Worldwide Solar Commercial Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2008-2014

Table of Contents

Commercial Solar Market Executive Summary ES-1

Campus Environments Have a Choice for Energy ES-1

Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over ES-2

Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide ES-3

Population Increases ES-3

Tackling Climate Change ES-3

Solar Conditions ES-5

Benefits of Solar For Commercial Markets ES-5

Solar Energy Adoption Is A Green Decision ES-7

Solar Energy Market Driving Forces ES-7

Solar Market Shares ES-10

Solar Commercial Market Shares ES-10

Solar Commercial Market Forecast Analysis ES-12

Worldwide Commercial Solar Cell and Panel Shipments ES-12

1. Solar Commercial Market Description and Market Dynamics 1-1

1.1 Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over 1-1

1.1.1 Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide 1-2

1.1.2 Wireless Handsets 1-2

1.1.3 Population Increases 1-3

1.2 Tackling Climate Change 1-3

1.3 Power From the Sun 1-4

1.3.1 PV Industry 1-5

1.3.2 SGS Solar Services 1-6

1.4 Solar Air Conditioning 1-8

1.4.1 Solar Air Conditioning Sorbent 1-9

1.4.2 Solar Air Conditioning Adsorption 1-9

1.4.3 Refrigerant Circulation Systems Differentiated Processes 1-9

1.5 Go Solar California 1-12

1.5.1 Power The World From Desert 1-12

1.5.2 Understanding the Opportunity 1-13

1.5.3 Key Elements In A Solar Cell 1-13

2. Commercial Solar Market Shares and Market Forecasts 2-1

2.1 Campus Environments Have a Choice for Energy 2-1

2.1.1 Solar Conditions 2-1

2.1.2 Benefits of Solar For Commercial Markets 2-2

2.1.3 Solar Energy Adoption Is A Green Decision 2-3

2.1.4 Solar Energy Market Driving Forces 2-4

2.1.5 Impact of Financial Market Capital

Infusion On Solar Initiatives 2-6

2.2 Solar Market Shares 2-7

2.2.1 Solar Commercial Market Shares 2-11

2.2.2 Sharp Solar Panels 2-15

2.2.3 Kyocera 2-17

2.2.4 Sanyo 2-18

2.2.5 Q-Cells 2-18

2.2.6 Suntech 2-19

2.2.7 GE 2-19

2.2.8 General Electric Brilliance Pre-Packaged

Commercial Systems 2-20

2.2.9 GE Energy Roof-Integrated Solar Systems 2-20

2.2.10 SunPower Commercial Solar Roof Tiles 2-21

2.2.11 Suntech Power 2-21

2.2.12 Schott Solar 2-22

2.2.13 AISO Solar Powered Data Center 2-22

2.3 Solar Commercial Market Forecast Analysis 2-23

2.3.1 Worldwide Commercial Solar Cell and Panel Shipments 2-24

2.3.2 Industry-Wide Shortage Of Polysilicon 2-29

2.3.3 Shortage Of Crystalline Silicon 2-29

2.3.4 Polysilicon Prices Going Up In Near Term

Then Going Down 2-30

2.3.5 Solartech Pricing 2-32

2.3.6 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Crystalline Silicon

Solar Modules, And Thin Film Solar Modules 2-32

2.3.7 Miasolé 2-35

2.3.8 First Solar Materials and Product Design 2-37

2.3.9 Other Companies 2-38

2.3.10 Crystaline Silicon Wafers Vs Thin Film Amorphous 2-38

2.4 Commercial Solar Competitive Analysis 2-39

2.4.1 Renewable Energy as Market Driving Force

For Solar Power Adoption Worldwide 2-41

2.4.2 Small Scale PV Power Systems In Developing Areas 2-41

2.5 Incremental Use of Solar Systems in Commercial Markets 2-42

2.6 Sunshine Index 2-43

2.7 Commercial Solar Tech Pricing 2-44

2.8 Commercial Solar Regional Analysis 2-46

2.8.1 Germany 2-50

2.8.2 Spain 2-50

2.8.3 US 2-50

2.8.4 Japan 2-52

2.8.5 SunTech Regional Revenues 2-53

2.8.6 Yingli Green Regional Analysis 2-54

2.8.7 First Solar 2-58

2.8.8 Kyocera 2-59

2.8.9 Solar Photovoltaic Industry Expands in Jiangxi 2-60

2.8.10 Solartech Regional Revenue Analysis 2-61

2.8.11 South Africa 2-62

2.8.12 Schott 2-63

