News Brief
PV Update - 2001
2001 was a good year for the
photovoltaics (PV) industry. World cell/module production jumped 36% from 288 to 391 peak megawatts (MW), according to the March 2002 issue of
PV News. Since 1994, growth in world PV production has increased 460%! In the U.S., PV production grew 33.8% in 2001, from 75 to 100 MW. The three largest producers in the U.S. in 2001 were Siemens Solar (now Shell Solar) at 39 MW, AstroPower at 26 MW, and Solarex (part of BP Solar) at 25 MW. For information about
PV News, visit
Published March 1, 2002 Permalink Citation
(2002, March 1). PV Update - 2001. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/pv-update-2001
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