Blast from the Past: The Global Solar Industry in 1994
Look how far we’ve come …
1994 global shipments: 61-MWp
Shipment leaders:
Siemens Solar, 21% share 12.6-MWp in shipments
Solarex, 13% share, 8.1-MWp in shipments
BP Solar, 10% share, 6-MWp in shipments
Kyocera, 7% share, 5.3-MWp in shipments
Sanyo, 6% share, 3.8-MWp in shipments
Manufacturer Revenues in 1994: $445-million
US: 40% share of global shipments
ROW (Rest of the World): 15% share of global shipments
Europe: 24% share of global shipments
Japan: 21% share of global shipments
Crystalline: 86% share of global shipments
Thin Films: 14% share of global shipments
Cumulative shipments all years including 1994: 444.9-MWp
Cell (including thin film) capacity in 1994: 99-MWp, capacity utilization 62%
Total demand in Latin America: 4-MWp
Total demand in the US: 14-MWp
Total Demand in Canada: 600-kWp
Total Demand in Europe: 15.6-MWp
Total Demand in the Middle East/North Africa: 3.2-MWp
Total Demand in Central and Southern Africa: 3.4-MWp
Total Demand in India: 7.9-MWp
Total Demand in other West Asia Countries (aside from India): 600-kWp
Total Demand in Japan: 5.6-MWp
Total Demand in China: 1-MWp
Total demand in South Korea/Taiwan: 300-kWp
Total demand in Southeast Asia: 1.8-MWp
Total demand in Oceania: 3-MWp
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