Green Machines Worldwide Solar Manufacturing Capacity Production, and Capacity Utilization Market Shares, Forecasts, and Strategies, 2008-2014
The single most significant economic factor driving adoption of solar utility initiatives is the prospect of carbon use surcharges. As coal, gas, and oil usage are taxed to help prevent pollution and stimulate use of renewable energy sources, solar energy becomes more attractive to the utility grid electricity providers and ordinary households. The environmental impact of energy use choices promises to be an ongoing factor in energy grid supply.
Hybrid energy solutions are anticipated to evolve. The combinations of wind and solar energy are compelling. These systems only work if the energy storage systems are reliable and available.
Total global capacity in 2010 for solar manufacturing is anticipated to reach 26.5 gigawatt (GWp). Solar is emerging as the renewable energy electricity generation of choice. Storage is the biggest difficulty, and a combination of the grid, batteries, and hydrogen are anticipated to provide energy storage means.
Some of the very large enterprises in the solar manufacturing markets do not have very much manufacturing capacity. They have been waiting to see what technologies are the most efficient. As market trials begin to be successful, it is certain that there will be a significant number of acquisition and merger activities as companies move to achieve strategic advantage in the growing solar markets.
Adoption of solar energy has a simple market driving force. If people do not adopt solar energy, the planet will become unfit for human habitation. The fossil fuels are warming the planet at an increasing rate that makes life unsustainable if something does not change.
Global warming drives solar markets. Solar is perceived as the best, perhaps the only widespread solution to global warming. Every large enterprise has adopted a social responsibility strategy that makes a nod toward solving the issues of global warming and embraces renewable energy. Every person in the world is aware of the problems that global warming is bringing.
High growth is forecast for Manufacturing Capacity solar markets as solar moves to take on a measurable supply of world energy. As penetration from .3% of the world energy supply raises to over 15% in five years, Manufacturing Capacity uses of solar energy will represent a significant part of the growth.
Manufacturing Capacity solar energy represents a measure of energy independence for every household, used as hybrid systems independently of, but not completely in place of traditional grid electricity.
Demand for energy is accelerating as more of the world becomes developed. Developing countries are anticipated to double the worlds demand for energy in the next thirty years. Energy creation is becoming a central environmental issue with air quality, water quality, and flooding because of global warming having implications for the entire world.
Solar energy is a clean, reusable and affordable solution that is increasingly being recognized as the leading alternative energy source for the 21st century. While hybrid solutions are anticipated to evolve with wind, geothermal, and nuclear solutions, evolving as well, solar looks to be a dominant technology. The solar panel size is a trade-off between the amount of money wanted to invest and the amount of electricity needed to produce. A typical US home uses 13,000kWh per year or 5kWp.
On average, the sun radiates 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of energy onto a square mile of the earth's surface, and the most suitable way to harvest that light depends on two factors: cost and the available real estate. It does not matter that thin film solar panels are not more than 10% efficient initially, the roof of the home is not doing anything else except sit there. The sides of the home, the back fence can be used to collect solar energy and that energy can be stored for later use in vehicles and lighting.
World solar cell production reached 3,623 MW in 2007, up from 2,204 MW a year earlier in 2006. A German company Q-Cells is the market leader in productions, but Sharp is the leader by far in manufacturing capacity. Japanese producers account for 26% of global solar equipment production. Chinese manufacturers raised their share from 20% in 2006 to 35% in 2007.
By 2009, Sharp continues to be a market leader in production, based on its low cost manufacturing capacity and broad distribution reach to commercial and consumer markets which are expected to develop rapidly now that thin film batteries and electric vehicles make solar energy attractive.
Hybrid energy solutions are anticipated to evolve. The combinations of wind and solar energy are compelling. These systems only work if the energy storage systems are reliable and available.
Total global capacity in 2010 for solar manufacturing is anticipated to reach 26.5 gigawatt (GWp). Solar is emerging as the renewable energy electricity generation of choice. Storage is the biggest difficulty, and a combination of the grid, batteries, and hydrogen are anticipated to provide energy storage means.
Some of the very large enterprises in the solar manufacturing markets do not have very much manufacturing capacity. They have been waiting to see what technologies are the most efficient. As market trials begin to be successful, it is certain that there will be a significant number of acquisition and merger activities as companies move to achieve strategic advantage in the growing solar markets.
Adoption of solar energy has a simple market driving force. If people do not adopt solar energy, the planet will become unfit for human habitation. The fossil fuels are warming the planet at an increasing rate that makes life unsustainable if something does not change.
Global warming drives solar markets. Solar is perceived as the best, perhaps the only widespread solution to global warming. Every large enterprise has adopted a social responsibility strategy that makes a nod toward solving the issues of global warming and embraces renewable energy. Every person in the world is aware of the problems that global warming is bringing.
High growth is forecast for Manufacturing Capacity solar markets as solar moves to take on a measurable supply of world energy. As penetration from .3% of the world energy supply raises to over 15% in five years, Manufacturing Capacity uses of solar energy will represent a significant part of the growth.
Manufacturing Capacity solar energy represents a measure of energy independence for every household, used as hybrid systems independently of, but not completely in place of traditional grid electricity.
Demand for energy is accelerating as more of the world becomes developed. Developing countries are anticipated to double the worlds demand for energy in the next thirty years. Energy creation is becoming a central environmental issue with air quality, water quality, and flooding because of global warming having implications for the entire world.
Solar energy is a clean, reusable and affordable solution that is increasingly being recognized as the leading alternative energy source for the 21st century. While hybrid solutions are anticipated to evolve with wind, geothermal, and nuclear solutions, evolving as well, solar looks to be a dominant technology. The solar panel size is a trade-off between the amount of money wanted to invest and the amount of electricity needed to produce. A typical US home uses 13,000kWh per year or 5kWp.
On average, the sun radiates 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of energy onto a square mile of the earth's surface, and the most suitable way to harvest that light depends on two factors: cost and the available real estate. It does not matter that thin film solar panels are not more than 10% efficient initially, the roof of the home is not doing anything else except sit there. The sides of the home, the back fence can be used to collect solar energy and that energy can be stored for later use in vehicles and lighting.
World solar cell production reached 3,623 MW in 2007, up from 2,204 MW a year earlier in 2006. A German company Q-Cells is the market leader in productions, but Sharp is the leader by far in manufacturing capacity. Japanese producers account for 26% of global solar equipment production. Chinese manufacturers raised their share from 20% in 2006 to 35% in 2007.
By 2009, Sharp continues to be a market leader in production, based on its low cost manufacturing capacity and broad distribution reach to commercial and consumer markets which are expected to develop rapidly now that thin film batteries and electric vehicles make solar energy attractive.
