Europe has surpassed 100GW of installed grid-connected solar PV capacity, according to new data from research firm IHS.
(PV-Tech讯)根据调研公司IHS的新数据，欧洲安装的并网太阳能光伏装机容量已超过100GW。
The continent has risen from 3GW PV capacity in 2005 to 100GW in the second quarter of 2016, mainly as a result of an 80% reduction in costs and a host of supportive regulatory frameworks brought in by countries looking to meet the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive, according to IHS.
根据IHS，2016年第二季度，欧洲大陆的光伏装机容量已从2005年的3GW提高至100GW，主要是由于成本下降80%，以及寻求满足欧盟《可再生能源指令》的国家出台许多支持性规章制度。
However, Josefin Berg, senior analyst for IHS Technology, warned that with an “increasingly regulated environment”, the European solar industry will face new challenges in installing the next 100GW.
然而，IHS Technology高级分析师约瑟芬·伯格(Josefin Berg)警告，随着“环境日益规范”，欧洲太阳能行业在安装下一100GW时将面临新挑战。
James Watson, chief executive of SolarPower Europe, added that with many of the feed-in tariff (FiT) subsidies coming to an end across the continent, there is a need for a suitable electricity market design and long-term investments signals for solar to progress.
SolarPower Europe首席执行官詹姆斯·沃森(James Watson)补充道，鉴于整个欧洲大陆许多上网电价补贴结束，太阳能发展需要一个适当的电力市场设计和长期投资信号。
He said: “We hope that the European Commission’s forthcoming market design reform and Renewable Energy Directive will pave the way for the 200GW benchmark.
他补充道：“我们希望欧盟委员会即将推出的市场设计改革和《可再生能源指令》将为200GW基准铺平道路。”
"Europe was once the cradle of solar energy, now the rest of the world is catching up.”
“欧洲曾是太阳能的摇篮，现在世界其他地区正迎头赶上。”
Oliver Schäfer, president of SolarPower Europe, said: “Just a few years ago solar was considered to be a niche alternative technology, but it is now a major element of our energy system. In fact solar power is one of the most competitive forms of energy generation in Europe today.”
SolarPower Europe的总裁奥利弗·舍费尔(Oliver Schäfer)表示：“就在几年前，太阳能被视为一项利基的替代技术，但是现已成为我们能源系统的一个重要组成部分。事实上，太阳能发电是当今欧洲最具竞争力的能源发电形式之一。”
SolarPower Europe is holding a celebration event for the 100GW milestone in Brussels in September.
SolarPower Europe将于九月在布鲁塞尔举行100GW里程碑的庆祝活动。
作者：Tom Kenning，Solar Media，PV-Tech.org
翻译：李欣，责任编辑：肖蓓
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