Sharp is starting off business year 2010 with rising turnover in the solar industry: production expansion, strategic alliances and continued technological developments secure the company a leading role on the worldwide photovoltaic market. Sharp will be presenting microamorphous triple-junction thin-film technology, see-through modules and more at this year's EU PVSEC in Valencia.

Although Turkey's current installed capacity is estimated at roughly 3 MW, the country's solar PV market is bound to expand in the coming years. The circumstances are favorable and as such, the prospects promising. To find out more about the situation in Turkey, Solarplaza interviewed Turkish PV expert Dr. Baha Kuban and gained some valuable insights. When asked about the global outlook, Dr. Kuban predicted a total market size of 18-25 GW by the end of 2013, a growth that will for a significant part be stimulated by today's second tier markets. By this time, large swathes of the world will have reached grid parity with consumer electricity wholesale prices. During the coming year, we will see even greater thin-film penetration and the full coming of age of CI(G)S technologies. As mentioned before, Turkey's current capacity comes down to about 3 MW, mostly off-grid. The government's approach is exclusively focused on large-scale supply by solar parks. Although this will be the starting point, we can expect hitches with licensing and permits processes. Over the coming three years, Turkey will be a steadily developing small-medium market as ASPs continue to drop. Turkey  growth  market  solar PV 
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