SOLAR MANUFACTURING CAPACITY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Solar Initiatives
Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges
Participating In The Renewable Energy Markets
Perceived Political Value From Funding Solar Energy
Achieving Competitive Advantage in the Solar Industry
Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over
Population Increases
Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide
Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capacity
Solar Equipment Capacity Market Forecasts
Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges
1. SOLAR MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS
1.1 Grid Electricity Generated From Thermal and Other Solar Energy Systems
1.1.1 Solar Market Is Being Driven By The Inherent Advantages Of Thin Film Photovoltaics (TFPV).
1.1.2 Shortage Of Crystalline Silicon
1.1.3 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Crystalline Silicon Solar Modules, And Thin Film Solar Modules
1.1.4 Solar Energy Main Parts Of Manufacturing Process
1.1.5 Silicon Crystal Growing
1.1.6 Thin Film Plants
1.2 Solar Cell Plants
1.2.1 Module Assembly Plants
1.2.2 Systems Assembly
1.3 Photovoltaic Factories in Germany
1.3.1 Solar Speed To Market
1.3.2 California Leads American Photovoltaics Market
1.4 Solar-Thermal Power Plants In The Desert
1.5 Impact of Wind Energy
1.6 Chinese Solar Grade Silicon Wafers
1.7 Solar Power Gaining In Importance: Rethinking Among US Utility Energy Suppliers:
1.7.1 Solar Speed To Market
1.7.2 California Leads The American Photovoltaics Market
1.8 Solar-Thermal Power Plants In The Desert
1.8.1 Solar- Power Storage in Hydrogen Tanks and Use with Stationary Fuel Cells
1.8.2 Solar-Thermal Power
1.8.3 Ausra can Generate Electricity For 10 Cents A Kilowatt Hour
1.8.4 A Carbon Tax
1.9 Investments in Solar Technology
1.9.1 Masdar As An Extension Of Abu Dhabi Energy Leadership
1.9.2 Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)
1.9.3 Government Subsidies, Economic Incentives And Other Support
1.10 Next Generation Of Solar Technology, Including CIS
2. SOLAR MANUFACTURING CAPACITY MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS
2.1 Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over
2.1.1 Population Increases
2.1.2 Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide
2.1.3 Carbon Use Surcharges
2.1.4 Benefits of Solar Electricity
2.2 Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capacity
2.3 Investments in Solar Technology
2.4 Solar Major Manufacturing Production
2.4.1 Solar Cell Component Suppliers
2.5 Solar Market Shares
2.6 Solar Equipment Capacity Market Forecasts
2.6.1 Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges
2.7 Solar Industry Manufacturing Capacity and Production Market Forecasts (MegaWatts)
2.7.1 Solar Manufacturing Capacity Market Forecasts (MegaWatts)
2.7.2 Solar Industry Manufacturing Production Market Forecasts (MegaWatts)
2.7.3 Solar Industry Unused Manufacturing Capacity Market Forecasts (MegaWatts)
2.8 Solar Modules Pricing Forecasts
2.9 Solar Energy Market Driving Forces
2.10 Solar Equipment Vendor Discussion
2.10.1 Q-Cells
2.10.2 Sharp Solar Panels
2.10.3 Kyocera
2.10.4 Sanyo
2.10.5 Suntech
2.10.6 GE
2.10.7 General Electric Brilliance Pre-Packaged Utility Electricity Systems
2.10.8 GE Energy Roof-Integrated Solar Systems
2.10.9 SunPower Utility Electricity Solar Roof Tiles
2.10.10 Suntech Power
2.10.11 Schott Solar
2.10.12 Flisom
2.10.13 Mitsubishi
2.10.14 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Crystalline Silicon Solar Modules, And Thin Film Solar Modules
2.10.15 Crystaline Silicon Wafers Vs Thin Film Amorphous
2.11 Solar Manufacturing Capacity Regional Analysis
2.11.1 Germany
2.11.2 Spain
2.11.3 US
2.11.4 Japan
2.11.5 SunTech Regional Revenues
2.11.6 Yingli Green Regional Analysis
2.11.7 First Solar
2.11.8 Kyocera
2.11.9 Solar Photovoltaic Industry Expands in Jiangxi
2.11.10 Solartech Regional Revenue Analysis
2.11.11 South Africa
2.11.12 Schott
3. SOLAR MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
3.1 Solar Plants The New Skyscrapers
3.2 Solar Cell Production
3.3 German Cell Manufacturer Q-Cells is Number 1 Cell Producer Worldwide
3.3.1 Q-Cells Location For A Second Production Complex
3.3.2 Q-Cells Cost Effective To Process Silicon Supply Internally
3.3.3 Q_Cells Thin-Film Solar Modules
3.3.4 Q-Cells Ag Core Business Depends On Assured Supply Of Silicon And Silicon Wafers
3.3.5 Q-Cells Advancing Into New Markets
3.4 Sharp
3.4.1 Sharp 2 Gigawatts Of Solar Power Production
3.4.2 Sharp Solar Cells
3.5 Suntech Power
3.6 Kyocera
3.7 Suntech
3.7.1 Suntech Power Conservative Solar Demand Forecasting Methodology
3.7.2 Suntech Leading Positions In Key Solar Markets
3.8 First Solar
3.8.1 First Solar Manufacturing Capacity
3.8.2 First Solar Leverages Political Leader Perceived Value From Funding Solar Renewable Energy
3.8.3 First Solar Facilities Support Increased Development Activities
3.8.4 First Solar Production Capacity
3.8.5 First Solar Manufacture Solar Modules On High-Throughput Production Lines
3.8.6 First Solar Manufacturing
