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Article: Research and Markets: Solar PV Report Ed 6 2009 Reveals 2008 Was a Record Year for Solar PV Sales.
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- July 22, 2009
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DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cd3bd1/solar_pv_report_ed) has announced the addition of the "Solar PV Report Ed 6 2009" report to their offering.
2008 was a record year for solar PV sales, with 5.7 GW of new capacity added. Spain shot into top place, with 2.7 GW added, the largest volume of annual sales achieved by any country ever, followed by Germany with 1.5 GW. Between them they accounted for three quarters of world sales. However, Spain's pre-eminence was short-lived and in the wake of the financial crisis the Spanish government announced a cap on the feed-in subsidy for solar PV installations at 500 MW in 2009. ...