With close to 90 gigawatt (GW) of cumulative solar power capacity installed in its energy system, Europe remained the global leader in photovoltaic (PV) technology in 2014. In terms of new installations, however, Europe as a whole – with 7 GW of new capacity connected to its grids in 2014 – fell behind China or Japan, which installed 10.6 GW and 9.7 GW solar power capacities, respectively, reveals Solar Power Europe's latest sectoral market outlook .
The association, which operates…