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Report price : $ 4 850
Publication date : December 2007

This report contains: Descriptions of various types of photovoltaics (PV) technologies including monocrystalline silicon, multicrystalline silicon, thin films (e.g. amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, copper indium diselenide) and compound semiconductor materials (e.g. gallium arsenide); Discussion of emerging approaches such as nanostructured films, dye-sensitized solar cells, and organic technologies; The current market status for PV, trends and forecasts for growth over the next 6 years; Technological issues including the latest trends and a thorough patent analysis; Analysis of the industry's manufacturing capacity and consumption by various regional markets.

INTRODUCTION STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM SCOPE AND FORMAT METHODOLOGY INFORMATION SOURCES RELATED BCC RESEARCH WORK CREDENTIALS ANALYST’S CREDENTIALS BCC RESEARCH ONLINE SERVICES DISCLAIMER

SUMMARY

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET: MODULE

SHIPMENTS AND MATERIALS, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS,

MILLIONS)

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET: MODULE

SHIPMENTS AND MATERIALS, 2007 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

OVERVIEW BACKGROUND CURRENT ENVIRONMENT

TABLE 1 THE GLOBAL ENERGY PROBLEM

RISING DEMAND

CLIMATE CHANGE

INADEQUATE RESERVES

Carbon Sequestration

Nuclear Power

THE NEED FOR SOLAR POWER

TABLE 2 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR ENERGY

PV TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 3 MAJOR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES

BALANCE OF SYSTEMS

Module Frames

Interconnections

Encapsulation

PV APPLICATIONS

TABLE 4 KEY APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOVOLTAICS

PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY STRUCTURE LEADING PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURERS

TABLE 5 LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF PV CELLS, MODULES, AND SYSTEMS

TABLE 5 (CONTINUED)

PV MANUFACTURING BY REGION

TABLE 6 GLOBAL SHARES OF PV PRODUCTION BY REGION 2007-2013 (%)

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL SHARES OF PV PRODUCTION BY REGION, 2007 AND 2013 (%)

PV CONSUMPTION BY REGION

TABLE 7 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF PV CELLS BY REGION 2007-2013 (%)

FIGURE 2 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF PV CELLS BY REGION, 2007 AND 2013 (%)

MARKET SHARES

TABLE 8 ESTIMATED GLOBAL PV PRODUCTION BY COMPANY, 2007 (MEGAWATTS)

MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPING ADVANCED PV TECHNOLOGY

TABLE 9 SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPING SOLAR CELLS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 9 (CONTINUED)

COMPANY PROFILES

ADVENT SOLAR INC., ALBUQUERQUE, NM

AVANCIS GMBH, TORGAU, GERMANY

AVANCIS GMBH & CO. KG

BP SOLAR, FREDERICK, MD

BP SOLAR US

CHINA SUNERGY CO. LTD., NANJING, CHINA

ENERGY PHOTOVOLTAICS INC., ROBBINSVILLE, NJ

EVERGREEN SOLAR, MARLBORO, MA

FIRST SOLAR LLC, PHOENIX, AZ

ISOFTON, MADRID, SPAIN

KYOCERA CORPORATION, KYOTO, JAPAN

NANOSOLAR, PALO ALTO, CA

Q-CELLS, THALHEIM, GERMANY

SCHOTT SOLAR INC., MAINZ, GERMANY

SHARP CORPORATION, OSAKA, JAPAN

SUNTECH, JIANSU PROVINCE, CHINA

SUNPOWER CORP., SAN JOSE, CA

PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY THE PV EFFECT SILICON AND THE PV EFFECT Creating Charge Carriers Forming the Electric Field Driving the Charge Carriers Energy Band Gaps

TABLE 10 IMPORTANCE OF SELECTING MATERIALS WITH PROPER BAND GAP ENERGY

MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON TECHNOLOGY

MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED)

PRODUCING A MONOCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELL

TABLE 11 ELEMENTS COMMON TO ALL PV CELLS

The Importance of Electrical Contacts

TABLE 12 MAJOR PARAMETERS FOR SOLAR CELL MATERIALS

MULTICRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS

MANUFACTURING MULTICRYSTALLINE CELLS

Cast Process

Ribbon Crystal Silicon

The Evergreen Solar Approach

THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS

TABLE 13 OBJECTIVES OF THIN FILM SOLAR

AMORPHOUS SILICON

Properties of Amorphous Silicon

TABLE 14 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF AMORPHOUS SILICON

