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  • About Us
    • Mission and Vision
    • Core Functions
    • Strategic Priorities
  • Membership
  • News and Media
    • Press Releases
    • CanSIA in the News
  • Resources
    • Solar in Ontario
    • Market Intelligence >
      • Clean Energy Map
      • Natural Resources Canada
      • Solar PV
      • Solar Heating and Cooling
  • Publications
    • Policy Briefs and Submissions
    • SOLutions Magazine
    • Fire Safety Handbook
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Game Changer Awards
  • Go Solar
    • Guide Books and Tools

Solar PV

​Overview of Solar Electricity Supply Chain in Canada

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its Technology Roadmap for Solar PV. The Roadmap reports that in 2013 new systems globally were installed at a rate of 100 MW of capacity per day and that total global capacity overtook 150 GW in early 2014.
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The IEA press release states:
“the sun could be the world’s largest source of electricity by 2050, ahead of fossil fuels, wind, hydro and nuclear, according to a pair of reports issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The two IEA technology roadmaps show how solar photovoltaic (PV) systems could generate up to 16% of the world’s electricity by 2050 while solar thermal electricity (STE) from concentrating solar power (CSP) plants could provide an additional 11%.”

Click here to download the Solar PV Roadmap
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By the end of 2015, Canada had more than 2,500 MW of cumulative installed solar electricity generation capacity.  In 2015 alone, a record 700 MW was added earning Canada a place on the top-ten largest national markets globally.​

Additional studies are provided below:
Canada
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Application in Canada 2018, CanSIA / NRCan / CanmetENERGY
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Application in Canada 2017, CanSIA / NRCan / CanmetENERGY
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Application in Canada 2016, CanSIA / NRCan / CanmetENERGY
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in Canada 2014, CanSIA / NRCan / IEA
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in Canada 2013, CanSIA / NRCan / IEA
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in Canada 2012, CanSIA / NRCan / IEA
  • NRCan "Sector Profile for Solar Photovoltaics in Canada" (2011)
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Application in Canada 2010, NRCan / IEA
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Application in Canada 2009, NRCan / IEA
  • National Survey Report of PV Power Application in Canada 2008, NRCan / IEA
North America
  • The IREC US Solar Market Trends 2010 report

Global
  • REN21 Renewables 2018 Global Report
  • 2017 International Energy Agency PVPS Annual Report
  • International Energy Agency PVPS Trends 2016
  • 2015 International Energy Agency PVPS Annual Report 
  • 2014 International Energy Agency PVPS Annual Report
  • 2013 International Energy Agency PVPS Annual Report
  • The International Energy Agency Roadmap for Solar PV​​
  • Innovative Business Models and Financing Mechanisms for PV Deployment in Emerging Regions​
On July 1, 2020, CanSIA and the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) united within the Canadian Renewable Energy Association to form one voice for wind energy, solar energy and energy storage in Canada. To explore the new multi-technology association, go to www.renewablesassociation.ca! ​
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