Interesting graphic. Our generation is small in comparison to Germany, Italy and Spain.
Siemens (Germany) bought the largest American solar PV manufacture ARCO Solar in 1990. It was later bought by Royal Dutch Shell in 2002 and then acquired by SolarWorld (Germany) in 2006. They're international with manufacturing in both USA and Germany and doing quite well. Germany has seen the light.
Yeah, the US lost it's lead and dropped to 6th place, but more important is the steep growth curve. With growth comes mass production which lowers cost which drives more growth which lowers cost which drives more growth, it's exponential.
And with this growth comes....JOBS. Lots of them.
"The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." (Timbuk3)
