Worldwide Solar Manufacturing Capacity Market, Strategies, Shares, and Forecasts, 2008-2014

Table of Contents

Solar Manufacturing Capacity Executive Summary ES-1

Solar Initiatives ES-1

Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges ES-2

Participating In The Renewable Energy Markets ES-2

Perceived Political Value From Funding Solar Energy ES-3

Achieving Competitive Advantage in the Solar Industry ES-4

Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over ES-5

Population Increases ES-6

Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide ES-6

Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capacity ES-8

Solar Equipment Capacity Market Forecasts ES-10

Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges ES-10

1. Solar Market Description and Market Dynamics 1-1

1.1 Grid Electricity Generated From Thermal and

Other Solar Energy Systems 1-1

1.1.1 Solar Market Is Being Driven By The Inherent

Advantages Of Thin Film Photovoltaics (TFPV). 1-3

1.1.2 Shortage Of Crystalline Silicon 1-4

1.1.3 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Crystalline

Silicon Solar Modules, And Thin Film Solar Modules 1-4

1.1.4 Solar Energy Main Parts Of Manufacturing Process 1-6

1.1.5 Silicon Crystal Growing 1-6

1.1.6 Thin Film Plants 1-7

1.2 Solar Cell Plants 1-8

1.2.1 Module Assembly Plants 1-9

1.2.2 Systems Assembly 1-10

1.3 Photovoltaic Factories in Germany 1-11

1.3.1 Solar Speed To Market 1-12

1.3.2 California Leads American Photovoltaics Market 1-12

1.4 Solar-Thermal Power Plants In The Desert 1-13

1.5 Impact of Wind Energy 1-14

1.6 Chinese Solar Grade Silicon Wafers 1-16

1.7 Solar Power Gaining In Importance:

Rethinking Among US Utility Energy Suppliers: 1-17

1.7.1 Solar Speed To Market 1-18

1.7.2 California Leads The American Photovoltaics Market 1-18

1.8 Solar-Thermal Power Plants In The Desert 1-19

1.8.1 Solar- Power Storage in Hydrogen Tanks

and Use with Stationary Fuel Cells 1-20

1.8.2 Solar-Thermal Power 1-20

1.8.3 Ausra can Generate Electricity For 10 Cents A Kilowatt Hour 1-21

1.8.4 A Carbon Tax 1-23

1.9 Investments in Solar Technology 1-26

1.9.1 Masdar As An Extension Of Abu Dhabi Energy Leadership 1-28

1.9.2 Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) 1-32

1.9.3 Government Subsidies, Economic Incentives

And Other Support 1-33

1.10 Next Generation Of Solar Technology, Including CIS 1-33

2. Solar Manufacturing Capacity Market Shares and Market Forecasts 1

2.1 Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over 2-1

2.1.1 Population Increases 2-2

2.1.2 Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide 2-2

2.1.3 Carbon Use Surcharges 2-3

2.1.4 Benefits of Solar Electricity 2-3

2.2 Solar Equipment Manufacturing Capacity 2-5

2.3 Investments in Solar Technology 2-8

