4. From sign to market
4.1 Market situation
Global energy consumption is outstripping population growth. This trend, combined with the increasing scarcity and cost of fossil energy resources, calls for a change of energy paradigm. Two avenues seem to be emerging: a reduction in energy consumption and a change in energy sources. A reduction in per capita consumption is already underway, notably in the United States since the mid-1990s. However, this reduction is not sufficient to counterbalance both economic and demographic growth, particularly in India and China.
As far as the development of alternative energy sources is concerned, the growth in investment in renewable energies indicates that the main consumer countries, both present and future, are aware of this need.
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Bibliography
Websites
U.S. Department of Energy http://www.eere.energy.gov/basics/renewable_energy/solar.html
The Photovoltaic education network http://www.pveducation.org /
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...Standards and norms
- Direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy – Photovoltaic pumping system – Specifications - NF C57-310 AFNOR - 1988
- Paramètres descriptifs des systèmes photovoltaïques autonomes - NF EN 61194 AFNOR - 1996
- Photovoltaic systems – Part 7: Calculation of the spectral response mismatch error introduced into the test measurements of a photovoltaic device - NF EN 60904 AFNOR - 1999
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