3.9 Schott Solar
3.9.1 Schott Solar
3.10 Sanyo
3.11 BP Solar
3.12 GE
3.13 Jiangxi Gemei Technology Solar Photovoltaic Industry Expands
3.14 REC ASA
3.15 ersol
3.16 Miasolé
3.16.1 Miasolé Thin Film Solar Products
3.17 SunPower 23.4 Percent Efficiency Prototype Solar Cell
3.17.1 SunPower Revenue and Manufacturing Capacity
3.18 Solon
3.19 Mitsubishi Micromorph Thin-Film Capacity
3.19.1 Mitsubishi Micromorph Increase Overall Capacity To 250 Mw By April 2012
3.20 Evergreen Solar Contracts and Facilities
3.21 Flisom
3.22 Hoku Materials Set to Manufacture 3,500 Metric Tons of Polysilicon
3.23 LDK Solar Co LTD
3.24 Solaire Direct
3.25 Tenesol
3.26 Yingli Green
3.27 SolarWorld AG Integration at the Highest Technical Level
3.28 RWE Solar
3.28.1 RWE Solar, Alzenau
3.29 Flabeg-Group Modules
3.30 Global Solar Energy
3.30.1 Global Solar Energy Achieves 10% Cell Efficiency on Flexible/Lightweight Substrates
3.31 Prism Solar Technologies
3.32 Aursa Solar
4. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY
4.1 Concentrating Solar Power Basics
4.2 How Solar Cells Work
4.2.1 90% Of Solar Cells Made From Silicon
4.2.2 Solar Cells Convert Sunlight to Electricity
4.2.3 Intensity Of The Photon Flow
4.3 Solar Technologies
4.3.1 SunPower Technology
4.3.2 Types of PV Technologies
4.3.3 Crystalline Silicon
4.3.4 Thin-Film PV Technology
4.3.5 Thin film PV Modules Technology
4.3.6 Amorphous and Thin Film Silicon
4.3.7 Highly Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells
4.3.8 Developing Technologies: Electrochemical PV cells
4.4 Filsom Technology
4.4.1 Dyesol DSC - Dye Solar Cell Technology
4.4.2 First Solar CdTe Technology
4.4.3 Copper Indium Diselenide
4.5 Amorphous Silicon
4.6 Regional Considerations
4.7 Solar Panel Standards
4.8 Batteries For Solar Energy Storage
4.8.1 Thin film batteries (TFB)
4.8.2 Flooded Lead Acid Batteries
4.8.3 Absorbed Glass Mat Sealed Lead Acid (AGM)
4.8.4 MK Gel Cell Batteries
4.8.5 MK Power-Tech Batteries
4.9 Solar Research and Development
4.9.1 Barrier Coatings And Stability Of Thin Film Solar Cells
4.9.2 High-Efficiency Amorphous Silicon And Nanocrystalline Silicon-Based Solar Cells And Modules
4.9.3 High Throughput, Low Toxic Processing Of Very Thin, High Efficiency CIGSS Solar Cells
4.10 Solar Utility Projects
4.10.1 Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo
4.10.2 Utility Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish
4.10.3 Yes! Solar PV Systems
4.10.4 Large Photovoltaic System In Connecticut
4.10.5 Arizona Community Solar PV Systems
4.10.6 Arizona State Installed 2 MW Of Solar Photovoltaics
4.10.7 Canadian Solar Delivers Building-Integrated Photovoltaics To Beijing
4.10.8 Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems
4.10.9 Solar-Powered Affordable Housing
4.10.10 OptiSolar Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters
4.10.11 Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems
4.10.12 Solar-Powered Affordable Housing
4.10.13 OptiSolar Selects Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters
4.10.14 Young Brothers To Purchase Power From Hoku Solar System
4.10.15 Yingli To Supply 9.19 MW Of Modules To EN-NEO
4.10.16 Timminco Enters Supply Relationship With CSI
4.10.17 ersol Thin Film Signs Module Supply Contract With Ralos Vertriebs
4.10.18 eSolar, SCE To Produce 245 MW Of Solar Power
4.10.19 Canadian Solar Signs Supply Agreement With Neo Solar Power
4.10.20 Solar Power Inc SPI Closes $20 Million Hardware Sale
4.10.21 Yingli Green Energy Signs New Sales Contract With S.A.G.
4.10.22 Kyocera Solar Teams With Zacher Homes, American Solar Electric
4.10.23 OPEL To Market Solarfun Panels In North America And Brazil
4.10.24 Solar Thin Films, China Singyes To Partner On 100 MW Of Photovoltaics
4.10.25 Napa Valley Winery Features Floating Photovoltaic Panels
4.10.26 SunEdison Puts 1.18 MW Of Solar Online At California Prison
4.10.27 Yingli Green Energy Contracts With Sailing New Energy Resources
4.10.28 Asola To Supply Sunworx With Solar PV Modules
4.10.29 XsunX Expands Relationship With Newport For Thin-Film Solar Manufacturing
4.10.30 ersol Signs Solar Cell Supply Contract With aleo solar
4.10.31 Spire To Provide Turnkey Solar Module Manufacturing Line To BTCP
4.10.32 Evergreen Solar Signs Two Large Sales Contracts
4.10.33 Nanosolar Highlights 1 GW CIGS PV Production Tool
4.10.34 Schuco Introduces S SPU-4 Series Of Polycrystalline Solar PV Modules
4.10.35 Genasun Offering GV-3 Solar Charge Controller
4.10.36 Solar Monkey Installs 3 MW Of Solar PV
4.10.37 Pacific Power, Mitsubishi Complete 1 MW Photovoltaic Installation
4.10.38 Ecostream and City Solar Grid Installations in Spain
4.10.39 SunPower Completes 1.4 MW Solar Electric System In South Korea
4.10.40 Solel Closes Deal With Ibereolica For 190,000 Solar Receivers
5 SOLAR COMPANY PROFILES
5.1 Major Photovoltaics Companies
5.1.1 Top Five global Photovoltaics Producers In 2007
The top five global photovoltaics producers in 2007 accounted for more than half of world production.
These companies were:
* Sharp Solar (Japan)
* Q-Cells (Germany)
* Kyocera (Japan)
* Suntech (China)
* Sanyo (Japan)