3. Commercial Solar Products 3-1

3.1 Sharp Solar Products 3-1

3.1.1 Sharp Solar Port Walk Outside of AT&T Park 3-1

3.1.2 Sharp Solar Products 3-3

3.1.3 Sharp Solar Systems: 3-3

3.1.4 Sharp OnEnergy Solar System 3-4

3.1.5 Sharp Multi-Purpose Solar Modules 3-5

3.1.6 Sharp System Modules 3-7

3.1.7 Sharp Visible Solar Array at Denver International Airport 3-14

3.2 Kyocera 3-15

3.2.1 Kyocera Solar Capabilities 3-16

3.2.2 Kyocera Traffic Signaling 3-17

3.2.3 Kyocera Military 3-18

3.2.4 Kyocera Solar Distance Learning Systems 3-18

3.2.5 Kyocera Solar Telecom 3-18

3.3 First Solar Long Term Module Supply Contracts 3-21

3.4 SunPower Commercial Products 3-24

3.4.1 SunPower Commercial Solar Roof Tiles 3-30

3.4.2 SunPower Trackers 3-34

3.4.3 SunPower Commercial Products 3-37

3.5 General Electric Brilliance Commercial Systems 3-37

3.5.1 GE GEPVc-170-MS 170 Watt Photovoltaic

Module (600 V) 3-43

3.6 BP Solar 3-48

3.7 Q-Cells 3-50

3.7.1 Q-Cells Key Position In The Solar Cell Photo-

Voltaic Supply Chain 3-51

3.8 Suntech 3-56

3.8.1 Suntech First Phase Polysilicon Supply Agreement

With Nitol Solar, Suntech Power First Phase Agreement

Asia Silicon Co., Ltd. 3-57

3.8.2 Suntech MSK Solar Design Products 3-58

3.9 Sanyo 3-58

3.9.1 Sanyo HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin layer)

Bifacial Solar Cells Proprietary Technology 3-60

3.9.2 Sanyo HIT Double Solar Panels Structure 3-60

3.9.3 Sanyo Silicon Wafers 3-61

3.9.4 Sanyo Amorphous Solar Cells 3-65

3.9.5 Sanyo Amorton Series 3-65

3.9.6 Sanyo Amorton Cells 3-66

3.10 First Solar Materials and Product Design 3-67

3.11 Solar Integrated 3-70

4. Commercial Solar Technology 4-1

4.1 How Solar Cells Work 4-1

4.1.1 90% Of Solar Cells Made From Silicon 4-1

4.1.2 Solar Cells Convert Sunlight to Electricity 4-2

4.1.3 Intensity Of The Photon Flow 4-3

4.2 Solar Technologies 4-4

4.2.1 SunPower Technology 4-4

4.2.2 Types of PV Technologies 4-6

4.2.3 Crystalline Silicon 4-9

4.2.4 Thin-Film PV Technology 4-9

4.2.5 Thin film PV Modules Technology 4-9

4.2.6 Amorphous and Thin Film Silicon 4-12

4.2.7 Highly Efficient Thin-Film Solar Cells 4-12

4.2.8 Developing Technologies: Electrochemical PV cells 4-13

4.3 Filsom Technology 4-14

4.3.1 Dyesol DSC - Dye Solar Cell Technology 4-16

4.3.2 First Solar CdTe Technology 4-18

4.3.3 Copper Indium Diselenide 4-21

4.4 Amorphous Silicon 4-21

4.5 Regional Considerations 4-22

4.6 Solar Panel Standards 4-26

4.7 Batteries For Solar Energy Storage 4-27

4.7.1 Thin film batteries (TFB) 4-27

4.7.2 Flooded Lead Acid Batteries 4-28

4.7.3 Absorbed Glass Mat Sealed Lead Acid (AGM) 4-28

4.7.4 MK Gel Cell Batteries 4-29

4.7.5 MK Power-Tech Batteries 4-29

4.8 Solar Research and Development 4-31

4.8.1 Barrier Coatings And Stability Of Thin Film Solar Cells 4-31

4.8.2 High-Efficiency Amorphous Silicon And

Nanocrystalline Silicon-Based Solar Cells And Modules 4-32

4.8.3 High Throughput, Low Toxic Processing Of Very

Thin, High Efficiency CIGSS Solar Cells 4-33

4.9 Solar Commercial Projects 4-34

4.9.1 Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo 4-34

4.9.2 Commercial Application Of The Stirling Solar Dish 4-36

4.9.3 Yes! Solar PV Systems 4-37

4.9.4 Large Photovoltaic System In Connecticut 4-37

4.9.5 Arizona Community Solar PV Systems 4-37

4.9.6 Arizona State Installed 2 MW Of Solar Photovoltaics 4-37

4.9.7 Canadian Solar Delivers Building-Integrated

Photovoltaics To Beijing 4-38

4.9.8 Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems 4-38

4.9.9 Solar-Powered Affordable Housing 4-38

