本文摘要：Wellingborough, UK – 6th July 2011: Following 2010’s massive increase, the global PV inverter market is...

Despite the outlook for industry revenues looking bleak, it is not all bad news according the report and industry revenues in 2011 will still be significantly higher than 2009. “2011 will still be a good year for the PV inverter industry, but of course not so good when compared to the phenomenal 2010. Shipments will still exceed 20 GW again and revenues around $6bn – more than double the amount generated back in 2009”, commented Sharma.

Whilst total PV inverter industry revenues may fall this year, major growth opportunities are still possible for some suppliers: “Despite a major slowdown in some European markets in 2011, we predict robust growth in many Asian countries as well as the USA which will benefit some suppliers more than others. Furthermore we’re forecasting excellent growth for large inverters used in MW-scale installations as well as small 3-phase string inverters for commercial applications” commented Sharma. “Small 3-phase string inverters grew by a massive 560% in 2010 driven by high demand in commercial systems due to their ease of installations and scalability. Their penetration is forecast to increase further in almost every geographic market”, concluded Sharma.

Although it predicts industry revenues will decline this year, the report from IMS Research shows a very positive long-term outlook for the industry with revenues exceeding $10bn by 2015.

Detailed analysis of global PV inverter market is available from IMS Research’s 4th edition of The World Market for Photovoltaic Inverters which covers more than 100 suppliers and features 50,000 data points on the industry.

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