Considering the environmental urgency and the ever-growing need for clean and renewable energy, as well as the political and legislative pressure the European Union is exercising on its member countries, it is no surprise to see the solar energy industry constantly growing and evolving. Solar panels are not only gaining more and more market share over the more ?traditional? (a.k.a more polluting) energy sources but are also seeing some exciting technological advancements and new uses.
Solar panels ? the latest statistics in EU countries
According to the EU Market Outlook For Solar Power 2020 ? 2024, published by the SolarPower Europe Association in December 2020, the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the solar energy market to a much lesser degree than on other industries.
Even though its rapid growth did slow down compared to the pre-pandemic trends, it only fell short of the previous forecasts by 12%. 2020 alone saw a non-neglectable 11% increase in deployment of solar projects in most of the EU countries. That?s definitely a result other markets would gladly die for!
SOLAR PANELS IN EUROPEAN UNION ? OVERVIEW:
? Some of the key manufacturers: