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11:45 02May11 ITALY CHINA LDK SOLAR <ldk.n> SEES CHINA SOLAR DEMAND AT 3 4 GW IN 2012 CEO 12:03 02May11 LDK Solar sees China solar demand at 3 4 GW in 2012 CEO VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) LDK Solar Co <LDK.N> expects China solar power demand to be at 3 4 gigawatts in 2012, the Chief Executive Xiaofeng Peng said on Monday. "We see China's demand at 3 4 GW next year," Xiaofeng Peng told a photovoltaic conference. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova) (Milan Newsroom +390266129507) more info click on [IT LEN E] Monday, 02 May 2011 11:45:32RTRS [nwea7868 ] {C}ENDS 12:58 02May11 ITALY LDK <LDK.N> CEO SEES LOWER Q1 REVS COMPENSATED IN Q2, CONFIRMS FULL YEAR 2011 REVENUE FCASTS 13:05 02May11 BRIEF 2011 world solar demand at least 19 GW LDK CEO VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) LDK Solar <LDK.N> Chief Executive Xiaofeng Peng told Reuters: * Sees global solar power demand of at least 19 gigawatts in 2011 * Sees Chinese solar power demand of at least 1 gigawatt in 2011 * Sees lower firstquarter revenues compensated in second quarter, confirms full year forecasts on 2011 revenues. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova) (Milan Newsroom +390266129507) more info click on [LDK.N IT LEN E] 13:59 02May11 GLOBAL NEW INSTALLED PHOTOVOLTAIC CAPACITY SEEN RISING TO 20 25 GW IN 2011 VS 17 GW IN 2010 EPIA CHAIRMAN 14:00 02May11 EUROPE SHARE IN GLOBAL NEW INSTALLED PHOTOVOLTAIC CAPACITY SEEN AT BETWEEN TWO THIRDS AND THREE QUARTERS IN 2011 EPIA CHAIRMAN 14:01 02May11 ITALY'S NEW INSTALLED PHOTOVOLTAIC CAPACITY SEEN AT 5 6 GW IN 2011 EPIA CHAIRMAN 14:13 02May11 INTERVIEW Global 2011 new installed solar capacity seen at 20 25 GW EPIA VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) Global installed solar capacity is expected to add 20 25 gigawatt (GW) this year after a 17 GW increase in 2010, Ingmar Wilhelm, chairman of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) told Reuters on Monday. "The EPIA forecast with regards to the additional (global) photovoltaic capacity in

2011 is north of 20 gigawatt... We had 17 GW of additional capacity in 2010, that should increase to 20 25 in 2011," Wilhelm said in an interview at an international photovoltaic conference in northern Italy. He said Europe's share in global new installed photovoltaic capacity is seen at between two thirds and three quarters in 2011 after about 75 percent last year. Italy's new installed photovoltaic capacity seen at 5 6 gw in 2011, he said. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova) (Milan Newsroom +390266129507) more info click on [IT LEN E] 15:54 02May11 ITALY REC <REC.OL> HAD DELAYS,CANCELLATIONS IN SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT ORDERS IN ITALY IN Q1, IMPACT ON REVS SEEN IN Q2 CEO 16:06 02May11 Norway REC sees Q2 revs impact from Q1 Italy order delays CEO VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) Norway's Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) <REC.OL> expects its second quarter revenues to be hit by delays and cancellations in solar energy equipment orders from Italy it had experienced in the first quarter, REC Chief Executive said on Monday. "I think it has more effect on the second quarter than on the first," REC CEO and Chairman Ole Enger told Reuters when asked if such delays would reduce the group's first quarter sales. Italy is majot market for the group, he said on the sidelines of a solar energy conference in northern Italy. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova) (Milan Newsroom +390266129507) more info click on [IT LEN E] 15:56 02May11 INTERVIEW UPDATE 1 World to add 20 25 GW solar capacity in 2011 * Europe's share in global solar growth to decline in 2011 * Five markets to add more than 1 GW solar capacity in 2011 * Italy to add 5 6 GW in 2011 amid regulatory uncertainty (Adds details) VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) The world is expected to add 20 25 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic capacity this year as new markets boost solar energy growth, chairman of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) told Reuters on Monday. "The EPIA forecast with regards to the additional (global) photovoltaic capacity in 2011 is north of 20 gigawatts," Ingmar Wilhelm said in an interview at an international photovoltaic conference in northern Italy. "We had 17 GW of additional capacity in 2010, that should increase to 20 25 GW in 2011," Wilhelm said. Five markets are expected to add more than 1 GW of photovoltaic capacity, which turns sunlight into power, in 2011. These include Germany and Italy, the world's two largest markets, China, the United States and Japan, he said. "I expect we will have for the first time ever in 2011 five markets with the capacity

