1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 4
1.2 List of Figures 5
2 Solar PV Market - Introduction 7
2.1 Thin-Film PV Market - Manufacturing Process 7
2.2 Solar PV Market, Global, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 8
2.3 Solar PV Market, Global, Market Volume Split by Technology, %, 2010 9
2.4 GlobalData Report Guidance 10
3 Thin-Film PV Market, Global 11
3.1 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 11
3.2 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 13
3.3 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Share by Technology, %, 2010 14
3.4 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Share by Country, %, 2010 15
3.5 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market Share, %, 2010 16
4 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology 17
4.1 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si 17
4.1.1 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Market Overview 17
4.1.2 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 18
4.1.3 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Competitive Landscape 19
4.2 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe 24
4.2.1 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Market Overview 24
4.2.2 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 25
4.2.3 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Competitive Landscape 26
4.3 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS 31
4.3.1 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Market Overview 31
4.3.2 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 32
4.3.3 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Competitive Landscape 33
4.4 Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, Emerging Technologies 38
5 Thin-Film PV Market, The US 39
5.1 Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 39
5.2 Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 41
5.3 Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Share by Technology, %, 2010 42
5.4 Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Competitive Landscape, 2010 43
5.5 Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Major Policies 44
5.5.1 Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Major Policies, Federal Incentives 44
5.5.2 Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Major Policies, State Incentives 49
6 Thin-Film PV Market, Germany 70
6.1 Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 70
6.2 Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 72
6.3 Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Share by Technology, %, 2010 73
6.4 Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Competitive Landscape, 2010 74
6.5 Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Major Policies 75
6.5.1 Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) 75
6.5.2 Green Power 76
6.5.3 Federal Building Code for Renewable Energy Production 76
6.5.4 Solar Electricity Feed-In Law 76
6.5.5 Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW) Renewable Energies Programme 78
6.5.6 Green Power 78
7 Thin-Film PV Market, China 79
7.1 Thin-Film PV Market, China, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 79
7.2 Thin-Film PV Market, China, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 81
7.3 Thin-Film PV Market, China, Share by Technology, %, 2010 82
7.4 Thin-Film PV Market, China, Competitive Landscape, 2010 83
7.5 Thin-Film PV Market, China, Major Policies 84
7.5.1 General Renewable Energy Policy 84
7.5.2 Renewable Energy Law 84
7.5.3 Feed-In Tariff 85
7.5.4 Special Fund for Renewable Energy Development 85
7.5.5 Taxation Measures 85
7.5.6 Grid Access 85
7.5.7 Interconnection Standards 86
7.5.8 Mandated Market Share (MMS) 86
7.5.9 Building Integrate Solar PV Programme 86
7.5.10 Interim Feed-in Tariff for Four Ningxia Solar Projects 86
7.5.11 Golden Sun Program 86
7.5.12 International Science and Technology Cooperation Program for New and Renewable Energy 87
7.5.13 Shandong Provinces Sunshine Plan 87
7.5.14 Shandong Province Village Renewable Energy Regulations 87
7.5.15 Medium and Long Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy 88
8 Thin-Film PV Market, Japan 89
8.1 Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 89
8.2 Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 91
8.3 Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Share by Technology, %, 2010 92
8.4 Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Competitive Landscape, 2010 93
8.5 Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Major Policies 94
8.5.1 Special Measures Law for Promoting the Use of New Energy 94
8.5.2 RPS System 94
8.5.3 Japan Renewable Energy Policy Platform (JREPP) 95
8.5.4 Support for Deployment of New and Renewable Energy 96
8.5.5 Project for Promoting the Local Introduction of New Energy 96
8.5.6 Proposed Feed-in Tariffs for Renewable Energy 96
8.5.7 New Purchase System for Solar Power Generated Electricity 96