2.4 Solar Major Manufacturing Production 2-10

2.4.1 Solar Cell Component Suppliers 2-12

2.5 Solar Market Shares 2-12

2.6 Solar Equipment Capacity Market Forecasts 2-16

2.6.1 Prospect Of Carbon Use Surcharges 2-16

2.7 Solar Industry Manufacturing Capacity and

Production Market Forecasts (MegaWatts) 2-17

2.7.1 Solar Manufacturing Capacity Market

Forecasts (MegaWatts) 2-17

2.7.2 Solar Industry Manufacturing Production

Market Forecasts (MegaWatts) 2-20

2.7.3 Solar Industry Unused Manufacturing

Capacity Market Forecasts (MegaWatts) 2-21

2.8 Solar Modules Pricing Forecasts 2-23

2.9 Solar Energy Market Driving Forces 2-24

2.10 Solar Equipment Vendor Discussion 2-25

2.10.1 Q-Cells 2-26

2.10.2 Sharp Solar Panels 2-26

2.10.3 Kyocera 2-28

2.10.4 Sanyo 2-29

2.10.5 Suntech 2-29

2.10.6 GE 2-30

2.10.7 General Electric Brilliance Pre-Packaged

Utility Electricity Systems 2-31

2.10.8 GE Energy Roof-Integrated Solar Systems 2-31

2.10.9 SunPower Utility Electricity Solar Roof Tiles 2-31

2.10.10 Suntech Power 2-32

2.10.11 Schott Solar 2-32

2.10.12 Flisom 2-33

2.10.13 Mitsubishi 2-33

2.10.14 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Crystalline

Silicon Solar Modules, And Thin Film Solar Modules 2-34

2.10.15 Crystaline Silicon Wafers Vs Thin Film Amorphous 2-34

2.11 Solar Manufacturing Capacity Regional Analysis 2-35

2.11.1 Germany 2-38

2.11.2 Spain 2-38

2.11.3 US 2-38

2.11.4 Japan 2-40

2.11.5 SunTech Regional Revenues 2-41

2.11.6 Yingli Green Regional Analysis 2-42

2.11.7 First Solar 2-46

2.11.8 Kyocera 2-47

2.11.9 Solar Photovoltaic Industry Expands in Jiangxi 2-48

2.11.10 Solartech Regional Revenue Analysis 2-49

2.11.11 South Africa 2-50

2.11.12 Schott 2-51

3. Solar Manufacturing Production 1

3.1 Solar Plants The New Skyscrapers 1

3.2 Solar Cell Production 1

3.3 German Cell Manufacturer Q-Cells is Number 1 Cell Producer Worldwide 2

3.3.1 Q-Cells Location For A Second Production Complex 3

3.3.2 Q-Cells Cost Effective To Process Silicon Supply Internally 3

3.3.3 Q_Cells Thin-Film Solar Modules 5

3.3.4 Q-Cells Ag Core Business Depends On Assured Supply Of Silicon And Silicon Wafers 7

3.3.5 Q-Cells Advancing Into New Markets 8

3.4 Sharp 9

3.4.1 Sharp 2 Gigawatts Of Solar Power Production 9

3.4.2 Sharp Solar Cells 9

3.5 Suntech Power 10

3.6 Kyocera 11

3.7 Suntech 13

3.7.1 Suntech Power Conservative Solar Demand Forecasting Methodology 13

3.7.2 Suntech Leading Positions In Key Solar Markets 15

3.8 First Solar 16

3.8.1 First Solar Manufacturing Capacity 16

3.8.2 First Solar Leverages Political Leader Perceived Value From Funding Solar Renewable Energy 17

3.8.3 First Solar Facilities Support Increased Development Activities 18

3.8.4 First Solar Production Capacity 20

