300 solar industry and policy leaders are meeting on March 7th and 8th,
in Brussels at the SolarPower Summit 2017, the annual flagship event of
the European solar sector association SolarPower Europe, to discuss the
needs of the solar industry in Europe to be able to contribute to the
EU's goal of becoming a leader in this field.
"Solar is one of the lowest-cost power
generation sources today, and this is true for Europe. The European
Union is not harvesting the sun as much it could and should - it's time
to change that!,” said James Watson, CEO of Solar Power Europe.
US demand for new solar capacity was more than twice as large as in Europe
While annual global solar installations grew by
around 50% to an all-time record number of 76.2 GW in 2016, European
demand decreased by over 21% to 6.7 GW last year, according to the
latest market research from SolarPower Europe.
Led by China, Asia's solar PV market share was over
66% in 2016, US demand for new solar capacity was more than twice as
large as in Europe.
"The European solar industry is ready to take a
larger share of the global market, but we need an open trade policy that
supports the growth of solar in Europe and a clean tech industrial
policy that supports the growth of solar jobs," emphasized Watson.
German Solar power bid at 6ct/kWh
Solar power prices in Europe have reached
unprecedented low levels - and continue to decrease. In German PV
tenders, average solar power prices have reduced by around one quarter
in only 1.5 years. The lowest winning bid even reached 6ct per kWh in
February.
3ct per kWh of solar power in southern Europe
"Southern European countries could generate solar
power at around 3ct per kWh in 2017/18 - that's a level hardly any other
technology can meet, but we need a reliable governance system to steer
investment into solar power plants,” said Michael Schmela, Executive
Advisor and Head of Market Intelligence at SolarPower Europe.
With the Clean Energy Package for all Europeans, the
EU has the chance to make its energy supply fit for the future.
Alexandre Roesch, Policy Director at SolarPower Europe stated, "The
European Commission's proposed Clean Energy Package is a good starting
point. If it will result in market rules that support the energy
transition and enable a flexible system that puts prosumers at its core,
then we have the grounds for making solar great again."
On March 8th, the second day of the SolarPower
Summit, the Task Forces of SolarPower Europe are inviting attendees to
discuss their work and policy asks in the fields of solar & storage,
digitalization, trade, eco-design or corporate sourcing in regards to
the Clean Energy Package.
Bruce Douglas, COO of Solar Power Europe said, "In
our new corporate sourcing campaign we see the commitment of a quickly
growing number of corporations to switch to 100% renewables. We believe
that a goal of at least 35% renewables by 2030 is adequate for the EU,
rather than the 27% proposed."
source:http://www.solarserver.com
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