Share of PV in polysilicon demand (left) and polysilicon price (right), 1975-2010

Last updated 2 Jul 2020

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Sources

Mehta (2014); Ferber, Costogue and Pellin (1982)

Notes

The 2008 price spike was due to shortage of supply after spike in demand for PV panels that rebalanced after the global financial crisis

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