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Germany is the world's leader of photovoltaic capacity since 2005. The overall capacity has reached
36 gigawatts (GW) by February 2014
Welspun Energy Neemuch Project (India, 150 MW)
In 2013, China, followed by Japan and the United States, has been the leader of new PV installations and
ranks now second behind world leader Germany.
A feed-in tariff (FIT, standard offer contract)[1] advanced renewable tariff[2] or renewable energy
payments[3] is a policy mechanism designed to accelerate investment in renewable energy technologies. It
achieves this by offering long-term contracts to renewable energy producers, typically based on the cost of
generation of each technology.
The goal of feed-in tariffs is to offer cost-based compensation to renewable energy producers, providing
price certainty and long-term contracts that help finance renewable energy investments.
Slide7: CdTe - Cadmium telluride PV is the only thin film technology with lower costs than
conventional solar cells made of crystalline silicon in multi-kilowatt systems
Slide 8: Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) is the amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is
always held perpendicular (or normal) to the rays that come in a straight line from the direction of the sun at its
current position in the sky. Typically, you can maximize the amount of irradiance annually received by a surface
by keeping it normal to incoming radiation. This quantity is of particular interest to concentrating solar thermal
installations and installations that track the position of the sun.
Slide 9 : Instititutes - IITs and National Institute of Solar Energy , gurgaon established in

1982

Slide 4: Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology uses optics such as lenses or curved mirrors to
concentrate a large amount of sunlight onto a small area of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells to generate
electricity. Compared to regular, non-concentrated photovoltaic systems, CPV systems can save money on
the cost of the solar cells, since a smaller area of photovoltaic material is required. Because a smaller PV
area is required, CPVs can use the more expensive high-efficiency tandem solar cells. To get the sunlight
focused on the small PV area, CPV systems require spending extra money on concentrating optics (lenses
or mirrors) and sometimes solar trackers, and cooling systems. Because of these extra costs, CPV is far
less common today than non-concentrated photovoltaics. However, ongoing research and development is
trying to improve CPV technology and lower costs.