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Table 13.1 Key figures of annual and cumulative PV market development over time
Year
Annual installed capacity
Year
Cumulative installed capacity
1999
>100 MW p
1995
> 100 MW p
2004
>1 GW p
2002
> 1 GW p
2010
>10 GW p
2008
> 10 GW p
…
2012
> 100 GW p
…
…
2018
>100 GW p
2018
>500 GW p
Fig. 13.2 Evolution of installed PV capacity in different world regions, IEA PVPS 2019 [6]
of the twenty-first century. Over time, driven by policy and economics, the market
shifted gradually from mostly off-grid to mostly on-grid, as shown in Fig. 13.3.
In summary, it took more than 40 years of development to reach the first GW p
of installed PV capacity. The past 20 years have, however, brought photovoltaic
technology from a negligible contribution to a relevant role in the energy supply.
323
Table 13.1 Key figures of annual and cumulative PV market development over time
Year
Annual installed capacity
Year
Cumulative installed capacity
1999
>100 MW p
1995
> 100 MW p
2004
>1 GW p
2002
> 1 GW p
2010
>10 GW p
2008
> 10 GW p
…
2012
> 100 GW p
…
…
2018
>100 GW p
2018
>500 GW p
Fig. 13.2 Evolution of installed PV capacity in different world regions, IEA PVPS 2019 [6]
of the twenty-first century. Over time, driven by policy and economics, the market
shifted gradually from mostly off-grid to mostly on-grid, as shown in Fig. 13.3.
In summary, it took more than 40 years of development to reach the first GW p
of installed PV capacity. The past 20 years have, however, brought photovoltaic
technology from a negligible contribution to a relevant role in the energy supply.