Solar Energy Technology Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, 2011 to 2017

Table of Contents

Solar Energy Technology Executive Summary

Solar Panels and Systems Market Executive Summary ES-1

Solar Market Driving Forces ES-1

Solar Market Shares ES-5

Solar Market Forecasts ES-8

Solar Energy Technology Market Description and Market Dynamics

1. Solar Technology Market Description and

Market Dynamics 1-1

1.1 Sun Is The Earth's Most Abundant And Primary

Source Of Energy 1-1

1.1.1 Solar Energy 1-2

1.2 PV Cell Device Made From Polysilicon Wafers 1-6

1.3 Solar Energy From the Sun 1-10

1.3.1 The Solar Solution 1-10

1.3.2 Solar Industry Key Drivers 1-12

1.3.3 Government Incentives for Solar Power: 1-12

1.3.4 Solar Energy Benefits 1-14

1.4 Solar Technologies 1-16

1.4.1 Research Initiatives 1-17

1.4.2 Thin Film Material Layers 1-18

1.5 Photovoltaic Conversion Of Sun Light 1-19

1.5.1 Solar Panel Orientation 1-20

1.6 Thin Film Solar Materials 1-22

1.7 Sunlight Intensity in Various Regions 1-23

1.7.1 Average Solar Irradiance 1-23

1.7.2 Global Solar Resources for PV

Photovoltaic and CSP Technologies 1-25

1.7.3 Sunshine Index 1-28

1.7.4 Economics of PV 1-29

1.8 Variety of Solar Panel Installations 1-31

1.8.1 Off-Grid Systems: 1-36

1.9 Solar Technology 1-40

1.9.1 Cost-Competitive Solar 1-40

1.9.2 Crystalline-Silicon Panels 1-41

1.9.3 Thin-Film Solar 1-42

1.9.4 Silicon or CIGS 1-43

1.10 World's Largest PV Installation German Solar 1-46

1.11 The Basics of Solar Electricity 1-48

1.12 Utility Power Positioning 1-50

1.12.1 Utility Solar Decision Making 1-51

1.13 U.S. Building Construction Industry 1-52

1.14 Silicon Panels Harvest More Energy 1-55

1.14.1 Solar Real Estate 1-56

1.15 Smart Electric Grid Overhaul: Utility 1-57

1.15.1 IBM Smart Grid 1-57

1.15.2 U.S. Electric Grid Needs Major Overhaul: Utility 1-58

1.15.3 Flexible Solar Cells With Silicon Wires 1-58

1.16 Competition and Advanced PV Technologies 1-59

1.17 Parts Of The Solar Cell Manufacturing Process 1-60

1.17.1 Silicon Crystal Growing or Casting Plants 1-61

1.17.2 Solar Cell Plants 1-63

1.17.3 Module Assembly Plants 1-65

1.17.4 Systems Assembly 1-66

1.18 Greenhouse Gases 1-66

1.19 Productionizing Technologies 1-67

1.20 Era Of Cheap Energy 1-68

1.20.1 Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide 1-70

1.20.2 Population Increases 1-70

1.21 Tackling Climate Change 1-70

1.22 Power From the Sun 1-71

1.22.1 PV Industry 1-72

1.22.2 SGS Solar Services 1-73

Solar Energy Technology Market Shares and Market Forecasts

2. Solar Panels and Systems Market Shares and

Market Forecasts 2-1

2.1 Solar Market Driving Forces 2-1

2.2 Solar Market Shares 2-5

2.2.1 Suntech 2-9

2.2.2 SunTech Strategic Positioning 2-9

2.2.3 Sharp Cumulative Solar Cell Production Volume:

3.1 gigawatts in 2007 to 4.3 gigawatts By the end of 2010 2-10

2.2.4 Sharp Solar Thin Film Solar Modules 2-11

2.2.5 First Solar 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing 2-11

2.2.6 First Solar 2-12

2.2.7 Canadian Solar 2-13

2.2.8 Canadian Solar Module Producer 2-13

2.2.9 Trina Solar Limited 2-13

2.2.10 Gintech Energy 2-17

2.2.11 SunRun and U.S. Bancorp 2-18

2.2.12 Panasonic / Sanyo Solar 2-18

2.2.13 Panasonic / Sanyo Solar Stone Brewing

Company Reference Account 2-19

2.2.14 Sanyo 2-19

2.2.15 BP Solar's EnergyMax Solar Electric Ground Systems 2-20

2.2.16 Q-Cells Q.SMART CIGS Solar Modules 2-20

2.2.17 Q-Cells 2-21

2.2.18 LDK Solar 2-21

2.2.19 LDK Solar Competitive Strengths 2-23

2.2.20 China South Industries Group Corporation

(CSGC) / TIANWEI New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. (TWNE) 2-24

2.2.21 Tianwei 2-25

2.2.22 Daqo New Energy 2-25

2.2.23 Scatec Solar 4 MW Solar PV Plant in Puglia, Italy 2-26

2.2.24 Solyndra: The Rooftop Solar Leader 2-26

2.2.25 Yingli Green Solar Energy Projects 2-27

2.2.26 SolarWorld 2-27

2.2.27 SolarWorld Acquired The Manufacturing

Base of Shell Solar 2-28

2.2.28 SolarWorld 2-29

2.2.29 BP Solar 2-30

2.2.30 JinkoSolar 2-30

2.2.31 Juwi 2-31

2.2.32 Masdar Operates Through Five Integrated Units 2-31

2.2.33 Masdar PV Production Capacity at Ichtershausen 2-33

2.2.34 Masdar PV 2-33

2.2.35 Masdar PV Thin-Film Photovoltaics 2-33

2.2.36 Masdar PV and Beck Energy Open-Space

Solar Park In Germany 2-34

2.2.37 Evergreen Solar Revenue 2-34

2.2.38 Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. 2-35

2.2.39 Conergy Modules Installed 2-35

2.2.40 Conergy AG 2-36

2.2.41 Saint-Gobain 2-36

2.2.42 ET Solar Grid Connection of a 2.9MW Power

Plant in Germany 2-37

2.2.43 Abengoa Solar Commercializes

High-Concentration Photovoltaic System 2-37

2.2.44 SolFocus 2-38

2.2.45 Yingli Green Solar Energy Projects 2-38

2.2.46 Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares 2-40

2.3 Solar Market Forecasts 2-42

2.3.1 Government Incentives For Solar Energy 2-55

2.3.2 Grid Parity 2-56

2.3.3 Impact of Oil Price on Solar Industry 2-57

2.3.4 Outlook for Solar Electricity 2-58

2.3.5 Solar Electricity Storage: Thin Film Batteries

Complement The Hydrogen Manufacture 2-59

2.3.6 Solar Market Opportunity 2-61

2.4 Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity 2-64

2.4.1 Solar Panel Efficiency 2-64

2.4.2 Yingli Green Energy High-Efficiency Panda Module 2-64

2.4.3 Canadian Solar High-Efficiency Cell 2-65

2.5 Solar Industry Segment Demand 2-65

2.6 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells – Market Share 2-69