9 Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan 97
9.1 Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 97
9.2 Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 99
9.3 Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Share by Technology, %, 2010 100
9.4 Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Competitive Landscape, 2010 101
9.5 Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Major Policies 102
9.5.1 Renewable Energy Development Act (REDA) 102
9.5.2 Renewable Energy Incentives 102
9.5.3 Green Energy Sunrise Program 103
9.5.4 National Science and Technology Program - Energy (NEP) 103
10 Appendix 105
10.1 Market Defnitions 105
10.2 List of Abbreviations 105
10.3 Methodology 106
10.3.1 Coverage 106
10.3.2 Secondary Research 107
10.3.3 Primary Research 107
10.4 Contact Us 107
10.5 Disclaimer 108
List of Tables
Table 1: Solar PV Market, Global, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 8
Table 2: Solar PV Market, Global, Market Volume Split by Technology, %, 2010 9
Table 3: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 12
Table 4: Thin-film PV Market, Global, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 14
Table 5: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Share by Technology, %, 2010 15
Table 6: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Share by Country, %, 2010 15
Table 7: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market Share, %, 2010 16
Table 8: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 18
Table 9: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Competitive Landscape, Annual Production and Market Share, 2010 19
Table 10: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Competitive Landscape, Product Portfolios, 2010 22
Table 11: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Competitive Landscape, Major Deals Undertaken, 2010 and 2011 23
Table 12: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 25
Table 13: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Competitive Landscape, Annual Production and Market Share, 2010 26
Table 14: Thin-film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Competitive Landscape, Product Portfolios, 2010 29
Table 15: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Competitive Landscape, Major Deals Undertaken, 2010 and 2011 30
Table 16: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 32
Table 17: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Competitive Landscape, Annual Production and Market Share, 2010 33
Table 18: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Competitive Landscape, Product Portfolios, 2010 36
Table 19: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Competitive Landscape, Major Deals Undertaken, 2010 and 2011 37
Table 20: Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 40
Table 21: Thin-film PV Market, The US, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 41
Table 22: Thin-film PV, The US, Share by Technology, %, 2010 42
Table 23: Thin-Film PV, The US, Competitive Landscape, 2010 43
Table 24: Thin-Film PV, The US, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy Industry, ($m), 2010 44
Table 25: Thin-Film PV, The US, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Key Provisions for Renewable Energy Industry, 2010 45
Table 26: Thin-Film PV, The US, Treasury Grants, Eligibility and Credit Availability, 2010 47
Table 27: Summary of Policy Support for Solar PV, The US, Federal Incentives 48
Table 28: Thin-Film PV, The US, Renewable Portfolio Standards, State Targets, 2010 50
Table 29: Thin-Film PV, The US, California, Go Solar Campaign, Program Component, 2007-2016 51
Table 30: Thin-Film PV, The US, California, California Solar Initiative, Program Budget, 2007-2016 52
Table 31: Thin-Film PV, The US, California, California Solar Initiative, Program Administrator Territory Targets, MW, 2010 52
Table 32: Thin-Film PV, The US, California, California Solar Initiative, Rebate Levels by Incentive Step and Rebate Type, 2010 53
Table 33: Thin-Film PV, The US, California, California Solar Initiative, Incentive Type 53
Table 34: Thin-Film PV, The US, California, Cost of PV System Post Rebates, 2010 59
Table 35: Thin-Film PV, The US, New Jersey, RPS with Solar Alternative Compliance Payment Amount, $ per MWh, 2010 62
Table 36: Thin-Film PV, The US, New Jersey, Initial Eight Year Schedule (June-May Energy Year), $/MWh, 2008-2016 63
Table 37: Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 71
Table 38: Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 73
Table 39: Thin-Film PV, Germany, Share by Technology, %, 2010 74
Table 40: Thin-Film PV, Germany, Competitive Landscape, 2010 75
Table 41: Thin-film PV, Germany, Feed in Tariff, € Cents/kWh, 2010-2011 76
Table 42: Thin-Film PV, Germany, Degression Rates for Solar Energy Under EEG, 2009-2011 77
Table 43: Thin-Film PV, Germany, EEG Remuneration for Solar Facilities, 2009-2011 77
