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   ISSUE DATE: June 15, 2009  
                          EUROPEAN PV MARKETS 2009 REPORT:    2008 Market Outcomes;  2009 -2013 Scenario Forecast  
 
PAGES
 GERMANY
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1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market In Germany


2.1 Market Analysis By Customer Type
            (a) Residential ...................................................................................................................................
            (b) Agricultural ..................................................................................................................................
            (c) Commercial ..................................................................................................................................
            (d) Government/Utility ........................................................................................................................
            (e) Investor Groups ............................................................................................................................

 2.2 Market Analysis By Application Surface Type .................................................................................................
            (a) Rooftop Installations ......................................................................................................................
            (b) Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPV) .................................................................................
            (c) Ground-Mounted Installations ..........................................................................................................

 2.3 Market Analysis By System Power ...............................................................................................................

 2.4 Market Analysis By Region .........................................................................................................................

3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions

 4.1 Economic, Energy and Political Background ...................................................................................................

 4.2 Funding
                 (a) Federal Funding .......................................................................................................................
                 (b) The Renewable Energy Act ........................................................................................................
                            (i) Feed-In Tariff Rates Between 2004 And 2008 ......................................................................
                            (ii) Revision Of The Renewable Energy Act With Effect From January 1, 2009 .................................
                 (c) Loan Finance Programs .............................................................................................................
                            (i) Loans from the KfW Bank .................................................................................................
                            (ii) Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank .......................................................................................
                            (iii) Umweltbank .................................................................................................................
                 (d) State Funding Schemes .............................................................................................................
                            (i) Hamburg .......................................................................................................................
                            (ii) North-Rhine-Westphalia ..................................................................................................
                            (iii) Rhineland-Palatinate ......................................................................................................
                            (iv) Saarland .....................................................................................................................
                            (v) Capital Investment Subsidy Law ......................................................................................
                            (vi) Funding By Local Authorities And Utilities ..........................................................................

5
Distribution And Marketing

 

 5.1 Module Sales Channels ..............................................................................................................................
                 (a) Increasing Export Activities ........................................................................................................
                 (b) Feeling The Financial Strain ........................................................................................................
                 (c) Movements at the Manufacturer/Downstream Interface ...................................................................
                 (d) Electricity output warranties ......................................................................................................
                 (e) Technology Development To Aid The Downstream Market ................................................................

6
Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook..............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast...................................................................................................................................

 The Geography of Germany


 List of Figures
  
 Figure 1 Newly Installed Capacity In Germany By Customer Type In 2008 (%)...........................................................
 Figure 2 Newly Installed Capacity In Germany By Customer Type In 2007 And 2008 ...................................................
 Figure 3 Newly Installed Capacity In Germany By Application Surface In 2008 (%)......................................................
 Figure 4 Newly Installed Capacity In Germany By Application Surface In 2007 And 2008 (MW)......................................
 Figure 5 Newly Installed Ground-Mounted System Capacity In Germany By Type In 2007 And 2008 (%)..........................
 Figure 6 Newly Installed Capacity In Germany By System Size In 2008 (%)................................................................
 Figure 7 Newly Installed Capacity In Germany By System Size In 2007 And 2008 (MW) ...............................................
 Figure 8 Cell Technology Breakdown Of Systems Above 1 MW Installed In Germany In 2007 And 2008 (%) .....................
 Figure 9 PV Financing Volume By KfW Banks By German States Between 2006 And 2008...............................................
 Figure 10 Identified Newly Installed Capacity Of Systems Above 1 MW In Germany By State In 2007 And 2008 (MW)........
 Figure 11 Turnkey Project Pricing Examples in Germany 2008 to Early 2009................................................................
 Figure 12 Prices Of Installed Systems Of Up To 10 kW In Germany: 2007 to Mid-2009 ................................................
 Figure 13 German Solar Module Distribution Channels In 2008 (2007)........................................................................
 Figure 14 Germany PV Market Demand (2008-2013)..............................................................................................

