Status of Photovoltaics in Korea

국내 태양광발전 산업 현황

  • Kim, Hyun-Il (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Graduate School, Inha University) ;
  • Kang, Gi-Hwan (Photovoltaic Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Park, Kyung-Eun (Dept. of Architecture, Graduate School, Kongju National University) ;
  • Yu, Gwon-Jong (Photovoltaic Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Suh, Seung-Jik (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Inha University)
  • 김현일 (인하대학교 대학원 건축공학과) ;
  • 강기환 (한국에너지기술연구원 태양광발전연구센터) ;
  • 박경은 (공주대학교 대학원 건축학과) ;
  • 유권종 (한국에너지기술연구원 태양광발전연구센터) ;
  • 서승직 (인하대학교 건축공학과)
  • Published : 2008.11.14

Abstract

The photovoltaic(PV) industry has been growing around the PV advanced countries such as Japan, Germany, Europe and USA. In recent years, China became a strong performer in the world PV market share, increasing solar cell production rapidly The global photovoltaic (PV) market grew by over 40% in 2007, with approximately 2.3GW of newly installed capacity. The global cumulative installed capacity has reached 9GW. The cumulative installed power of PV system in Korea tremendously increased to 74.7MW at the end of 2007. Up to Sep. 2008 The cumulative installed power of PV system in Korea is approximately 377MW. The value chain of photovoltaic in Korea is creating actively. Thus Korea is predicted to see 800MW of modules installed in 2010. Korea's renewable energy is also targeting to take 5% of the total energy consumption by 2011.

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