addition of over 1 GW a year. That shows a broad momentum behind the industry," he said, adding the number of such markets will rise to 10 in the next few years. Italy is expected to add 5 6 GW of new installed photovoltaic capacity this year, but it will depend on a new incentive scheme the government is yet to unveil, Wilhelm said. Italy's solar market has boomed since 2007 when the government boosted production incentives, attracting the world's biggest photovoltaic module makers. The government wants to cut the generous support to ease the burden on consumers, who pay for the incentives in power bills. Rome was due to approve a new incentive decree by the end of April but the government is still ironing out its details. [ID:nLDE73R0WV] [ID:nN29138394] Wilhelm said major solar markets will start reaching so called grid parity when solar energy production becomes competitive with traditional power generation and would no longer need incentives at around 2015 2016. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova; Editing by Alison Birrane) ((svetlana.kovalyova@thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 661 29450; Reuters Messaging: svetlana.kovalyova.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 16:27 02May11 UPDATE 1 LDK Solar sees China solar demand surging in 2012 * Global solar demand seen at least 19 GW in 2011 LDK Solar * LDK Solar confirms full year 2011 revenues outlook (Adds details) VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) China's solar power demand is expected to surge to 3 4 gigawatts in 2012 from at least 1 GW this year as the country becomes one of the world's major markets for solar, the head of China's LDK Solar Co <LDK.N> said. "We see China's demand at 3 4 GW next year," LDK Solar Chief Executive and Chairman Xiaofeng Peng told an international photovoltaic conference in northern Italy on Monday. Peng then told Reuters that Chinese solar power demand is estimated at least at 1 GW this year, while global solar power demand is seen by his company at 19 GW "under a conservative view" this year and this number could rise. The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) expects China to be among five markets to add more than 1 GW of new photovoltaic capacity in 2011, the association's chairman told Reuters on Monday. [ID:nLDE7411BW] Last week, LDK Solar Co, a vertically integrated solar company listed in the United States, cut its first quarter revenue forecast due to lower than expected module shipments, sending the shares 2 percent lower. [ID:nN26293732] Peng told Reuters on Monday there had been delays in shipments of modules to Italy due to regulatory uncertainty about the government's new incentive plan, but lower first quarter revenues would be compensated for in the second quarter. "There is no effect on the full year revenues, our full year revenue forecast is the same. Revenues from the first quarter will move to the second quarter," Peng said. LDK last week stuck to its full year revenue target of $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion. LDK products such as wafers and cells are used to build photovoltaic solar modules

that turn sunlight into electricity. The company has benefited from expanding into making the industry's key raw material, polysilicon, as well as selling its own modules. