Global
PV
demand
increased
to
8.3GW
during
the
fourth
quarter
of
2012,
in
a
typical
year-end
surge.
About
a
third
of
this
–
or
2.7GW
–
went
to
Chinese
solar
projects,
up
from
less
than
10%
of
fourth
quarter
demand
two
years
ago,
shows
data
from
consultancy
NPD
Solarbuzz.
Solarbuzz
China
analyst
Ray
Lian
expects
China
to
have
installed
around
4.5GW
in
2012,
with
Yingli,
Jinko
and
JA
Solar
likely
the
top
three
suppliers
to
their
home
market.
China
could
install
about
7GW
of
new
solar
capacity
in
2013,
says
Lian.
“That’s
enough
to…
