Solar conference about the demand dynamics in the world's major PV markets

Will price fall of modules lead to renewed growth of global pv market?

What are the demand dynamics in the world's major PV markets? Will the oversupply situation stop in 2010? Will the downward price trend for PV modules lead to new growth markets in 2009 and 2010?
The third edition of the international Global Demand Conference will discuss the demand dynamics in the world's major PV Markets. This event will provide a platform to exchange crucial market information with leading experts, creating a real global market demand-side overview. This one-day event organised by SolarPlaza for the third consecutive year, will take place on 22 September in Hamburg (Germany), during the 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (21 to 25 September 2009).

On that day PV data analysts will present their outlook and elaborate on the global PV industry's and market growth figures. Speakers at the conference will be leading PV experts from the world's major PV markets: Germany, the USA, Japan, Spain, Italy, Greece, Korea and France. Furthermore, experts of the upcoming big markets China and India will speak about the plans to develop their potentially huge domestic markets. All speakers will discuss the current situation and forecast the growth in demand over the coming years in their markets.

The global PV market volume in 2009 is likely to face its first decline after a historic average 40% growth during the last ten years. Although almost all major markets are still growing, the collapse of the Spanish market has a major impact on the global demand. New challenges appear in 2009.

The module price fall due to the industry oversupply might create new markets. The Italian market is booming, but at its current growth rate might reach its goal by the end of 2010.

What will come next? The USA is expected to become the world's biggest PV market, but when? In Germany elections are coming up in September and supposed coalition partner FDP is not in favor of the feed-in tarif model? Japan introduced a new incentive program. Will this result in a front row position again? And what might happen in India, where the government announced a 20,000 MegaWatt goal for 2020. All these dynamics in the major markets will be discussed and provide a clearer forecast for the global PV market volume in the next years.