Globally, some 37GW of PV capacity was installed during2013, a 19% rise on 2012, according to the European Photovoltaic IndustryAssociation (EPIA).

The brightest news of 2013 came out of Asia, where China and Japanclaimed the world’s number one and two slots, putting up 11.3GW and 6.9GWrespectively – compared to 5GW and 2GW the year prior.

The US also notched up a stellar performance, with the overallmarket growing 41% to 4.75GW,