{"id":361,"date":"2021-08-16T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/?p=361"},"modified":"2021-08-18T13:09:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T13:09:24","slug":"solarpower-europe-polysilicon-shortage-and-price-increases-determine-the-development-of-the-solar-industry-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/2021\/08\/16\/solarpower-europe-polysilicon-shortage-and-price-increases-determine-the-development-of-the-solar-industry-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Solarpower Europe: Polysilicon shortage and price increases determine the development of the solar industry this year."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again&nbsp;this&nbsp;year,&nbsp;the&nbsp;SolarPower&nbsp;Europe trade&nbsp;group&nbsp;published&nbsp;the&nbsp;Global Market Outlook 2021-2025 in&nbsp;July&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;from&nbsp;which&nbsp;we&nbsp;can&nbsp;take&nbsp;a global&nbsp;outlook&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;PV&nbsp;industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;this&nbsp;article,&nbsp;we&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;summarize&nbsp;for&nbsp;you&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;important&nbsp;development&nbsp;details&nbsp;listed&nbsp;by&nbsp;SolarPower&nbsp;Europe and&nbsp;take&nbsp;a&nbsp;look&nbsp;together&nbsp;at&nbsp;what&nbsp;could&nbsp;await&nbsp;us&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;future.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"solar-market-booming-despite-corona-pandemic\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Solar&nbsp;market&nbsp;booming&nbsp;despite&nbsp;Corona&nbsp;pandemic&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As&nbsp;we&nbsp;know&nbsp;very&nbsp;well&nbsp;by&nbsp;now,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Corona&nbsp;pandemic&nbsp;had&nbsp;partly&nbsp;negative&nbsp;effects&nbsp;on&nbsp;growth&nbsp;in different&nbsp;industries.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;this&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;apply&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;PV&nbsp;industry. Here,&nbsp;demand&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;huge. The&nbsp;reasons&nbsp;for&nbsp;this&nbsp;are&nbsp;high&nbsp;demand&nbsp;and&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;falling&nbsp;costs,&nbsp;with&nbsp;rising&nbsp;costs&nbsp;for&nbsp;oil,&nbsp;gas and&nbsp;coal&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;other hand. The&nbsp;now&nbsp;noticeable&nbsp;effects&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;climate&nbsp;crisis&nbsp;are&nbsp;also&nbsp;having&nbsp;an&nbsp;impact&nbsp;on&nbsp;demand.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s&nbsp;a quick&nbsp;fact&nbsp;check:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-cnvs-list-styled wp-block-list\"><li>39%&nbsp;of&nbsp;new&nbsp;power&nbsp;generation&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;installed&nbsp;in 2020&nbsp;included&nbsp;PV&nbsp;systems&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>one&nbsp;in&nbsp;three&nbsp;power plant&nbsp;units&nbsp;installed&nbsp;in 2020&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;attributed&nbsp;to&nbsp;PV&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>the&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;solar&nbsp;energy&nbsp;in&nbsp;relation&nbsp;to&nbsp;total&nbsp;electricity&nbsp;generation&nbsp;will&nbsp;increase&nbsp;to&nbsp;3.1%&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"price-increases-cannot-stop-the-growth-of-the-global-pv-industry\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Price&nbsp;increases&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;stop&nbsp;the&nbsp;growth&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;global PV&nbsp;industry&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From&nbsp;SolarPower&#8217;s&nbsp;market&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;report,&nbsp;we&nbsp;can&nbsp;see&nbsp;that&nbsp;despite&nbsp;various&nbsp;price&nbsp;increases&nbsp;along&nbsp;the&nbsp;solar&nbsp;value&nbsp;chain,&nbsp;steady&nbsp;growth&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;expected&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If&nbsp;we&nbsp;look&nbsp;back&nbsp;again, last&nbsp;year&nbsp;the&nbsp;European PV&nbsp;Association&nbsp;stated&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;growth&nbsp;of&nbsp;18% in&nbsp;newly&nbsp;installed&nbsp;photovoltaic&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;worldwide&nbsp;to&nbsp;138.2 GW. Meanwhile,&nbsp;the&nbsp;forecast&nbsp;into&nbsp;2025&nbsp;is&nbsp;1.8&nbsp;terawatts&nbsp;of&nbsp;fixed&nbsp;photovoltaic&nbsp;systems.