The PV market has grown by an average of 50% per year in the past 5 years
In 2007, the PV market grew by 62%
The PV Industry has tripled its income in the past year, and its expected profit is more than 1 billion dollars The PV energy forecast of global capacity is increasing 20 fold every decade PV energy stocks grew more than 250% on wall street in 2007 Venture capital investing in 2007 climbed to $1.2 billion, up from $400 million in 2006 and under $200 million in 2005
According to clean edge research, the Photovoltaic market grew from $3.5 billion in 2002 to $20.3 in 2007, and is expected to reach $74 billion by 2017.