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova, editing by Anthony Barker) (Milan Newsroom +390266129507) Keywords: SOLAR CHINA 17:15 02May11 UPDATE 1 REC sees Q2 impact from Italian order delays * CEO: Italian orders hit by delays and cancellations * Says Total's bid for SunPower "good for industry" (Adds details, quotes, shares) VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) Norway's Renewable Energy Corporation <REC.OL> expects second quarter revenues to be hit by delays and cancellations in solar energy equipment orders from Italy experienced in the first quarter, its top executive said on Monday. "I think it has more effect on the second quarter than on the first," Chief Executive Ole Enger told Reuters when asked if such delays would reduce first quarter sales. Italy is major market for the group, he said on the sidelines of a solar energy conference in northern Italy. Enger declined to comment further on REC's financial performance or its outlook ahead of its first quarter results which are due after 0500 GMT on Wednesday. Enger praised French energy major Total's <TOTF.PA> landmark $1.37 billion offer for a majority stake in U.S. solar group SunPower <SPWRA.O> that he said would spur consolidation in the fragmented solar power sector. "I am very happy about this move," he said of Total's bid. "This is very good for the industry. I hope to see more of it in the future... Everybody sees the industry needs some kind of consolidation," Enger said. Shares in REC were down 0.7 percent at 18.39 crowns at 1436 GMT, lagging a steady Oslo bourse <.OSEBX>. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova) (Milan Newsroom +390266129507) Keywords: REC ITALY/ 19:10 02May11 UPDATE 1 Italy solar capacity seen 7,000 MW at end June * Italy added about 2,300 MW solar capacity in 2010 GSE * Uncertainty about new support stalls growth GIFI (Adds details) VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) Italy's total installed photovoltaic capacity may reach 7,000 megawatts by the end of June due to a rush to sign up for expiring incentives, a senior official at Italy's state energy services agency GSE said. "I think we can arrive at 7,000 megawatts at the end of June," Gerardo Montanino, director of GSE's operating division told Reuters on the sidelines of a photovoltaic conference in northern Italy on Monday.

Under a special decree passed last year, Italy extended generous incentives, which expired at the end of 2010, to about 4,000 MW of capacity reported as installed by the end of last year if it is connected to the grid by the end of June 2011. "Some 200 MW out of these 4,000 MW became operative in December, and I believe that at least another 3,000 MW will be connected by the end of June," Montanino said. He said it was difficult to forecast capacity growth at the end of 2011 because of uncertainty over a new incentive scheme which is yet to be approved by the government. Italy's solar market has boomed since 2007, when the government boosted production incentives, attracting the world's biggest photovoltaic module makers such as China's Suntech Power Holdings Co <STP.N>, Trina <TSL.N>, Yingli Green Energy <YGE.N> and U.S. firm First Solar <FSLR.O>. The government wants to cut the generous support to ease the burden on consumers, who pay for the incentives in power bills. Rome was due to approve a new incentive decree by the end of April but the government is still ironing out its details. [ID:nLDE73R0WV] [ID:nN29138394] Montanino said he hoped Italy's Industry and Environment ministers would sign the decree on Monday or Tuesday. Delays with the much awaited new support plan have forced many sector operators and investors to review their business strategies for Italy and some have started cutting jobs, Valerio Natalizia, chairman of Italy's biggest photovoltaic energy body, GIFI, told Reuters at the conference. "Uncertainty is devastating, every day of delay (with the new decree) creates greater damage to the sector," Natalizia said. Italy was the world's second biggest solar market in terms of new installed photovoltaic capacity that turns sunlight into power in 2010. Italy added about 2,300 MW of photovoltaic capacity in 2010 to reach a total of about 3,400 MW total capacity at the end of last year, according to GSE. (Editing by Anthony Barker) ((svetlana.kovalyova@thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 661 29450; Reuters Messaging: svetlana.kovalyova.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 22:37 02May11 UPDATE 1 First Solar hopes Italy sales up in 2011 * Italy accounted for 12 13 pct of group sales in 2010 * Long term contracts help to offset uncertainty in Italy * Eyes new markets to make up for possible Italy shortfall (Rewrites first paragraph, adds share action) VERONA, Italy, May 2 (Reuters) First Solar Inc <FSLR.O>, the world's top solar power company by market value, hopes to grow sales in Italy this year despite regulatory uncertainty in that pivotal European market. The world's largest maker of thin film solar modules is among the main suppliers to Italy, which in 2010 was the world's No. 2 market in terms of new installed photovoltaic capacity that turns sunlight into power. "In 2010, we did about 200 megawatt of sales for projects in Italy and we hope to grow this number this year," Brandon Mitchener, the U.S. company's director of

