World Solar Power Record In 2013

In the last 2 years, countries around the world,
. . . have added almost as much new solar photovoltaics (PV) capacity,
. . .  as had been added since the invention of the solar cell.

Nearly 38,000 megawatts of PV came online in 2013, a new annual record.
In all, the world’s installed PV generating capacity, is now close to,
. . . 140,000 megawatts—enough to power each home in Germany.
Falling costs and effective policies,
. . . continue to drive tremendous growth in solar power.

China—the leading manufacturer of PV,
. . . had until recently installed very little solar power at home.
. . . Those days are over.
China’s PV capacity grew to
. . . 7,000 megawatts, between 2010 and 2012,
. . . 11,300 megawatts, in 2013,
. . . 18,000 megawatts, currently.

06-18-2014 Source:  Earth-Policy-Institute