Europe added 41.4 billion watts of new solar energy in 2022

European solar energy ushered in another record. Solarpower EUROPE estimates that European photovoltaic increases in 2022, from 28.1 GW in 2021 to 41.4 GW this year. Germany's installed capacity is 7.9 GW, by Spain, 7.5 GW, and Poland is 4.9 GW. For the first time in Europe, the top 10 solar markets have increased at least 1 GW.

The top ten solar markets in Europe in 2022

According to SolarPower Europe the new EU 2022-2026 solar market outlook report, Europe increased the new solar capacity of 41.4 GW in 2022. The number of newly installed capacity increased from 28.1 GW in 2021 by nearly 50%. This is another record of solar energy. In 2021, the African continent increased the capacity of 10 GW, 10 GW more than SPE prediction.

Germany has once again installed solar energy more than any other European countries, adding 7.9 GW. In Spain, with a 7.5 GW of new machine volume, Poland ranks in the top three with 4.9 GW. Poland shifted from net measuring to net in April 2022, coupled with high -electricity prices and rapidly growing public utilization market segments, which contributed to its outstanding third performance.

According to SPE's estimates, the Netherlands (4 GW), France (2.7 GW), Italy (2.6 GW), Portugal (2.5 GW), Denmark (1.5 GW), Greece (1.4 GW) and Sweden (1.1 GW) ranked among the top 10 solar energy, all higher than the Java milestone. Although the top five markets in the European Union have remained unchanged compared with 2021, Portugal and Sweden entered the top 10 at the cost of Hungary and Austria. Portugal joined the GW club for the first time, thanks to the impressive 251%annual growth rate, which is mainly due to the sharp increase in the scale of public utilization of solar energy.

On the other hand, Italy increased by about 2.6 GW, a year -on -year increase of 174%, and finally returned to GW Group.

As the country's 110%incentive plan and high -electricity prices have increased the attraction of self -consumption business models, the small -scale photovoltaic segment market boosted the market.

According to SPE data, the total solar capacity of the EU increased by 25%, from 167.5 GW in 2021 to 208.9 GW in 2022. According to its "most likely" situation, the industry's institution predicts that the annual growth rate of photovoltaic in Europe in 2023 will be 53.6 GW, and in 2026 it is 85 GW. This means that the EU's solar market will be more than four years, reaching 484 GW by 2026.

Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of Solarpower EUROPE, said the number clearly shows that solar energy provides a lifeline for European energy in energy and climate crisis. No other energy sources are growing or reliable as solar energy. People are building a safe, green, and prosperous Europe on the basis of solar energy.

The report also emphasizes the five key areas that make Europe prepare for solar energy: expand the solar installation business library, maintain supervision stability, improve the stability of the power grid, simplify administrative procedures, and strengthen the European manufacturing industry.

As the energy crisis intensifies, it is time for Europeans to take solar energy seriously.

Ak then called on "more electrician and stable power market supervision. Solar power supply Europe can only be based on a smoother administrative process, faster power grid connection, and elastic supply chain.