Most Attractive Solar Markets in Europe

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Most Attractive Solar Markets in Europe
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The Most Attractive Solar Markets in Europe provides a comparative framework for analysing the potential and relative attractiveness of national-level solar markets in Europe and for assessing macro conditions, access to market, national energy policy, growth potential of renewable power and infrastructure considerations.

Based on a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative model with over 19,000 data points across 214 geographic entities, the factsheets help identify the opportunities for and the risks to solar investments on a regional and individual country basis and provide a platform for considering options with a common set of criteria.

In 2012, total installed solar power capacity across Europe reached 69,491.0 MW from 28 countries, representing 70.09% of total World installed solar capacity. The largest solar market was Germany with 32,643.0 MW or 46.97% of total regional solar capacity.

The top 3 markets for installed solar capacity in Europe were Germany, Italy and Spain. The aggregated regional installed capacity represented 6.5% of total (conventional + renewable) installed capacity and 18% of renewable (biomass + geothermal + hydro + solar + wind) capacity.

The forecast for total installed solar capacity in Europe in 2017 is 125,777 MW with solar expected to be the third largest renewable sector regionally.

"Most Attractive Solar Markets in Europe" provides a detailed analysis of solar power capacity and the generation of electricity from solar in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom, using the latest available data. Coverage includes installed and added volumes; shares of total, renewable and non-hydro renewable power sources; growth rates against other renewable power sectors and forecasts to 2017. All from a national, regional and global perspective with comparisons to other leading markets regionally and worldwide.

The factsheets also provide country level data and regional / World comparisons for 102 different Market and Business Attractiveness variables split amongst 16 categories. Market Attractiveness considers the relative merits of the renewable and solar sectors in the top markets in Europe based on power capacity and generation trends and specific solar related variables. Business Attractiveness considers how safe, easy and practical it is to invest in the power market of Europe by considering macro-economic, access to market and operating environment issues.

Part of the renewablefacts.com factsheet series, this report can be reviewed against others in the series to compare sector and country performance and put trends into global perspective.

Key Data Points

- installed capacity (total, per capita, per GDP, per sq km)
- added capacity
- net generation
- % of total capacity
- % of renewable capacity
- % of non-hydro renewable capacity
- % net generation
- 1 year growth rates %
- 5 year compound annual growth rates %
- capacity : generation ratios
- capacity factors
- policy landscape covering Regulatory Policies and Incentives, Fiscal Incentives and Public Financing
- 102 Market and Business Attractiveness variables covering 16 categories : Total Power, Renewables, Solar Market, Network, Security, Social, Technological, Economic, Political, Trade, Barriers to Trade, Legislative, Policy, Incentives, Operations and Financing.

Reasons to buy

- identify key trends and developments within the regional and local solar power markets.
- understand the importance of these trends relative to other renewable power sectors and relative to regional and global trends.
- facilitate decision making based on a clear global understanding of this market and strong historic, current and forecast analysis.
- design business strategies by gaining insight to the trends and predictions shaping this market.

Data is collated from a wide variety of authoritative sources and packaged into a quick reference, analytical databook providing a wealth of tables, charts and facts on the state and development of solar power in Europe, at a regional and country level.

The Most Attractive Solar Markets in Europe provides a comparative framework for analysing the potential and relative attractiveness of national-level solar markets in Europe and for assessing macro conditions, access to market, national energy policy, growth potential of renewable energy and infrastructure considerations.

Based on a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative model with over 19,000 data points across 214 geographic entities, the factsheets help identify the opportunities for and the risks to solar investments on a regional and individual country basis and provide a platform for considering options with a common set of criteria.

The Most Attractive Solar Markets in Europe report provides both a Regional Summary summarising the relative attractiveness from a Market and a Business perspective for all countries in the region and individual, detailed factsheets on the state of the solar industry and environment in each of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom; the 28 countries with existing installed solar capacity. Factsheets for additional countries without current installed solar capacity are also available on request.

The factsheets are packed with detailed analysis, charts and tables incorporating the latest available data on capacity and generation trends at the national level. Data coverage is from 1992 with outlooks through to 2017. Comparative publications are also available for biomass and waste energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectricity and wind power.

In 2012, total installed solar power capacity across Europe reached 69,491.0 MW from 28 countries, representing 70.09% of total World installed solar capacity. The largest solar market was Germany with 32,643.0 MW or 46.97% of total regional solar capacity.

ABOUT ATTRACTIVENESS

The relative attractiveness of a country is considered from both the perspective of trends in a country's power markets (Market Attractiveness) and the investment environment (Business Attractiveness).

Market Attractiveness considers the relative merits of the renewable and solar sectors in the top markets in Europe based on power capacity and generation trends and specific solar related variables.

Business Attractiveness considers how safe, easy and practical it is to invest in the power market of Europe by considering macro-economic, access to market and operating environment issues.

Countries are scored relative to other countries in the same region and across the World. The factsheets include comparisons with other countries and regions on a variety of variables.

KEY REASONS TO PURCHASE THIS REPORT

Obtain detailed historical and forecast market analysis for each of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom; the 28 countries in the region with existing installed solar capacity.

Gain a clear understanding of the relative attractiveness of solar markets in Europe from both a Solar Market and Business perspective.

Facilitate decision making based on a clear understanding of the trends and predictions shaping this regional market.

Simplify yet enhance opportunity analysis using a standard framework covering a full range of socioeconomic, trade, legislative, business, renewable, solar and network issues.

REGIONAL SUMMARY

A snapshot view of relative solar market and business attractiveness for countries within Europe
A snapshot view of category scores for the most attractive solar markets in Europe
Analysis of installed and added capacity, last 10 years, for Europe
Indexed comparison of installed capacity trends by country within Europe
Analysis of installed and added capacity and share of World/Region total, by country, latest year.
Europe as a percent of total World solar capacity
Relevance of solar to the total power mix in Europe
Relevance of solar to the renewable power mix in Europe
Short and long term solar capacity growth rates by country in Europe
Outlook for solar capacity in Europe
Solar power dataset, 1992 - 2017
Policy landscape, summary by country, covering Regulatory Policies and Incentives, Fiscal Incentives and Public Financing

INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY FACTSHEETS

For each of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

SUMMARY

A snapshot view of relative attractiveness vs top 10 countries within Europe and the World
A snapshot view of category scores, compared to regional and World ranges

SOLAR MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS

Solar Market Attractiveness scores by variable, compared to regional and World ranges within each of the Total Power, Renewables, Solar and Network categories
Analysis of installed and added capacity, last 10 years
Relevance of solar to the total power mix
Relevance of solar to the renewable power mix
Short and long term solar capacity growth rates by renewables sector
% share of World installed and added capacity
% share of Regional installed and added capacity
Short and long term solar capacity growth comparison with top solar markets in Europe and the World
Outlook for solar - installed and added capacity, share of total / renewable capacity
Power generated from solar sources
Solar power dataset, 1992 - 2017
Distribution losses and electricity trade balance
Policy landscape, summary by country
NREAP : Renewable Energy Projections

BUSINESS ATTRACTIVENESS

Business Attractiveness scores by variable, compared to regional and World ranges within each of the Security, Social, Technological, Economic, Political, Trade, Barriers to Trade, Legislative, Policy, Incentives, Operations and Financing categories.

GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS

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