Featured in Brave new world – 01-2012

Changing growth trends

Solarbuzz market report: In 2012, the global PV demand profile will be similar to 2011, but growth trends point to a shift away from Europe as the dominant region.

Europe was once again the dominant region for PV installations in 2011, accounting for over 15 gigawatts (GW) of demand, more than three times higher than either of the other major regional markets of Asia-Pacific (APAC, 4.9 GW of demand in 2011), and North America (over two GW of demand 2011). However, 2011 provided indications …

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