Early Problems

Solution Efforts

TABLE 15 AMORPHOUS SILICON R&D ACTIVITIES

TABLE 16 TYPICAL STRUCTURE OF A TRIPLE JUNCTION A-SI CELL

COPPER INDIUM DISELENIDE

TABLE 17 CELL STRUCTURE OF POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM

Fabricating CIS Cells

CIS R&D

CADMIUM TELLURIDE CELLS

Manufacturing Cadmium Telluride Cells

Environmental Concerns

Research Activities

TABLE 18 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOR CADMIUM TELLURIDE

SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES

PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY DEFINED

TESTING DEVICE PERFORMANCE

Typical Procedures

Spectral Responsivity Systems

TABLE 19 SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING SPECTRAL RESPONSE

Features and Advantages

Current Versus Voltage Systems

TABLE 20 INSTRUMENTS FOR CELL I-V MEASUREMENTS

Features and Advantages of I-V Systems

Standard Outdoor Measurement Systems

TRADITIONAL SILICON AND THIN FILM SOLAR CELL

EFFICIENCIES

TABLE 21 TYPICAL AND MAXIMUM CELL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES FOR THE TRADITIONAL PV MATERIALS

Single Solar Cell Efficiency Limit

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS AND MODULE STRUCTURES

GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS

TABLE 22 KEY PROPERTIES OF GALLIUM ARSENIDE

GaAs Challenges

MULTIJUNCTION DEVICES

Advantages of Multijunction Devices

TABLE 23 MAJOR BENEFITS OF MULTIJUNCTION

Triple Junction Cell Design

TABLE 24 COMPOSITION AND PROJECTED EFFICIENCIES OF A TRIPLE JUNCTION CELL

CONCENTRATORS

TABLE 25 TECHNICAL CHARACTERITICS OF FLAT PLATE VERSUS SOLAR CONCENTRATORS

BALANCE OF SYSTEMS

MOUNTING STRUCTURES

STORAGE DEVICES

POWER CONDITIONERS

EMERGING PV TECHNOLOGIES

OBJECTIVES OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 26 KEY GOALS OF EMERGING PV TECHNOLOGIES

BACK CONTACT CELL

TABLE 27 KEY ADVANTAGES OF BACK CONTACT CELL

IMPORTANCE OF LASERS

DYE-SENSITIZED CELLS

PROPERTIES OF THE DYE-SENSITIZED CELL

TABLE 28 SCHEMATIC OF DYE-SENSITIZED CELL

CELL EFFICIENCIES

Classification

Fabrication

ADVATAGES OF DYE-SENSITIZED CELLS

TABLE 29 KEY BENEFITS OF DYE-SENSITIZED CELLS

QUANTUM DOTS FOR SOLAR CELLS

PROPERTIES

Synthesis of Quantum Dots

TABLE 30 METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING QUANTUM DOTS

ORGANIC QD-BASED SOLAR CELLS

ADVANTAGES OF QD SOLAR CELLS

TABLE 31 ADVANTAGES OF COLLOIDAL QDS OVER ORGANIC DYES USED IN PV CELLS

FLEXIBLE VERSUS RIGID SUBSTRATES

TABLE 32 ADVANTAGES OF FLEXIBLE POLYMER-BASED CELLS OVER CONVENTIONAL SOLAR CELL DESIGNS

NANOCRYSTALS

TABLE 33 INORGANICS USED TO FORM NANOSTRUCTURES

ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS

PERSPECTIVE OF EMERGING AND TRADITIONAL

TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 34 PROSPECTS FOR EMERGING SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES

CONTINUING R&D ON TRADITIONAL PHOTOVOLTAICS

PATENT ANALYSIS PATENTS BY TECHNICAL CATEGORY

TABLE 35 PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2005

PATENTS BY REGION

TABLE 36 PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS BY GLOBAL REGION, 2005-2007