 List of Tables

  
  Table 1 German PV Market 2004-2008 (MW)......................................................................................................
  Table 2 Illustrative Agricultural Segment Projects In Germany In 2008 ....................................................................
  Table 3 Commercial Segment Project Examples In Germany In 2008 And Early 2009...................................................
  Table 4 Government/Utility Project Examples In Germany In 2007 ..........................................................................
  Table 5 Investor Group Driven Project Examples In Germany In 2008 And Early 2009..................................................
  Table 6 Roof-Mounted PV Installation Examples In Germany In 2008 And Early 2009..................................................
  Table 7 Large Fixed Ground-Mounted PV Project Examples In Germany In 2008 and Early 2009....................................
  Table 8 Large Tracking System PV Project Examples In Germany In 2008 and Early 2009............................................ 
  Table 9
German Feed-in Tariffs for Photovoltaics from 2004 to 2008 in €/kWh..........................................................
  Table 10 German Feed-in Tariffs for Photovoltaics in €/kWh From January 1, 2009*...................................................
  Table 11 Target Growth Path For The German PV Market Under The Amended EEG....................................................
  Table 12 Summary of Loan Programs Available For PV Installations between 2007 And 2009........................................
  Table 13 Summary of Federal State Funding Programs 2007 and 2008.....................................................................
  Table 14 2008/Early 2009 Module Supply Contracts.............................................................................................
  Table 15 Major German Downstream Companies .................................................................................................
  Table 16 Germany Market Demand Forecast by Scenario (2008-2013).....................................................................

 ITALY
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1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market In Italy

 2.1 Market Analysis By Customer Type ..............................................................................................................
                       (a) Residential ........................................................................................................................
                       (b) Agricultural .......................................................................................................................
                       (c) Commercial .......................................................................................................................
                       (d) Government/Utility .............................................................................................................
                       (e) Investor Groups .................................................................................................................

 2.2 Market Analysis By Application Surface Type ................................................................................................
                       (a) Rooftop Installations ..........................................................................................................
                       (b) Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPV)
                       (c) Ground-Mounted Installations ...............................................................................................

 2.3 Market Analysis By System Power ...............................................................................................................

 2.4 Market Analysis By Region .........................................................................................................................

3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions
 
 4.1 Economic, Energy And Political Background....................................................................................................
 
 4.2 PV Funding..............................................................................................................................................
         (a) Feed-in Tariff Program........................................................................................................................
         (b) Recent Changes To The Scambio sul Posto on January 1, 2009..................................................................
         (c) Regional Funding Schemes..................................................................................................................


5
 Distribution And Marketing


 5.1 Module Sales Channels ..............................................................................................................................

 5.2 Illustrative Module Supply Deals ..................................................................................................................

 5.3 Project Developers, System Integrators and Installers ....................................................................................
              (a) Foreign Companies Entering The Market ..........................................................................................
              (b) Movements at the Manufacturer/Downstream Interface .....................................................................
              (c) Franchised Installer Networks .......................................................................................................
              (d) Financing ..................................................................................................................................

6
 Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast.................................................................................................................................

 List of Figures

 Figure 1 Newly Installed Capacity By Customer Type In Italy In 2008 (% Of MW).....................................................
 Figure 2 Newly Installed Capacity In Italy By Application Type In 2008 (%) ............................................................
 Figure 3 Percentage Of Newly Connected Capacity In Italy By System Size In 2008 (%)............................................
 Figure 4 Percentage Of Newly Connected Capacity In Italy By System Size In Q1 2009.............................................
 Figure 5 Newly Connected PV Capacity In Italy By Region In 2008 (%)...................................................................
 Figure 6 Newly Connected PV Capacity In Italy By Region In Q1 2009 (%)..............................................................
 Figure 7 Italian Solar Module Distribution Channels In 2008..................................................................................
 Figure 8 Italy PV Market Demand (2008-2013) ..................................................................................................
 
 Figure A1
Global Horizontal Irradiation Yearly Total in kWh/m² in Italy.....................................................................

 List of Tables

  Table 1 Italian PV Market 2004-2008 (MW)........................................................................................................
  Table 2 Rooftop PV Project Examples In Italy In 2008 And Early 2009.....................................................................
  Table 3 BIPV Projects In Italy In 2008 And Early 2009.........................................................................................
  Table 4 Fixed Ground-Mounted PV Projects Examples In Italy In 2008 and Early 2009................................................
  Table 5 Tracking System Projects Examples In Italy In 2008 and Early 2009............................................................
  Table 6 Italian Incentive Tariffs from February 2007 ..........................................................................................
  Table 7 Illustrative Module Supply Contracts 2008-09.........................................................................................
  Table 8 Major Italian Downstream Companies.................................................................................................... 
  Table 9
Italy Market Demand Forecast by Scenario (2008-2013)......................................................................
 

