Thursday, September 4, 2008

SPV Data from Earth Policy Institute

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 andtable)

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 Annual Photovoltaic Production, 1975-2007

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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).

 

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World Cumulative Photovoltaic Production, 1975-2007

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Annual Photovoltaic Production, Select Countries and Europe, 1995-2006

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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.

 

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Annual Thin Film Photovoltaic Production, Select Countries and Regions, 2003-2006Graphic link to Top of Page

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.

 

Annual Photovoltaic Installations, Select Countries and Regions, 2000-2007Graphic link to Top of Page

Country/Region2000 2001 20022003 20042005 20062007
Megawatts
Germany44.0 78.080.0 170.0500.0 700.01,050.0 1,260.0
Japan 74.4 91.0141.0 201.0256.0 320.0350.0 402.5
United States 16.8 28.449.1 71.789.9 108.0141.4 259.0
Rest of Europe 1.0 3.010.0 11.024.0 60.0118.0 234.0
Rest of Asia 13.0 19.043.0 33.047.0 55.081.0 131.9
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.

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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.

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World Average Photovoltaic Module Cost per Watt, 1975-2006

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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," atwww.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/TableView.asp#Mid.

 

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