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mounting systems, installation, and inverters that convert dc
electricity to ac. Today, with reduced cell costs, balance of
systemcosts are dominant and are anR&Dfocus.
Asaresultof largepricedrops,andincreasingexperiencewith
PV, the amount of PV installed has increased dramatically in
recent years (seeFigure 8.5):
According to the latest Global Solar Demand Monitor
from GTM Research, new installations will reach 104 GW
in 2018, representing 6% annual growth. Other industry
monitors put this number even higher, and 2018 is the first time
Figure 8.5 Global installed PV capacity (GW) (Source: Wood
Mackenzie). Renewableenergy 105
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Water, Energy, and Environment
A Primer
- Title
- Water, Energy, and Environment
- Subtitle
- A Primer
- Author
- Allan R. Hoffman
- Publisher
- IWA Publishing
- Date
- 2019
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- ISBN
- 9781780409665
- Size
- 14.0 x 21.0 cm
- Pages
- 218
- Keywords
- Environmental Sciences, Water, Renewable Energy, Environmental Technology
- Category
- Technik