欧洲光伏协会光伏太阳能产业发展展望2015

Over the past decade, the photovoltaic (PV) market has experienced unprecedented
growth. In particular in the last year, the photovoltaic market has reached a cumulative
installed capacity of roughly 40 GW world-wide, with an annual added capacity of
16.6 GW. The photovoltaic power is well on the way to becoming a fully competitive part
of the electricity system in the European Union (EU) and an increasingly important part of
the energy mix around the Globe. But much of the progress in recent years has been
very heterogeneous, varying from country to country, due to several factors, the most
important being different national regulations and incentive schemes as well as varying
availability of financing facilities.
These are just some of the findings in EPIA’s Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics until
2015, a key publication for the PV industry. Based on an internal analysis of market data
from industry members, national associations, government agencies and electric utilities,
the figures presented in this edition were discussed among the world’s principal actors in
the photovoltaic industry during the 6th EPIA Market Workshop, held in Paris in March 2011.
For years, EPIA has put a great deal of effort into observing and analysing PV markets.
Thanks to its intimate contact with key players in the industry, national PV associations
and its deep knowledge of PV policies and support schemes, EPIA market figures are a
credible and authoritative source of short-term market forecasts as well as long-term
scenarios. With the massive growth of the PV market, data reliability is becoming a crucial
issue: industry players, electric utilities and policy makers must count on reliable data to
orientate their decisions, launch investments or plan updates on legislation. EPIA
advocates the availability of quick, transparent and reliable market information and,
therefore, encourages the adoption of effective monitoring systems.
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