Figure 1: Historical PV market developments.

(a) Development of total Cumulative Installed PV Capacity (all PV technologies) from 1975–2014 with a CAGR of 45%; data taken from1,2,3,16,25,46, and expected development from 2015–2020 (CAGR: 18%1,). (b) Development of CIPC from 1992–2014 for 5 main markets; data taken from2,46. (c) Development of total capacity share from 1993–2014 for 5 main markets; data taken from2,46.