Analysts
have
been
predicting
a
shakeout
in
the
PV
industry
for
years.
Yet
despite
a
number
of
significant
changes,
from
the
industry’s
centre
of
gravity
moving
decisively
towards
China,
to
the
recent
deluge
of
layoffs
at
European
manufacturers,
there
have
been
few
instances
of
mergers
or
bankruptcies
among
Tier
1
players.
But
with
even
the
fittest
manufacturers
and
systems-integrators
swallowing
heavy
losses
–
and
most
governments
in
no
mood
to
expand
support
for
the
technology
–
the
long-touted
industry
crack-up
may
finally
be
in
the
offing,
says
a
report
published
by