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USA: Slowdown in 2009 while Imports go up

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 20:00.

USA Market Development” Slowdown in the US: After the 2008 peak, the total sold area of medium temperature collectors decreased by 5 % in 2009, to 204,700 m2. Exports amounted to only 2,100 m2 of collector area, which means that the newly installed collector area in the United States in 2009 adds up to a total of 202,500 m2.
Source: Energy Information Administration

Solar Thermal Collector Activities (2010)

Submitted by Todd Costello on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 16:42.

This report was released in 2010, but provides an overview and tables with historical data from 1999-2008. It was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and it gives a summary of total shipments and manufacturing trends in 2008 in the U.S.

In 2008, active manufacturers and importers rose from 60 to 74, and almost 17 million square feet of solar thermal collectors were shipped. This was also on the rise from 15.2 million square feet in 2007.