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;following&nbsp;diagram&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;SolarPower&nbsp;report&nbsp;is&nbsp;intended&nbsp;to&nbsp;illustrate&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole&nbsp;thing&nbsp;graphically&nbsp;once&nbsp;again:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-64.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362\" width=\"691\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-64.png 654w, https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-64-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-64-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-64-380x220.png 380w, https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/image-64-550x319.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><figcaption> urce: Sandra&nbsp;Enkhardt, 21.07.2021,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.de\/2021\/07\/21\/solarpower-europe-preissteigerungen-koennen-globalen-photovoltaik-zubau-nicht-stoppen-mehr-als-200-gigawatt-fuer-2022-erwartet\/&nbsp;&nbsp; \">https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.de\/2021\/07\/21\/solarpower-europe-preissteigerungen-koennen-globalen-photovoltaik-zubau-nicht-stoppen-mehr-als-200-gigawatt-fuer-2022-erwartet\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;predicted&nbsp;pioneer&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;installation&nbsp;of&nbsp;PV&nbsp;systems.&nbsp;Measured&nbsp;was a currently existing addition&nbsp;of&nbsp;48.2 GW in&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole&nbsp;of China. This accounts for more than one third of the global market. In&nbsp;contrast&nbsp;to&nbsp;China,&nbsp;the&nbsp;USA, Vietnam, Japan and Australia&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;much&nbsp;smaller&nbsp;share. In&nbsp;sixth&nbsp;place&nbsp;is&nbsp;Germany&nbsp;with&nbsp;around&nbsp;4.9 GW&nbsp;of&nbsp;new&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;added&nbsp;in 2020. While there was actually strong&nbsp;growth&nbsp;in all European countries within the PV industry, India saw a decline from 8.8&nbsp;gigawatts&nbsp;to&nbsp;3.9&nbsp;gigawatts&nbsp;of&nbsp;newly&nbsp;installed&nbsp;photovoltaic&nbsp;capacity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According\u00a0to\u00a0SolarPower, a\u00a0gigantic\u00a0value\u00a0of\u00a0773.2\u00a0gigawatts\u00a0was\u00a0reached\u00a0in 2020 in terms of global cumulative\u00a0photovoltaic\u00a0capacity. Here,\u00a0three-quarters of a terawatt was exceeded for the first\u00a0time in\u00a0history.\u00a0For\u00a0this\u00a0reason,\u00a0the\u00a0forecasts\u00a0for\u00a02022\u00a0are\u00a0over\u00a0one\u00a0terawatt.   By the end of 2025,\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0should\u00a0already\u00a0be\u00a0equipped\u00a0with\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a02.15\u00a0terawatts\u00a0of\u00a0solar\u00a0energy. However, this\u00a0can\u00a0only\u00a0be\u00a0achieved\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0planned\u00a0green\u00a0hydrogen\u00a0generation\u00a0plants\u00a0are\u00a0slowly\u00a0put\u00a0into\u00a0 action. These plants,\u00a0worth\u00a0$1\u00a0billion,\u00a0are\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0installed\u00a0in Abu Dhabi. An 800 MW solar field is to\u00a0drive\u00a0the\u00a0production\u00a0of\u00a0green\u00a0ammonia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;table,&nbsp;we&nbsp;have&nbsp;summarized&nbsp;for&nbsp;you&nbsp;the&nbsp;forecast&nbsp;growth&nbsp;in&nbsp;gigawatts&nbsp;based&nbsp;on China and&nbsp;the&nbsp;USA&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;coming&nbsp;years:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>2021<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>2023<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>2025<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>China<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>71 GW&nbsp;<\/td><td>147 GW&nbsp;<\/td><td>317 GW&nbsp;<\/td><td>408 GW&nbsp;<\/td><td>510 GW&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>USA<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>43,3 GW&nbsp;<\/td><td>68,8 GW&nbsp;<\/td><td>96,8 GW&nbsp;<\/td><td>122,3 GW&nbsp;<\/td><td>147,8 