Home solar sales boost photovoltaic market

UNITED KINGDOM, SPAIN - Consumers are encouraged to install solar panels as the UK and Spain become the fastest-growing markets for photovoltaic technology in 2010.

The United Kingdom will become the fastest-growing market for photovoltaic PV installations in 2010, according to a July 30 report from market intelligence group iSuppli. iSuppli estimates that the UK will install PV systems amounting to 96 megawatts MW throughout 2010, representing an increase of 1,500 percent from 2009 where the total installation of PV systems was 6 MW.

The next fastest-growing nation in terms of installation of PV systems is predicted to be Spain, where PV systems will increase 730 percent by the end of 2010.

The leading countries in terms of currently installed PV systems are Germany, which is expected to install a further 6.6 gigawatts GW of PV systems in 2010, Italy - due to install 1.3GW in 2010, the United States installing 1.1GW, while France and Japan are fourth and fifth in terms of currently installed PV systems with both countries set to cross the 1GW threshold for the first time. However it is thought that a growing production of PV cells in China and a weakened euro against the Chinese yuan will lead to a slowdown in the global PV market by 2012.

In order to reduce CO2 emissions and to meet 2020 European targets for renewable energy, countries across Europe are encouraging the distribution of smaller, self-generating solar panels for use in individual households.

The energy-saving trust based in the United Kingdom estimates that installation of a solar electricity photovoltaic cell system saves around 1 ton of CO2 per year, £200 €241 from the average electricity bill and costs from £8,000-£14,000 €9,671 -€16,933 to install.

Sanyo Electric Co unveiled on July 1 additions to the HIT series of roof-mounted solar panels which are due to be released into the European market early next year. A recommended retail price is not yet available, however other solar panels such as the Solar Module Solar World SW 130 from Sun World, or the 1A Solar Module from Sharp retail online from approximately €498 to around 609€ respectively.

In June Sanyo released the HIT 215 panel to the Japanese market, the photovoltaic panel has the world's highest energy conversion efficiency of 16.8.

Surveys conducted across Europe and America revealed that the addition of solar panels to a house increase its retail value.

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