2.6.1 Solar Panel Commercial Forecasts 2-78

2.6.2 Germany and Spain Feed-in Tariffs for

Photovoltaics in C/kWh 2-82

2.6.3 Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics - Segment 2-83

2.7 Thin Film Solar Cells Market Forecasts 2-85

2.7.1 Thin-Film Solar Markets 2-88

2.7.2 Thin Film Photovoltaics 2-91

2.7.3 First Solar Benchmarks In Thin Film Modules 2-92

2.7.4 First Solar Thin Film 2-93

2.7.5 Thin Film Photovoltaics 2-93

2.7.6 Higher efficiencies of CIGS modules 2-95

2.8 Developing Technologies: Concentrators 2-95

2.8.1 Solar Energy Cost-Of-Electricity Analysis 2-96

2.9 Concentrated Solar Power CSP 2-97

2.9.1 Concentrated Solar Thermal - Segment 2-100

2.9.2 Concentrating Solar Power 2-101

2.9.3 Concentrated Solar Power Plants 2-104

2.10 Solar Energy Marketplace And Secure

Power For Buildings BIPV 2-106

2.11 Global Solar Resources 2-108

2.12 Solar Panel ROI 2-109

2.13 Solar Panel Benchmarks 2-110

2.14 Solar Market Installed Capacity 2-116

2.14.1 PV Countries 2010 2-119

2.14.2 PV Installations by Technology 2-119

2.14.3 PV Installations by Application and Country 2-120

2.15 Solar industry Product Pricing 2-120

2.16 Solar Regional Market Segments 2-122

2.16.1 United States Solar Market 2-125

2.16.2 Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the United States,

Canada, China, India, and Australia provide FiT, Rebates,

Tax Incentives,

And Other Incentives Subsidies 2-128

2.16.3 German Solar Market 2-129

2.16.4 UK Solar Market 2-130

2.16.5 France: Solar Market 2-130

2.16.6 Italy and Spain: Solar Market 2-130

2.16.7 Canada: Solar Market 2-131

2.16.8 Australia: Solar Market 2-131

2.16.9 China: Solar Market 2-132

2.16.10 China's Insatiable Demand For Energy 2-133

2.16.11 Environmental Concerns Continue To Mount 2-133

2.16.12 Chinese Concerns About Power

Reliability And Energy Security 2-134

2.16.13 China's Energy Policies Are Focused On

Fostering Energy And Environmental Conservation 2-135

2.16.14 India: Solar Market 2-137

2.16.15 Trina Solar Regional Revenue 2-138

2.16.16 First Solar Regional Participation 2-140

Solar Energy Technology Product Description

3. Solar Technologies Product Description 3-1

3.1 SunTech Strategic Positioning 3-1

3.2 Sharp Solar Residential Products 3-2

3.3 Canadian Solar Standard Modules 3-3

3.4 Yingli Green Energy Residential 3-7

3.5 BP Solar Home Solutions Modules 3-9

3.6 SunPower® Solar Solution Home Energy Systems 3-10

3.6.1 SunPower® Residential Solar Panels 3-10

3.6.2 SunPower Solar Elegance 3-11

3.6.3 SunPower Highest Efficiency Solar 3-11

3.6.4 SunPower E19 Series Solar Panels 3-11

3.6.5 SunPower E18 Series Solar Panels 3-12

3.6.6 SunPower Solar Power Home Monitoring Systems 3-12

3.7 Sharp Solar Commercial Products 3-12

3.8 First Solar PV Modules 3-14

3.9 Canadian Solar Standard Modules 3-15

3.9.1 Canadian Solar e-Modules 3-15

3.10 Sanyo HIT A Series Solar Modules 3-16

3.10.1 Sanyo HIT A Series Solar Modules High Efficiency 3-17

3.10.2 Sanyo HIT Double Solar Panels 3-18

3.11 SolarWorld Sunkits Solar System 3-20

3.11.1 SolarWorld Sunmodule Solar Panels 3-22

3.11.2 SolarWorld Long-Term Performance 3-22

3.12 Q-Cells Commercial Grade Solar Cells 3-24

3.12.1 Q-Cells Q.PRO Multicrystalline Solar Module 3-28

3.12.2 Q.BASE Multicrystalline Solar Module 3-31

3.12.3 QCells PV Systems 3-34

3.13 Mitsubishi Electric PV Modules 3-35

3.14 Yingli Green Energy Commercial Installation 3-50

3.15 RRS - Magaldi Group 3-51

3.16 BP Roof systems 3-51

3.16.1 BP Ground systems 3-52

3.16.2 TATA BP Solar 3-54

3.16.3 Tata BP Solar's Large Commercial Projects 3-56

3.17 SunPower Commercial Solar Energy Solutions: 3-57

3.18 Trina Solar TSM-PC14 Utility Scale PV Systems 3-57

3.19 Sharp Solar Utility-Scale Products 3-58

3.20 First Solar Utility-Scale PV Systems 3-58

3.20.1 First Solar Utility Scale Engineering,

Procurement, and Construction 3-60

3.21 Yingli Green Energy Utility 3-61

3.22 Highwoods Solar 3-61

3.23 TATA BP Solar Energizes India 3-62

3.24 Daystar Technologies Target Market: Grid-Tied Utilities 3-62

3.24.1 DayStar CIGS Module 3-63

3.24.2 DayStar CIGS on Glass, Solar Photovoltaics, and

CIGS Electrical Energy 3-64

3.25 SunPower Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants 3-65

3.26 Solar Thin Film MiaSole Frameless Double Glass Module 3-66

3.26.1 MiaSole Solar Panels Targeted to Utilities And

Independent Developers 3-72

3.27 First Solar Thin Film 3-72

3.27.1 First Solar Operations and Maintenance 3-73

3.27.2 First Solar Strong Industry Vendor Relationships 3-76

3.27.3 First Solar Module Collection and Recycling Program 3-76

3.28 Sharp Solar Thin Film, Wide Impact 3-77

3.29 Q-Cells Q.SMART CIGS Solar Modules 3-78

3.30 HelioVolt 3-82

3.30.1 HelioVolt Best In Class of Thin Film 3-83

3.30.2 HelioVolt Electrical Performance 3-83

3.30.3 HelioVolt Front View 3-84

3.30.4 HelioVolt Back View 3-84

3.30.5 HelioVolt Mechanical Specifications 3-84

3.31 The Highest Performing Thin Film Products 3-87

3.31.1 HelioVolt Commercial roof tops 3-88

3.31.2 HelioVolt Ground mount 3-88

3.31.3 HelioVolt Residential rooftops 3-89

3.31.4 HelioVolt BIPV 3-89

3.31.5 HelioVolt Custom Panels 3-89

3.32 Masdar PV 3-89

3.32.1 Masdar PV Modules Amorphous Modules 3-93

3.33 Masdar PV Micromorph Modules 3-93

3.34 CIGs 3-96

3.34.1 CIGS Advantages: 3-97

3.34.2 Advanced CIGS Manufacturing Process 3-97

3.35 Ascent Solar Technologies, Building Integrated

Photovoltaics (BIPV) Modules Flexible And

Lightweight Thin-Film PV Technology 3-100

3.36 Canadian Solar BIPV Products 3-103

3.37 BP Solar BIPV Canopy Systems 3-105

3.38 Photovoltaic Consumer Solar Products 3-106

3.39 Ascent Solar Electronic Integrated

Photovoltaics (EIPV) Modules 3-111

3.39.1 Ascent Solar Defense Module & Applications 3-115

3.39.2 Ascent Solar Defense Operations Benefits 3-117

3.39.3 Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Custom Solutions 3-119

3.39.4 Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Electronic Product Benefits 3-121