3.8.5 First Solar Manufacture Solar Modules On High-Throughput Production Lines 22

3.8.6 First Solar Manufacturing 22

3.9 Schott Solar 24

3.9.1 Schott Solar 24

3.10 Sanyo 27

3.11 BP Solar 28

3.12 GE 29

3.13 Jiangxi Gemei Technology Solar Photovoltaic Industry Expands 30

3.14 REC ASA 31

3.15 ersol 31

3.16 Miasolé 31

3.16.1 Miasolé Thin Film Solar Products 32

3.17 SunPower 23.4 Percent Efficiency Prototype Solar Cell 34

3.17.1 SunPower Revenue and Manufacturing Capacity 35

3.18 Solon 35

3.19 Mitsubishi Micromorph Thin-Film Capacity 35

3.19.1 Mitsubishi Micromorph Increase Overall Capacity To 250 Mw By April 2012 36

3.20 Evergreen Solar Contracts and Facilities 37

3.21 Flisom 37

3.22 Hoku Materials Set to Manufacture 3,500 Metric Tons of Polysilicon 38

3.23 LDK Solar Co LTD 38

3.24 Solaire Direct 39

3.25 Tenesol 40

3.26 Yingli Green 40

3.27 SolarWorld AG Integration at the Highest Technical Level 41

3.28 RWE Solar 44

3.28.1 RWE Solar, Alzenau 44

3.29 Flabeg-Group Modules 45

3.30 Global Solar Energy 47

3.30.1 Global Solar Energy Achieves 10% Cell Efficiency on Flexible/Lightweight Substrates 48

3.31 Prism Solar Technologies 49

3.32 Aursa Solar 51

4. Solar Technology 4-1

4.1 Concentrating Solar Power Basics 4-1

4.2 How Solar Cells Work 4-5

4.2.1 90% Of Solar Cells Made From Silicon 4-5

4.2.2 Solar Cells Convert Sunlight to Electricity 4-6

4.2.3 Intensity Of The Photon Flow 4-7

4.3 Solar Technologies 4-8

4.3.1 SunPower Technology 4-8

4.3.2 Types of PV Technologies 4-10

4.3.3 Crystalline Silicon 4-13

4.3.4 Thin-Film PV Technology 4-13

4.3.5 Thin film PV Modules Technology 4-13

4.3.6 Amorphous and Thin Film Silicon 4-16

4.3.7 Highly Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells 4-16

4.3.8 Developing Technologies: Electrochemical PV cells 4-17

4.4 Filsom Technology 4-18

4.4.1 Dyesol DSC - Dye Solar Cell Technology 4-20

4.4.2 First Solar CdTe Technology 4-22

4.4.3 Copper Indium Diselenide 4-25

4.5 Amorphous Silicon 4-25

4.6 Regional Considerations 4-26

4.7 Solar Panel Standards 4-30

4.8 Batteries For Solar Energy Storage 4-31

4.8.1 Thin film batteries (TFB) 4-31

4.8.2 Flooded Lead Acid Batteries 4-32

4.8.3 Absorbed Glass Mat Sealed Lead Acid (AGM) 4-32

4.8.4 MK Gel Cell Batteries 4-33

4.8.5 MK Power-Tech Batteries 4-33

4.9 Solar Research and Development 4-35

4.9.1 Barrier Coatings And Stability Of Thin Film Solar Cells 4-35

4.9.2 High-Efficiency Amorphous Silicon And

Nanocrystalline Silicon-Based Solar Cells And Modules 4-36

4.9.3 High Throughput, Low Toxic Processing Of

Very Thin, High Efficiency CIGSS Solar Cells 4-37

4.10 Solar Utility Projects 4-38

4.10.1 Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo 4-38

4.10.2 Utility Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish 4-40

4.10.3 Yes! Solar PV Systems 4-41

