几年来,澳大利亚在利用太阳能方面取得了显著的成效。太阳能装置的生产以很快的速度逐年增长,其销售额在1980年增加了50％。如该国的热水系统生产的平均增长速率为40—50％,其中游泳池的水加热器销售额上升10％。澳大利亚太阳能工业协会发表说,该系统在1979/80年的销售额为2360万澳元(合2810万美元),而1978年只有1700万澳元,估 In recent years, Australia has achieved remarkable results in the use of solar energy. The production of solar devices has been growing at a fast pace year by year, with sales increasing by 50% in 1980. If the country’s hot water system production average growth rate of 40-50%, of which the swimming pool water heater sales rose 10%. The Australian Solar Energy Industry Association said the system had sales of A $ 23.6 million ($ 28.1 million) in 1979/80 as compared to A $ 17 million in 1978