3.40 Canadian Solar Specialty Products 3-123

3.41 LDK Solar 3-124

3.41.1 LDK Solar Cell 3-124

3.41.2 LDK Solar Monocrystalline Solar Cells 3-126

3.41.3 LDK Solar Multicrystalline Solar Cells 3-127

3.41.4 LDK Solar Modules 3-128

3.41.5 LDK Solar Systems 3-130

3.42 Yingli Green Energy 3-131

3.42.1 Yingli Green Energy Monocrystalline Solar Panels 3-131

3.42.2 Yingli Green EnergyPanda Series 3-131

3.42.3 Yingli Green Energy Multicrystalline Solar Panels 3-133

3.43 Trina Solar Product Portfolio 3-137

3.43.1 Trina Solar TSM-DC01 Universal Solution 3-137

3.43.2 Trina Solar TSM-DC01A Solar Panels 3-137

3.43.3 Trina Solar TSM-DC80 3-138

3.43.4 Trina Solar TSM-PC05 3-138

3.44 A Power Energy DG Systems

Micro Power Generation Grids 3-138

3.45 Petra Solar Utility Pole Applications for Solar Energy 3-140

3.45.1 Petra Solar Commercial Systems 3-142

3.45.2 Petra Solar Residential 3-143

3.46 Scatec Solar Project Development 3-144

3.46.1 Scatec Solar GmbH Operational

Management For Solar Parks 3-147

3.46.2 Scatec Solar Generates Electricity from Roof 3-150

3.46.3 Scatec Solar Carports 3-152

3.47 Schott PV 3-153

3.48 Solyndra Technology / Products 3-154

3.48.1 Solyndra Systems Minimal Orientation Impact 3-155

3.48.2 Solyndra Cylindrical Modules 3-164

3.48.3 Solyndra 200 Series 3-168

3.48.4 Solyndra Agricultural Solar Products 3-170

3.49 SunFields PV Modules 3-172

3.50 Stirling Energy Systems Dish Power 3-173

3.50.1 Stirling System SunCatcher™ 25-Kilowatt-

Electric (kWe) Solar Dish 3-175

3.50.2 SES SunCatcher™ Technology 3-178

3.50.3 SES SunCatcher Power Conversion Unit (PCU) 3-180

3.50.4 Dual–Axis Tracking Parabolic Concentrator

Efficient Solar Collector 3-180

3.50.5 Stirling Engine Efficient Heat Engine for

Operating Temperatures 3-181

3.50.6 SunCatcher Advantages vs. Solar Technologies 3-181

3.50.7 vs. Concentrating Solar Power 3-182

3.51 Suniva 3-186

3.52 Telio Solar Cells 3-188

3.53 Tianwei Monocrystalline Modules 3-191

3.53.1 TIANWEI Multicrystalline Module Description 3-191

3.54 Abengoa Solar Concentrating Solar Power 3-192

3.54.1 Abengoa Solar Parabolic Trough 3-195

3.54.2 Abengoa Solar Concentrating Solar Power Requirements 3-202

3.54.3 Abengoa Solar Power Tower 3-207

3.54.4 Abengoa Solar Operating Scheme For Tower Technology 3-208

3.54.5 Abengoa Solar Hybridation and Storage 3-211

3.54.6 Abengoa Solar Land Requirement For 20 MW Plants 3-213

3.54.7 Abengoa Solar ISCC (Integrated Solar Combined Cycle) 3-215

3.55 Solar Thermal Water Heating Units 3-217

3.55.1 Zing Solar Water Heating 3-217

3.55.2 Vajra Plus Solar Water Heating 3-217

3.55.3 Hotmax Nova Solar Heating 3-218

3.55.4 TATA BP Solar Business Energy 3-218

3.56 Daqo New Energy Solar Module 3-220

3.57 Dyesol DSC Applications Designs In BIPV 3-221

3.58 JinkoSolar Value Chain 3-221

3.58.1 JinkoSolar Product Traceability Control 3-221

3.58.2 JinkoSolar High Efficiency Modules 3-223

3.58.3 JinkoSolar High Efficiency Cells 3-223

3.58.4 JinkoSolar High Quality Wafers 3-223

3.58.5 JinkoSolar Advanced Technology 3-223

Solar Energy Technology

4. Solar Strategy, Technology, and

Industry Specific Applications 4-1

4.1 Solar Reflectors 4-1

4.1.1 Semiconductors Absorb Light 4-2

4.1.2 How Solar Energy Works 4-3

4.1.3 Connecting to the Grid: 4-3

4.1.4 SunEdison's Approach: 4-3

4.1.5 Solar Electricity 4-4

4.2 Solar Power Grants for Rural U.S. 4-4

4.3 Solar Electricity Powering Nighttime Football 4-5

4.4 Solar Power Installations Raise Home Values 4-6

4.4.1 CIGS 4-7

4.4.2 Photovoltaic Systems 4-8

4.5 Akeena Solar – Residential Solar Panels 4-11

4.6 Akeena Solar – Commercial Solar Panels 4-12

4.6.1 Akeena Solar - Installations 4-12

4.6.2 Andalay Integrated, Plug-and-Play Solar Power System 4-13

4.6.3 Andalay — Beautiful to be Green 4-14

4.6.4 Web-Based Monitoring 4-14

4.7 Suntrol Monitoring 4-15

4.7.1 Authorized Installation 4-17

4.7.2 Commercial systems 4-20

4.8 Sharp Forms The Consortium For Solar Lighting (CSL) 4-20

4.9 BP Solar Modules Testing 4-21

4.10 Solar Panel Technologies 4-23

4.10.1 Thin Film Solar Cells Amorphous Silicon 4-24

4.10.2 Thin Film Solar Cells Cadmium Telluride 4-24

4.10.3 Thin Film Solar Cells CIGS

(Copper Indium Gallium Selenide) 4-24

4.10.4 Miasolé Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide Films

Conversion Efficiency Confirmation From NREL 4-25

4.10.5 Thin-Film On Glass Substrate 4-27

4.10.6 Ascent Solar Putting CIGS On A Polymeric Or

Plastic Substrate 4-27

4.10.7 First Solar Monolithic Integration On Glass 4-27

4.10.8 Substrate Discussion 4-32

4.10.9 First Solar Modules Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)

Semiconductor Material 4-32

4.11 Trina Solar Silicon Panels 4-43

4.12 Q Cells Technology 4-44

4.13 SunTech 4-45

4.14 CIGS Photovoltaic Effect 4-46

4.14.1 Crystalline Silicon Indirect Band-Gap Semiconductor 4-46

4.14.2 Solar Thin Film Substrates 4-47

4.14.3 Gettering in Large-Grained Thin Polycrystalline

Silicon Films on Glass Substrate 4-48

4.14.4 EPV Solar Contracts Deliver 300 Megawatts Of

Thin-Film Panels Through 2012. 4-49

4.14.5 Photovoltaic Technologies: Single Crystal,

Polycrystalline and Thin Film 4-49

4.14.6 Single Crystal and Polycrystalline 4-49

4.14.7 Thin Film Panels 4-51

4.15 Shading 4-52

4.16 Third-Generation Thin-Film Solar Applications 4-55

4.17 Flexible Glass Solar Panels 4-56

4.18 Polysilicon Producers 4-58

4.18.1 Emerging Global Solar Polysilicon Producers 4-61

4.19 Inverter and Micro Inverter Markets 4-62

Solar Energy Technology Company Profiles

5. Solar Technology Company Profiles 5-1

5.1 A Power Energy 5-1

5.1.1 A Power Positioning 5-2

5.2 Abengoa Solar 5-2

5.2.1 Abengoa Solana: The World's Largest Solar Plant 5-4

5.2.2 Abengoa Solar 5-7

5.2.3 Abengoa Solar Concentrating Solar Power 5-10

5.2.4 Abengoa Solar Photovoltaic 5-10

5.2.5 Abengoa Solar Customized Industrial and

Commercial Applications 5-14

5.2.6 Abengoa Research and Development of Solar Technology 5-14

5.2.7 Abengoa Solar Commercializes High-

Concentration Photovoltaic System 5-17

5.2.8 Joint Venture Between Masdar (60%),

Total (20%) and Abengoa (20%) Shams-1 Solar Project 5-18

5.3 Akeena Solar 5-19

5.4 Anwell Group / SunGen 5-20

5.5 Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) 5-22

5.5.1 Applied Materials Silicon Systems Group 5-22

5.5.2 Applied Materials Revenue 5-25

5.5.3 Applied Materials Fiscal Second Quarter

Reportable Segment Results 5-26

5.5.4 Applied Materials Quarterly Financial Information 5-27

5.5.5 Applied Materials Acquisition of Varian Semiconductor 5-27

5.5.6 Applied Materials' HCT B5 Wire Saws

Selected by GCL-Poly for Solar Manufacturing 5-28

5.6 Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. 5-29

5.6.1 Ascent Solar Technologies Technology 5-31

5.6.2 Ascent Solar Company Positioning 5-33

5.6.3 Ascent Solar Distributor Agreement with

Sunload Mobile Solutions GmbH 5-35

5.7 ATS 5-35

