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Increased competition and the global shares,” says Frost & Sullivan Green
economic crisis have cast clouds upon Energy Research Manager Alina
the Western European solar energy Bakhareva. “The US, having utilised only
market. Falling polysilicon and solar a fraction of its immense solar potential,
module prices have the potential to has all ingredients to breed a strong and
cement China’s role as a solar well-diversified solar market.”
manufacturing hub. In terms of installed
capacity, the United States is playing a In spite of these new competitors’
greater role as more and more states are entrance onto the global playing field,
putting the renewable energy standards Europe is expected to retain a strong
into existence. Despite these market portion of the market share. The region
developments and the current economic stands out on a global solar landscape as
crisis, the future of Europe’s solar energy one of few that have been successfully
market continues to appear bright as new developing the three major components
emerging markets within Europe may turn needed to build a well rounded domestic
into strong performers. industry: research, strong manufacturing
and government support.
In regard to individual markets, the
German solar power industry continues to
be one of the European market’s
strongest sectors. The retail segment is
currently suffering due to lack of
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to spend. Commercial scale projects,
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France has been traditionally in favour of
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Europe and Japan were the original Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)
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thus they have historically held the the highest tariff of up to euro 0.55/kWh.
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Germany, has been by far the most Since enacting a new feed-in tariff in
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important player and manufacturing hub spring 2007, Spain has turned into a vital Surface mount options available
in the global solar market. Its position source of demand for solar markets
(SEMI standard)
has recently started to weaken as other worldwide. Developers rushed to install as
countries have been gaining a stronger many systems as possible before
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momentum in the solar energy business. September 2008 to take advantage of a
generous feed-in tariff of euro 0.42 per
The European market is now facing two kWh, which led to the government being
major competitors. The Chinese industry swamped with applications, causing
is forcing the rest of the world to reduce severe delays. After approving 392
manufacturing costs as they are in a projects, the government capped
position to manufacture solar modules at installations and lowered tariffs.
the lowest cost. The US is the other
market having adopted a pledge for Italy and Greece have the potential to
energy independence. become successful emerging markets
due to attractive tariffs, but administrative
“When solar cell and module barriers cause them to remain a sleeping
manufacturing come into play, Asian giant. Another emerging market, the
producers have been on the aggressive Czech Republic, kick-started its solar
expansion curve eating into Japanese power industry in 2007 by installing
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