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Solar photovoltaic Summary Charts

  • Annual new capacity additions for wind and solar PV 2001 to 2013
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    Annual new capacity additions for wind and solar PV 2001 to 2013
  • Average differentials relative to China for solar PV module selling price
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    Average differentials relative to China for solar PV module selling price
  • Average monthly solar PV module prices by technology and manufacturing
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    Average monthly solar PV module prices by technology and manufacturing
  • Average monthly solar PV module prices by technology in Europe
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    Average monthly solar PV module prices by technology in Europe
  • Average total installed cost of residential solar PV systems by country
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    Average total installed cost of residential solar PV systems by country
  • Average total installed costs of residential solar PV systems by country
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    Average total installed costs of residential solar PV systems by country
  • Cumulative global solar PV deployment and solar PV module prices 2000
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    Cumulative global solar PV deployment and solar PV module prices 2000
  • Debt and equity costs for wind solar PV and CSP in the US 2009 to 2011
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    Debt and equity costs for wind solar PV and CSP in the US 2009 to 2011
  • Detailed balance of system cost breakdown for indicative utility-scale
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    Detailed balance of system cost breakdown for indicative utility-scale
  • Estimated average total installed PV system costs in the residential
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    Estimated average total installed PV system costs in the residential
  • Estimated global average installed costs for utility-scale
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    Estimated global average installed costs for utility-scale
  • Global annual new installed capacity of solar PV and wind 2000-2011
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    Global annual new installed capacity of solar PV and wind 2000-2011
  • Global average balance of system cost breakdown and global best practice
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    Global average balance of system cost breakdown and global best practice
  • Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2014
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    Global cumulative installed solar PV capacity 2000-2014
  • Global typical installed cost capacity factor and LCOE ranges with weight
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    Global typical installed cost capacity factor and LCOE ranges with weight
  • Grid parity of PV storage in Germany
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    Grid parity of PV storage in Germany
  • Integration costs for solar PV in the European Union for between 2
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    Integration costs for solar PV in the European Union for between 2
  • LCOE from renewable power generation technologies for pacific islands
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    LCOE from renewable power generation technologies for pacific islands
  • LCOE of residential solar PV systems by country 2006 to 2014
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    LCOE of residential solar PV systems by country 2006 to 2014
  • LCOE of residential solar PV systems by country 2010 to 2014
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    LCOE of residential solar PV systems by country 2010 to 2014
  • LCOE of residential solar PV systems by country 2010 to 2014
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    LCOE of residential solar PV systems by country 2010 to 2014
  • LCOE of utility-scale solar PV systems by country and region 2013 and 2014
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    LCOE of utility-scale solar PV systems by country and region 2013 and 2014
  • LCOE reductions for small-scale residential solar PV Q2 2008 to Q2 2014
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    LCOE reductions for small-scale residential solar PV Q2 2008 to Q2 2014
  • Levelised cost of electricity of residential solar photovoltaic systems
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    Levelised cost of electricity of residential solar photovoltaic systems
  • Residential solar PV module and BOS costs in Germany
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    Residential solar PV module and BOS costs in Germany
  • Residential solar PV system balance of system cost evolution by country
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    Residential solar PV system balance of system cost evolution by country
  • Residential solar PV system BOS costs in Germany and the United States
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    Residential solar PV system BOS costs in Germany and the United States
  • Solar PV crystalline silicon and thin-film module cost learning curve
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    Solar PV crystalline silicon and thin-film module cost learning curve
  • Solar PV installed costs by project and weighted averages in non-oecd
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    Solar PV installed costs by project and weighted averages in non-oecd
  • Solar PV module cost learning curve for crystalline silicon and thin-film
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    Solar PV module cost learning curve for crystalline silicon and thin-film
  • Solar PV module efficiency trends 2003 to 2012
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    Solar PV module efficiency trends 2003 to 2012
  • Solar PV system capacity factors by location and tracking systems
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    Solar PV system capacity factors by location and tracking systems
  • Solar PV system price trends by sector and country 2006 to 2012
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    Solar PV system price trends by sector and country 2006 to 2012
  • The LCOE and weighted averages of commissioned and proposed large-scale
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    The LCOE and weighted averages of commissioned and proposed large-scale
  • The LCOE of variable renewables and fossil fuels including grid
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    The LCOE of variable renewables and fossil fuels including grid
  • Total installed PV system costs and weighted averages for small
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    Total installed PV system costs and weighted averages for small
  • Total installed PV system costs by project and weighted averages
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    Total installed PV system costs by project and weighted averages
  • Total installed PV system costs for residential systems in California
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    Total installed PV system costs for residential systems in California
  • Typical capital cost ranges for renewable power generation technologies
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    Typical capital cost ranges for renewable power generation technologies
  • Typical LCOE and weighted average cost ranges for electricity generation
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    Typical LCOE and weighted average cost ranges for electricity generation
  • Typical LCOE cost ranges for renewable power generation technologies
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    Typical LCOE cost ranges for renewable power generation technologies
  • Typical LCOE range and weighed averages by region
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    Typical LCOE range and weighed averages by region
  • Utility-scale solar PV balance of system costs
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    Utility-scale solar PV balance of system costs
  • Utility-scale solar PV capacity factors by region
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    Utility-scale solar PV capacity factors by region

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