Abstract
PV is now being used for a diverse set of applications, but only on a very small scale. The total world sales of PV is about $400M annually, or about 40 MW of PV systems. This is a drop in the bucket as far as world energy is concerned, but the present market for PV provides a valuable foundation for the future:
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Existing markets provide companies with partial displacement of R&D costs, since they can use sales revenue to fund R&D.
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Sale of products provide a near-term basis for investment in PV companies.
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PV applications are a laboratory for developing new products and expertise that will be of significance for future, larger applications.
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They stimulate public awareness of PV.
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Zweibel, K. (1990). Today’s Market for PV. In: Harnessing Solar Power. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6110-5_14
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