 SPAIN
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1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market In Spain


3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions

 4.1 Economic, Energy And Political Background ....................................................................................................

 4.2 PV Funding ..............................................................................................................................................

            (a) Feed-In Tariff Program ....................................................................................................................

 4.3 The New Royal Decree................................................................................................................................

5
 Distribution And Marketing

  5.1 Module Sales Channels ..............................................................................................................................
  5.2 Module Supply Contracts (2008 - 1H 2009)....................................................................................................
  5.3 Project Developers, System Integrators and Installers......................................................................................

6
 Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook..............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast...................................................................................................................................

 List of Figures
 
 Figure 1 Monthly Annual Grid Connections Data In 2006, 2007 and 2008...................................................................
 Figure 2 Spanish PV Market Versus Recorded Grid Connections From 2006 To 2008 ....................................................
 Figure 3 Newly Installed Capacity In Spain By Customer Type 2008 (%)...................................................................
 Figure 4 Newly Installed Capacity In Spain By Application Type In 2008 (%).............................................................
 Figure 5 Newly Installed Capacity In Spain By System Size In 2006, 2007 and 2008....................................................
 Figure 6 Average Size Of Newly Installed Systems In Spain 2006-2008 (MW) ............................................................
 Figure 7 Newly Connected Capacity In Spain By Region In 2007 And 2008 (%) ..........................................................
 Figure 8 Growth Rates And Connected Capacity In The Largest Spanish Regional .......................................................
 Figure 9 Spanish Solar Module Distribution Channels In 2008 ..................................................................................
 Figure 10 Spain PV Market Demand (2008-2013) .................................................................................................

 Figure A1 Global Horizontal Irradiation Yearly Total in kWh/m² in Germany ................................................................


 List of Tables

 Table 1 Spanish PV Market 2004-2008 (MW).......................................................................................................
 Table 2 Examples Of Rooftop PV Projects Installed In Spain In 2008 And Early 2009....................................................
 Table 3 Examples Of BIPV Projects Installed In Spain In 2008 And Early 2009............................................................
 Table 4 Examples Of Fixed Ground-Mounted PV Projects Installed In Spain In 2008 And Early 2009................................
 Table 5 Examples Of Tracking System PV Projects Installed In Spain In 2008 And Early 2009........................................
 Table 6 Pricing Differentials Between Germany And Spain In 2008 and Early 2009.......................................................
 Table 7 Pricing Differentials Between Germany And Spain In 2008 and Early 2009.......................................................
 Table 8 Feed-In Tariffs for Grid-Connected Photovoltaics in Spain for the First Two Trimesters of 2009..........................
 Table 9 Planned Timeframe For Calls For Installation Permits...................................................................................
 Table 10 Illustrative Module Supply Contracts 2008-09.........................................................................................
 Table 11 Major Downstream Companies In Spain..................................................................................................
 Table 12 Spain Market Demand Forecast by Scenario (2008-2013)..........................................................................

 FRANCE
..
1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market In France

 2.1 Market Analysis By Customer Type ...............................................................................................................
            (a) Residential ....................................................................................................................................
            (b) Agricultural ....................................................................................................................................
            (c) Commercial ....................................................................................................................................
            (d) Government/Utility ..........................................................................................................................
            (e) Investor Groups ..............................................................................................................................

 2.2 Market Analysis By Application Surface Type ...................................................................................................
            (a) Rooftop Installations ........................................................................................................................
            (b) Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPV) ...................................................................................
            (c) Ground-Mounted Installations ............................................................................................................

 2.3 Market Analysis By System Power .................................................................................................................

 2.4 Market Analysis By Region ...........................................................................................................................


3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions

 4.1 Economic, Energy And Political Background .....................................................................................................

 4.2 Funding ...................................................................................................................................................

            (a) Feed-In Tariff Program .....................................................................................................................
            (b) Tender for Ground-Mounted Systems ..................................................................................................
            (c) Tax Credits, VAT Reduction And Accelerated Depreciation ......................................................................
            (d) Regional Funding .............................................................................................................................