corporate communications for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, told Reuters on the sidelines of a conference on Monday. Italy is the fourth biggest market for First Solar after Germany, the United States and France, with Italian sales accounting for 12 to 13 percent of the group's global sales in 2010, Mitchener said. First Solar Chief Executive Rob Gillette said in February that his company would sell 15 percent to 20 percent of its 2011 module production in Italy this year. [ID:nN24266584] Mitchener said on Monday it was "a bit difficult to make predictions about the future of the Italian market because of what is happening with new incentives." Shares in First Solar closed down 1.5 percent at $137.53 on Monday as uncertainty over the European market persisted. Italy's solar market has boomed since 2007, when the government boosted production incentives, attracting the world's biggest photovoltaic module makers, such as China's Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd <STP.N>, Trina Solar Ltd <TSL.N> and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd <YGE.N> and U.S. company SunPower Corp <SPWRA.O>. The government wants to cut the support to ease the burden on consumers, who pay for the incentives in power bills. Rome was due to approve a new incentive decree by the end of April, but the government is still ironing out details. [ID:nLDE73R0WV] [ID:nN29138394] Many investors and solar sector operators have said uncertainty about the new support regime has put their future business plans for the country on hold. Mitchener said First Solar was not immune to the Italian problems but was in a better position than many competitors because it has long term contracts with customers who commit themselves to taking large volumes of modules for big size roof top and ground mounted systems. The company has been growing in the U.S. market and is looking at other markets, such as India, Australia and China, to compensate for a possible slowdown of business in Italy and other European countries where incentives are expected to be cut, Mitchener said. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova, editing by Gerald E. McCormick) ((svetlana.kovalyova@thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 661 29450; Reuters Messaging: svetlana.kovalyova.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: FIRSTSOLAR/ITALY/ 14:14 03May11 U.S. solar capacity seen at 10 GW in 2015 SEIA * U.S. share of global PV capacity seen at 15 pct in 2015 * Tax incentives, access to finances and grid key drivers * Total bid for SunPower to spur M&A on U.S. solar market VERONA, Italy, May 3 (Reuters) Solar energy capacity in the United States, a major global solar market, is expected to rise to 10 gigawatts in 2015 as the country boost renewable energy growth, a senior industry official said on Tuesday. "Today, solar in the fastest growing industry in the United States... Our goal for

solar is 10 gigawatts by 2015," said Tom Kimbis, director of policy and research at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the U.S. industry's trade group. SEIA has set the 10 GW target for three solar technologies: photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar power (CSP) and solar heating and cooling, with the bulk of growth seen coming from PV and CSP technologies, Kimbis told an international solar conference in northern Italy. A total of about 1 GW of solar capacity of the three technologies was installed in the United States in 2010, with electric systems, including PV which transforms sunlight into electricity, and CSP accounting for about 960 MW, according to the SEIA data. About 1.5 2.0 GW of total solar capacity is expected to be installed this year, with the growth driven by PV technology, Kimbis said. PV systems, which account for the lion's share of U.S. installed capacity, currently stand at 2.1 GW, with over 150,000 systems operating across the country, according to the SEIA. The U.S. market for solar energy rose to $6 billion in 2010 from $3.6 billion in 2009, according to the SEIA. Even