Abstract
Understand the details and impact of PV installation incentive programs in 25 countries.
Market trends
With virtually unlimited potential, photovoltaic (PV) technology is the most
promising source of electricity for the future. Driven by carbon concerns,
desire for energy independence and limited oil and gas production, many
governments want to increase the share of electricity produced by solar
panels. However, photovoltaic electricity production remains one of the most
expensive. An effective way to increase PV electricity production is to reduce
the cost through targeted incentives. In the last ten years a number of
government sponsored incentive programs have been established. Japan and
Germany led the way and each encountered tremendous success. The demand for
solar panels experienced in recent years in those countries has been a direct
result of their incentive programs. When a country decides to promote PV
energy with incentives it will result in: immediate investment opportunities;
creation of thousands of jobs; and shipping PV Demand Spain of solar products in substantial volumes. But, incentive programs are complex and it is crucial for everyone involved to have a clear picture of the situation to make informed choices.
As an example, in 2007 Spain launched interesting PV incentives which created
demand and investors responded. As installed capacity exceeded targets, in
2008 the Spanish government limited the program. The PV industry in Spain was
hit hard. In 2007 all lights were green and companies expanded capacity. By 2009, the limitation of the incentives
reduced demand and companies suffered due to over investment. To properly
gauge the market, each new incentive program must be analyzed and converted
into a number of peak megawatts (MWp) installed. As countries rush to promote this
technology many new incentive programs have been announced. China, France,
Czech Republic and Bulgaria among others are rolling out programs. The
opportunities these programs create are not without peril.
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Objective of the report
After discussing with key experts for each country and analyzing their
programs, we have published this report to explain the market in detail. The
objective of this report is to provide the best information on each country
active in the PV field with data summarizing the type and the definition of
incentive programs in a concise way.
For each country the following details are provided:
- general data
- Population 2006 (million)
- GDP 2006 (billion 2000$)
- Growth of GDP 1990-2006 (%)
- Total Energy production (Mtoe)
- Energy use (Mtoe)
- Energy use growth 2005-2006 (%)
- Electricity production (GWh)
- Electricity consumption (GWh)
- Electric Power consumption per capita (kWh per capita)
- Shares of source of electricity
- Nuclear, oil, wind, PV...
- Irradiation map
- Description of the incentive program
- MWp
- Key targets and possible cutoff points
- Breakdown of installation
- Residential, commercial, solar farms, rural electrification
- Past amount of installation and forecast of governments
Who should buy
Industrial companies and/or investors that need accurate information on
countries to make strategic decisions will benefit by acquiring this report.
Information described in this report is based on an in-depth investigation
Yole Developpement carried out on 80 countries in the world. We have discussed
with the main organizations and controlling bodies in each country of interest
in order to get access to the right information.
BIO
Gaetan Rull was granted a master degree of industrial marketing and strategy
and a science master degree. Working with Yole Developpment for three years,
he is in charge of the market analysis in the field of photovoltaic.
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