4.9.10 OptiSolar Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters 4-38

4.9.11 Amtech Solar Diffusion Processing Systems 4-39

4.9.12 Solar-Powered Affordable Housing 4-39

4.9.13 OptiSolar Selects Xantrex GT500MV Grid-Tie Inverters 4-39

Young Brothers To Purchase Power From Hoku Solar System 4-39

4.9.14 Young Brothers To Purchase Power From Hoku Solar System 4-40

4.9.15 Yingli To Supply 9.19 MW Of Modules To EN-NEO 4-40

4.9.16 Timminco Enters Supply Relationship With CSI 4-40

4.9.17 ersol Thin Film Signs Module Supply Contract

With Ralos Vertriebs 4-41

4.9.18 eSolar, SCE To Produce 245 MW Of Solar Power 4-41

4.9.19 Canadian Solar Signs Supply Agreement

With Neo Solar Power 4-41

4.9.20 Solar Power Inc SPI Closes $20 Million

Hardware Sale 4-41

4.9.21 Yingli Green Energy Signs New Sales

Contract With S.A.G. 4-42

4.9.22 Kyocera Solar Teams With Zacher Homes,

American Solar Electric 4-42

4.9.23 OPEL To Market Solarfun Panels In

North America And Brazil 4-42

4.9.24 Solar Thin Films, China Singyes To Partner

On 100 MW Of Photovoltaics 4-42

4.9.25 Napa Valley Winery Features Floating Photovoltaic Panels 4-43

4.9.26 SunEdison Puts 1.18 MW Of Solar Online At

California Prison 4-43

4.9.27 Yingli Green Energy Contracts With Sailing

New Energy Resources 4-43

4.9.28 Asola To Supply Sunworx With Solar PV Modules 4-43

4.9.29 XsunX Expands Relationship With Newport

For Thin-Film Solar Manufacturing 4-44

4.9.30 ersol Signs Solar Cell Supply Contract With aleo solar 4-44

4.9.31 Spire To Provide Turnkey Solar Module

Manufacturing Line To BTCP 4-44

4.9.32 Evergreen Solar Signs Two Large Sales Contracts 4-44

4.9.33 Nanosolar Highlights 1 GW CIGS PV Production Tool 4-45

4.9.34 Schuco Introduces S SPU-4 Series Of Polycrystalline

Solar PV Modules 4-45

4.9.35 Genasun Offering GV-3 Solar Charge Controller 4-45

4.9.36 Solar Monkey Installs 3 MW Of Solar PV 4-45

4.9.37 Pacific Power, Mitsubishi Complete 1 MW

Photovoltaic Installation 4-46

5 Utility Solar Panels 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 Evergreen Solar 5-29

5.13.1 Evergreen Solar String Ribbon Technology 5-29

5.13.2 Evergreen Solar Contracts and Facilities 5-30

5.14 First Solar 5-31

5.14.1 First Solar 2008 Second Quarter Revenue 5-31

5.14.2 First Solar Revenue 5-32

5.14.3 First Solar 2007 Third Quarter Revenue 5-32

5.14.4 First Solar Advanced Thin Film Semiconductor Process 5-33

5.14.5 First Solar / AES 5-34

5.14.6 First Solar Acquisition of Turner Renewable Energy 5-35

5.14.7 First Solar Manufacturing Capacity 5-35

5.14.8 First Solar Financials 5-36

5.15 Flisom 5-38

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

5.16 GE 5-40

5.16.1 GE Participation In The Solar America Initiative 5-40

5.16.2 GE Energy 5-42

5.17 Global Solar Energy 5-42

5.18 Hitachi America Ltd. 5-43

5.19 Hoku Scientific 5-43

5.19.1 Hoku Scientific Customers 5-44

5.19.2 Suntech Purchases Shares of Hoku Scientific 5-45

5.19.3 Hoku Fuel Cells 5-46

5.20 Isofoton 5-46

5.20.1 Isofoton Revenue 5-47

5.20.2 Isofoton Strategies 5-48

5.20.3 Isofoton Partners 5-51

5.20.4 Isofoton Customers 5-51

5.21 Kyocera 5-51

5.21.1 Kyocera Revenue 5-51

5.21.2 Kyocera Segment Information 5-52

5.21.3 Kyocera Business Strategy 5-54

5.22 LDK Solar Co LTD 5-54

5.22.1 LDK Strategic Relationships 5-56

5.23 Mitsubishi 5-56

5.23.1 Mitsubishi Electric 5-58

5.23.2 Mitsubishi Electric Revenue 5-58

5.23.3 Mitsubishi Electric Business Strategy 5-60

5.23.4 Mitsubishi Electric Improving Performance

Through Balanced Management 5-61

