New Figures Reveal Another Record Year For PV Projects In Germany

New figures released by Germany's Federal Network Agency show that 1,073 MW of PV were installed in the country in December - the second-highest monthly capacity for the year. Although no end-of-year rally took place, 2010 was another record-breaking year for the German PV industry, says Bonn, Germany-based market research firm EuPD Research.

Installed capacity in 2010 totaled 7.25 GW in 242,893 systems, representing year-over-year growth of 91%. "These figures are not a surprise," says Markus A.W. Hoehner, CEO of EuPD Research. "Newly installed capacity is, for the most part, in line with our forecast."

Systems between 10 kW and 30 kW made up 26% of newly installed capacity, making them the greatest contributor to growth in 2010. The midsize to large-size market segment - systems between 100 kW and 500 kW - showed year-over-year growth of 174%.

Source: SolarIndustry Magazine