The UK has less than 1 MW of installed capacity. Japan has over 150 MW, Germany will easily exceed 300 MW by 2004 and America has over 100 MW k. Tax credits and low interest loans to support PV purchases are available in countries like Germany, Japan, the USA and the Netherlands. Total spending on PV in Japan will be around 300m this year . A PV industry not only creates jobs in the manufacture of the solar cells, but also in the manufacture of glass facings, backing laminates, electrical components etc.
Additional employment is created in installation, maintenance decommissioning and re-use.
Programme aims to create 70,000 new jobs by 2010. Includes private spending, such as by utilities. Based on existing capacity an the 100,000 roofs programme. As the latter is to be reached by 2003, this is a highly conservative estimate of the 2010 figure.