while U.S. capacity grew last year, its share of worldwide PV installations slipped to 5 percent from 6.5 percent in 2009 due to booming growth in Germany and Italy, where solar players took advantage of generous government incentives, SEIA said in March. [ID:nN09267594] This year SEIA expects U.S. PV installations to double from 2010, while growth globally slows due to subsidy cuts in Europe. By 2015, the association's projections show the U.S. share of global PV capacity reaching 15 percent, Kimbis said. FUTURE DRIVERS Future growth of solar energy will largely depend on extension of federal tax incentives, improvement of access to financing for small and mid size operators and better access to grid connections, Kimbis said. "Continuous tax incentive policy, financing and grid access those are the three areas that are going to drive the market. If we can get those to work, we will hit the (10 GW) target," Kimbis told Reuters on the sidelines of the conference. Expressing his personal view, Kimbis said French energy major Total's <TOTF.PA> landmark $1.37 billion bid for a majority stake in U.S. solar group SunPower <SPWRA.O> would spur merger activity on the U.S. solar market. "The environment in the United States is getting more and more competitive, and we are going to see more mergers and acquisitions happening," he said echoing comments of many participants of the conference about an impact of Total's offer on the global solar market. "The only reason it has not happened over the past couple of years is because of the crisis on the financial markets," Kimbis said. (Editing by Jane Baird) ((svetlana.kovalyova@thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 661 29450; Reuters Messaging: svetlana.kovalyova.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: SOLAR US/

17:41 03May11 German solar energy growth to slow this year BSW * New installed PV capacity seen at 5 6 GW in 2011 * Total PV capacity seen rising to 52 70 GW by 2020 * More than 50 pct cut in system prices seen by 2020 VERONA, Italy, May 3 (Reuters) Growth of new photovoltaic capacity in Germany, the world's biggest solar market, is expected to slow in 2011 due to planned cuts in incentives, a senior industry official said on Tuesday. Germany added more than 7 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity, which turns sunlight into power, in a record breaking 2010 to reach a total of about 17 GW, equal to 17 large power plants. "In 2011, approximately 6 GW are expected to be installed," Klaus Bernhard Hofmann, director of German Solar Industry Association (BSW), told an international photovoltaic conference in northern Italy. Depending on the impact of the announced cuts in German solar power subsidies in 2011, the country may install between 5 and 6 GW of new PV capacity this year, Hofmann then told Reuters on the sidelines of the conference. Earlier this year, Germany passed a law cutting solar power subsidies by up to 15 percent from this summer, with the cuts for roof installations starting from July and for ground based cell assemblies from September. [ID:nLDE71N2KG] Future capacity growth will depend on a reform of Germany's renewable energy act in 2012, Hofmann said. "Our forecast for the German market is that... its growth pace will shift to 3 GW to 5 GW (a year) in the long run to 2020," he said. Under Germany's government plan for renewable energy development to 2020, total PV capacity is expected to rise to 52 GW by that year, while BSW projects a more ambitious growth to 70 GW by 2020, Hofmann said. BSW also targets a more than 50 percent cut in PV system prices by 2020 in Germany, among its nine main targets for sector development until 2020, he said. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova, editing by Jane Baird) ((svetlana.kovalyova@thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 661 29450; Reuters Messaging: svetlana.kovalyova.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: SOLAR GERMANY/ 17:41 03May11 German solar energy growth to slow this year BSW * New installed PV capacity seen at 5 6 GW in 2011 * Total PV capacity seen rising to 52 70 GW by 2020 * More than 50 pct cut in system prices seen by 2020 VERONA, Italy, May 3 (Reuters) Growth of new photovoltaic capacity in Germany, the world's biggest solar market, is expected to slow in 2011 due to planned cuts in incentives, a senior industry official said on Tuesday.