5.1.2 Photovoltaic Industry Associations
5.2 Abengoa Group
5.3 Acciona SA
5.4 AES
5.5 Akuo Energy
5.6 Applied Materials
5.6.1 Applied Materials / Oerlikon Solar
5.6.2 Applied Materials / Baccini S.p.A. Acquisition
5.7 Ausra
5.8 BP Solar
5.8.1 BP Solar Integrated Energy Company
5.8.2 BP Business Strategy
5.8.3 BP Financials
5.8.4 BP Revenue
5.8.5 BP Customers and Testimonials
5.9 Colorado Instruments / SolarWorld
5.10 Concentrix
5.10.1 Concentrix Highly efficient Flatcon System
5.11 Cypress Semiconductor / Sunpower
5.11.1 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower
5.12 Dyesol Limited
5.12.1 Dyesol Solar Cell (DSC) TechnologyPartnerships
5.13 Emcore 5-28
5.14 Evergreen Solar
5.14.1 Evergreen Solar String Ribbon Technology
5.14.2 Evergreen Solar Contracts and Facilities
5.15 First Solar
5.15.1 First Solar 2008 Second Quarter Revenue
5.15.2 First Solar Revenue
5.15.3 First Solar 2007 Third Quarter Revenue
5.15.4 First Solar Advanced Thin Film Semiconductor Process
5.15.5 First Solar / AES
5.15.6 First Solar Acquisition of Turner Renewable Energy
5.15.7 First Solar Manufacturing Capacity
5.15.8 First Solar Financials
5.16 Flisom
5.16.1 Flisom CTI Technology Transfer for Low-Cost Manufacturing
5.17 GE
5.17.1 GE Participation In The Solar America Initiative
5.17.2 GE Energy
5.18 Global Solar Energy
5.19 Hitachi America Ltd.
5.20 Hoku Scientific
5.20.1 Hoku Scientific Customers
5.20.2 Suntech Purchases Shares of Hoku Scientific
5.20.3 Hoku Fuel Cells
5.21 Isofoton
5.21.1 Isofoton Revenue
5.21.2 Isofoton Strategies
5.21.3 Isofoton Partners
5.21.4 Isofoton Customers
5.22 Kyocera
5.22.1 Kyocera Revenue
5.22.2 Kyocera Segment Information
5.22.3 Kyocera Business Strategy
5.23 LDK Solar Co LTD
5.23.1 LDK Strategic Relationships
5.24 Mitsubishi
5.24.1 Mitsubishi Electric
5.24.2 Mitsubishi Electric Revenue
5.24.3 Mitsubishi Electric Business Strategy
5.24.4 Mitsubishi Electric Improving Performance Through Balanced Management
5.24.5 Mitsubishi Electric Promoting Business-Strengthening Strategies
5.24.6 Mitsubishi Electric Strengthening Management
5.24.7 Mitsubishi Electric Growth Strategies
5.25 Nanosolar
5.25.1 Nano Solar Power Innovation
5.25.2 Nanosolar Funding
5.26 PrimeStar Solar
5.26.1 GE Makes Strategic Investment In PrimeStar Solar
5.27 Q-Cells AG
5.27.1 Q-Cells AG Business and Sales Assessment
5.27.2 Q-Cells Germany
5.27.3 Q-Cells Revenue
5.27.4 Q-Cells Business Strategy
5.27.5 Q-Cells Partners
5.27.6 Q-Cells Customers
5.28 Sanyo
5.28.1 Sanyo Brand Vision
5.28.2 Sanyo Revenue
5.28.3 Sanyo Investors
5.29 SatCon
5.29.1 SatCon Revenue
5.30 Schott Solar Builds US Manufacturing Plant
5.31 Sharp
5.31.1 Sharp Solar Revenue
5.31.2 Sharp Solar Cells Revenue
5.31.3 Sharp Solar Partners
5.32 Signet Solar
5.32.1 Signet Solar / Solar Farms / Solar Panels
5.32.2 Signet Solar Commercial Installations
5.32.3 Signet Solar Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
5.32.4 Signet Solar Remote Habitation
5.33 Siemens
5.33.1 Siemens Revenue
5.33.2 Siemens Business Platform Strategy
5.34 Solaire Direct
5.35 Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ltd.
5.36 Solar Integrated
5.36.1 Solar Integrated Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Roofing Systems
5.36.2 Solar Integrated Customers
5.37 SolarWorld AG
5.37.1 SolarWorld AG Revenue
5.37.2 SolarWorld AG Shell Acquisition
5.37.3 SolarWorld AG Business Strategy
5.38 Solartech
5.38.1 Solartech Develops Thin Film Silicon PV Cell Technologies
5.38.2 Solartech Solar Cell Efficiency
5.38.3 Solartech Revenue
5.38.4 Solartech Customers
5.39 Solon
5.40 Spectra Watt / Intel
5.41 Sun Edison
5.42 SunPower
5.42.1 Sunpower High-Efficiency Solar Cells And Multi-Megawatt Solar Power Systems
5.42.2 SunPower Financials
5.42.3 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower
5.42.4 SunPower Solar Utility-Scale Power
5.42.5 SunPower 24.4 Percent Efficiency Prototype Solar Cell
5.42.6 SunPower Revenue
5.42.7 SunPower Partners
5.43 Suntech
5.43.1 Suntech Acquisitions
5.43.2 Suntech / Hoku Scientific
5.43.3 Suntech / Suntech Power (Korea)
5.43.4 Suntech / Nitol Solar
5.43.5 SunTech Revenue
5.43.6 Suntech Regional Revenue Analysis
5.44 Tenesol
5.45 Urbasolar
5.46 Yingli Green Energy
5.46.1 Yingli Green Energy Revenue
5.46.2 Yingli Business Strategy
5.46.3 Customers
6. SOLAR COMPANIES
6.1 Lists of Solar Companies
6.2 Note On Lists
Solar Initiatives
Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges
Participating In The Renewable Energy Markets
Perceived Political Value From Funding Solar Energy
Achieving Competitive Advantage in the Solar Industry
Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over
Population Increases
Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide
Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capacity
Solar Equipment Capacity Market Forecasts
Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges
1. SOLAR MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS
1.1 Grid Electricity Generated From Thermal and Other Solar Energy Systems
1.1.1 Solar Market Is Being Driven By The Inherent Advantages Of Thin Film Photovoltaics (TFPV).
1.1.2 Shortage Of Crystalline Silicon
1.1.3 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Crystalline Silicon Solar Modules, And Thin Film Solar Modules
1.1.4 Solar Energy Main Parts Of Manufacturing Process
1.1.5 Silicon Crystal Growing
1.1.6 Thin Film Plants
1.2 Solar Cell Plants
1.2.1 Module Assembly Plants
1.2.2 Systems Assembly
1.3 Photovoltaic Factories in Germany
1.3.1 Solar Speed To Market
1.3.2 California Leads American Photovoltaics Market
1.4 Solar-Thermal Power Plants In The Desert
1.5 Impact of Wind Energy
1.6 Chinese Solar Grade Silicon Wafers
1.7 Solar Power Gaining In Importance: Rethinking Among US Utility Energy Suppliers:
1.7.1 Solar Speed To Market
1.7.2 California Leads The American Photovoltaics Market
1.8 Solar-Thermal Power Plants In The Desert
1.8.1 Solar- Power Storage in Hydrogen Tanks and Use with Stationary Fuel Cells
1.8.2 Solar-Thermal Power
1.8.3 Ausra can Generate Electricity For 10 Cents A Kilowatt Hour
1.8.4 A Carbon Tax
1.9 Investments in Solar Technology
1.9.1 Masdar As An Extension Of Abu Dhabi Energy Leadership
1.9.2 Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)
1.9.3 Government Subsidies, Economic Incentives And Other Support
1.10 Next Generation Of Solar Technology, Including CIS
2. SOLAR MANUFACTURING CAPACITY MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS
2.1 Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over
2.1.1 Population Increases
2.1.2 Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide
2.1.3 Carbon Use Surcharges
2.1.4 Benefits of Solar Electricity
2.2 Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capacity
2.3 Investments in Solar Technology
2.4 Solar Major Manufacturing Production
2.4.1 Solar Cell Component Suppliers
2.5 Solar Market Shares
2.6 Solar Equipment Capacity Market Forecasts
2.6.1 Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges
2.7 Solar Industry Manufacturing Capacity and Production Market Forecasts (MegaWatts)
2.7.1 Solar Manufacturing Capacity Market Forecasts (MegaWatts)
2.7.2 Solar Industry Manufacturing Production Market Forecasts (MegaWatts)
2.7.3 Solar Industry Unused Manufacturing Capacity Market Forecasts (MegaWatts)
2.8 Solar Modules Pricing Forecasts
2.9 Solar Energy Market Driving Forces
2.10 Solar Equipment Vendor Discussion
2.10.1 Q-Cells
2.10.2 Sharp Solar Panels
2.10.3 Kyocera
2.10.4 Sanyo
2.10.5 Suntech
2.10.6 GE
2.10.7 General Electric Brilliance Pre-Packaged Utility Electricity Systems
2.10.8 GE Energy Roof-Integrated Solar Systems
2.10.9 SunPower Utility Electricity Solar Roof Tiles
2.10.10 Suntech Power
2.10.11 Schott Solar
2.10.12 Flisom
2.10.13 Mitsubishi
2.10.14 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Crystalline Silicon Solar Modules, And Thin Film Solar Modules