GW&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption> Forecast&nbsp;growth&nbsp;in&nbsp;gigawatts \/ China and USA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;predicted&nbsp;that&nbsp;in&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;countries&nbsp;that&nbsp;are&nbsp;already&nbsp;installing&nbsp;PV&nbsp;products&nbsp;today, countries such&nbsp;as&nbsp;Denmark,&nbsp;Greece&nbsp;and Turkey will also&nbsp;join&nbsp;the&nbsp;gigawatt&nbsp;market&nbsp;club. As a result,&nbsp;the&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;countries&nbsp;installing&nbsp;PV&nbsp;products&nbsp;will&nbsp;steadily&nbsp;increase&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;coming years. Last year,&nbsp;the&nbsp;measured&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;countries&nbsp;that&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;one&nbsp;gigawatt&nbsp;of&nbsp;PV additions was 18,&nbsp;compared&nbsp;to&nbsp;a total&nbsp;of&nbsp;17 countries in 2019 and&nbsp;only&nbsp;11 countries in 2018. According&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;trade&nbsp;group,&nbsp;even&nbsp;imminent&nbsp;price&nbsp;increases&nbsp;of&nbsp;raw&nbsp;materials&nbsp;and&nbsp;shortages&nbsp;of polysilicon cannot&nbsp;stop&nbsp;growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In turn, solar installation volumes are nevertheless also expected to decline, similar to India,&nbsp; within&nbsp;the following&nbsp;countries:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-cnvs-list-styled wp-block-list\"><li>Japan&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Australia&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>South Korea&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Taiwan&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Ukraine&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"polysilicon-shortage-will-not-stop-growth-but-it-will-continue-for-at-least-the-full-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Polysilicon&nbsp;shortage&nbsp;will not&nbsp;stop&nbsp;growth, but&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;for&nbsp;at least&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;year&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As&nbsp;we&nbsp;noted&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;section&nbsp;above,&nbsp;the&nbsp;shortage&nbsp;of&nbsp;raw&nbsp;materials&nbsp;will also not have a&nbsp; major&nbsp; impact&nbsp; on&nbsp;the&nbsp;growth&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;solar&nbsp;industry.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;SolarPower,&nbsp;the&nbsp;shortage&nbsp;of&nbsp;polysilicon&nbsp; is&nbsp;expected&nbsp;to&nbsp;continue&nbsp;for&nbsp;at least the&nbsp; complete&nbsp; year&nbsp; 2021.&nbsp; Nevertheless,&nbsp; it&nbsp; is&nbsp; unlikely&nbsp; that this&nbsp;shortage&nbsp;will&nbsp;lead&nbsp;to&nbsp;further&nbsp;price&nbsp;increases.&nbsp;While&nbsp;these&nbsp;prophesies&nbsp;sound&nbsp;very&nbsp;optimistic,&nbsp;the&nbsp;trade&nbsp;group&nbsp;justifies&nbsp;its&nbsp;assumption&nbsp;by&nbsp;saying&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;appears&nbsp;that&nbsp;prices&nbsp;have&nbsp;peaked.&nbsp;If&nbsp;the&nbsp;price&nbsp; of&nbsp;solar&nbsp;modules&nbsp;is&nbsp;too&nbsp;high, solar&nbsp;parks&nbsp;planned&nbsp;by&nbsp;private&nbsp;companies&nbsp;and not&nbsp;subsidized&nbsp;will not&nbsp;proceed&nbsp;with&nbsp;their&nbsp;construction. This&nbsp;phenomenon&nbsp;is&nbsp;known&nbsp;to&nbsp;individual solar&nbsp; manufacturers. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The solar&nbsp;market&nbsp;continues&nbsp;to&nbsp;grow&nbsp;unstoppably.&nbsp;Some&nbsp;countries will&nbsp; expand&nbsp; their&nbsp;PV&nbsp; share&nbsp; internally,&nbsp;which&nbsp;will&nbsp;keep&nbsp;them&nbsp;growing&nbsp;steadily. China&nbsp; is&nbsp; expected    to&nbsp; remain&nbsp; our&nbsp; top&nbsp; rider.&nbsp; Nevertheless, countries like&nbsp; the&nbsp; US&nbsp; can&nbsp; also&nbsp; keep&nbsp; up&nbsp; in&nbsp; the&nbsp; long&nbsp; run.&nbsp; It&nbsp;is&nbsp; to&nbsp; be&nbsp; expected&nbsp; that&nbsp;the&nbsp;climate&nbsp;crisis&nbsp;will&nbsp;cause&nbsp;and&nbsp;change&nbsp;quite&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;solar&nbsp;industry. Solar&nbsp; modules&nbsp; from&nbsp;major&nbsp;manufacturers&nbsp;are&nbsp;constantly&nbsp;being&nbsp;optimized&nbsp;and&nbsp;adapted&nbsp;to&nbsp;progress&nbsp;at a breakneck&nbsp; speed.