4.10.4 Large Photovoltaic System In Connecticut 4-41

4.10.5 Arizona Community Solar PV Systems 4-41

4.10.6 Arizona State Installed 2 MW Of Solar Photovoltaics 4-41

4.10.7 Canadian Solar Delivers Building-Integrated

Photovoltaics To Beijing 4-42

4.10.8 Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems 4-42

4.10.9 Solar-Powered Affordable Housing 4-42

4.10.10 OptiSolar Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters 4-42

4.10.11 Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems 4-43

4.10.12 Solar-Powered Affordable Housing 4-43

4.10.13 OptiSolar Selects Xantrex GT500MV

Grid-Tie Inverters 4-43

4.10.14 Young Brothers To Purchase Power From

Hoku Solar System 4-43

4.10.15 Yingli To Supply 9.19 MW Of Modules To

EN-NEO 4-44

4.10.16 Timminco Enters Supply Relationship With CSI 4-44

4.10.17 ersol Thin Film Signs Module Supply Contract

With Ralos Vertriebs 4-44

4.10.18 eSolar, SCE To Produce 245 MW Of Solar Power 4-45

4.10.19 Canadian Solar Signs Supply Agreement With

Neo Solar Power 4-45

4.10.20 Solar Power Inc SPI Closes $20 Million

Hardware Sale 4-45

4.10.21 Yingli Green Energy Signs New Sales

Contract With S.A.G. 4-45

4.10.22 Kyocera Solar Teams With Zacher Homes,

American Solar Electric 4-46

4.10.23 OPEL To Market Solarfun Panels In

North America And Brazil 4-46

4.10.24 Solar Thin Films, China Singyes To

Partner On 100 MW Of Photovoltaics 4-46

4.10.25 Napa Valley Winery Features Floating

Photovoltaic Panels 4-46

4.10.26 SunEdison Puts 1.18 MW Of Solar Online At

California Prison 4-47

4.10.27 Yingli Green Energy Contracts With Sailing New

Energy Resources 4-47

4.10.28 Asola To Supply Sunworx With Solar PV Modules 4-47

4.10.29 XsunX Expands Relationship With Newport For T

hin-Film Solar Manufacturing 4-47

4.10.30 ersol Signs Solar Cell Supply Contract With aleo solar 4-48

4.10.31 Spire To Provide Turnkey Solar Module

Manufacturing Line To BTCP 4-48

4.10.32 Evergreen Solar Signs Two Large Sales Contracts 4-48

4.10.33 Nanosolar Highlights 1 GW CIGS PV Production Tool 4-48

4.10.34 Schuco Introduces S SPU-4 Series Of

Polycrystalline Solar PV Modules 4-49

4.10.35 Genasun Offering GV-3 Solar Charge Controller 4-49

4.10.36 Solar Monkey Installs 3 MW Of Solar PV 4-49

4.10.37 Pacific Power, Mitsubishi Complete 1 MW

Photovoltaic Installation 4-49

4.10.38 Ecostream and City Solar Grid Installations in Spain 4-50

4.10.39 SunPower Completes 1.4 MW Solar Electric

System In South Korea 4-50

4.10.40 Solel Closes Deal With Ibereolica For 190,000

Solar Receivers 4-50

5 Solar Company Profiles 5-1

5.1 Major Photovoltaics Companies 5-1

5.1.1 Top Five global Photovoltaics Producers In 2007 5-4

The top five global photovoltaics producers in 2007

accounted for more than half of world production.

