PV Module Production Doubles in 2008 (to 7.3 GW per year)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/pv-module-production-doubles-in-2008

Solar photovoltaic module production world-wide almost doubled in 2008, according to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre's eighth Annual Photovoltaics Status Report.

According to the analysis, global PV production increased to about 7.3 GW in 2008, an 80% rise on the previous year.

Europe's production of solar cells rose from 1.1 GW to 1.9 GW, while the installed capacity increased threefold to 4.8 GW. This was mainly led by Spain, where installed capacity almost quintupled from 560 MW in 2007 to 2.5–2.7 GW.

The cumulative installed PV electricity generation capacity in the world was around 15 GW, with Europe accounting for more than 60% of this (9.5 GW).

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hell i like messing about with wind power as well! There is something cool about making power out of wind and solar energy

It's going to take some time and I think we're in for some nasty sea level rise but otherwise we're OK. :hi:

and covering our bodies. No one said it would be easy nor pleasant. It all boils down to doing what we need to do without poisoning our planet any more than we have up to now going forward.

Peace