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PV solar electricity is seen as one of the few booming markets, today and in the coming decades. This market has grown globally at a rate of about 40% per year over the past 10 years. Related industries have realized a two-digit, billion-dollar (U.S.) turnover worldwide. PV solar electricity is a high-tech industry with high performance potential in the coming decades, leaving even the electronics industries behind and approaching the automotive industry.
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Hoffmann, W., Waldmann, L. (2009). PV Solar Electricity: From a Niche Market to One of the Most Important Mainstream Markets for Electricity. In: Petrova-Koch, V., Hezel, R., Goetzberger, A. (eds) High-Efficient Low-Cost Photovoltaics. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 140. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79359-5_3
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