PATENTS BY COMPANY

TABLE 37 ASSIGNEES WITH THREE OR MORE PATENTS, 2005-2007

PATENT ABSTRACTS

MONOLITHIC INTEGRATION OF CYLINDRICAL SOLAR CELLS

FABRICATING INTERCONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

NANOSTRUCTURE AND NANOCOMPOSITE BASED

COMPOSITIONS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR CELL

JUNCTION FORMATION FOR CIGS PHOTOVOLTAIC

DEVICES

MULTIJUNCTION PV CELL WITH BUFFER LAYERS FOR

GROWING BORON COMPOUNDS

USE OF DOPED SILICON DIOXIDE IN THE FABRICATION

OF SOLAR CELLS

PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS U.S. GOVERNMENT PV SUPPORT THE SOLAR AMERICA (SAI) INITIATIVE Benefits of the SAI

TABLE 38 MAJOR BENEFITS OF THE SAI

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL)

Primary Research Projects

TABLE 39 PRIMARY NREL RESEARCH

The U.S. PV Community

U.S. PV Funding

TABLE 40 U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 1998-2007

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOVOLTAICS SUPPORT

EUROPEAN ACTIVITIES

Photovoltaic Technology Research Advisory Council (PVTRAC)

Implementing the Vision

TABLE 41 OBJECTIVES OF THE PV TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

GERMANY’S NATIONAL PROGRAM

TABLE 42 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS OF THE

GERMAN PHOTOVOLTAICS PROGRAM

EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

TABLE 43 BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

JAPANESE PV EFFORTS

TABLE 44 RESASONS FOR JAPANESE INVESTMENT

The Subsidy Program

TABLE 45 QUALIFICATIONS FOR JAPANESE PV SUBSIDIES

OTHER INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

TABLE 46 ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL PV SUPPORT

STANDARDS AND SAFETY

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS EFFORTS

The Global Approval Program (PV GAP)

Other Organizations

TABLE 47 STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

PV ECONOMICS AND COSTS

SOLAR REBATES AND INCENTIVES

TABLE 48 BASIC GLOBAL PV REBATES AND INCENTIVES

THE U.S. EXAMPLE

Federal and State PV Incentives

PV TECHNOLOGY

BIPV A KILLER APP?

CONTINUING GROWTH OF THIN FILM AND ORGANIC

PRODUCTS

PV MARKET GROWTH FACTORS

DRIVING FORCES

IMPACT OF MARKET GROWTH FACTORS

TABLE 49 IMPACT OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ON PV GROWTH

PV MARKETS PV MARKET CHARACTERISTICS PV DEMAND CONTINUES TO GROW

TABLE 50 GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS, 2001-2006 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 3 GLOBAL PV CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS, 2001-2007

Growth Considerations

A CONSTANTLY CHANGING INDUSTRY

Impact of Silicon Shortage

TABLE 51 BASIC 2006 SILICON USAGE

FIGURE 4 SILICON USAGE BY APPLICATION, 2006 (%)

More External Influence on Manufacturing Methods

The Push for New Technologies

INCREASED UTILITY INVOLVEMENT

TABLE 52 CHALLENGES FACING UTILITIES

Feed-in Tariffs

Net Metering

Solar Electric Power Association

TABLE 53 MISSION OF THE SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION

INCREASING GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND

Growing Global Electric Power Generation

TABLE 54 GLOBAL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, THROUGH 2015 (BILLIONS KILOWATTHOURS)

PV COST REDUCTION IS A MUST

TABLE 55 AVERAGE INSTALLED PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFICIENCIES AND COSTS, 1995-2020

Cost Competitive Aspects

Future Implications

SUMMARY OF PV MARKET CHARACTERISTICS

TABLE 56 SUMMARY OF PV MARKET CHARACTRISTICS

CURRENT/EMERGING PV APPLICATIONS

GRID-CONNECTED APPLICATIONS

Distributed Generation

TABLE 57 BENEFITS OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION

Rooftop Systems

TABLE 58 KEY ADVANTAGES OF ROOFTOP SYSTEMS

Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)

TABLE 59 TYPICAL BIPV SYSTEM

Types of BIPV Systems

Other Exterior Options

TABLE 60 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF BIPV

UTILITY APPLICATIONS

Utility Transmission and Distribution

Utility Scale PV Power

TABLE 61 BENEFITS OF BUILDING A UTILITY-SCALE PV PLANT

OFF-GRID SYSTEMS

Off-Grid Residential PV

TABLE 62 TYPES OF OFF-GRID RESIDENTIAL PV SYSTEMS

Off-Grid Industrialized or Residential PV with Generators

Off-Grid Communication Systems

TABLE 63 SOME COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

PV with Battery Storage

TABLE 64 ESTIMATED USES OF PV ON NATIONAL PARK LANDS (%)

