| 1. |
In 2015, IHS again predicts that installation demand will grow at a ______________ rate of 16 to 25 percent and installations in the range of 53 to 57 GW. |
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Double-digit |
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Triple-digit |
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Half |
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A very slow |
| 2. |
One vital factor for CPV to generate low-cost energy, disregarding the upfront costs of the system, is ________________. |
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Low Budget |
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Efficiency |
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Investment |
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None of the above |
| 3. |
IHS believes that ________________’s position as the largest PV market in the world will continue from 2015 to 2017. |
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USA |
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China |
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India |
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Italy |
| 4. |
In Germany, the income generated from electricity (approximately €0.29/kWh) is high enough to outweigh that generated from the solar feed-in tariff (about €0.12/kWh), which makes it significantly more beneficial to promote the use of electricity generated by a PV system. |
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True |
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False |
| 5. |
South Africa enters 2015 with ____________installed capacity and ends period of rapid growth. |
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1 GW |
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2 GW |
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3 GW |
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4 GW |
| 6. |
A standard monocrystalline cell has a _____ percent higher efficiency on average than multicrystalline, not to mention the N-Type monocrystalline cell that can reach 24 percent. |
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2 |
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4 |
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6 |
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8 |
| 7. |
Distributed PV has been driven by _________ and incentives. |
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BiTs |
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FiTs |
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KiTs |
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NiTs |
| 8. |
Since the collapse of the ___________ PV market in 2009, the volatility of European PV markets has forced integrators to scout for new opportunities. |
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Dutch |
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Spanish |
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Taiwanese |
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Chinese |
| 9. |
Many of the leading inverter suppliers, such as ABB, SMA and Advanced Energy, released new inverters in the _______________ range in 2014. The major benefit of offering inverters with larger power ratings is that customers typically will benefit from fewer inverters in the field or a roof which can mean faster and cheaper installation, while at the same time maintaining all of the design flexibility of using the string inverter topology. |
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10-20 kW |
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20-30 kW |
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40-60 kW |
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60-100 kW |
| 10. |
IHS expects that by the end of 2015,_______________ the largest renewable power market in the United States will attain worldwide leadership in market share of annual power generation received from solar photovoltaics (PV). |
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Texas |
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California |
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Oregon |
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Florida |
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