These companies were: 5-4

* Sharp Solar (Japan) 5-5

* Q-Cells (Germany) 5-5

* Kyocera (Japan) 5-5

* Suntech (China) 5-5

* Sanyo (Japan) 5-5

5.1.2 Photovoltaic Industry Associations 5-8

5.2 Abengoa Group 5-9

5.3 Acciona SA 5-9

5.4 AES 5-10

5.5 Akuo Energy 5-11

5.6 Applied Materials 5-11

5.6.1 Applied Materials / Oerlikon Solar 5-11

5.6.2 Applied Materials / Baccini S.p.A. Acquisition 5-12

5.7 Ausra 5-12

5.8 BP Solar 5-13

5.8.1 BP Solar Integrated Energy Company 5-15

5.8.2 BP Business Strategy 5-17

5.8.3 BP Financials 5-17

5.8.4 BP Revenue 5-18

5.8.5 BP Customers and Testimonials 5-23

5.9 Colorado Instruments / SolarWorld 5-23

5.10 Concentrix 5-25

5.10.1 Concentrix Highly efficient Flatcon System 5-25

5.11 Cypress Semiconductor / Sunpower 5-26

5.11.1 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower 5-27

5.12 Dyesol Limited 5-27

5.12.1 Dyesol Solar Cell (DSC) TechnologyPartnerships 5-28

5.13 Emcore 5-28

5.14 Evergreen Solar 5-29

5.14.1 Evergreen Solar String Ribbon Technology 5-29

5.14.2 Evergreen Solar Contracts and Facilities 5-30

5.15 First Solar 5-31

5.15.1 First Solar 2008 Second Quarter Revenue 5-31

5.15.2 First Solar Revenue 5-32

5.15.3 First Solar 2007 Third Quarter Revenue 5-32

5.15.4 First Solar Advanced Thin Film Semiconductor Process 5-33

5.15.5 First Solar / AES 5-34

5.15.6 First Solar Acquisition of Turner Renewable Energy 5-35

5.15.7 First Solar Manufacturing Capacity 5-35

5.15.8 First Solar Financials 5-36

5.16 Flisom 5-38

5.16.1 Flisom CTI Technology Transfer for Low-Cost Manufacturing 5-39

5.17 GE 5-40

5.17.1 GE Participation In The Solar America Initiative 5-40

5.17.2 GE Energy 5-42

5.18 Global Solar Energy 5-42

5.19 Hitachi America Ltd. 5-43

5.20 Hoku Scientific 5-43

5.20.1 Hoku Scientific Customers 5-44

5.20.2 Suntech Purchases Shares of Hoku Scientific 5-45

5.20.3 Hoku Fuel Cells 5-46

5.21 Isofoton 5-46

5.21.1 Isofoton Revenue 5-47

5.21.2 Isofoton Strategies 5-48

5.21.3 Isofoton Partners 5-51

5.21.4 Isofoton Customers 5-51

5.22 Kyocera 5-51

5.22.1 Kyocera Revenue 5-51

5.22.2 Kyocera Segment Information 5-52

5.22.3 Kyocera Business Strategy 5-54

5.23 LDK Solar Co LTD 5-54

5.23.1 LDK Strategic Relationships 5-56

5.24 Mitsubishi 5-56

5.24.1 Mitsubishi Electric 5-58

5.24.2 Mitsubishi Electric Revenue 5-58

5.24.3 Mitsubishi Electric Business Strategy 5-60

5.24.4 Mitsubishi Electric Improving Performance

Through Balanced Management 5-61

5.24.5 Mitsubishi Electric Promoting Business-

Strengthening Strategies 5-63

5.24.6 Mitsubishi Electric Strengthening Management 5-64

5.24.7 Mitsubishi Electric Growth Strategies 5-64

5.25 Nanosolar 5-65

5.25.1 Nano Solar Power Innovation 5-66

5.25.2 Nanosolar Funding 5-67

5.26 PrimeStar Solar 5-68

5.26.1 GE Makes Strategic Investment In PrimeStar Solar 5-68

5.27 Q-Cells AG 5-69

5.27.1 Q-Cells AG Business and Sales Assessment 5-78

5.27.2 Q-Cells Germany 5-80

5.27.3 Q-Cells Revenue 5-81

5.27.4 Q-Cells Business Strategy 5-83

5.27.5 Q-Cells Partners 5-83

5.27.6 Q-Cells Customers 5-85

5.28 Sanyo 5-85

5.28.1 Sanyo Brand Vision 5-90

5.28.2 Sanyo Revenue 5-91

5.28.3 Sanyo Investors 5-92

5.29 SatCon 5-92

5.29.1 SatCon Revenue 5-93

5.30 Schott Solar Builds US Manufacturing Plant 5-93

5.31 Sharp 5-97

5.31.1 Sharp Solar Revenue 5-105

5.31.2 Sharp Solar Cells Revenue 5-106

5.31.3 Sharp Solar Partners 5-107

5.32 Signet Solar 5-107

5.32.1 Signet Solar / Solar Farms / Solar Panels 5-108

5.32.2 Signet Solar Commercial Installations 5-108

5.32.3 Signet Solar Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) 5-109

5.32.4 Signet Solar Remote Habitation 5-109

5.33 Siemens 5-110

5.33.1 Siemens Revenue 5-111

5.33.2 Siemens Business Platform Strategy 5-111

5.34 Solaire Direct 5-114

5.35 Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ltd. 5-115

5.36 Solar Integrated 5-116

5.36.1 Solar Integrated Building Integrated

Photovoltaic (BIPV) Roofing Systems 5-116

5.36.2 Solar Integrated Customers 5-117