Table 44: Thin-Film PV Market, China, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 80
Table 45: Thin-Film PV Market, China, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 82
Table 46: Thin-Film PV, China, Share by Technology, %, 2010 83
Table 47: Thin-Film PV, China, Competitive Landscape, 2010 84
Table 48: Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 90
Table 49: Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 91
Table 50: Thin-Film PV, Japan, Share by Technology, %, 2010 92
Table 51: Thin-Film PV, Japan, Competitive Landscape, 2010 93
Table 52: Thin-Film PV, Japan, Utilization Targets For New Energy, TWh/ Year, 2003 - 2014 94
Table 53: Thin-Film PV, Japan, JREPP Vision, Share of Renewables in Electricity Generation, 2050 96
Table 54: Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 98
Table 55: Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 100
Table 56: Thin-Film PV, Taiwan, Share by Technology, %, 2010 101
Table 57: Thin-Film PV, Taiwan, Competitive Landscape, 2010 102
Table 58: Thin-Film PV, Taiwan, National Science and Technology Program - Energy, NTDm, 2009-2013 104
Table 59: Abbreviations 105
List of Figures
Figure 1: Solar PV, Thin-film Manufacturing Process 7
Figure 2: Solar PV Market, Global, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 8
Figure 3: Solar PV Market, Global, Market Volume Split by Technology, %, 2010 9
Figure 4: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 12
Figure 5: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 13
Figure 6: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Share by Technology, %, 2010 14
Figure 7: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Share by Country, %, 2010 15
Figure 8: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market Share, %, 2010 16
Figure 9: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 18
Figure 10: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Competitive Landscape, Annual Production and Market Share, 2010 19
Figure 11: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Competitive Landscape, Target Markets, 2010 20
Figure 12: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, a-Si, Competitive Landscape, Production Locations, 2010 21
Figure 13: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 25
Figure 14: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Competitive Landscape, Annual Production and Market Share, 2010 26
Figure 15: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Competitive Landscape, Target Markets, 2010 27
Figure 16: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CdTe, Competitive Landscape, Production Locations, 2010 28
Figure 17: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2010 32
Figure 18: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Competitive Landscape, Annual Production and Market Share, 2010 33
Figure 19: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Competitive Landscape, Target Markets, 2010 34
Figure 20: Thin-Film PV Market, Global, Market by Technology, CIGS, Competitive Landscape, Production Locations, 2010 35
Figure 21: Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 39
Figure 22: Thin-Film PV Market, The US, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 41
Figure 23: Thin-film PV, The US, Share by Technology, %, 2010 42
Figure 24: Thin-Film PV, Competitive Landscape, 2010 43
Figure 25: Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 70
Figure 26: Thin-Film PV Market, Germany, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 72
Figure 27: Thin-film PV, Germany, Share by Technology, %, 2010 73
Figure 28: Thin-Film PV, Germany, Competitive Landscape, 2010 74
Figure 29: Thin-Film PV Market, China, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 80
Figure 30: Thin-Film PV Market, China, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 81
Figure 31: Thin-Film PV, China, Share by Technology, %, 2010 82
Figure 32: Thin-Film PV, China, Competitive Landscape, 2010 83
Figure 33: Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 89
Figure 34: Thin-Film PV Market, Japan, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 91
Figure 35: Thin-Film PV, Japan, Share by Technology, %, 2010 92
Figure 36: Thin-Film PV, Japan, Competitive Landscape, 2010 93
Figure 37: Thin-Film PV, Japan, Utilization Targets For New Energy, TWh/ Year, 2003 - 2014 94
Figure 38: Thin-Film PV, Japan, JREPP Vision, Share of Renewables in Electricity Generation, 2050 95
Figure 39: Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Market Volume, MW, 2006-2020 97
Figure 40: Thin-Film PV Market, Taiwan, Average Module Price, $/W, 2006-2020 99
Figure 41: Thin-Film PV, Taiwan, Share by Technology, %, 2010 100
Figure 42: Thin-Film PV, Taiwan, Competitive Landscape, 2010 101
Figure 43: Thin-Film PV, Taiwan, National Science and Technology Program - Energy, NTDm, 2009-2013 103
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