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200,000 homes in the U.S. use some type of photovoltaic solar technology-and
the market is expanding at a healthy 15% annually.
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The main resource required for many PV modules is silicon, a major component
of sand. The amorphous silicon cells manufactured from one ton of sand could
produce as much electricity as burning 500,000 tons of coal.
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PV modules covering 0.3% of the land in the U.S., equivalent to one fourth
of the area currently occupied by railroads, could provide all of the US's
electricity needs.
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The US leads the world in the development of PV technology. PV systems are
currently providing electricity services for: communications, health care,
crop irrigation, water purification, lighting, cathodic protection, environmental
monitoring, marine and air navigation, utility power and other residential
and commercial applications.
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In the past 20 years, the US has spent a total of about $1.4 billion on
developing solar power and photovoltaics. Aided by that investment, US companies
now capture 44 percent of the estimated $1.1 billion in worldwide sales of
solar products every year.
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If photovoltaics were used for just 10% of new power generating capacity
outside the U.S., the revenue would amount to approximately $13 billion per
year.
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Three new automated PV manufacturing plants were ribbon-cut in the US in
1996 (VA, WA, MI) and far more ribbon-cuttings are being planned for 1997
(CA, OH, DE, NM, MA NV).
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The new PV manufacturing capacity brought on-line in 1997 will almost double
the current capacity.
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It is predicted that photovoltaics and other direct conversions of sunlight
will be the most rapidly growing form of commercial energy after 2030 with
sales exceeding $100 billion. Shell Oil Company itself has acquired two photovoltaics
companies.
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Since 1992, the Japanese governmental national budget for photovoltaics
has increased at least 15% per year.9 Japan's 1996 federal R&D budget
for PV was $130 million and $55 million in Germany as compared to the US's
$62.5 million.
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Worldwide sales of photovoltaic products totaled over 90 megawatts in 1996,
up 14% from 1995. US firms have a 43% share of this $1 billion global market.
-
200,000 homes in the U.S. use some type of photovoltaic solar technology-and
the market is expanding at a healthy 15% annually.
-
The main resource required for many PV modules is silicon, a major component
of sand. The amorphous silicon cells manufactured from one ton of sand could
produce as much electricity as burning 500,000 tons of coal.
-
PV modules covering 0.3% of the land in the U.S., equivalent to one fourth
of the area currently occupied by railroads, could provide all of the US's
electricity needs.
-
The US leads the world in the development of PV technology. PV systems are
currently providing electricity services for: communications, health care,
crop irrigation, water purification, lighting, cathodic protection, environmental
monitoring, marine and air navigation, utility power and other residential
and commercial applications.
-
In the past 20 years, the US has spent a total of about $1.4 billion on
developing solar power and photovoltaics. Aided by that investment, US companies
now capture 44 percent of the estimated $1.1 billion in worldwide sales of
solar products every year.
-
If photovoltaics were used for just 10% of new power generating capacity
outside the U.S., the revenue would amount to approximately $13 billion per
year.
-
Three new automated PV manufacturing plants were ribbon-cut in the US in
1996 (VA, WA, MI) and far more ribbon-cuttings are being planned for 1997
(CA, OH, DE, NM, MA NV).
-
The new PV manufacturing capacity brought on-line in 1997 will almost double
the current capacity.
-
It is predicted that photovoltaics and other direct conversions of sunlight
will be the most rapidly growing form of commercial energy after 2030 with
sales exceeding $100 billion. Shell Oil Company itself has acquired two photovoltaics
companies.
-
Since 1992, the Japanese governmental national budget for photovoltaics
has increased at least 15% per year.9 Japan's 1996 federal R&D budget
for PV was $130 million and $55 million in Germany as compared to the US's
$62.5 million.
-
Worldwide sales of photovoltaic products totaled over 90 megawatts in 1996,
up 14% from 1995. US firms have a 43% share of this $1 billion global market.
