Featured in Not gone with the wind – 02-2010

In the balance

Module prices: The photovoltaics industry went through a crisis year in 2009. When asked how business will go in 2010, module makers’ opinions diverge.

The crisis year of 2009 ended with a newly installed output totaling 5.5 to 6.5 gigawatts. It was nevertheless a difficult year on the whole, with prices for solar modules undergoing a massive drop because of increasing overcapacities, the financial crisis, and the collapse of the Spanish market. The main winners last year in terms …

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