SHIFTING AND GROWING AMONG GLOBAL SOLAR LEADERS

The IEA Reports That Over 134 GW Of PV Are Now Installed Worldwide

1 April 2014 (Solar Industry)

“…[A]fter two years of market and industry consolidation, the global photovoltaic market grew in 2013 [according to the International Energy Agency's Photovoltaic Power System (IEA PVPS) program]…[T]he total installed capacity in IEA PVPS countries [was] 123.2 GW, with another estimated 10.8 GW of capacity installed in other major countries…The Asia Pacific region represented around 59% of the global PV market…[Europe’s] market share fell to 28%...The PV market in the Americas exceeded 5 GW for the first time…The most significant growth was observed in China [11.3 GW]…The second largest market in 2013 was Japan [6.9 GW]...The U.S. was third with 4.75 GW…The annual PV contribution to electricity demand has passed the 1% mark in 15 countries…Italy tops the list with at least 7.8%...” click here for more

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