5
 Distribution And Marketing

  5.1 Module Sales Channels ...............................................................................................................................
  5.2 Project Developers, System Integrators and Installers ......................................................................................
  5.3 Downstream Market Trends .........................................................................................................................

               (a) Product development ....................................................................................................................
               (b) Large Ground-Mounted Systems ......................................................................................................


6
 Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook..............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast...................................................................................................................................

 List of Figures
 
 Figure 1 Newly Installed Capacity In France By Customer Group In 2008 (%) .............................................................
 Figure 2 Newly Installed Capacity In France By Application Surface In 2008 (%) ........................................................
 Figure 3 Newly Installed Capacity In France By System Size In 2008 (MW) ...............................................................
 Figure 4 PV Capacities In France By Regions: Cumulative Connected vs. In The Pipeline
             At The End Of 2008 (%) ......................................................................................................................
 Figure 5 France PV Market Demand (2008-2013) ..................................................................................................

 Figure A1 Global Horizontal Irradiation Yearly Total in kWh/m² in France ...................................................................

 List of Tables

 Table 1 French PV Market 2004-2008 (MW) ........................................................................................................
 Table 2 Rooftop Project Examples In France In 2008 And Early 2009 .......................................................................
 Table 3 BIPV Project Examples In France In 2008 And Early 2009 ...........................................................................
 Table 4 PV Ground-Mounted Project Examples In France In 2008 And Early 2009 .......................................................
 Table 5 Summary Of Feed-in Tariffs Rates in France ............................................................................................
 Table 6 Organisation Of The Tender By Geographical Areas....................................................................................
 Table 7 Summary Of Regional And Local Funding Schemes In France .......................................................................
 Table 8 Illustrative Module Supply Contracts 2008-2009 .......................................................................................
 Table 9 Major French Downstream Companies .....................................................................................................
 Table 10 Examples of Projects Planned for 2009-2010 ..........................................................................................
 Table 11 France Market Demand Forecast by Scenario (2008-2013) .......................................................................

 GREECE
..
1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market In Greece


 2.1 The Emerging Market: The "PV Plant Development Plan" ...................................................................................

      (a) Applications For PV Installations .............................................................................................................
      (b) The Permitting Process .........................................................................................................................

 2.2 Market Analysis By Application Surface Type .................................................................................................
            (a) Rooftop Installations ......................................................................................................................
            (b) Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPV) .................................................................................
            (c) Ground-Mounted Installations ..........................................................................................................

 2.3 Market Analysis By System Power ...............................................................................................................

 2.4 Market Analysis By Region .........................................................................................................................

3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions

 4. Funding And Political Conditions ....................................................................................................................

 4.1 Economic, Energy And Political Background ....................................................................................................

 4.2 PV Funding ..............................................................................................................................................

    (a) Feed-In Tariff Program ............................................................................................................................
    (b) Grants and other Incentives for PV Systems for Commercial Applications ..........................................................

5
Distribution And Marketing


6
Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook..............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast...................................................................................................................................

 The Geography of Greece


 List of Figures
  
 Figure 1 PV Capacity For Systems Up To 150 kW In Operation In Greece By Region......................................................

 List of Tables
  
  Table 1 PV Market In Greece 2004-2008 (MW) ....................................................................................................
  Table 2 PV Project Examples In Greece In 2008 And 2009 ......................................................................................
  Table 3 Schedule For Cumulative PV Installation Licensing For The Greek Mainland .....................................................
  Table 4 Regional Allocation Of PV Installations On The Greek Mainland And
             Interconnected Islands According To The Amended PV Development Plan* ....................................................
  Table 5 System Size Breakdown Of Applications For PV Installations Above 20 kW ......................................................
             In Greece By January, 23, 2008 vs Allowed Capacity By 2010 ......................................................................
  Table 6 Exemptions For PV Installations Between 20 And 150 kW By November 13, 2007* ...........................................
  Table 7 Summary of Permitting Requirements in Greece .........................................................................................
  Table 8 Timetable for Operations Required for Implementing PV Systems ..................................................................

 BELGIUM
..
1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market In Belgium
3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions
 
 4.1 Economic, Energy And Political Background.......................................................................................................
 
 4.2 PV Funding.................................................................................................................................................
         (a) National Funding .................................................................................................................................
         (b) Funding in Flanders..............................................................................................................................
         (c) Funding in the Walloon Region................................................................................................................
         (d) Funding in the Brussels Region................................................................................................................
         (e) Local Funding......................................................................................................................................

