Industry groups say that Spain is bound to lose her leadership in PV due to bad legislation

Friday, December 04th, 2009 | Author: admin

Asociación Empresarial Fotovoltaica (ASEF), Asociación de Productores de Energías Renovables (APPA), and Asociación de la Industria Fotovoltaica (ASIF) met in Madrid to circulate “Set for 2020" a report by the European PhotoVoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and A.T. Kearney articulating the below chief facts:

Europe requires to impressively increase the slice of Photovoltaics to meet its 20/20/20 energy objectives.
A 12% market cut for Photovoltaics in Europe is a requiring, but accomplishable and desirable objective.
Holding the increase of PV is an investment that will yield important positive returns for the European economy.
The deeper and earlier the penetration of Photovoltaics, the greater the net perks.
Mass penetration of Photovoltaics will sponsor European competitiveness, employment and energy security of supply.
Photovoltaics are the fastest-growing renewable energy technology, and costs are expected to fall faster than those of other electricity sources.
By end 2020, PV can be competitive in as much as 75% of the European electricity market.

The EPIA study is placed upon a survey among more than one hundred sector experts and stakes numerous scenarios for the redeployment of PV in Europe. The study suggests for PV a target of 12% of the total by 2020. This study asserts that Spain is set to lose her worldwide leadership in PV due to bad regulation of the industry.

Javier García Breva, president of APPA, drew Spain’s order as short-sighted, ill-interested and short term. The main obstacle is the yearly quotas set by current legislation. PV sector in Spain actually fits out about 4% of the need or the equivalent of 8 combined cycle power plants. A reasonable goal for Spain would be instead 20GW or 12% of the national need by 2020, considering the cost of Photovoltaics is set to decrease at a rate of 8% per year, over the next few years. Spain benefits from abundant and constant solar irradiation favorable to the redeployment of Photovoltaics, however the legal framework has become an encumbrance. The bureaucracy is about to present its 2010 National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP), this is a chance to include proposals to achieve the European goal of 12%.