5.7.1 ATS Innovation/R & D 5-38

5.8 BP Solar 5-40

5.8.1 BP Solar Modules Testing 5-42

5.8.2 BP Solar Research 5-43

5.8.3 BP Solar Innovative Relationships 5-43

5.8.4 BP Solar, MetLife Joint Ownership

Agreement for Long Island Solar Farm 5-44

5.8.5 BP Solar Energy Systems For

Stanford Engineering Buildings 5-44

5.8.6 TATA BP Solar 5-45

5.8.7 Tata Power: 5-47

5.8.8 BP: 5-47

5.8.9 Bhutan Tata BP Solar Supplies Power

Systems for CORDECT Telecom Network 5-48

5.8.10 Tata BP Solar Solar Manufacturing

Capacity by 62% to Serve Growing Solar Market in India 5-50

5.9 Bosch 5-50

5.9.1 Bosch Group’s Solar Energy Division 5-51

5.9.2 Bosch Malaysia Marketing 5-57

5.10 Canadian Solar 5-57

5.10.1 Canadian Solar New Powerful Solar Cell 5-58

5.10.2 Canadian Solar 600 MW PV Cell Plant Joint Venture 5-59

5.11 China Glass Holdings Limited 5-60

5.11.1 China Southern Glass (Australia)Pty

Ltd is a subsidiary of CSG Holding Co., Ltd. 5-60

5.11.2 China Glass Holdings Production Base in Suqian, Jiangsua 5-64

5.11.3 China Glass Holdings Production Base in Weihai, Shandong 5-64

5.11.4 China Glass Holdings Production Base in Xianyang, Shaanxi 5-64

5.11.5 China Glass Holdings Production Base in Beijing 5-65

5.11.6 China Glass Holdings Production Base of

Wuhai, Inner Mongolia 5-65

5.11.7 China Glass Holdings Production base in Nanjing, Jiangsu 5-65

5.11.8 China Glass Holdings Production base in Taicang, Jiangsu 5-66

5.11.9 China Glass Holdings Business and Revenue 5-66

5.11.10 China Glass Holdings Business Review 5-67

5.11.11 China Glass Holdings Outlook Tied To

China’s Twelfth Five Year Plan 5-69

5.11.12 China Glass Holdings Lowers Cost to

Manufacture Low Iron Glass 5-70

5.12 China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC) /

TIANWEI New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. (TWNE) 5-70

5.12.1 Tianwei New Energy German Solar Exhibition 5-72

5.12.2 Tianwei New Energy Resource Component Products 5-74

5.12.3 Hoku Scientific 5-75

5.12.4 Hoku $20 Million Loan From China Merchants Bank 5-80

5.12.5 Hoku Solar / Tianwei New Energy Holdings 5-80

5.12.6 Hoku Manufactures Polysilicon at Idaho Plant 5-81

5.13 Conergy AG 5-81

5.13.1 Conergy for Grimmway Enterprises,

Grower Of Carrots Implements 230 Kilowatts Of Solar 5-82

5.13.2 Conergy Powerplus Solar Plant At Fujifilm In Hawaii 5-82

5.13.3 Conergy 1.7 million PowerPlus Modules Installed 5-84

5.13.4 Conergy 12.4 MW solar park in Thailand 5-84

5.13.5 Conergy Is Building The Second Solar Park 5-85

5.13.6 Conergy PowerPlus Premium 56,000

Modules On Over 56 Kilometers 5-85

5.14 Daystar Technologies 5-86

5.14.1 DayStar Commercialization Strategy 5-87

5.14.2 DayStar Manufacturing 5-87

5.14.3 DayStar Technologies First Quarter 2011 Revenue 5-89

5.14.4 Daqo New Energy 5-90

5.14.5 Daqo New Energy / JNE Solar Module

Joint Venture in Canada 5-91

5.15 Dow Chemical 5-91

5.15.1 Dow Positioning 5-94

5.15.2 Dow Rethinking Energy 5-95

5.16 Dyesol 5-95

5.16.1 Dyesol Major Research Expansion in Japan 5-97

5.17 ET Solar 5-99

5.17.1 ET Solar Corporate Vision 5-99

5.17.2 ET Solar Modules Adopted in a UK

Commercial Rooftop Project 5-100

5.17.3 ET Solar / Zep Compatible Modules for

Rooftop PV Systems 5-101

5.17.4 ET Solar Grid Connection of a 2.9MW

Power Plant in Germany 5-101

5.18 Evergreen Solar 5-102

5.18.1 Evergreen Solar Revenue 5-102

5.19 First Solar 5-104

5.19.1 First Solar Sales 5-109

5.19.2 First Solar 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing 5-115

5.19.3 First Solar PV Modules UK MCS Certification 5-116

5.19.4 First Solar & China Power International

New Energy International Cooperation Framework Agreement 5-116

5.19.5 First Solar Push In The Cadmium Telluride Market 5-117

5.20 G24 Innovations 5-118

5.20.1 G24 Innovations (Dye Sensitized Solar Cell

Technology (DSSC) Strategic Development Agreement

With Texas Instruments 5-120

5.20.2 G24I UK site first in world to make ‘Green from Green’ 5-124

5.21 Gintech 5-125

5.22 Greenwing Energy 5-126

5.23 HelioSphera 5-126

5.23.1 HelioSphera Micromorph Technology 5-127

5.24 HelioVolt 5-129

5.24.1 HelioVolt and NREL Renew CRADA Continue

Advanced CIGS Development 5-130

5.24.2 NREL-Confirms HelioVolt Monolithic

Modules Lead Environmental Performance 5-131

5.25 JA Solar 5-132

5.25.1 JA Solar Revenue 5-132

5.25.2 JA Solar First Quarter 2011 Financial Results 5-133

5.25.3 JA Solar Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results 5-135

5.25.4 JA Solar Full Year 2010 Results 5-136

5.26 JinkoSolar 5-137

5.26.1 JinkoSolar Launch of Research and Development Center 5-140

5.26.2 JinkoSolar Powers Solar Tunnel 5-141

5.26.3 Jinko Solar Revenues 5-143

5.26.4 Jinko Solar Module Manufacturing 5-145

5.27 Juwi 5-146

5.27.1 Juwi Positioning 5-146

5.27.2 Juwi Financing 5-146

5.27.3 Juwi Construction 5-147

5.27.4 Juwi 5-147

5.27.5 Juwi Germany’s Largest Rooftop Solar

Power Plant in Philippsburg 5-148

5.27.6 Juwi Leads the Way to an Energy Transition 5-149

5.28 LDK Solar 5-151

5.28.1 LDK Solar Acquired Crystalline Module

Manufacturing Best Solar 5-151

5.28.2 LDK Solar Core Values 5-153

5.28.3 LDK Solar Mission Statement and Vision 5-153

5.28.4 LDK Solar Competitive Strengths 5-154

5.28.5 LDK Solar Cost-Effective Production 5-154

5.28.6 LDK Solar In-House Polysilicon Production 5-156

5.28.7 LDK Solar Vertically Integrated Capabilities 5-157

5.28.8 LDK Solar Strong and Diversified Customer Base 5-157

5.28.9 LDK Solar Key Strategies 5-158

5.28.10 LDK Solar Sale of Minority Stake in Its

Polysilicon Business to China Development Bank

International Holdings Limited 5-158

5.28.11 LDK Solar Revenue for First Quarter Fiscal 2011 5-159

5.28.12 LDK Solar Silicon 5-160

5.28.13 LDK Solar Production Technologies 5-161

5.28.14 LDK Solar Ingot 5-162

5.28.15 LDK Solar Multicrystalline 5-162

5.28.16 LDK Solar Monocrystaline 5-166

5.28.17 LDK Solar State-Of-The-Art Mono

Crystalline Pulling Equipment 5-167

5.28.18 LDK Solar Solar / Green Technology 5-171

5.28.19 LDK Solar Financial Services 5-171

5.29 Mubadala / Masdar 5-172

5.29.1 Masdar Operates Through Five Integrated Units 5-174

5.29.2 Masdar PV 5-176

5.29.3 Masdar Initiative 5-178

5.29.4 Masdar PV Production Capacity at Ichtershausen 5-182

5.29.5 Masdar PV and Raabvill Kft. Build Solar

Parks With Full Size Modules 5-183

5.29.6 Masdar PV and Beck Energy Open-Space

Solar Park In Germany 5-184

5.30 MEMC 5-185

5.30.1 MEMC Global Sales And Manufacturing 5-188

5.30.2 MEMC Strategic Positioning Driving

Sustained Achievement 5-190

5.30.3 MEMC Wafer Manufacturing Process 5-190

5.30.4 MEMC Electronic Materials Revenue 5-191

5.30.5 MEMC Semiconductor Materials Segment 5-192

5.30.6 MEMC Solar Energy Segment -- SunEdison 5-193

5.30.7 MEMC / SunEdison 5-193

5.30.8 Selected MEMC Sun Edison Customers 5-194

5.30.9 MEMC Solar Energy ROI Advantages 5-196

5.31 Motech 5-197

5.31.1 Motech Revenue 5-201