Germany added more than 7 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity, which turns sunlight into power, in a record breaking 2010 to reach a total of about 17 GW, equal to 17 large power plants. "In 2011, approximately 6 GW are expected to be installed," Klaus Bernhard Hofmann, director of German Solar Industry Association (BSW), told an international photovoltaic conference in northern Italy. Depending on the impact of the announced cuts in German solar power subsidies in 2011, the country may install between 5 and 6 GW of new PV capacity this year, Hofmann then told Reuters on the sidelines of the conference. Earlier this year, Germany passed a law cutting solar power subsidies by up to 15 percent from this summer, with the cuts for roof installations starting from July and for ground based cell assemblies from September. [ID:nLDE71N2KG] Future capacity growth will depend on a reform of Germany's renewable energy act in 2012, Hofmann said. "Our forecast for the German market is that... its growth pace will shift to 3 GW to 5 GW (a year) in the long run to 2020," he said. Under Germany's government plan for renewable energy development to 2020, total PV capacity is expected to rise to 52 GW by that year, while BSW projects a more ambitious growth to 70 GW by 2020, Hofmann said. BSW also targets a more than 50 percent cut in PV system prices by 2020 in Germany, among its nine main targets for sector development until 2020, he said. (Reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova, editing by Jane Baird) ((svetlana.kovalyova@thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 661 29450; Reuters Messaging: svetlana.kovalyova.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: SOLAR GERMANY/ 13:52 04May11 FOKUS 1 Subventionskürzungen bereiten Solarfirmen Kopfzerbrechen 13:53 04May11 FOKUS 1 Subventionskürzungen bereiten Solarfirmen Kopfzerbrechen * Branche stellt sich auf hartes zweites Halbjahr ein * Deutscher Verband erwartet Wachstumsabschwächung * Entscheidend sind Kürzungen in Italien und Deutschland * First Solar und REC sehen 2011 deshalb skeptisch * Deutsche Rivalen legen kommende Woche Zahlen vor (fasst BSW, First Solar und REC zusammen) Los Angeles/Verona, 04. Mai (Reuters) Die globale Solarbranche stellt sich angesichts der Subventionskürzungen in ihren wichtigsten Märkten Deutschland und Italien auf harte Zeiten ein. Die Kappung der staatlichen Unterstützung werde in diesem Jahr der Nachfrage nach Photovoltaik Anlagen einen kräftigen Dämpfer verpassen und damit die Preise in den Keller drücken, warnten am Mittwoch einstimmig Hersteller aus den USA und Norwegen. Die deutschen Unternehmen machen sich darauf gefasst, dass 2011 hierzulande deshalb deutlich weniger Anlagen

installiert werden als noch im vergangenen Jahr. Die Solarbranche ist auf staatliche Unterstützung angewiesen, um mit herkömmlichen Stromquellen wie Atom und Kohlekraftwerken konkurrieren zu können. Deutschland ist dabei weltweit ein Vorreiter: Das Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz (EEG) hat das Land trotz seiner relativ ungünstigen geografischen Lage mit Abstand zum weltgrößten Absatzmarkt für die Industrie gemacht. Italien ist wegen der dortigen Subventionen die weltweite Nummer zwei. In beiden Ländern wird die Förderung nun deutlich gedrosselt, wobei in Italien derzeit besonders große Unsicherheit herrscht, weil das Ausmaß der Kürzungen noch immer unklar ist. Zwar hat die Atomkatastrophe in Japan zuletzt in der Branche die Hoffnung auf einen neuen Investitionsboom geschürt. Davon erwarten die Hersteller aber erst langfristig eine Geschäftsbelebung, während ihnen derzeit besonders die Unklarheit in Italien aufs Gemüt schlägt. FIRST SOLAR SETZT NUN AUF DEN HEIMATMARKT USA Das gemessen am Börsenwert weltgrößte Unternehmen der Branche, First