Remote Village Electrification

TABLE 65 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF OFF-GRID VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION

Water Pumping

SPACE APPLICATIONS

TABLE 66 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF PV IN

Multijunction and Concentrator Cells

NEW APPLICATIONS

Advantages of Flexibility

PHOTOVOLTAIC BUYING DECISIONS

TABLE 67 MAJOR FACTORS IN PV SYSTEM BUYING DECISIONS (%)

PV MARKET FORCES

POSITIVE FACTORS

Positive Factors (Continued)

LIMITING FACTORS

PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET PROJECTIONS

GROWTH TRENDS

TABLE 68 INSTALLATIONS OF GRID-CONNECTED RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS IN JAPAN AND GERMANY, THROUGH 2007 (MEGAWATTS)

FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS

TABLE 69 CURRENT FACTS IMPACTING PV

TABLE 70 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS—GROWTH OF PV CELLS

MARKET FORECASTS

MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON TECHNOLOGY

Key Factors in Our Projections

TABLE 71 FORECAST—GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON CELLS/MODULES, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 5 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MONCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS, 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON TECHNOLOGY

Major Factors in the Projection

TABLE 72 FORECAST—GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 6 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MULTICRYSTALLINE SOLAR, CELLS 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

THIN FILM TECHNOLOGY

Flexible Cells is a Key Issue

Other Thin Film Considerations

Amorphous Silicon

Cadmium Telluride

Copper Indium Diselenide (CIS)

Compound Semiconductor Materials

TABLE 73 FORECAST—GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 7 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILMS PV CELLS BY TYPE, 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

Assumptions

TABLE 74 FORECAST—GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV CELLS MADE FROM EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 8 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV CELLS MADE FROM EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

SHIPMENTS AT A GLANCE

TABLE 75 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS BY MAJOR TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 9 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

Percent of Market

TABLE 76 GLOBAL SHARES OF CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS BY MAJOR TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2013 (%)

FIGURE 10 GLOBAL SHARES OF CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS BY MAJOR TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2013 (%)

VALUE OF SHIPMENTS

Balance of Systems Costs

TABLE 77 GLOBAL MARKET VALUE OF CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS, AVERAGE PRICE $ MILLIONS)

SHIPMENTS OF PV MODULES BY APPLICATION

TABLE 78 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV CELLS BY APPLICATION THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 11 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV CELLS BY APPLICATION, 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

PROJECTION SUMMARY

MATERIALS PROJECTIONS

MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION

COST BASIS

VALUE OF PV MATERIALS

TABLE 79 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL/MODULE MATERIALS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 12 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL/MODULE MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2007-2013 ($ MILLIONS)

APPENDIX I CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER TECHNOLOGY The Solar Resource SYSTEMS OVERVIEW

TABLE 80 TYPICAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND CAPACITIES FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER

Parabolic Trough Systems

Development Plans

Power Tower Systems

TABLE 81 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR

Technology Status

Dish/Engine Systems

Recent Developments

Future Markets

Technology Status

TABLE 82 COMMERCIAL STATUS OF CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS

BUSINESS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Market Status

Global Market Expands Concentrating Solar Power

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

TABLE 83 LEADING COMPANIES IN THE CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER BUSINESS

TABLE 83 (CONTINUED)

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER COST FACTORS

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER ADVANTAGES AND

LIMITATIONS

Positive Factors

Limiting Factors

Comparison with Photovoltaic Technology

Comparison with Photovoltaic …(Continued)

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LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET: MODULE

SHIPMENTS AND MATERIALS, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS,

MILLIONS)

TABLE 1 THE GLOBAL ENERGY PROBLEM

TABLE 2 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR ENERGY

TABLE 3 MAJOR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 4 KEY APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOVOLTAICS

TABLE 5 LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF PV CELLS, MODULES, AND

SYSTEMS

TABLE 5 (CONTINUED)