5.32 Panasonic / Sanyo Solar 5-202

5.32.1 Panasonic Corporation Revenue 5-202

5.32.2 Sanyo 5-203

5.32.3 SANYO 2011 Sales Of Solar Photovoltaic Systems 5-204

5.32.4 Panasonic Full Year Revenue 5-208

5.32.5 Panasonic / Sanyo Solar Ark 5-208

5.32.6 Panasonic /Sanyo Solar Stone Brewing

Company Reference Account 5-210

5.32.7 Panasonic / Sanyo Solar lumenHAUS Reference Account 5-211

5.32.8 InSpec / SANYO 5-211

5.32.9 SANYO and InSpec Group Partnership

Generates Multiple Solar Installations in Oregon 5-212

5.33 Mitsubishi Electric 5-212

5.33.1 Mitsubishi Electric Group Energy and Electric Systems 5-213

5.33.2 Mitsubishi Electric Power Module for Electric Vehicles 5-214

5.33.3 Mitsubishi Electric Group Power

Module Test Samples Specifications 5-219

5.34 MiaSole 5-220

5.34.1 Intel / MiaSolé 5-221

5.34.2 MiaSolé Thin Film Solar 5-222

5.34.3 MiaSolé Shingles 5-223

5.35 Oerlikon Solar 5-223

5.35.1 Oerlikon Solar's Market Segments 5-224

5.35.2 Oerlikon Solar Products & Technology 5-225

5.35.3 Oerlikon Solar Customers 5-226

5.35.4 Oerlikon Solar Competencies 5-227

5.35.5 Oerlikon Solar Market Segments 5-228

5.35.6 Oerlikon Solar Environmental Commitment 5-229

5.35.7 TÜV Rheinland certificate for Oerlikon

Solar ThinFabTM Modules 5-230

5.35.8 Oerlikon Solar 120 MW-ThinFab™ Order 5-230

5.36 Petra Solar 5-232

5.36.1 Petra Solar Utility Pole Solar 5-232

5.36.2 Petra Solar Remote Monitoring And Control 5-233

5.36.3 Petra Solar Wins Smart Grid & Clean Tech

Techamerica American Technology Awards 5-234

5.36.4 Petra Solar National Smart Solar Energy

Plan at Jordan - U.S. Business Forum in Middle East 5-235

5.37 QCells 5-236

5.37.1 QCells Revenue 5-239

5.37.2 QCells Revenue 5-239

5.38 Scatec Solar 5-241

5.38.1 Scatec Solar Corporate Structure 5-241

5.38.2 Scatec Solar Offers One-Stop-Shopping 5-243

5.38.3 Scatec Solar Role in Scatec Group 5-243

5.38.4 Scatec Solar 4 MW Solar PV Plant in Puglia, Italy 5-244

5.38.5 Scatec Solar builds 6 MW Solar PV

Plant In A Former Mine In Emilia 5-245

5.39 Schott 5-246

5.39.1 SCHOTT Solar Global presence 5-247

5.39.2 SCHOTT Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Business Division 5-247

5.39.3 SCHOTT Solar 2008 – Hospital Ward In Senegal 5-249

5.39.4 SCHOTT Light for Tanzania 5-250

5.39.5 SCHOTT Solar PV and Consolidated

Solar Technologies Inaugurate Photovoltaic Solar Installation at

Moriarty High School 5-250

5.39.6 SCHOTT Solar Black Frame Modules 5-251

5.39.7 SCHOTT Solar comes out on top in PV+

Test Conducted by Solarpraxis and TÜV Rheinland 5-252

5.40 SEC Solar Energy Centre 5-252

5.41 SENER 5-253

5.42 Sharp Solar 5-254

5.42.1 Sharp Solar Revenue 5-257

5.42.2 Sharp Corporation Regional Sales 5-259

5.42.3 Sharp Electronics Corporation 5-260

5.42.4 Sharp 3.1 gigawatts in 2007 to 4.3 gigawatts

By the end of 2010 Cumulative Solar Cell Production Volume 5-260

5.42.5 Sharp Solar Thin Film Solar Modules 5-261

5.42.6 Sharp Revenue 5-265

5.43 SMA Solar Technology AG 5-266

5.43.1 SMA Solar Technology Acquisition of dtw Sp.z o.o. 5-268

5.43.2 SMA Solar Technology AG Revenue 5-268

5.44 SolFocus 5-269

5.44.1 SolFocus Low Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Intensity 5-271

5.44.2 No Water Consumption 5-271

5.44.3 SolFocus Less Disruption of the Land and

Local Ecosystem 5-272

5.44.4 CPV technology: 5-275

5.44.5 SolFocus Partners with Bechtel to Deliver

Renewable Power for California Agribusiness 5-276

5.44.6 SolFocus and Vision Electro Mechanical

Company to Build the Largest Solar Power Plant of its

Kind in Saudi Arabia 5-277

5.45 Solyndra 5-277

5.45.1 Solyndra: The Rooftop Solar Leader 5-278

5.45.2 Solyndra Installation Delhaize 5-278

5.45.3 Solyndra Solar Solution For Commercial

Metal Roof Market 5-281

5.46 Solyndra Solar Panels Help Power Qwest Field Event Center 5-283

5.47 SolarWorld 5-286

5.47.1 SolarWorld Core Business Is Photovoltaics 5-286

5.47.2 SolarWorld Acquired Manufacturing Base of Shell Solar 5-287

5.47.3 SolarWorld Improved Storage Facilities 5-289

5.47.4 SolarWorld Revenue 5-290

5.48 Stirling Energy Systems 5-295

5.48.1 Stirling Energy Systems SunCatcherTM Technology 5-296

5.49 SunFields 296

5.50 Suniva Inc. 5-297

5.50.1 Suniva Powers 250 kW Rooftop Solar Array at

UPS Center in Lakewood, New Jersey 5-297

5.50.2 Suniva Optimus™ Solar Modules 5-298

5.51 SunTech 5-298

5.51.1 SunTech Local Sales Offices 5-299

5.51.2 SunTech Strategic Positioning 5-300

5.51.3 SunTech Sales 5-301

5.51.4 SunTech Innovation 5-301

5.51.5 SunTech Partners 5-302

5.52 Tata BP Solar 5-305

5.52.1 Tata BP Solar Manpacks 5-313

5.52.2 Tata BP Solar Expands Manufacturing

Capacity by 62% to Serve Growing Solar Market in India 5-314

5.53 Telio Solar 5-316

5.54 Torresol Energy 5-316

5.55 Trina Solar 5-317

5.55.1 Trina Solar Partners 5-317

5.55.2 Trina Solar Products 5-318

5.55.3 Trina Solar Manufacturing 5-319

5.55.4 Trina Revenue 5-321

5.55.5 Trina Solar Regional Revenue 5-322

5.56 Total / Sunpower 5-322

5.56.1 SunPower 2.5-Megawatt Solar Power System:

Munich Re 5-323

5.56.2 SunPower Corporation Revenue 5-324

5.56.3 Total (CAC: TOTF.PA) and SunPower 5-324

5.56.4 1.8-Megawatt Solar Power System Planned for

Bloomberg's New Jersey Campus 5-325

5.57 Yingli Green Energy 5-326

5.57.1 Yingli Green Solar Energy Vertical Integration 5-326

5.57.2 Yingli Green Solar Energy Power Controlled 5-328

5.57.3 Yingli Green Solar Energy Projects 5-329

Appendix

Technology Review

Selected List of Companies

List of Tables and Figures

Solar Energy Technology Executive Summary

Table ES-1 ES-3

Solar Market Growth Key Factors Driving Demand

Table ES-2 ES-4

Forces Driving Investment in Solar Energy

Figure ES-3 ES-7

Solar Panel and Systems Market Shares, Dollars, 2010

Figure ES-4 ES-10

Solar Panel and Systems Markets Forecasts Dollars,

Worldwide, 2011-2017

Solar Energy Technology Market Description and Market Dynamics

Figure 1-1 1-4

Driving Forces for Climate Change

Table 1-2 1-4

International Energy Agency Forecasts for 2030

Table 1-3 1-5

Importance of Energy Management

Figure 1-4 1-7

How Solar Power Works

Table 1-5 1-9

Semiconductor Device Industry Characteristics:

Figure 1-6 1-11

Global Primary Energy Scenario

Table 1-7 1-15

Solar Fosters Energy Independence

Figure 1-8 1-18

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

Figure 1-8 1-19

Flisom thin-film technology for flexible CIGS solar cells

Figure 1-9 1-21

Solar Panel Azimuth Angle and Magnetic Declination

Figure 1-10 1-23

Nanocrystalline Silicon Layers

Figure 1-11 1-24

Average Solar Irradiance

Figure 1-12 1-25

Global Solar Resources for PV Photovoltaic and CSP Technologies

Figure 1-13 1-26

Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of

Generation Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems

Figure 1-14 1-27

Map of Solar Electricity Potential In Europe

Figure 1-15 1-28

Sunshine Index, U.S.

