Worldwide installed solar-cells
The counter values are based on an installed output of 400,000
megawatts at the start of 2019 coming from an area of solar-cells of
circa 3000 square kilometers.
Peak output
by the end of 2015: 252,000 megawatts.
In 2018 4th quarter alone 85,000 megawatts worth were installed
worldwide.
The estimated peak output per square meter of solar-cells on average
is 130 watts,
that means that for the beginning of 2013 with a starting peak value of
110 gigawatts, around 848 square kilometers of photo-voltaic panels
were installed.
The increase amounts to 15.6 square meters per second or 2.028
kilowatts of electric energy.
Worldwide Installed
Photo-Voltaic Area in m2:
Live increase in m2:
Peak output of all modules in MW:
Live increase of peak output in KW:
Worldwide continuous
output in Megawatts:
Live increase of continuos
output in Kilowatts:
This counter shows the
effective average output.
This accounts for circa
9.5-11% of the worldwide
peak output. The counter
calculates a realistic value
of 10%.
... A Cleaner Future
Photo-voltaic panels were
invented due to human
ingenuity and a driver for
cleaner and more sustainable
energy sources. One abundant
energy source is sun light. As
with any new technology, their
efficiency was low and their
costs were high. However,
everything is getting
exponentially better and
cheaper. Currently, the highest
efficiency is 46% and growing.
Meanwhile, the costs are
getting lower such that in more
and more areas of the world it
is cheaper than retail electricity.
This means that solar energy is
overtaking fossil fuel energy
not only from a green
perspective, but as a more
convenient, more profitable
alternative.