5.37 SolarWorld AG 5-117

5.37.1 SolarWorld AG Revenue 5-118

5.37.2 SolarWorld AG Shell Acquisition 5-120

5.37.3 SolarWorld AG Business Strategy 5-120

5.38 Solartech 5-122

5.38.1 Solartech Develops Thin Film Silicon PV Cell Technologies 5-122

5.38.2 Solartech Solar Cell Efficiency 5-124

5.38.3 Solartech Revenue 5-124

5.38.4 Solartech Customers 5-124

5.39 Solon 5-124

5.40 Spectra Watt / Intel 5-125

5.41 Sun Edison 5-125

5.42 SunPower 5-126

5.42.1 Sunpower High-Efficiency Solar Cells And

Multi-Megawatt Solar Power Systems 5-127

5.42.2 SunPower Financials 5-127

5.42.3 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower 5-127

5.42.4 SunPower Solar Utility-Scale Power 5-130

5.42.5 SunPower 24.4 Percent Efficiency Prototype Solar Cell 5-130

5.42.6 SunPower Revenue 5-131

5.42.7 SunPower Partners 5-133

5.43 Suntech 5-134

5.43.1 Suntech Acquisitions 5-136

5.43.2 Suntech / Hoku Scientific 5-136

5.43.3 Suntech / Suntech Power (Korea) 5-137

5.43.4 Suntech / Nitol Solar 5-137

5.43.5 SunTech Revenue 5-137

5.43.6 Suntech Regional Revenue Analysis 5-138

5.44 Tenesol 5-143

5.45 Urbasolar 5-143

5.46 Yingli Green Energy 5-143

5.46.1 Yingli Green Energy Revenue 5-145

5.46.2 Yingli Business Strategy 5-148

5.46.3 Customers 5-149

6. Solar Companies 6-1

6.1 Lists of Solar Companies 6-1

6.2 Note On Lists 6-143

List of Tables and Figures

Table ES-1 ES-7

Benefits Of Solar Electricity

Figure ES-2 ES-9

Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Capacity

Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009

Table ES-3 ES-11

Worldwide Solar Capacity Market Forecasts, Megawatts, 2008-2014

Table 1-1 1-1

Grid Electricity Thermal Solar System Cost Reduction Forces

Figure 1-2 1-2

Miliwatts of Solar Thermal Plant Forecasts

Table 1-3 1-22

Companies Working to Generate Electricity For

10 Cents A Kilowatt Hour

Figure 1-4 1-28

Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapour

Deposition Improve Solar Economics

Table 2-1 2-4

Benefits Of Solar Electricity

Figure 2-2 2-6

Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Capacity

Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009

Figure 2-3 2-7

Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Capacity

Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Figure 2-4 2-10

Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Production

Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2009

Table 2-5 2-11

Worldwide Solar Major Manufacturing Production

Market Shares, Megawatts (MWs), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Figure 2-6 2-13

Worldwide Solar Cells and Panels Market Shares,

First Three Quarters 2008

Figure 2-7 2-14

Worldwide Solar Market Shares, Dollars, 2007

Table 2-8 2-15

Worldwide Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Shares, Dollars 2007 and First Three Quarters 2008

Table 2-9 2-18

Worldwide Solar Capacity Market Forecasts,

Megawatts, 2008-2014

Table 2-10 2-19

Worldwide Solar Manufacturing Capacity and

Production Market Forecasts, 2008-2014

Table 2-11 2-20

Worldwide Solar Production Market Forecasts, Megawatts,

2008-2014

Table 2-12 2-21

Worldwide Solar Unused Manufacturing

Capacity Market Forecasts (MegaWatts), 2008-2014

Figure 2-13 2-36

Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007

Table 2-14 2-37

Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007

Figure 2-15 2-51

Schott Sales By Region

Table 3-1 3-19

First Solar Current And In-Process Production Capacity:

Figure 3-2 3-25

Schott Solar Panels

Table 3-3 3-28

Plan to Increase Mono Crystalline HIT

Solar Photovoltaic Cell Production Capacity

Figure 3-4 3-41

Yingli Green Capacity Expansion (MW)

Figure 3-5 3-43

SolarWorld AG Headquarters

Figure 3-6 3-46

Module Factory At Flabeg Solar International in

Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Figure 3-7 3-47

Module Production at Flabeg Solar International in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Figure 3-8 3-50