Figure 1-16 1-30

US Average Daily Solar Energy Received By A

Latitude Tilt Photovoltaic Cell

Figure 1-17 1-31

Solar Covered Roof

Table 1-18 1-32

Solar Energy Generated as a Function of Installation Type

Figure 1-19 1-33

Alternative Siteing of Solar Panels

Figure 1-20 1-34

Arizona Springerville Generating Station Solar

System28-Acre Field Of PV Panels

Figure 1-21 1-35

PV In Standalone Devices Solar Parking Meter

Figure 1-22 1-37

Phases of Migration to Sustainable Solar Markets

Figure 1-23 1-38

Public Policy to Encourage Sustainable Economics

Table 1-24 1-39

Sustainable Solar Energy Market Aspects

Figure 1-25 1-44

Australian Government Solar Technology Testing

Figure 1-26 1-46

Germany's Biggest Solar Installation, in Lieberose.

German Tariff Cuts To Solar

Figure 1-27 1-49

Solar Energy Module

Table 1-28 1-54

Building And Construction Market Shifts Around Solar Energy

Table 1-29 1-61

Parts Of The Solar Cell Manufacturing Process

Table 1-30 1-73

Description Of Solar Services

Figure 1-31 1-74

High-Tech Solar Cell Production at Deutsche

Cell GmbH; Freiberg/Saxony

Figure 1-32 1-75

High-Tech Solar Production At Deutsche

Cell GmbH; Freiberg/Saxony

Solar Energy Technology Market Shares and Market Forecasts

Table 2-1 2-3

Solar Market Growth Key Factors Driving Demand

Table 2-2 2-4

Forces Driving Investment in Solar Energy

Figure 2-3 2-7

Solar Panel and Systems Market Shares, Dollars, 2010

Table 2-4 2-8

Solar Energy Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010

Table 2-5 2-22

LDK Solar Key Information: Research & Development Targets

Table 2-6 2-22

LDK Solar Planned Capacity:

Table 2-7 2-22

LDK Solar Production Site:

Figure 2-8 2-29

SolarWorld Solar Installation

Figure 2-9 2-40

Solar Panel and Systems, Megawatts Shipped, Worldwide, 2010

Table 2-10 2-41

Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares,

Worldwide, 2009 and 2010

Figure 2-11 2-44

Solar Panel and Systems Markets Forecasts Dollars,

Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-12 2-45

Solar Crystalline Silicon, Thin Film, Concentrated

Power Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-13 2-46

Solar Crystalline Silicon, Thin Film, Concentrated

Power Market Segments, Percent, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 2-14 2-47

Solar Industry Dollars to Megawatts Ratio,

Worldwide, Forecasts, 2010-2017

Figure 2-15 2-48

Solar Industry Dollars to Megawatts Ratio, Forecasts, 2010-2017

Table 2-16 2-49

Solar Market Segments MegaWatts and Dollars

Comparison, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-17 2-54

Solar Energy Significant Growth Factors

Table 2-18 2-55

Solar Energy Growth Aspects

Table 2-19 2-60

Electrical Storage Mechanisms

Table 2-20 2-62

Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares,

Worldwide, 2009 and 2010

Figure 2-21 2-63

Solar Energy Shipments, Market Forecasts

MegaWatts, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-22 2-64

Solar Market Segments MegaWatts, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Table 2-23 2-66

Solar Market Segments Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 2-24 2-67

Crystalline Silicon c-Si PV and Thin Film PV

Photovoltaic Technologies

Figure 2-25 2-68

c-Si PV Photovoltaic Technologies

Figure 2-26 2-69

Silicon Global Module Trend

Figure 2-27 2-71

Solar Panels and Systems Crystalline Silicone

Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 2-28 2-74

Guardian Estimates of Global Soar PV Capacity, to 2020

Figure 2-29 2-75

Size of Commercial Rooftops in Square Feet and

Solar Rooftop Penetration Analysis

Table 2-30 2-76

Selected Solar Rooftop Installations

Figure 2-31 2-77

Commercial Solar Panel Units and Dollars, 2011-2016

Table 2-32 2-78

Solar Energy Storage Aspects

Figure 2-33 2-79

Solar Panel Commercial Photovoltaic Market Forecasts,

Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016

Table 2-34 2-80

Trackers Transform Commercial Rooftop Solar:

Table 2-35 2-81

Solar Rooftop Panels and Trackers

Figure 2-36 2-83

Photovoltaics

Figure 2-37 2-85

Solar Thin Film Panels and Systems Market

Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017

Figure 2-38 2-88

Solar Thin Film Installation

Figure 2-39 2-89

Thin Film Solar Panel Percentage of PV Module Production

Table 2-40 2-91

Thin Film Photovoltaic Product Attributes:

Table 2-41 2-94

Thin Film PV Technology

Figure 2-42 2-99

Concentrated Solar Power Market Forecasts,

Worldwide, Dollars, 2011-2017

Figure 2-43 2-100

Concentrating Solar Power

Figure 2-44 2-104

Parabolic Trough CSP System

Table 2-45 2-106

Solar Energy Marketplace And Secure Power For

Buildings BIPV Market Factors

Table 2-46 2-107

HelioVolt Solar Panel Thin Film Benefits

Figure 2-47 2-108

Global Solar Resources for PV Photovoltaic and CSP Technologies

Table 2-48 2-109

BP Solar ROI

Figure 2-49 2-115

Solar for Peak Power Generation

Figure 2-50 2-116

Trina Solar Energy Efficiency Rating

Table 2-51 2-117

Glass Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010

Table 2-52 2-118

Glass Building and Automotive Market Segments,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2010

Table 2-53 2-122

Vertically Integrated Manufacturing Capabilities

Table 2-54 2-123

Solar Panel and Systems Regional Market Segments, 2010

Table 2-55 2-123

Solar Panel and Systems Regional Market Segments, 2010

Table 2-56 2-135

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

Solar Energy Technology Product Description

Figure 3-1 3-2

Sharp Powers Home with Solar

Table 3-2 3-4

Canadian Solar Key Features

Figure 3-3 3-5

Q-Cells Q6LTT3

Table 3-4 3-6

Q-Cells Q6LTT3 Product benefits:

Figure 3-5 3-7

Yingli Green Energy Residential

Table 3-6 3-8

Yingli Green Energy Götz Family Home

Table 3-7 3-13

Sharp Solar Panels Target

Figure 3-8 3-14

Sharp Solar Panels

Table 3-9 3-16

Canadian Solar Modules Performance-To-Price Ratio

Table 3-10 3-18

Sanyo Sanyo HIT Double Solar Panel Applications

Table 3-11 3-19

Sanyo HIT Double Solar Panel Mounting Options

Figure 3-12 3-21

SolarWorld Added Value From Guarantee

Figure 3-13 3-23

Sunmodule’s Capacity Is Guaranteed

Figure 3-14 3-25

Q-Cells Q6LMX3

Table 3-15 3-26

Q-Cells Solar Product Benefits:

Table 3-16 3-27

Q-Cells Solar Cell Test Protocols

Figure 3-17 3-29

Q-Cells Q.PRO 225-240

Table 3-18 3-30

Q-Cells Q.PRO 225-240 Product Benefits

Table 3-19 3-30

Q-Cells Q.PRO 225-240 Target Markets

Figure 3-20 3-32

QCells Q.Base 215-230

Table 3-21 3-33

QCells Q.Base Product Benefits:

Figure 3-22 3-36

Mitsubishi Electric PV Modules

Figure 3-23 3-38

Mitsubishi Electric PV Highly Efficient Modules

Figure 3-24 3-40

Mitsubishi Electric PV Modules TD Series:

Tightest Tolerance

Figure 3-25 3-42

Mitsubishi Electric PV Modules Derating Example,

Capacitor Failure Rates by Stress Ratio.