2.10.15 Crystaline Silicon Wafers Vs Thin Film Amorphous
2.11 Solar Manufacturing Capacity Regional Analysis
2.11.1 Germany
2.11.2 Spain
2.11.3 US
2.11.4 Japan
2.11.5 SunTech Regional Revenues
2.11.6 Yingli Green Regional Analysis
2.11.7 First Solar
2.11.8 Kyocera
2.11.9 Solar Photovoltaic Industry Expands in Jiangxi
2.11.10 Solartech Regional Revenue Analysis
2.11.11 South Africa
2.11.12 Schott
3. SOLAR MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
3.1 Solar Plants The New Skyscrapers
3.2 Solar Cell Production
3.3 German Cell Manufacturer Q-Cells is Number 1 Cell Producer Worldwide
3.3.1 Q-Cells Location For A Second Production Complex
3.3.2 Q-Cells Cost Effective To Process Silicon Supply Internally
3.3.3 Q_Cells Thin-Film Solar Modules
3.3.4 Q-Cells Ag Core Business Depends On Assured Supply Of Silicon And Silicon Wafers
3.3.5 Q-Cells Advancing Into New Markets
3.4 Sharp
3.4.1 Sharp 2 Gigawatts Of Solar Power Production
3.4.2 Sharp Solar Cells
3.5 Suntech Power
3.6 Kyocera
3.7 Suntech
3.7.1 Suntech Power Conservative Solar Demand Forecasting Methodology
3.7.2 Suntech Leading Positions In Key Solar Markets
3.8 First Solar
3.8.1 First Solar Manufacturing Capacity
3.8.2 First Solar Leverages Political Leader Perceived Value From Funding Solar Renewable Energy
3.8.3 First Solar Facilities Support Increased Development Activities
3.8.4 First Solar Production Capacity
3.8.5 First Solar Manufacture Solar Modules On High-Throughput Production Lines
3.8.6 First Solar Manufacturing
3.9 Schott Solar
3.9.1 Schott Solar
3.10 Sanyo
3.11 BP Solar
3.12 GE
3.13 Jiangxi Gemei Technology Solar Photovoltaic Industry Expands
3.14 REC ASA
3.15 ersol
3.16 Miasolé
3.16.1 Miasolé Thin Film Solar Products
3.17 SunPower 23.4 Percent Efficiency Prototype Solar Cell
3.17.1 SunPower Revenue and Manufacturing Capacity
3.18 Solon
3.19 Mitsubishi Micromorph Thin-Film Capacity
3.19.1 Mitsubishi Micromorph Increase Overall Capacity To 250 Mw By April 2012
3.20 Evergreen Solar Contracts and Facilities
3.21 Flisom
3.22 Hoku Materials Set to Manufacture 3,500 Metric Tons of Polysilicon
3.23 LDK Solar Co LTD
3.24 Solaire Direct
3.25 Tenesol
3.26 Yingli Green
3.27 SolarWorld AG Integration at the Highest Technical Level
3.28 RWE Solar
3.28.1 RWE Solar, Alzenau
3.29 Flabeg-Group Modules
3.30 Global Solar Energy
3.30.1 Global Solar Energy Achieves 10% Cell Efficiency on Flexible/Lightweight Substrates
3.31 Prism Solar Technologies
3.32 Aursa Solar
4. SOLAR TECHNOLOGY
4.1 Concentrating Solar Power Basics
4.2 How Solar Cells Work
4.2.1 90% Of Solar Cells Made From Silicon
4.2.2 Solar Cells Convert Sunlight to Electricity
4.2.3 Intensity Of The Photon Flow
4.3 Solar Technologies
4.3.1 SunPower Technology
4.3.2 Types of PV Technologies
4.3.3 Crystalline Silicon
4.3.4 Thin-Film PV Technology
4.3.5 Thin film PV Modules Technology
4.3.6 Amorphous and Thin Film Silicon
4.3.7 Highly Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells
4.3.8 Developing Technologies: Electrochemical PV cells
4.4 Filsom Technology
4.4.1 Dyesol DSC - Dye Solar Cell Technology
4.4.2 First Solar CdTe Technology
4.4.3 Copper Indium Diselenide
4.5 Amorphous Silicon
4.6 Regional Considerations
4.7 Solar Panel Standards
4.8 Batteries For Solar Energy Storage
4.8.1 Thin film batteries (TFB)
4.8.2 Flooded Lead Acid Batteries
4.8.3 Absorbed Glass Mat Sealed Lead Acid (AGM)
4.8.4 MK Gel Cell Batteries
4.8.5 MK Power-Tech Batteries
4.9 Solar Research and Development
4.9.1 Barrier Coatings And Stability Of Thin Film Solar Cells
4.9.2 High-Efficiency Amorphous Silicon And Nanocrystalline Silicon-Based Solar Cells And Modules
4.9.3 High Throughput, Low Toxic Processing Of Very Thin, High Efficiency CIGSS Solar Cells
4.10 Solar Utility Projects
4.10.1 Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo
4.10.2 Utility Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish
4.10.3 Yes! Solar PV Systems
4.10.4 Large Photovoltaic System In Connecticut
4.10.5 Arizona Community Solar PV Systems
4.10.6 Arizona State Installed 2 MW Of Solar Photovoltaics
4.10.7 Canadian Solar Delivers Building-Integrated Photovoltaics To Beijing
4.10.8 Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems
4.10.9 Solar-Powered Affordable Housing
4.10.10 OptiSolar Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters
4.10.11 Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems
4.10.12 Solar-Powered Affordable Housing
4.10.13 OptiSolar Selects Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters
4.10.14 Young Brothers To Purchase Power From Hoku Solar System
4.10.15 Yingli To Supply 9.19 MW Of Modules To EN-NEO
4.10.16 Timminco Enters Supply Relationship With CSI
4.10.17 ersol Thin Film Signs Module Supply Contract With Ralos Vertriebs
4.10.18 eSolar, SCE To Produce 245 MW Of Solar Power
4.10.19 Canadian Solar Signs Supply Agreement With Neo Solar Power
