According to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (European Photovoltaic Industry Association, EPIA) latest statistics released by the Spanish in 2008, is the world's largest solar market, followed by Germany; although the United States ranked third, but with a large gap between the top two .

Total 2008 global solar photovoltaic (PV) market from 2007's 2.4 (Gigawatts, GW) growth 5.5GW; expects this market to continue to expand, reaching 7GW scale. As provisioned solar PV capacity in 2008 the total size of 15GW; this data in 2007 as 9GW.

"Spanish to 2.5GW of new capacity in 2008 of the global cheap solar panels photovoltaic new provisioning 50% of the total scale; 1.5GW in Germany is based on a new building and power generation systems (connected systems), followed." EPIA said the United States last year to build a new solar photovoltaic production capacity was 342 MW; followed by South Korea, in 2008 a new building capacity 274MW.

Italy last year, new build capacity 260MW; others are solar photovoltaic capacity to build on the good performance of the national scale there are France, Portugal, Belgium and the Czech Republic, while Europe has thus continued to maintain global leadership in solar power.

And due to the global economic crisis, in 2009 the solar http://www.sungoldpower.co.uk/ photovoltaic industry is also facing challenges; "For example, Spain has recently revised the subsidy policy, might be 2009 global solar PV market produce market growth restriction; But from countries including the United States, Germany, France and geography and other national needs, hoping to fill the defect. "EPIA represents.