ESTIF (European Solar Thermal Industry Federation) published new statistics on the solar thermal market in Europe. Here follows their press release.
For the first time, the ESTIF statistics cover all EU-25 countries, and
present data both in terms of capacity (kilowatt-thermal, kWth) and in the
traditional unit (square meters of collector area).In 2004, the European market (EU-25 + Switzerland) grew by 12% compared to 2003. The same growth rate is forecasted for 2005 (see diagram 1 below).
1.110 MWth (1.586.184 m2) new capacity was installed in Europe in 2004, compared with 991 MWth (1.415.598 m2) in 2003.
La Germania risulta ancora testa di serie in termini di volumi con il 47% del mercato europeo, seguita da Grecia (14%), Austria (12%) e Spagna (6%) .
Germany is still the leader in terms of market volume, with 47% of the European market. It is followed by Greece (14%), Austria (12%) and Spain (6%).
In terms of capacity in operation per capita, the European master is Cyprus, with 431 kWth/1.000 inhabitants, followed by Austria and Greece, both at 179 kWth/1.000 inhabitants. The EU average is only 21 kWth/1000 inhabitants, because in many countries the solar thermal market has just started to develop.
Europe is leading in technology, but represents only 9% of the global market. China alone holds 78% of the world market.
- More on www.estif.org
- Useful link: http://www.estec2005.org/