Spain in 2008 added PV power generation capacity of the world's first

Research Department of the latest energy industry that in 2008 the Spanish new solar power generation equipment capacity of 1.7 million kilowatts, the figure has more than one generation of large-scale nuclear power plant, the world's largest-scale expansion. And Germany, the United States, Japan, respectively, to 1.5 million kilowatts, 30 million kilowatts, 240,000 kilowatts of capacity are the size of 2-4.

In addition, in the global aspects of a total installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation, Spain has 2.3 million kilowatts in size, second only to Germany, the world's No. 2 ranking. In addition to new capacity of photovoltaic power generation outside Spain in 2008 amounted to the solar cells into 2511MW, also the world.

Professional analysts said that Spain's PV industry has been able to maintain strong growth momentum, with strong government support have a great relationship. From 2007 to 2008 during the first half, the Spanish government introduced a price almost equivalence with the traditional policy of encouraging the other, the government has adopted some 200 million euros a year in subsidies, nationals will be able to make the consumer can afford the relatively high cost of solar energy resources.

Source: www.windosi.com Apr. 19, 2009