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Top solar power executives voiced fears that their industry's stellar growth over the past few years might stall due to a global shortage of polysilicon, the main component of solar cells. Takashi Tomita of Japan's Sharp, the world's biggest solar-cell maker, warned of what he called a "vicious spiral" in which the market could grind to a halt as rocketing silicon prices meant suppliers could not afford to meet demand. "I am very worried about it, because a shortage of polysilicon materials would lead to an increase in prices of polysilicon and could ultimately lead to a stagnation of the solar-cell market, said Tomita, chief of solar systems at Sharp. The solar market currently supplies a fraction of 1 percent of the world's energy needs and is worth an estimated $7 billion annually. The industry may increase that proportion to 8 percent by 2030, according to the European Renewable Energy Council.
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4520China installed 30GW of new solar in 2019, 12GW in December alone [graphic] JEric-last Wednesday
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4507Research Spotlight The US Residential Solar Market Is Set For Major Change in tEric-12/19/2019
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4501Solar Residential Solar Hits New Peak in US With Record Q3 Installations WoodMEric-12/13/2019
4500EGEB: Nevada will have more solar than 37 other states combined, more MichelleEric-12/10/2019
4499Greece aims to install 5 GW of PV by 2030 Greece has published a document thatEric-12/4/2019
4498Germany registers 377 MW of new PV in October Newly installed PV capacity hit Eric-12/4/2019
4497Spain’s Balearic Islands assign 362 MW of solar in auction The Spanish governmEric-12/4/2019
4496Solar News Utility Florida Utility Puts $700 Million to Work for Solar and StorEric-12/4/2019
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