Prism Solar Technologies Advanced Solar Electric Modules

Figure 3-9 3-51

Aursa Solar Factory Positioning

Figure 4-1 4-9

SunPower Solar Panel

Table 4-2 4-10

Solar Photovoltaic Cell Types

Table 4-3 4-11

Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application

Table 4-4 4-11

Types of PV Technologies

Table 4-4 (Continued) 4-12

Types of PV Technologies

Figure 4-5 4-15

Thin Film Solar Modules Cell Spectral Response

Table 4-6 4-17

Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application

Figure 4-7 4-18

Thin-Film Solar Technology

Figure 4-8 4-19

Green Dye Synthetic Chlorophyll

Figure 4-9 4-20

Basic Idea Of Cigs Solar Cell Manufacturing Using

Roll-To-Roll Deposition Technology

Table 4-10 4-21

Kyocera Solar Power Applications

Figure 4-11 4-27

Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of

Generation Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems

Table 4-12 4-28

Solar Energy Generated as a Function of Installation Type

Figure 4-13 4-29

Alternative Siteing of GE Solar Panels

Figure 4-14 4-30

GE Solar Panel Pressure Clamp

Table 4-15 4-34

MK Power-Tech Battery Features:

Table 4-16 4-36

Stability Issues Related To Moisture Ingress

Figure 4-17 4-39

Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo

Figure 4-18 4-40

Utility Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish

Table 5-1 5-5

Top Five Global Photovoltaics Producers In 2007

Table 5-2 5-5

Recent Solar Company IPOs

Table 5-3 5-6

Other Solar Companies

Table 5-3 (Continued) 5-7

Other Solar Companies

Table 5-4 5-8

Selected Photovoltaic Industry Associations

Figure 5-5 5-10

BP Solar Country Positioning

Figure 5-6 5-12

BP Drilling Platform

Table 5-7 5-14

BP Revenue First Half 2008

Table 5-8 5-19

Selected BP Solar Customers and Testimonials

Figure 5-9 5-20

SolarWorld Educational Kits

Figure 5-10 5-34

Flisom Thin Film Solar Positioning

Table 5-11 5-37

GE Partners In The Solar America Initiative

Figure 5-12 5-45

Isofoton Solar Cell

Figure 5-13 5-57

Mitsubishi Electric Group Challenging Targets

Figure 5-14 5-58

Mitsubishi Electric Group Framework for Balanced Management

Figure 5-15 5-75

Q-Cells AG Business and Sales Assessment

Figure 5-16 5-78

Q-Cells Employees

Figure 5-17 5-83

Sanyo Solar Revenue

Figure 5-18 5-84

Sanyo Revenue by Geographical Segment

Figure 5-19 5-85

Sanyo Overseas Revenue by Geographical Segment

Figure 5-20 5-86

Sanyo Revenue by Geographical Segment

Table 5-21 5-90

Schott Solar Integrated PV Wafers

Figure 5-22 5-92

Schott Solar Locations

Figure 5-24 5-93

Sharp Photovoltaic Power Systems

Figure 5-24 5-94

Sharp Photovoltaic Power Systems Capabilities

Figure 5-25 5-95

Sharp Photovoltaic Sun Power

Figure 5-26 5-96

Sharp Photovoltaic Capacity Enhancement of Solar Cells

Figure 5-27 5-97

Sharp Photovoltaic Capacity Enhancement of Solar Cells

Figure 5-28 5-98

Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells

Figure 5-29 5-99

Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells

Figure 5-30 5-100

Sharp C/O2 Reduction Effect of Solar Cells

Table 5-31 5-103

Sharp Solar Partners

Figure 5-32 5-114

SolarWorld AG Revenue

Figure 5-33 5-115

SolarWorld AG Sales by Region

Figure 5-34 5-117

SolarWorld AG Shareholder Structure

Table 5-35 5-130

Significant Factors That Directly Or Indirectly Affect

Suntech Financial Performance

Table 6-1 6-1

Lists of Solar Companies

Table 6-2 6-151

Note On Lists