4.10.20 Solar Power Inc SPI Closes $20 Million Hardware Sale
4.10.21 Yingli Green Energy Signs New Sales Contract With S.A.G.
4.10.22 Kyocera Solar Teams With Zacher Homes, American Solar Electric
4.10.23 OPEL To Market Solarfun Panels In North America And Brazil
4.10.24 Solar Thin Films, China Singyes To Partner On 100 MW Of Photovoltaics
4.10.25 Napa Valley Winery Features Floating Photovoltaic Panels
4.10.26 SunEdison Puts 1.18 MW Of Solar Online At California Prison
4.10.27 Yingli Green Energy Contracts With Sailing New Energy Resources
4.10.28 Asola To Supply Sunworx With Solar PV Modules
4.10.29 XsunX Expands Relationship With Newport For Thin-Film Solar Manufacturing
4.10.30 ersol Signs Solar Cell Supply Contract With aleo solar
4.10.31 Spire To Provide Turnkey Solar Module Manufacturing Line To BTCP
4.10.32 Evergreen Solar Signs Two Large Sales Contracts
4.10.33 Nanosolar Highlights 1 GW CIGS PV Production Tool
4.10.34 Schuco Introduces S SPU-4 Series Of Polycrystalline Solar PV Modules
4.10.35 Genasun Offering GV-3 Solar Charge Controller
4.10.36 Solar Monkey Installs 3 MW Of Solar PV
4.10.37 Pacific Power, Mitsubishi Complete 1 MW Photovoltaic Installation
4.10.38 Ecostream and City Solar Grid Installations in Spain
4.10.39 SunPower Completes 1.4 MW Solar Electric System In South Korea
4.10.40 Solel Closes Deal With Ibereolica For 190,000 Solar Receivers
5 SOLAR COMPANY PROFILES
5.1 Major Photovoltaics Companies
5.1.1 Top Five global Photovoltaics Producers In 2007
The top five global photovoltaics producers in 2007 accounted for more than half of world production.
These companies were:
* Sharp Solar (Japan)
* Q-Cells (Germany)
* Kyocera (Japan)
* Suntech (China)
* Sanyo (Japan)
5.1.2 Photovoltaic Industry Associations
5.2 Abengoa Group
5.3 Acciona SA
5.4 AES
5.5 Akuo Energy
5.6 Applied Materials
5.6.1 Applied Materials / Oerlikon Solar
5.6.2 Applied Materials / Baccini S.p.A. Acquisition
5.7 Ausra
5.8 BP Solar
5.8.1 BP Solar Integrated Energy Company
5.8.2 BP Business Strategy
5.8.3 BP Financials
5.8.4 BP Revenue
5.8.5 BP Customers and Testimonials
5.9 Colorado Instruments / SolarWorld
5.10 Concentrix
5.10.1 Concentrix Highly efficient Flatcon System
5.11 Cypress Semiconductor / Sunpower
5.11.1 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower
5.12 Dyesol Limited
5.12.1 Dyesol Solar Cell (DSC) TechnologyPartnerships
5.13 Emcore 5-28
5.14 Evergreen Solar
5.14.1 Evergreen Solar String Ribbon Technology
5.14.2 Evergreen Solar Contracts and Facilities
5.15 First Solar
5.15.1 First Solar 2008 Second Quarter Revenue
5.15.2 First Solar Revenue
5.15.3 First Solar 2007 Third Quarter Revenue
5.15.4 First Solar Advanced Thin Film Semiconductor Process
5.15.5 First Solar / AES
5.15.6 First Solar Acquisition of Turner Renewable Energy
5.15.7 First Solar Manufacturing Capacity
5.15.8 First Solar Financials
5.16 Flisom
5.16.1 Flisom CTI Technology Transfer for Low-Cost Manufacturing
5.17 GE
5.17.1 GE Participation In The Solar America Initiative
5.17.2 GE Energy
5.18 Global Solar Energy
5.19 Hitachi America Ltd.
5.20 Hoku Scientific
5.20.1 Hoku Scientific Customers
5.20.2 Suntech Purchases Shares of Hoku Scientific
5.20.3 Hoku Fuel Cells
5.21 Isofoton
5.21.1 Isofoton Revenue
5.21.2 Isofoton Strategies
5.21.3 Isofoton Partners
5.21.4 Isofoton Customers
5.22 Kyocera
5.22.1 Kyocera Revenue
5.22.2 Kyocera Segment Information
5.22.3 Kyocera Business Strategy
5.23 LDK Solar Co LTD
5.23.1 LDK Strategic Relationships
5.24 Mitsubishi
5.24.1 Mitsubishi Electric
5.24.2 Mitsubishi Electric Revenue
5.24.3 Mitsubishi Electric Business Strategy
5.24.4 Mitsubishi Electric Improving Performance Through Balanced Management
5.24.5 Mitsubishi Electric Promoting Business-Strengthening Strategies
5.24.6 Mitsubishi Electric Strengthening Management
5.24.7 Mitsubishi Electric Growth Strategies
5.25 Nanosolar
5.25.1 Nano Solar Power Innovation
5.25.2 Nanosolar Funding
5.26 PrimeStar Solar
5.26.1 GE Makes Strategic Investment In PrimeStar Solar
5.27 Q-Cells AG
5.27.1 Q-Cells AG Business and Sales Assessment
5.27.2 Q-Cells Germany
5.27.3 Q-Cells Revenue
5.27.4 Q-Cells Business Strategy
5.27.5 Q-Cells Partners
5.27.6 Q-Cells Customers
5.28 Sanyo
5.28.1 Sanyo Brand Vision
5.28.2 Sanyo Revenue
5.28.3 Sanyo Investors
5.29 SatCon
5.29.1 SatCon Revenue
5.30 Schott Solar Builds US Manufacturing Plant
5.31 Sharp
5.31.1 Sharp Solar Revenue
5.31.2 Sharp Solar Cells Revenue
5.31.3 Sharp Solar Partners
5.32 Signet Solar
5.32.1 Signet Solar / Solar Farms / Solar Panels
5.32.2 Signet Solar Commercial Installations
5.32.3 Signet Solar Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
5.32.4 Signet Solar Remote Habitation
5.33 Siemens
5.33.1 Siemens Revenue
5.33.2 Siemens Business Platform Strategy
5.34 Solaire Direct
5.35 Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ltd.
