Solarfun sets 2009 cell/module capacity ramp - 27 August 2008
ECD’s Uni-Solar unit accelerates PV production ramp as company enjoys record results - 31 August 2008
First Solar extends deal with PV materials supplier 5N Plus - 28 August 2008
ECD’s Uni-Solar unit accelerates PV production ramp as company enjoys record results - 31 August 2008
Trina Solar shifts manufacturing strategy - 25 August 2008
CTDC begins commercial production of tin-oxide baseplates for a-Si solar PV modules - 05 September 2008
OPEL International’s Mk-I HCPV solar panels obtain CE qualification for Europe - 05 September 2008
Newport releases thin-film solar PV laser scribing systems - 05 September 2008
Taiwan thin-film solar company begins production - 05 September 2008
Solar parties put heads together to advance renewable energies - 05 September 2008
A: Wind and solar power is growing at a rapid pace in the United States. Wind-generated electricity grew 45 percent between 2005 and 2006, and 21 percent between 2006 and 2007, the Department of Energy says. Solar power generation grew by 19 percent between 2006 and 2007. The photovoltaic, or PV, solar panel industry has grown by an average of 25 percent a year over the past 10 years, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
"However, this rapid growth is from a very small base," the SEIA notes on its Web site. "PV still accounts for a small percentage of electricity generation worldwide."
Indeed, there lies the problem with wind and solar power: Even at breakneck growth rates, renewable energy sources will account for only 12.6 percent of U.S. electricity generation by 2030, up from 9.5 percent in 2006, the Energy Department says. Worldwide, renewable energy's share of electricity generation will actually fall to 16 percent in 2030 from 19 percent in 2004, the department says.
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