German market
German market: Facts and figures about the German ST market
- New Installations per year in 1,000sqm,
flat plate & evacuated tube collectors
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Germany has the biggest solar thermal market in Europe, even though this is still a much smaller market than that of world leader, China. German solar thermal installations resulted in annual energy savings of 500m litres of oil (or 500m m3 of natural gas) in 2009. This corresponds to 36,000 oil tanker lorry loads.
International market
Fact and figures about the international ST market
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In 2009, Germany once again boasted the biggest European market for low temperature solar thermal, followed by Italy, Spain and Austria. (Market figures provided by ESTIF).
