NABCEP Associate Exam
1 Gigawatt = - ANS-1000 MW
1 kW = - ANS-1000 W
1 megawatt = - ANS-1000 kW
1839 Discovery - ANS-Edmind Becquerel discovered the photovoltaic effect
1905 - ANS-Einstein described the photoelectric effect and how light (photons) can
excite electrons
1922 - ANS-Einstein received Nobel prize for photoelectric effect
1958 - ANS-First Solar powered satellite sent into space by US Navy. Vanguard 1 is
oldest man made object in space
1999 - ANS-World total installed PV capacity 1 GW
2012 - ANS-World PV capacity 100 GW, 31 installed in 2012
2017 - ANS-over 300 GW PV capacity
1 Gigawatt = - ANS-1000 MW
1 kW = - ANS-1000 W
1 megawatt = - ANS-1000 kW
1839 Discovery - ANS-Edmind Becquerel discovered the photovoltaic effect
1905 - ANS-Einstein described the photoelectric effect and how light (photons) can
excite electrons
1922 - ANS-Einstein received Nobel prize for photoelectric effect
1958 - ANS-First Solar powered satellite sent into space by US Navy. Vanguard 1 is
oldest man made object in space
1999 - ANS-World total installed PV capacity 1 GW
2012 - ANS-World PV capacity 100 GW, 31 installed in 2012
2017 - ANS-over 300 GW PV capacity