10 Things Everyone Should Know About Solar Energy презентация

was installed in 2014
Solar investments grew 25% to $149.6 billion in 2014
The market is expected to grow 16% to 25% in 2015

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GW in 2014
63% of installations were large utility scale projects

Solar energy accounted for 32% of all electricity generation built in 2014

Source: GTM Research

projects

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solar generating potential from U.S. rooftops. The total electricity generating capacity of all coal power plants in the U.S. is 336 GW.

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the world.

Germany’s solar feed-in tariff that was once more than double the cost of electricity is now lower than the cost of electricity.
California’s solar market is booming despite reductions in the California Solar Initiative.
SunPower and SunEdison have built projects in Chile without subsidies that are selling into the spot electricity market.
The U.S. investment tax credit (the largest solar subsidy in the U.S.) is due to expire in 2017.

Q1 2010 the cost of solar has dropped dramatically.
Residential system costs are down 50% to $3.48/watt.
Commercial costs are down 65% to $2.25/watt.
Utility scale costs have fallen 62% to $1.83 per watt.

Source: GTM Research

solar energy could play a big role in that growth.
The Ford C-Max Solar Energy (seen below) includes solar cells in the roof that recharge the car passively.

Solar energy would allow for free energy with little effort for users outside of finding a sunny parking spot.

Image source: SunPower

the solar industry in the U.S. has increased 86% since 2010 to 173,800.
Twice as many people work in the solar industry as in coal mining.

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of bankruptcies in the solar industry (Solyndra) stable and profitable companies are beginning to emerge.
In 2014, First Solar reported net income of $245.9 million.
SunPower reported net income of $397 million last year.
Many Chinese manufacturers like Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, and Trina Solar have also begun reporting quarterly profits.

between a variety of public solar companies to get exposure to the industry.

Solar investments were once restricted to high risk module manufacturers, like First Solar and SunPower.
Today, yieldcos have emerged as a way for investors to own solar projects with long-term electricity sales contracts.
NRG Energy, TerraForm Power, and the upcoming IPO of 9point3 Energy Partners are just three high quality examples of a yieldco.
Investors can also invest in residential solar (SolarCity and Vivint Solar), utility solar (First Solar), or diversified companies (SunPower).

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