2008 global solar cell production reached 6.85GW

European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) published in 2008 showed the world's top solar power market, at present, Europe is the world's solar power market is still the most important areas. In 2008 the total global solar photovoltaic market in 2007 by the growth of 2.4GW to 5.5GW, which accounted for nearly half of Spain's newly installed capacity, ranking first in the world. Germany's newly installed 1.5GW, the United States brings 342MW, 23 points out. In addition, in 2008 the output value of global solar power industry up to 37.1 billion U.S. dollars.

The face of the global economic downturn, new energy investment remains high fever returned, there is apart from the strong support of governments, but also the new energy industry is a huge potential to grow high-yield industry, and in new energy industries, solar power is doing my part and the momentum of rapid development. Data show that from 2006 to 2008, China's new investment in the energy market at an average annual growth rate of 67%. Since 2006, venture capital or venture capital for the mainland Chinese investment in new energy sources, increasing state investment in 2007 amounted to 590 million U.S. dollars, the investment in 2008 amounted to 13 billion U.S. dollars, 120.3% growth in 2007, is the amount of investment in 2006 of 178.7 percent. The data also show that there is around 60% of the investment went to the field of solar power.

Source: windosi.com Apr. 4, 2009