5.36 Solar Integrated
5.36.1 Solar Integrated Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Roofing Systems
5.36.2 Solar Integrated Customers
5.37 SolarWorld AG
5.37.1 SolarWorld AG Revenue
5.37.2 SolarWorld AG Shell Acquisition
5.37.3 SolarWorld AG Business Strategy
5.38 Solartech
5.38.1 Solartech Develops Thin Film Silicon PV Cell Technologies
5.38.2 Solartech Solar Cell Efficiency
5.38.3 Solartech Revenue
5.38.4 Solartech Customers
5.39 Solon
5.40 Spectra Watt / Intel
5.41 Sun Edison
5.42 SunPower
5.42.1 Sunpower High-Efficiency Solar Cells And Multi-Megawatt Solar Power Systems
5.42.2 SunPower Financials
5.42.3 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower
5.42.4 SunPower Solar Utility-Scale Power
5.42.5 SunPower 24.4 Percent Efficiency Prototype Solar Cell
5.42.6 SunPower Revenue
5.42.7 SunPower Partners
5.43 Suntech
5.43.1 Suntech Acquisitions
5.43.2 Suntech / Hoku Scientific
5.43.3 Suntech / Suntech Power (Korea)
5.43.4 Suntech / Nitol Solar
5.43.5 SunTech Revenue
5.43.6 Suntech Regional Revenue Analysis
5.44 Tenesol
5.45 Urbasolar
5.46 Yingli Green Energy
5.46.1 Yingli Green Energy Revenue
5.46.2 Yingli Business Strategy
5.46.3 Customers
6. SOLAR COMPANIES
6.1 Lists of Solar Companies
6.2 Note On Lists
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
Table ES-1
Benefits Of Solar Electricity
Figure ES-2
Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Capacity
Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009
Table ES-3
Worldwide Solar Capacity Market Forecasts, Megawatts, 2008-2014
Table 1-1
Grid Electricity Thermal Solar System Cost Reduction Forces
Figure 1-2
Miliwatts of Solar Thermal Plant Forecasts
Table 1-3
Companies Working to Generate Electricity For 10 Cents A Kilowatt Hour
Figure 1-4
Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition Improve Solar Economics
Table 2-1
Benefits Of Solar Electricity
Figure 2-2
Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Capacity Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009
Figure 2-3
Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Figure 2-4
Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Production Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009
Table 2-5
Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Production Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Figure 2-6
Worldwide Solar Cells and Panels Market Shares, First Three Quarters 2008
Figure 2-7
Worldwide Solar Market Shares, Dollars, 2007
Table 2-8
Worldwide Solar Cell and Panel Shipments, Market Shares, Dollars 2007 and First Three Quarters 2008
Table 2-9
Worldwide Solar Capacity Market Forecasts, Megawatts, 2008-2014
Table 2-10
Worldwide Solar Manufacturing Capacity and Production Market Forecasts, 2008-2014
Table 2-11
Worldwide Solar Production Market Forecasts, Megawatts,
2008-2014
Table 2-12
Worldwide Solar Unused Manufacturing Capacity Market Forecasts (MegaWatts), 2008-2014
Figure 2-13
Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007
Table 2-14
Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007
Figure 2-15
Schott Sales By Region
Table 3-1
First Solar Current And In-Process Production Capacity:
Figure 3-2
Schott Solar Panels
Table 3-3
Plan to Increase Mono Crystalline HIT Solar Photovoltaic Cell Production Capacity
Figure 3-4
Yingli Green Capacity Expansion (MW)
Figure 3-5
SolarWorld AG Headquarters
Figure 3-6
Module Factory At Flabeg Solar International in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Figure 3-7
Module Production at Flabeg Solar International in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Figure 3-8
Prism Solar Technologies Advanced Solar Electric Modules
Figure 3-9
Aursa Solar Factory Positioning
Figure 4-1
SunPower Solar Panel
Table 4-2
Solar Photovoltaic Cell Types
Table 4-3
Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application
Table 4-4
Types of PV Technologies
Table 4-4 (Continued)
Types of PV Technologies
Figure 4-5
Thin Film Solar Modules Cell Spectral Response
Table 4-6
Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application
Figure 4-7
Thin-Film Solar Technology
Figure 4-8
Green Dye Synthetic Chlorophyll
Figure 4-9
Basic Idea Of Cigs Solar Cell Manufacturing Using Roll-To-Roll Deposition Technology
Table 4-10
Kyocera Solar Power Applications
Figure 4-11
Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of Generation Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems
Table 4-12
Solar Energy Generated as a Function of Installation Type
Figure 4-13
Alternative Siteing of GE Solar Panels
Figure 4-14
GE Solar Panel Pressure Clamp
Table 4-15
MK Power-Tech Battery Features:
Table 4-16
Stability Issues Related To Moisture Ingress
Figure 4-17
Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo
Figure 4-18
Utility Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish
Table 5-1
Top Five Global Photovoltaics Producers In 2007
Table 5-2
Recent Solar Company IPOs
Table 5-3
Other Solar Companies
Table 5-3 (Continued)
Other Solar Companies
Table 5-4
Selected Photovoltaic Industry Associations
Figure 5-5
BP Solar Country Positioning
Figure 5-6
BP Drilling Platform
Table 5-7
BP Revenue First Half 2008
Table 5-8
Selected BP Solar Customers and Testimonials
Figure 5-9
SolarWorld Educational Kits
Figure 5-10
Flisom Thin Film Solar Positioning
Table 5-11
GE Partners In The Solar America Initiative
Figure 5-12
Isofoton Solar Cell
Figure 5-13
Mitsubishi Electric Group Challenging Targets
Figure 5-14
Mitsubishi Electric Group Framework for Balanced Management
Figure 5-15
Q-Cells AG Business and Sales Assessment
Figure 5-16
Q-Cells Employees
Figure 5-17
Sanyo Solar Revenue
Figure 5-18
Sanyo Revenue by Geographical Segment
Figure 5-19
Sanyo Overseas Revenue by Geographical Segment
Figure 5-20
Sanyo Revenue by Geographical Segment
Table 5-21
Schott Solar Integrated PV Wafers
Figure 5-22
Schott Solar Locations
Figure 5-24
Sharp Photovoltaic Power Systems
Figure 5-24
Sharp Photovoltaic Power Systems Capabilities
Figure 5-25
Sharp Photovoltaic Sun Power
Figure 5-26
Sharp Photovoltaic Capacity Enhancement of Solar Cells
Figure 5-27
Sharp Photovoltaic Capacity Enhancement of Solar Cells
Figure 5-28
Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells
Figure 5-29
Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells
Figure 5-30
Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells
Table 5-31
Sharp Solar Partners
Figure 5-32
SolarWorld AG Revenue
Figure 5-33
SolarWorld AG Sales by Region
Figure 5-34
SolarWorld AG Shareholder Structure
Table 5-35
Significant Factors That Directly Or Indirectly Affect Suntech Financial Performance
Table 6-1
Lists of Solar Companies
Table 6-2
Note On Lists
COMPANIES PROFILED
Q-Cells
Kyocera
Sharp Solar
Schott
BP Solar
First Solar
AES
Akuo Energy
Colorado Instruments / SolarWorld
Concentrix
Cypress Semiconductor / Sunpower
Dyesol Limited
Evergreen Solar
Flisom
GE
Global Solar Energy
Hitachi America Ltd.
