1. Sharp started mass-producing solar cells in 1963 with a first commercial application of the developed modules on buoys. https://global.sharp/corporate/info/his/only_one/lcd_solar/subwin/solar_01.html?TB_iframe=true?height=360&width=630.
2. There are various growth scenarios and industry announcements regarding the growth of photovoltaic production; in the Global Market Outlook For Solar Power 2022–2026, Solar Power Europe predicts global solar to more than double to 2.3 TW in 2025. The report can be downloaded here: https://www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/market-outlooks/global-market-outlook-for-solar-power-2022#downloadForm.
3. Similarly, there are various statements about when 1 TW annual production will be reached. Longi has stated that they anticipate global production of 1 TW annually by 2030, https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/05/17/global-annual-solar-deployment-to-hit-1-tw-by-2030/.
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