&nbsp;We&nbsp;are&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;curious&nbsp;about&nbsp;developments&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;few&nbsp;years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"references\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>References<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sandra&nbsp;Enkhardt&nbsp;\u2013 PV-Magazin<\/strong>; Solarpower Europe: Preissteigerungen k\u00f6nnen globalen Photovoltaik-Zubau nicht stoppen \u2013 mehr als 200 Gigawatt f\u00fcr 2022 erwartet; 21.07.2021;&nbsp; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.de\/2021\/07\/21\/solarpower-europe-preissteigerungen-koennen-globalen-photovoltaik-zubau-nicht-stoppen-mehr-als-200-gigawatt-fuer-2022-erwartet\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.de\/2021\/07\/21\/solarpower-europe-preissteigerungen-koennen-globalen-photovoltaik-zubau-nicht-stoppen-mehr-als-200-gigawatt-fuer-2022-erwartet\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Max Halle \u2013 PV-Magazin<\/strong>; \u2018Polysilicon&nbsp;shortage&nbsp;will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;through&nbsp;2021\u2019; 22.07.2021;&nbsp; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2021\/07\/22\/polysilicon-shortage-will-continue-through-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2021\/07\/22\/polysilicon-shortage-will-continue-through-2021\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Max Halle \u2013 PV-Magazin<\/strong>; Plans&nbsp;for&nbsp;$1bn solar-powered&nbsp;green&nbsp;hydrogen and&nbsp;ammonia&nbsp;in Abu Dhabi; 25.05.2021;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2021\/05\/25\/plans-for-1bn-solar-powered-green-hydrogen-and-ammonia-in-abu-dhabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2021\/05\/25\/plans-for-1bn-solar-powered-green-hydrogen-and-ammonia-in-abu-dhabi\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>baulinks<\/strong>; Global Market Outlook Solar Power 2021-2025; 25.07.2021;&nbsp; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baulinks.de\/webplugin\/2021\/1126.php4\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.baulinks.de\/webplugin\/2021\/1126.php4<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Again&nbsp;this&nbsp;year,&nbsp;the&nbsp;SolarPower&nbsp;Europe trade&nbsp;group&nbsp;published&nbsp;the&nbsp;Global Market Outlook 2021-2025 in&nbsp;July&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;from&nbsp;which&nbsp;we&nbsp;can&nbsp;take&nbsp;a global&nbsp;outlook&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;PV&nbsp;industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In&nbsp;this&nbsp;article,&nbsp;we&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;summarize&nbsp;for&nbsp;you&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;important&nbsp;development&nbsp;details&nbsp;listed&nbsp;by&nbsp;SolarPower&nbsp;Europe and&nbsp;take&nbsp;a&nbsp;look&nbsp;together&nbsp;at&nbsp;what&nbsp;could&nbsp;await&nbsp;us&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;future.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Solar&nbsp;market&nbsp;booming&nbsp;despite&nbsp;Corona&nbsp;pandemic&nbsp;&nbsp; As&nbsp;we&nbsp;know&nbsp;very&nbsp;well&nbsp;by&nbsp;now,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Corona&nbsp;pandemic&nbsp;had&nbsp;partly&nbsp;negative&nbsp;effects&nbsp;on&nbsp;growth&nbsp;in different&nbsp;industries.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;this&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;apply&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;PV&nbsp;industry. Here,&nbsp;demand&nbsp;is&nbsp;still&nbsp;huge. The&nbsp;reasons&nbsp;for&nbsp;this&nbsp;are&nbsp;high&nbsp;demand&nbsp;and&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;falling&nbsp;costs,&nbsp;with&nbsp;rising&nbsp;costs&nbsp;for&nbsp;oil,&nbsp;gas and&nbsp;coal&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;other hand. The&nbsp;now&nbsp;noticeable&nbsp;effects&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;climate&nbsp;crisis&nbsp;are&nbsp;also&nbsp;having&nbsp;an&nbsp;impact&nbsp;on&nbsp;demand.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Here&#8217;s&nbsp;a&hellip;","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_appearance_grid":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[169,168,122,91,61],"class_list":["post-361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-solar-market-news-en","tag-economic-growth","tag-polysilicon-scarcity","tag-solar-development","tag-solar-economy","tag-solarpower-europe","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.solartraders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}