Hoku Scientific
Isofoton
Kyocera
LDK Solar Co LTD
Mitsubishi
Nanosolar
Isofoton
Sanyo
SolarWorld
SunPower
Suntech
Yingli Green Energy
PrimeStar Solar
Q-Cells AG
Sanyo
SatCon
Signet Solar
Siemens
Solaire Direct
Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ltd.
Solar Integrated
SolarWorld AG
Solartech
Solon
Spectra Watt / Intel
Tenesol
Urbasolar
Yingli Green Energy
Table ES-1
Benefits Of Solar Electricity
Figure ES-2
Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Capacity
Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009
Table ES-3
Worldwide Solar Capacity Market Forecasts, Megawatts, 2008-2014
Table 1-1
Grid Electricity Thermal Solar System Cost Reduction Forces
Figure 1-2
Miliwatts of Solar Thermal Plant Forecasts
Table 1-3
Companies Working to Generate Electricity For 10 Cents A Kilowatt Hour
Figure 1-4
Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition Improve Solar Economics
Table 2-1
Benefits Of Solar Electricity
Figure 2-2
Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Capacity Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009
Figure 2-3
Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Figure 2-4
Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Production Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009
Table 2-5
Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Production Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Figure 2-6
Worldwide Solar Cells and Panels Market Shares, First Three Quarters 2008
Figure 2-7
Worldwide Solar Market Shares, Dollars, 2007
Table 2-8
Worldwide Solar Cell and Panel Shipments, Market Shares, Dollars 2007 and First Three Quarters 2008
Table 2-9
Worldwide Solar Capacity Market Forecasts, Megawatts, 2008-2014
Table 2-10
Worldwide Solar Manufacturing Capacity and Production Market Forecasts, 2008-2014
Table 2-11
Worldwide Solar Production Market Forecasts, Megawatts,
2008-2014
Table 2-12
Worldwide Solar Unused Manufacturing Capacity Market Forecasts (MegaWatts), 2008-2014
Figure 2-13
Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007
Table 2-14
Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007
Figure 2-15
Schott Sales By Region
Table 3-1
First Solar Current And In-Process Production Capacity:
Figure 3-2
Schott Solar Panels
Table 3-3
Plan to Increase Mono Crystalline HIT Solar Photovoltaic Cell Production Capacity
Figure 3-4
Yingli Green Capacity Expansion (MW)
Figure 3-5
SolarWorld AG Headquarters
Figure 3-6
Module Factory At Flabeg Solar International in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Figure 3-7
Module Production at Flabeg Solar International in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Figure 3-8
Prism Solar Technologies Advanced Solar Electric Modules
Figure 3-9
Aursa Solar Factory Positioning
Figure 4-1
SunPower Solar Panel
Table 4-2
Solar Photovoltaic Cell Types
Table 4-3
Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application
Table 4-4
Types of PV Technologies
Table 4-4 (Continued)
Types of PV Technologies
Figure 4-5
Thin Film Solar Modules Cell Spectral Response
Table 4-6
Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application
Figure 4-7
Thin-Film Solar Technology
Figure 4-8
Green Dye Synthetic Chlorophyll
Figure 4-9
Basic Idea Of Cigs Solar Cell Manufacturing Using Roll-To-Roll Deposition Technology
Table 4-10
Kyocera Solar Power Applications
Figure 4-11
Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of Generation Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems
Table 4-12
Solar Energy Generated as a Function of Installation Type
Figure 4-13
Alternative Siteing of GE Solar Panels
Figure 4-14
GE Solar Panel Pressure Clamp
Table 4-15
MK Power-Tech Battery Features:
Table 4-16
Stability Issues Related To Moisture Ingress
Figure 4-17
Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo
Figure 4-18
Utility Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish
Table 5-1
Top Five Global Photovoltaics Producers In 2007
Table 5-2
Recent Solar Company IPOs
Table 5-3
Other Solar Companies
Table 5-3 (Continued)
Other Solar Companies
Table 5-4
Selected Photovoltaic Industry Associations
Figure 5-5
BP Solar Country Positioning
Figure 5-6
BP Drilling Platform
Table 5-7
BP Revenue First Half 2008
Table 5-8
Selected BP Solar Customers and Testimonials
Figure 5-9
SolarWorld Educational Kits
Figure 5-10
Flisom Thin Film Solar Positioning
Table 5-11
GE Partners In The Solar America Initiative
Figure 5-12
Isofoton Solar Cell
Figure 5-13
Mitsubishi Electric Group Challenging Targets
Figure 5-14
Mitsubishi Electric Group Framework for Balanced Management
Figure 5-15
Q-Cells AG Business and Sales Assessment
Figure 5-16
Q-Cells Employees
Figure 5-17
Sanyo Solar Revenue
Figure 5-18
Sanyo Revenue by Geographical Segment
Figure 5-19
Sanyo Overseas Revenue by Geographical Segment
Figure 5-20
Sanyo Revenue by Geographical Segment
Table 5-21
Schott Solar Integrated PV Wafers
Figure 5-22
Schott Solar Locations
Figure 5-24
Sharp Photovoltaic Power Systems
Figure 5-24
Sharp Photovoltaic Power Systems Capabilities
Figure 5-25
Sharp Photovoltaic Sun Power
Figure 5-26
Sharp Photovoltaic Capacity Enhancement of Solar Cells
Figure 5-27
Sharp Photovoltaic Capacity Enhancement of Solar Cells
Figure 5-28
Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells
Figure 5-29
Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells
Figure 5-30
Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells
Table 5-31
Sharp Solar Partners
Figure 5-32
SolarWorld AG Revenue
Figure 5-33
SolarWorld AG Sales by Region
Figure 5-34
SolarWorld AG Shareholder Structure
Table 5-35
Significant Factors That Directly Or Indirectly Affect Suntech Financial Performance
Table 6-1
Lists of Solar Companies
Table 6-2
Note On Lists
COMPANIES PROFILED
Q-Cells
Kyocera
Sharp Solar
Schott
BP Solar
First Solar
AES
Akuo Energy
Colorado Instruments / SolarWorld
Concentrix
Cypress Semiconductor / Sunpower
Dyesol Limited
Evergreen Solar
Flisom
GE
Global Solar Energy
Hitachi America Ltd.
Hoku Scientific
Isofoton
Kyocera
LDK Solar Co LTD
Mitsubishi
Nanosolar
Isofoton
Sanyo
SolarWorld
SunPower
Suntech
Yingli Green Energy
PrimeStar Solar
Q-Cells AG
Sanyo
SatCon
Signet Solar
Siemens
Solaire Direct
Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ltd.
Solar Integrated
SolarWorld AG
Solartech
Solon
Spectra Watt / Intel
Tenesol
Urbasolar
Yingli Green Energy