Solar<FSLR.O>, hofft etwa, den Italien Effekt zumindest teilweise durch Mega Projekte in den USA auszugleichen. Konzernchef Rob Gillette stimmte die Anleger dennoch auf ein schwieriges zweites Halbjahr ein die Aktie stürzte deshalb um mehr als acht Prozent ab. Bereits zu Jahresanfang musste der Konzern wegen hoher Kosten und fallender Preise einen Gewinnrückgang verbuchen minus 33 Prozent auf 116 Millionen Dollar, während der Umsatz bei 567 Millionen Dollar stagnierte. Ähnlich äußerte sich der norwegische Hersteller Renewable Energy Corp<REC.OL> (REC). "Die Subventionskürzungen werden das Wachstum der globalen Nachfrage 2011 dämpfen", erklärte das Unternehmen. "Auch wenn die Nachfrage in vielen Schwellenländern stark zunimmt, reicht dies nicht aus, um das schwächere Wachstum in den wichtigsten europäischen Märkten auszugleichen." DEUTSCHE BRANCHE ERWARTET LANGSAMERES WACHSTUM Wie es der starken deutschen Solarbranche zuletzt ergangen ist, wird sich kommende Woche herausstellen: Dann legen gleich eine ganze Reihe deutscher Firmen ihre Bilanzen vor etwa Solarworld<SWVG.DE>, Q Cells<QCEG.DE>, SMA Solar<S92G.DE> und Phoenix Solar<PS4G.DE>. Die hiesige Branche geht davon aus, dass in diesem Jahr in Deutschland Solar Kapazitäten mit einer maximalen Leistung von fünf bis sechs Gigawatt neu installiert werden nach mehr als sieben Gigawatt im vergangenen Jahr. Damit sei die gesamte Leistung dieser Anlagen Ende des Jahres auf 17 Gigawatt gestiegen, was der Leistung von 17 Großkraftwerken entspreche, sagte Klaus Bernhard Hoffmann, Direktor beim Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW), der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters bei einer Branchenkonferenz in Norditalien. Wie sich das künftige Wachstum gestalte, hänge von der 2012 erwarteten Reform des Gesetzes für erneuerbare Energien ab, betonte er. Sein Verband gehe von einem langsameren jährlichen Zuwachs zwischen drei und fünf Gigawatt bis 2020 aus. Zudem erwarte der BSW in Deutschland bis dahin einen Preisrückgang für Solaranlagen von mehr als 50 Prozent. (Reporter: Nichola Groom, Victoria Klesty und Svetlana Kovalyova; bearbeitet von Sören Amelang; redigiert von Angelika Stricker) ((Soeren.Amelang@thomsonreuters.com; +49 30 2888 5150; Reuters Messaging:

Soeren.Amelang.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Wednesday, 04 May 2011 13:52:35RTRS [nlde7430vi] {C}ENDS 06:28 04May11 WDHLG Deutsche Solarwirtschaft erwartet 2011 Wachstumsdämpfer (Wiederholung vom Vorabend) Verona, 03. Mai (Reuters) Der Zuwachs auf dem deutschen Solarenergie Markt wird sich wegen der geplanten Subventionskürzungen nach Verbandsangaben 2011 abschwächen. Er gehe für das laufende Jahr von fünf bis sechs Gigawatt neu installierter Solar Kapazitäten aus, sagte Klaus Bernhard Hoffmann, Direktor beim Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW), am Dienstag der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters am Rande einer Branchenkonferenz in Norditalien. Zuvor hatte er auf der Konferenz erklärt, 2010 seien in Deutschland mehr als sieben Gigawatt neue Solar Kapazität aufgebaut worden. Damit sei Ende des Jahres 17 Gigawatt erreicht worden, was der Leistung von 17 Großkraftwerken entspreche. Grund für die erwartete Abschwächung sei die geplante Kürzung der Solar Förderung. Wie sich das künftige Wachstum gestalte, hänge von der 2012 erwarteten Reform des Gesetzes für erneuerbare Energien ab, sagte Hoffmann. Sein Verband gehe von einem jährlichen Zuwachs zwischen drei und fünf Gigawatt bis 2020 aus. Zudem erwarte der BSW in Deutschland bis dahin einen Preisrückgang für Solaranlagen von mehr als 50 Prozent. (Reporter: Svetlana Kovalyova, geschrieben von Ralf Bode, redigiert von Christian Götz) ((ralf.bode@thomsonreuters.com; +49 30 2888 5150; Reuters Messaging: ralf.bode.reuters.com@reuters.net))