Solar Expansion Losing Some of its Shine

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Much like the global power management semiconductor market (which has direct ties in with the solar market), expansion in the photovoltaic (PV) market is projected to decline somewhat in 2011, down 6% from 2010.  This is due to a couple of reasons.  First, production capability is starting to match demand.  Another is the German market, which dominates the global solar market.  Increasing feed-in tariffs and the expiration of buyer incentives has made the market stagnate.  However, China will be doing its part to drive spending, many companies becoming vertically integrated.  Most of the top 10 companies are Chinese, which will consume nearly half of total capacity expansion in 2011.