5
 Distribution And Marketing
6
 Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook..............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast...................................................................................................................................

 List of Figures

  Figure 1   Belgium PV Market Demand (2008-2013) ..............................................................................................
  Figure A1 Global Horizontal Irradiation Yearly Total in kWh/m² in Belgium .................................................................

 List of Tables

  Table 1 PV Projects in Belgium in 2008 and 2009 .................................................................................................
  Table 2 Prices For Installed Systems In Belgium By Size In 2008 And Q1 2009 ...........................................................
  Table 3 Major PV Companies Based In Belgium ....................................................................................................
  Table 4 Belgium Market Demand Forecast by Scenario (2008-2013) ........................................................................

 BULGARIA
..
1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market in Bulgaria
3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions
 4.1 Economic, Energy And Political Background......................................................................................................
 
 4.2 PV Funding................................................................................................................................................
         (a) Feed-in tariff program..........................................................................................................................
         (b) Grants and other incentives for PV systems.............................................................................................

5
 Distribution And Marketing
6
 Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook..............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast...................................................................................................................................

 List of Figures

  Figure 1 Bulgaria PV Market Demand (2008-2013)................................................................................................
  Figure A1 Global Horizontal Irradiation Yearly Total in kWh/m² in Bulgaria.................................................................

 List of Tables

  Table 1 PV Projects In Bulgaria In 2008 and Early 2009..........................................................................................
  Table 2 Bulgarian Feed-In Tariffs For Solar PV Systems For 2008 and 2009 in €/kWh...................................................
  Table 3 Bulgaria Market Demand Forecast by Scenario (2008-2013).........................................................................

 CZECH REPUBLIC
..
1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market in Czech Republic
3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions
 4.1 Economic, Energy And Political Background.....................................................................................................
 
 4.2 PV Funding...............................................................................................................................................
         (a) Feed-in tariff program.........................................................................................................................
         (b) Grants and other incentives for PV systems............................................................................................

5
 Distribution And Marketing
6
 Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook..............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast...................................................................................................................................

 List of Figures

  Figure 1 The Geography of the Czech Republic.....................................................................................................

 List of Tables

  Table 1 PV Projects In The Czech Republic In 2008 and Early 2009..........................................................................
  Table 2 PV Feed-in Tariffs And Green Premiums In The Czech Republic.....................................................................
  Table 3 Major PV Companies Based In The Czech Republic.....................................................................................
  Table 4 Czech Republic Market Demand Forecast by Scenario (2008-2013)...............................................................

 PORTUGAL
..
1
 Executive Summary

2
 PV Market In Portugal
3
 Market Pricing
 
4
 Funding And Political Conditions

 4.1 Economic, Energy And Political Background ....................................................................................................

 4.2 PV Funding ..............................................................................................................................................

     (a) Feed-in Tariff Program ...........................................................................................................................
     (b) Producer-Consumer Framework ................................................................................................................
     (c) Microgeneration Law ..............................................................................................................................
     (d) Grants And Other Incentives For PV Systems .............................................................................................

5
 Distribution And Marketing


6
 Market Forecast

  6.1 Market Demand Outlook.............................................................................................................................

  6.2 PV Market Forecast..................................................................................................................................

 Appendix 1 - The Geography of Portugal


 Appendix 2 - Solarbuzz Five-Year Forecast Scenarios (2009-2013)


 List of Tables
   
 SMALL EMERGING MARKETS
..
 Executive Summary
 

   Austria
 
   Cyprus
 
   Luxembourg
 
   The Netherlands
 
   Slovakia
 
   Switzerland
 
   Turkey
 
   United Kingdom
 
 LIST OF TABLES

  Table 1 Austrian Incentive Tariffs for PV ............................................................................................................
  Table 2 Cypriot Grants And Feed In Tariffs For Photovoltaic Systems
......................................................................
  Table 3 PV Projects In Luxembourg In 2008 and Early 2009
...................................................................................
  Table 4 Feed-In Tariffs In Luxembourg 2008-2012
...............................................................................................
  Table 5 Swiss Base Tariffs For Photovoltaics For 2008, 2009 And 2010.....................................................................
  Table 6 Major Projects in the UK In 2008 And Early 2009
......................................................................................


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