TABLE 6 GLOBAL SHARES OF PV PRODUCTION BY REGION 2007-2013

(%)

TABLE 7 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF PV CELLS BY REGION 2007-2013

(%)

TABLE 8 ESTIMATED GLOBAL PV PRODUCTION BY COMPANY, 2007

(MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 9 SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPING SOLAR CELLS

AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 9 (CONTINUED)

TABLE 10 IMPORTANCE OF SELECTING MATERIALS WITH PROPER

BAND GAP ENERGY

TABLE 11 ELEMENTS COMMON TO ALL PV CELLS

TABLE 12 MAJOR PARAMETERS FOR SOLAR CELL MATERIALS

TABLE 13 OBJECTIVES OF THIN FILM SOLAR

TABLE 14 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF AMORPHOUS SILICON

TABLE 15 AMORPHOUS SILICON R&D ACTIVITIES

TABLE 16 TYPICAL STRUCTURE OF A TRIPLE JUNCTION A-SI CELL

TABLE 17 CELL STRUCTURE OF POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM

TABLE 18 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOR CADMIUM TELLURIDE

TABLE 19 SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING SPECTRAL RESPONSE

TABLE 20 INSTRUMENTS FOR CELL I-V MEASUREMENTS

TABLE 21 TYPICAL AND MAXIMUM CELL CONVERSION

EFFICIENCIES FOR THE TRADITIONAL PV MATERIALS

TABLE 22 KEY PROPERTIES OF GALLIUM ARSENIDE

TABLE 23 MAJOR BENEFITS OF MULTIJUNCTION

TABLE 24 COMPOSITION AND PROJECTED EFFICIENCIES OF A

TRIPLE JUNCTION CELL

TABLE 25 TECHNICAL CHARACTERITICS OF FLAT PLATE VERSUS

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS

TABLE 26 KEY GOALS OF EMERGING PV TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 27 KEY ADVANTAGES OF BACK CONTACT CELL

TABLE 28 SCHEMATIC OF DYE-SENSITIZED CELL

TABLE 29 KEY BENEFITS OF DYE-SENSITIZED CELLS

TABLE 30 METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING QUANTUM DOTS

TABLE 31 ADVANTAGES OF COLLOIDAL QDS OVER ORGANIC DYES

USED IN PV CELLS

TABLE 32 ADVANTAGES OF FLEXIBLE POLYMER-BASED CELLS

OVER CONVENTIONAL SOLAR CELL DESIGNS

TABLE 33 INORGANICS USED TO FORM NANOSTRUCTURES

TABLE 34 PROSPECTS FOR EMERGING SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 35 PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2005

TABLE 36 PHOTOVOLTAIC PATENTS BY GLOBAL REGION, 2005-2007

TABLE 37 ASSIGNEES WITH THREE OR MORE PATENTS, 2005-2007

TABLE 38 MAJOR BENEFITS OF THE SAI

TABLE 39 PRIMARY NREL RESEARCH

TABLE 40 U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 1998-

2007

TABLE 41 OBJECTIVES OF THE PV TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

TABLE 42 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS OF THE

GERMAN PHOTOVOLTAICS PROGRAM

TABLE 43 BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPAN

PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

TABLE 44 RESASONS FOR JAPANESE INVESTMENT

TABLE 45 QUALIFICATIONS FOR JAPANESE PV SUBSIDIES

TABLE 46 ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL PV SUPPORT

TABLE 47 STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

TABLE 48 BASIC GLOBAL PV REBATES AND INCENTIVES

TABLE 49 IMPACT OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ON PV GROWTH

TABLE 50 GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS,

2001-2006 (MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 51 BASIC 2006 SILICON USAGE

TABLE 52 CHALLENGES FACING UTILITIES

TABLE 53 MISSION OF THE SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION

TABLE 54 GLOBAL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, THROUGH 2015

(BILLIONS KILOWATTHOURS)

TABLE 55 AVERAGE INSTALLED PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFICIENCIES

AND COSTS, 1995-2020

TABLE 56 SUMMARY OF PV MARKET CHARACTRISTICS

TABLE 57 BENEFITS OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION

TABLE 58 KEY ADVANTAGES OF ROOFTOP SYSTEMS

TABLE 59 TYPICAL BIPV SYSTEM

TABLE 60 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF BIPV

TABLE 61 BENEFITS OF BUILDING A UTILITY-SCALE PV PLANT

TABLE 62 TYPES OF OFF-GRID RESIDENTIAL PV SYSTEMS

TABLE 63 SOME COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

TABLE 64 ESTIMATED USES OF PV ON NATIONAL PARK LANDS (%)

TABLE 65 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF OFF-GRID VILLAGE

ELECTRIFICATION

TABLE 66 MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF PV IN

TABLE 67 MAJOR FACTORS IN PV SYSTEM BUYING DECISIONS (%)

TABLE 68 INSTALLATIONS OF GRID-CONNECTED RESIDENTIAL

SYSTEMS IN JAPAN AND GERMANY, THROUGH 2007

(MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 69 CURRENT FACTS IMPACTING PV

TABLE 70 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS—GROWTH OF PV CELLS

TABLE 71 FORECAST—GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MONOCRYSTALLINE

SILICON CELLS/MODULES, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 72 FORECAST—GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MULTICRYSTALLINE

SILICON SOLAR CELLS THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 73 FORECAST—GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILM SOLAR

CELLS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 74 FORECAST—GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV CELLS MADE

FROM EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 75 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS BY

MAJOR TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 76 GLOBAL SHARES OF CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS BY

MAJOR TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2013 (%)

TABLE 77 GLOBAL MARKET VALUE OF CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS

THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS, AVERAGE PRICE $ MILLIONS)

TABLE 78 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV CELLS BY APPLICATION

THROUGH 2013 (MEGAWATTS)

TABLE 79 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL/MODULE

MATERIALS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 80 TYPICAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND CAPACITIES

FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER

TABLE 81 ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR

TABLE 82 COMMERCIAL STATUS OF CONCENTRATING SOLAR

POWER SYSTEMS

TABLE 83 LEADING COMPANIES IN THE CONCENTRATING SOLAR

POWER BUSINESS

TABLE 83 (CONTINUED)

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET: MODULE

SHIPMENTS AND MATERIALS, 2007 AND 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL SHARES OF PV PRODUCTION BY REGION, 2007

AND 2013 (%)

FIGURE 2 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF PV CELLS BY REGION, 2007

AND 2013 (%)

FIGURE 3 GLOBAL PV CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS, 2001-2007

FIGURE 4 SILICON USAGE BY APPLICATION, 2006 (%)

FIGURE 5 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MONCRYSTALLINE SOLAR

CELLS, 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 6 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MULTICRYSTALLINE SOLAR,

CELLS 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 7 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THIN FILMS PV CELLS BY TYPE,

2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 8 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV CELLS MADE FROM

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 9 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS BY

TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

FIGURE 10 GLOBAL SHARES OF CELL/MODULE SHIPMENTS BY

MAJOR TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2013 (%)

FIGURE 11 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PV CELLS BY APPLICATION,

2007-2013 (MEGAWATTS)

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Power is the backbone of any economy in today’s world. But the high price of fossil fuel is forcing countries to focus on renewable energy sources. So the technologically-developed countries have replaced a considerable portion of their fossil fuel power with renewable sources to sustain their con ...

Industries : Renewable energy

Solar and WiMAX Powered Video Surveillance Revolution: The Really Wireless Solution

$ 295
October 2008

There have been numerous wireless and solar powered video surveillance solutions on the market over the last few years. The Really WirelessTM platform changes the equation for wireless video surveillance for a variety of reasons. This paper evaluates the systems and its practical application as well ...

Industries : Renewable energy

The Future of Wind Power: Increasing economic competitiveness as the technology matures

$ 3 594
September 2008
128 pages

This report analyses the future of wind generation – one of the fastest growing areas of the power market. It looks at how the wind power technologies are maturing and evolving and their impact on the electricity generation landscape. It examines how technological developments, government renewabl ...

Industries : Renewable energy

Residential green energy market in Australia to 2010

$ 2 795
September 2008
40 pages

IntroductionThis brief assesses the development of the green power market in Australia, covering the size of the market and take-up of accredited green power by state, including forecasts to 2010; competitor performance and offerings, and consumer attitudes and behaviours.Scope*A mid-2008 survey of ...

Industries : Renewable energy

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