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Table 1.13
Worldwide Total Installed Photovoltaic Power in GW
Year
1992
1994
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Japan
0.019
0.031
0.060
0.091
0.133
0.209
0.330
0.453
0.637
Germany
0.006
0.012
0.028
0.042
0.054
0.070
0.114
0.195
0.277
US
0.044
0.058
0.077
0.088
0.100
0.117
0.139
0.168
0.212
Others
0.082
0.169
0.256
0.309
0.382
0.455
0.517
0.635
0.814
Total
0.15
0.27
0.42
0.53
0.67
0.85
1.10
1.45
1.94
Source: data from IEA-PVPS, 2003 and own calculations
Table 1.14
Worldwide Total Installed Hydro-electric Power in GW
Year
1980
1990
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
US
81.7
93.4
97.5
99.1
98.5
98.9
98.6
China
20.3
34.6
55.6
59.7
65.1
70.0
79.4
Canada
47.9
57.9
65.5
66.6
66.8
66.9
67.2
Brazil
27.5
44.8
53.1
54.9
56.8
59.0
61.9
a
a
Russia
44.1
43.9
43.9
43.4
43.4
280.5
b
364.4
b
Others
350.6
354.3
351.7
355.5
362.0
Total
457.9
595.1
666.4
678.5
682.8
693.7
712.5
Note:
a No data available; b Russia included
Source:
Data from DOE, 2003
Table 1.15
Newly Installed Glazed Solar Thermal Collectors since 1990 and
Total Glazed Collector Surface in Operation at the End of 2001 in 1000 m
2
New installation
Total installation
Year
1990
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001 at end of 2001
China
720
2398
2640
2882
4207
5563
6465
32,000
Japan
543
647
438
296
307
339
314
7219
Turkey
300
342
450
675
675
675
630
6422
Germany
35
269
330
350
420
620
900
3634
Israel
250
320
350
360
370
390
390
3500
Greece
204
185
197
233
185
181
175
2790
US
235
73
56
41
40
37
25
1653
Austria
40
187
182
165
141
153
160
1651
Source:
data from ESTIF, 2003
In 2003
solar thermal power plants
with a capacity of 0.354 GW were
installed globally, which produce about 0.6 TWh of solar electricity per year.
The potential for solar thermal power plants is enormous but the installation
rates are still relatively low.
Hydro-electric power
is the most important renewable energy source for
electricity generation today (see Table 1.14). The growth rates are much lower
than those of wind power or photovoltaics; the absolute annual increase in