Figure 3-26 3-43

Mitsubishi Electric PV Traditional Module

Figure 3-27 3-50

Yingli Green Energy Commercial Installation

Figure -28 3-54

TATA BP Solar Energy to Business

Table 3-29 3-64

DayStar CIGS on Glass

Figure 3-30 3-66

MiaSole Frameless Double Glass Module

Table 3-31 3-67

MiaSole Thin Film Solar Key Features

Table 3-32 3-68

MiaSole Thin Film Solar Electrical and Thermal Performance

Table 3-33 3-69

MiaSole Thin Film Solar Physical and Mechanical Specifications

Table 3-34 3-70

MiaSole Thin Film Solar Panel Size Specifications

Figure 3-35 3-71

MiaSole Technology

Figure 3-36 3-73

First Solar Operations and Maintenance O&M

Advanced Features And Infrastructures

Figure 3-36 (Continued) 3-74

First Solar Operations and Maintenance O&M Advanced Features And Infrastructures

Figure 3-37 3-79

Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95

Table 3-38 3-80

Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95 Product Benefits

Table 3-39 3-81

Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95 Target Markets

Figure 3-40 3-82

HelioVolt Solar Panels

Table 3-41 3-86

HelioVolt Modules Next Generation Thin Film Solar Technology:

Figure 3-42 3-90

Masdar PV modules

Figure 3-43 3-92

Masdar PV Thin-film Modules

Table 3-44 3-93

Masdar PV Modules Quality and Performance Aspects

Table 3-45 3-94

Masdar PV Micromorph Thin-Film Solar Modules

Quality and Performance

Table 3-46 3-94

Masdar PV Micromorph Thin-Film Solar Modules Production Lines

Table 3-47 3-98

HelioVolt Thin-Film Copper Indium Gallium Selenide

("CIGS") Module Advantages

Table 3-48 3-99

HelioVolt Solar Panel Thin Film Benefits

Figure 3-49 3-101

Ascent Solar Technologies Building Integrated

Photovoltaics (BIPV) Modules

Table 3-50 3-102

Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Light Building

Integrated Modules Functions

Table 3-51 3-103

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Light Modules

Building Integration Benefits:

Table 3-52 3-104

Canadian Solar BIPV Modules Applications

Table 3-53 3-105

Canadian Solar BIPV Modules Specification

Figure 3-54 3-107

Photovoltaic Consumer Solar Products

Figure 3-55 3-111

Ascent Solar Electronic Integrated

Photovoltaics (EIPV) Modules

Table 3-56 3-112

Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Mobile Modules

Figure 3-57 3-113

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Module Features

Figure 3-58 3-113

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Module Target Markets

Table 3-59 3-114

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Product Benefits for

Electronic Integration

Figure 3-60 3-115

Ascent Solar Defense Module & Applications

Table 3-61 3-116

Ascent Solar Military Applications

Table 3-62 3-116

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Extreme Modules: At-A-Glance

Table 3-63 3-117

Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Extreme Solar Modules

Figure 3-64 3-119

Ascent Solar Cell Phone

Table 3-65 3-120

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Micro Modules

Table 3-66 3-121

Ascent Solar Electronic Devices Ideal for

Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Custom Modules

Table 3-67 3-122

Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Electronic Product Benefits

Table 3-68 3-123

Canadian Solar Car Battery Charger Features

Table 3-69 3-125

LDK Solar Key Information: Research & Development Targets

Figure 3-70 3-126

LDK Solar Photovoltaic Cell

Figure 3-71 3-129

LDK Solar Assembled PV Modules

Table 3-72 3-130

LDK Solar 160D to 190D Series

Figure 3-73 3-132

Yingli Green EnergyPanda 265 Series

Table 3-74 3-133

Yingli Green Energy Solar Panel Specifications

Figure 3-75 3-134

Yingli Green Energy YL/YGE Series

Figure 3-76 3-135

Yingli Green Energy YL/YGE 185 Series

Table 3-77 3-136

Yingli Green Energy Solar Panel Characteristics

Table 3-78 3-136

Yingli Green Energy Solar Panel Product Benefits:

Table 3-79 3-143

Petra Solar Benefits:

Table 3-80 3-147

Scatec Solar GmbH Operational Management Services

For Solar Parks

Table 3-81 3-148

Photovoltaic Solar Park Advantages

Table 3-82 3-150

Scatec Solar Roof Design Functions

Table 3-83 3-151

Scatec Solar Roof Photovoltaic System Components:

Table 3-84 3-153

Scatec Solar Carport Construction Features:

Table 3-85 3-154

SCHOTT POLY® PV Modules Key Advantages:

Figure 3-86 3-155

Solyndra Systems Cylindrical Design

Figure 3-87 3-156

Solyndra Systems Copper Indium Gallium

Diselenide (CIGS) With A Hermetic Seal At The

End Of Each Module

Figure 3-88 3-159

Solyndra vs. Conventional Rooftop PV Systems

Figure 3-89 3-161

Solyndra vs. Conventional Rooftop PV Systems

Figure 3-90 3-162

Solyndra Systems Conventional Flat PV Panels

Figure 3-91 3-163

Solyndra Systems Independent Testing Labs

Figure 3-92 3-164

Solyndra Systems Leverages Benefits of a Solar Cylinder

Figure 3-93 3-166

Solyndra Cylinder Systems

Figure 3-94 3-167

Solyndra Systems Benefits In a Snowy Environment

Figure 3-95 3-168

Solyndra Systems Cylindrical Design Attracts Less

Dirt And Airborne Particles, And Moisture

Figure 3-96 3-169

Solyndra Systems Cell Type Cylindrical CIGS Features

Table 3-97 3-170

Solyndra Systems Benefits for Greenhouse Applications

Figure 3-98 3-174

Stirling energy systems, inc. (SES) Builds The

Suncatcher™ Solar Dish

Figure 3-99 3-176

SES SunCatcher

Figure 3-100 3-177

SES SunCatcher Stirling Dish Engine

Figure 3-101 3-179

SES SunCatcher™ 25-Kilowatt-Electric (kWe) Solar Dish

Figure -102 3-184

Sun Belts of the World

Figure 3-103 3-189

Telio Solar Cells

Figure -104 3-190

Telio Solar Cells Customized Patterning Equipment

Figure 3-104 3-192

Abengoa Solar Radiation Concentration

Figure 3-105 3-194

Abengoa Solar Concentrating Power

Table 3-106 3-196

Abengoa Solar Operating Scheme For Parabolic Trough

Table 3-107 3-197

Abengoa Solar Main Components For Parabolic Trough Technology

Table 3-108 3-198

Abengoa Solar Parabolic Trough Reflector

Table 3-109 3-199

Abengoa Solar Receiver Tube Or Heat Collection Element:

Table 3-110 3-200

Abengoa Solar Untracking and Support Structure System

Table 3-111 3-201

Abengoa Solar Parabolic Trough Models:

Figure 3-112 3-202

Abengoa Solar Concentrating Solar Power

Table 3-113 3-203

Abengoa Solar Trough. Technology

Variables To Be Analyzed When Defining An Installation

Figure 3-114 3-204

Abengoa Solar Land Requirements for 100 MW Plants

Figure 3-115 3-205

Abengoa Solar Individual Parabolic Trough Collector

Modules Attached Together

Table 3-116 3-206

Abengoa Concentrating Solar Power Trough Specifications

Figure 3-117 3-208

Abengoa Solar Tower Systems Create A Heliostat

Field Comprised Of Movable Mirrors

Table 3-118 3-209

Abengoa Solar operating scheme for tower technology

Figure 3-119 3-210

Abengoa Solar Towers

Table 3-120 3-212

Abengoa Solar Tower Technology Plant Requirements

Figure 3-121 3-213

Abengoa Solar Tower Technology

Figure 3-122 3-214

Abengoa Solar Land Requirements

Table 3-123 3-215

Abengoa Solar Solar Tower Basic Requirements

Figure 3-124 3-216

Abengoa Solar Independent Projects

Table 3-125 3-220

Daqo New Energy Module Characteristics

Figure 3-126 3-222

JinkoSolar Produces Ingots, Wafers, Cells, and Modules

Solar Energy Technology

Figure 4-1 4-1

Solar Reflector System

Figure 4-2 4-7

Thin Film Technologies

Figure 4-3 4-8

Photovoltaic Cell, Module, and Array Systems

Table 4-4 4-10

Types of PV Systems:

Table 4-5 4-22

BP Solar Modules Testing

Figure 4-6 4-26

Cross Section of Typical CIGS Solar Cell

Figure 4-7 4-28

Photovoltaic PV Theoretical Limits

Table 4-8 4-30

Fist Solar Technology Advantages

Figure 4-9 4-31

First Solar Technology Pathways to Improved

Solar Conversion Efficiency

Figure 4-10 4-33

PV Module Technology & Manufacturing

Figure 4-11 4-34

First Solar Top Down Efficiency of CdTe Technology

Figure 4-12 4-35

Bottom Up Efficiency of CdTe

Figure 4-13 4-37

CdTe Capabilities vs. First Solar Requirements

Figure 4-14 4-38

First Solar Comparison of CdTe to Other Technologies

Figure 4-15 4-39

Tuson Arizona Electric Use of Solar Power

Figure 4-16 4-40

First Solar Improvements in Module Conversion Efficiencies

Table 4-17 4-41

First Solar Roadmap

Figure 4-18 4-42

First Solar Module CdTe Efficiency

Gains vs. Crystalline Silicon >3x

Figure 4-19 4-43

Trina Solar Silicon Technology

Figure 4-20 4-45

SunTech Pluto Technology

Figure 4-21 4-51

Thin Film Panels

Figure 4-22 4-53

Effect of Shading on Solar Panel Efficiency

Table 4-23 4-59

Polysilicon Producers

Figure 4-24 4-59

Polysilicon Feedstock to Module Competitive Cost Structure

Solar Energy Technology Company Profiles

Figure 5-1 5-6

Abengoa Building of Solana

Figure 5-2 5-6

Abengoa International Presence

Table 5-3 5-8

Abengoa Solar Commitment to Solar Energy

Figure 5-4 5-9

Abengoa Solar Global Presence

Figure 5-5 5-11

Abengoa Solar Power Plants PS10 Heliostats Construction

Table 5-6 5-12

Abengoa Solar Promotion, Construction, and Operation

Figure 5-7 5-13

Abengoa Solar Types of Solar Power

Table 5-8 5-15

Abengoa Solar R&D

Figure 5-9 5-16

Abengoa Solar and City Council of SanLúcar la

Mayor PS10 In Operation Beside=S Ps20 Under Construction

Table 5-10 5-17

Abengoa Solar Project Activities

Table 5-11 5-23

Applied Materials Silicon Systems Group Global Positioning

Table 5-12 5-24

Applied Materials Company Facts

Table 5-13 5-25

Applied Materials Core Competencies To Achieve Leadership

Figure 5-14 5-30

Ascent Solar Technologies Panel

Figure 5-15 5-31

Ascent Solar Technologies Flexible Substrate

Table 5-16 5-34

Ascent Solar Company Positioning

Figure 5-17 5-35

ATS Automation Tooling Systems

Table 5-18 5-37

ATS Positioning

Figure 5-19 5-52

Bosch Solar Energy Target Markets

Figure 5-20 5-54

Bosch Solar Cell

Figure 5-21 5-55

Bosch Solar Cells: Production

Table 5-22 5-61

China Glass Holdings CSGA's Notable Projects

Table 5-23 5-71

Tianwei Key Strengths

Figure 5-24 5-72

Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. Participates

in the German Solar Exhibition

Figure 5-25 5-73

Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.

German Solar Exhibition

Figure 5-26 5-76

Hoku Solar Residential Built-In PV

Figure 5-27 5-77

Hoku Solar Prudential Locations, LLC

Figure 5-28 5-78

Hoku Solar Paradise Beverages

Figure 5- 29 5-79

Hoku Solar Kuroda Autobody

Figure 5-30 5-88

DayStar CIGS Monolithic Manufacturing Process

Figure 5-31 5-93

Dow Policy Of Transparency And Accountability

Table 5-32 5-94

Dow Positioning

Table 5-33 5-98

Dye Solar Cells Benefits

Figure 5-34 5-112

First Solar Shipped Modules Energy Generating Capacity

Table 5-35 5-113

First Solar Achievements

Figure 5-36 5-118

G24I Flexible Solar Module

Table 5-37 5-120

G24i’s Dye Sensitized Thin Film: Features

Table 5-38 5-121

G24I Indoor Solar Power Target Markets

Table 5-39 5-122

G24I positioning

Table 5-40 5-123

G24I Technology Platform: Manufacturing Technologies

Figure 5-41 5-139

JinkoSolar Milesones

Figure 5-42 5-142

Jinko Solar Network Worldwide

Table 5-42 5-152

LDK Solar Acquired Crystalline Module Key Strengths

Table 5-43 5-155

LDK Solar Wafer Business Cost-Effective Production Metrics

Table 5-44 5-155

LDK Solar Strategies That Allow The Company

To Produce Polysilicon Cost-Effectively

Table 5-45 5-158

LDK Solar Key Strategies

Table 5-46 5-163

LDK Solar Multicrystalline Technical specifications

Table 5-47 5-168

LDK Solar Mono Crystalline Wafer Technical Specifications

Figure 5-48 5-176

Masdar PV Thin-Film Modules

Table 5-49 5-179

Masdar PV Focused And Holistic Strategy Activities

Table 5-50 5-180

United Arab Emirates Technology Commitment to Masdar

Table 5-51 5-181

Masdar PV Technology Development Partners

Figure 5-52 5-186

MEMC business units: Semiconductor Materials, Solar

Materials and Solar Energy Served Market Size

Table 5-53 5-187

MEMC Leadership and Expertise

Figure 5-54 5-189

MEMC Global Sales And Manufacturing

Figure 5-55 5-190

MEMC Wafer Manufacturing Process

Table 5-56 5-196

MEMC Solar Energy ROI Advantages

Table 5-57 5-198

Motech Solar Cells Quality Advantages

Table 5-58 5-199

Motech Cell-To-Module Performance (CTM)

Figure 5-59 5-200

Motech Moonnocrystalline x-Cells

Figure 5-60 5-206

Panasonic / Sanyo Solar HIT Garage Roof Panels

Figure 5-61 5-207

Panasonic / Sanyo Solar HIT Roof Panels

Figure 5-62 5-209

Panasonic / Sanyo Solar HIT Panels

Figure 5-63 5-215

Mitsubishi Electric Power Module for Electric Vehicles

Table 5-64 5-216

Mitsubishi Electric Group J-Series Features

Table 5-65 5-217

Mitsubishi Electric Group Automotive-

Grade Quality And Functionality

Table 5-66 5-218

Mitsubishi Electric Group J-Series T-PM

Table 5-67 5-219

Mitsubishi Electric Group Power Module

Test Samples Specifications

Table 5-68 5-227

Oerlikon Solar Positioning

Table 5-69 5-231

Oerlikon Solar's ThinFabTM Advantages:

Figure 5-70 5-232

Petra Solar Utility Pole Solar

Figure 5-71 5-240

QCells

Figure 5-72 5-241

QCells 2010 Targets and Achievements

Figure 5-73 5-242

Scatec Solar Corporate Structure

Table 5-74 5-248

SCHOTT Solar Products Photovoltaic Modules Advantages

Figure 5-75 5-255

Sharp Solar Power Plants

Figure 5-76 5-256

Sharp Solar Auto

Table 5-77 5-263

Sharp Solar Panel Advantages

Figure 5-78 5-273

SolFocus CPV systems Thin Film Solutions

Figure 5-79 5-279

Solyndra Rooftop Systems

Figure 5-80 5-280

Solyndra Rooftop Solar Systems

Figure 5-81 5-281

Solyndra Rooftop Mounting Solar

Figure 5-82 5-284

Solyndra Rooftop Solar

Figure 5-83 5-290

SolarWorld Revenue by Region

Figure 5-84 5-291

SolarWorld Global Markets

Figure 5-85 5-305

SunTech Worldwide Presence

Figure 5-86 5-306

Tata BP Solar Sales

Figure 5-87 5-309

Tata BP Solar water Heater

Table 5-88 5-310

Tata BP Solar Applications

Figure 5-89 5-312

Tata BP Solar Water Pumping

Figure 5-90 5-314

Tata BP Solar Manpacks

Figure 5-91 5-327

Yingli Green Solar Energy Vertical Integration

Table 5-92 5-328

Yingli Green Solar Energy Benefits of Vertical Integration