Solar Energy In Germany – The Numbers
On a global comparison, the German PV market is one of the largest. Approximately 50 percent of the photovoltaic production technology used globally originates from German machine and installation producers. This section provides an overview of facts about the German PV industry.
German photovoltaic industry overview (as of 2008)
| Number of photovoltaic companies | Approx. 10,000 |
| Of which producers of cells, modules and other components | > 100 |
| New capacities installed in Germany in 2008 | Approx. 1,65 MWp |
| Sales to final customers 2008 | Approx. 7b Euro |
| Value added in Germany | > 65 percent |
| Reduction of costs of photovoltaic installations over the last 10 years | 35 percent |
| Reduction of costs for photovoltaic installations from 1990 to 2020* | 85 percent |
| Development of production capacities for photovoltaic technology since 1999 | Increased more than 10-fold |
| Number of jobs in 2004 / 2008 / 2020* | Approx. 17,000 / 53300 / > 100,000 |
| Export quota in 2004/ 2008/ 2020* | 14 percent / 48 percent / > 70 percent |
| Export earnings in 2004/ 2008/ 2013*/ 2020* | Approx 0.2b / 6.5b / 14b / 20b Euro |
| *) BSW-Solar projection |
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Development of newly installed, grid-connected solar power in Germany in 2009 about 2,000 MWp connected and new installations of about 7,500 MWp
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PV power generation (total in gigawatt hours) – 2008 – 4300
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Solar module production in Germany (Production of solar module in Megawatts (all module types)) – 2008 – 1243
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Construction and expansion of production: net investment in the German photovoltaics industry According to statistics from BSW-Solar, the German photovoltaic industry invested more than 2 billion euros in the construction, expansion and modernization of solar factories in 2008. The exact number is – €2,183 millions
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Expenditure on research and development in the German photovoltaic industry
According to surveys from BSW-Solar, investment in research and development from both suppliers and industry rose from almost 30 million euros in 2004 to around 163 million euros in 2008.
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Number of jobs in the German photovoltaic industry in 2008 – 53,300
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