DESCRIPTION

The report – Trends in European Solar Photovoltaic Markets (2009) – presents trends and recent developments in the solar photovoltaic deployment across the European Union. The report starts off with global trends in the photovoltaic industry with cumulative and annual installed capacities up to 2008, market share and rankings of top countries and forecast for future photovoltaic deployment till 2015. Thereafter, overall trends in European Union are discussed focusing on current installation and production capacities and near to long term outlook of the industry. Strategies and recommendations for researchers, analysts, and in general, is a highlight of this section of the report.

Report further discusses general trends relating to PV technology along with various policy trends prevailing in leading countries. This includes a discussion on feed-in-tariffs and other measures that governments are using for further development and deployment of photovoltaic technology. Report also presents trends in research of this technology and public spending on R&D in various countries. Detailed trends on photovoltaic costs and prices are also presented.

The report then analyses top 15 European photovoltaic markets one by one. Countries covered in this segment includes both developed markets like Germany, Spain, France, etc as well as new emerging markets like Portugal and Czech Republic, among others. For each of these countries provided trends relating to production and installation, key policies, market competition, recent R&D initiatives and future photovoltaic deployment in the market.

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET
a. Global Trends
b. European Trends
i. Installation Trends
ii. Production Trends
c. Future Trends

III. MARKET TRENDS
a. High Production and Installation Costs
b. Technological Developments
c. Government Support
d. Concerns over Energy Security
e. Public Awareness
f. Issues Concerning Markets

IV. POLICY TRENDS
i. Standards and Codes
ii. Indirect Policy Issues
iii. Initiatives Supporting PV Technology

V. R&D TRENDS

VI. COST AND PRICING TRENDS
a. PV System Prices
b. PV Module Costs

VII. TRENDS IN TOP 15 EUROPEAN MARKETS
a. Germany
b. Spain
c. Italy
d. France
e. Belgium
f. Portugal
g. Netherlands
h. Czech Republic
i. Switzerland
j. Austria
k. United Kingdom
l. Greece
m. Norway
n. Sweden
o. Denmark

VIII. APPENDIX

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Global Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 2: Global Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 3: Share of Global Solar PV Installed Capacity by Country (2008)
Figure 4: Top 5 Global Markets by Solar PV Installed Capacity (2008)
Figure 5: Forecast for Global Solar PV Installed Capacity (2008-2015)
Figure 6: Forecast of Annual PV Installations by Application (2006-2030)
Figure 7: Forecast of Regional Share of Global PV Installation (2030)
Figure 8: Europe – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 9: Europe – Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 10: Europe – Top 5 Countries by Installed Capacity (2008)
Figure 11: Europe – Forecast for Solar PV Installed Capacity (2008-2015)
Figure 12: Europe – Forecast for Solar PV Production Capacity (2009-2013)
Figure 13: Europe – Forecast for Solar PV Production Capacity by Technology (2009-2013)
Figure 14: Government’s R&D Spending on Solar PV in Selected Countries (2008)
Figure 15: Estimated PV Generation Costs in EU (2007-2030)
Figure 16: Forecast for Utility Prices and PV Generation Costs (Till 2040)
Figure 17: Germany – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 18: Spain – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2005-2008)
Figure 19: Italy – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 20: France – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2002-2008)
Figure 21: Belgium – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2006-2015)
Figure 22: Portugal – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 23: Netherlands – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 24: Czech Republic – Solar PV Installed Capacity (2004-2015)
Figure 25: Switzerland – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 26: Austria – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (200-2008)
Figure 27: United Kingdom – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 28: Greece – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 29: Norway – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 30: Sweden – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)
Figure 31: Denmark – Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity (2001-2008)

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Estimates for the Global PV Market (2006-2030)
Table 2: Forecast of Investment in Solar PV Production (2007-2010)
Table 3: Global Forecast Value of PV Systems up to 2030 (in € million)
Table 4: Installed PV System Prices in Various Countries (2008)
Table 5: PV Module Prices in Selected Countries (2001-2007)
Table 7: Germany – Leading Manufacturers of PV Cells and Modules (2008)
Table 8: Germany – Leading Manufacturers of Thin-Film Cells and Modules (2008)
Table 9: Global Photovoltaic Production: Annual & Cumulative (1981-2008)
Table 10: European Photovoltaic Consumption per Person (2007)
Table 11: Europe – Largest Solar PV Projects / Plants (2008)
Table 12: Europe – Largest Thin-Film Based Projects / Plants (2008)