |
36.2 |
19.6 |
6.0 |
107.8 |
2006 |
92.5 |
54.7 |
12.4 |
11.0 |
170.6 |
| Source: Prometheus Institute, PVNews, vol. 26, no. 4 (April 2007), p. 10. |
|
| Country/Region |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Megawatts |
| Germany |
44.0 |
78.0 |
80.0 |
170.0 |
500.0 |
700.0 |
1,050.0 |
1,260.0 |
| Japan |
74.4 |
91.0 |
141.0 |
201.0 |
256.0 |
320.0 |
350.0 |
402.5 |
| United States |
16.8 |
28.4 |
49.1 |
71.7 |
89.9 |
108.0 |
141.4 |
259.0 |
| Rest of Europe |
1.0 |
3.0 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
24.0 |
60.0 |
118.0 |
234.0 |
| Rest of Asia |
13.0 |
19.0 |
43.0 |
33.0 |
47.0 |
55.0 |
81.0 |
131.9 |
| Note: Installations for 2007 are estimates. |
| Source: Travis Bradford and Paul Maycock, "PV Market Update: Demand Grows Quickly and Supply Races to Catch Up," Renewable Energy World, July 2007. |
| |
Company |
2006 |
First Half of 2007 |
|
Megawatts |
Sharp (Japan) |
434 |
225 |
Q-Cells (Germany) |
253 |
160 |
Suntech (China) |
158 |
145 |
Kyocera (Japan) |
180 |
108 |
Sanyo (Japan) |
155 |
87 |
Motech (Taiwan) |
102 |
85 |
Deutsche Solar/Shell (United States, Germany) |
86 |
66 |
First Solar (United States) |
60 |
61 |
Mitsubishi (Japan) |
111 |
55 |
SunPower (Philippines) |
63 |
54 |
| Source: Prometheus Institute, "Asian Cell Producers Swamping the Boat: A Look at the First Half of 2007," PVNews, vol. 26, no. 9 (September 2007), pp. 6-8. |
World Average Photovoltaic Production and Module Cost per Watt, 1975-2006 |
Year |
Annual Production |
Cost per Watt |
|
Megawatts |
2007 U.S. Dollars |
1975 |
2 |
99.61 |
1976 |
2 |
78.39 |
1977 |
2 |
58.92 |
1978 |
3 |
41.18 |
1979 |
4 |
32.89 |
1980 |
7 |
27.79 |
1981 |
8 |
21.16 |
1982 |
9 |
17.92 |
1983 |
17 |
14.80 |
1984 |
22 |
12.88 |
1985 |
23 |
10.68 |
1986 |
26 |
8.67 |
1987 |
29 |
6.73 |
1988 |
34 |
7.30 |
1989 |
40 |
7.40 |
1990 |
47 |
7.47 |
1991 |
55 |
7.18 |
1992 |
58 |
6.29 |
1993 |
60 |
5.79 |
1994 |
69 |
5.32 |
1995 |
78 |
5.33 |
1996 |
89 |
5.11 |
1997 |
126 |
5.26 |
1998 |
155 |
4.71 |
1999 |
201 |
4.29 |
2000 |
277 |
4.21 |
2001 |
386 |
3.79 |
2002 |
547 |
3.73 |
2003 |
748 |
3.65 |
2004 |
1,194 |
3.55 |
2005 |
1,786 |
3.70 |
2006 |
2,521 |
3.84 |
| Note: 2001 and 2003 prices are estimated by Earth Policy Institute. |
| Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from Worldwatch Institute, Vital Signs 2001 (Washington, DC: 2001); Paul Maycock, "Boomer," PVNews, July 2007, p. 12. Prices adjusted to 2007 dollars using U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, "Implicit Price Deflators for Gross Domestic Product," at www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/TableView.asp#Mid. |
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