5.23.5 Mitsubishi Electric Promoting Business-

Strengthening Strategies 5-63

5.23.6 Mitsubishi Electric Strengthening Management 5-64

5.23.7 Mitsubishi Electric Growth Strategies 5-64

5.24 Nanosolar 5-65

5.24.1 Nano Solar Power Innovation 5-66

5.24.2 Nanosolar Funding 5-67

5.25 PrimeStar Solar 5-68

5.25.1 GE Makes Strategic Investment In PrimeStar Solar 5-68

5.26 Q-Cells AG 5-69

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

5.26.2 Q-Cells Germany 5-80

5.26.3 Q-Cells Revenue 5-81

5.26.4 Q-Cells Business Strategy 5-83

5.26.5 Q-Cells Partners 5-83

5.26.6 Q-Cells Customers 5-85

5.27 Sanyo 5-85

5.27.1 Sanyo Brand Vision 5-90

5.27.2 Sanyo Revenue 5-91

5.27.3 Sanyo Investors 5-92

5.28 SatCon 5-92

5.28.1 SatCon Revenue 5-93

5.29 Schott Solar Builds US Manufacturing Plant 5-93

5.30 Sharp 5-97

5.30.1 Sharp Solar Revenue 5-105

5.30.2 Sharp Solar Cells Revenue 5-106

5.30.3 Sharp Solar Partners 5-107

5.31 Signet Solar 5-107

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

5.31.2 Signet Solar Commercial Installations 5-108

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

5.31.4 Signet Solar Remote Habitation 5-109

5.32 Siemens 5-110

5.32.1 Siemens Revenue 5-111

5.32.2 Siemens Business Platform Strategy 5-111

5.33 Solaire Direct 5-114

5.34 Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ltd. 5-115

5.35 Solar Integrated 5-116

5.35.1 Solar Integrated Building Integrated

Photovoltaic (BIPV) Roofing Systems 5-116

5.35.2 Solar Integrated Customers 5-117

5.36 SolarWorld AG 5-117

5.36.1 SolarWorld AG Revenue 5-118

5.36.2 SolarWorld AG Shell Acquisition 5-120

5.36.3 SolarWorld AG Business Strategy 5-120

5.37 Solartech 5-122

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

5.37.2 Solartech Solar Cell Efficiency 5-123

5.37.3 Solartech Revenue 5-124

5.37.4 Solartech Customers 5-124

5.38 Solon 5-124

5.39 Spectra Watt / Intel 5-125

5.40 Sun Edison 5-125

5.41 SunPower 5-126

5.41.1 Sunpower High-Efficiency Solar Cells And

Multi-Megawatt Solar Power Systems 5-127

5.41.2 SunPower Financials 5-127

5.41.3 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower 5-127

5.41.4 SunPower Solar Utility-Scale Power 5-130

5.41.5 SunPower 23.4 Percent Efficiency Prototype Solar Cell 5-130

5.41.6 SunPower Revenue 5-131

5.41.7 SunPower Partners 5-133

5.42 Suntech 5-134

5.42.1 Suntech Acquisitions 5-136

5.42.2 Suntech / Hoku Scientific 5-136

5.42.3 Suntech / Suntech Power (Korea) 5-137

5.42.4 Suntech / Nitol Solar 5-137

5.42.5 SunTech Revenue 5-137

5.42.6 Suntech Regional Revenue Analysis 5-138

5.43 Tenesol 5-143

5.44 Urbasolar 5-143

5.45 Yingli Green Energy 5-143

5.45.1 Yingli Green Energy Revenue 5-145

5.45.2 Yingli Business Strategy 5-148

5.45.3 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-6

Benefits Of Solar For Commercial Markets

Table ES-2 ES-8

Commercial Solar Energy Market Driving Forces

Table ES-2 (Continued) ES-9

Commercial Solar Energy Market Driving Forces

Figure ES-3 ES-11

Worldwide Commercial Solar Cells and Panels Shipments

Market Shares, Dollars, First Half 2008

Figure ES-4 ES-14

Worldwide Commercial Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Table 1-1 1-6

Description Of Solar Services

Figure 1-2 1-7

High-Tech Solar Cell Production at

Deutsche Cell GmbH; Freiberg/Saxony

Figure 1-3 1-8

High-Tech Solar Production At

Deutsche Cell GmbH; Freiberg/Saxony

Figure 1-4 1-10

Main Components Of The System At The

University Clinic Of Freiburg: Adsorption Refrigeration Machine

Figure 1-5 1-11

Solar Thermal System

Table 1-6 1-14

Key Elements In A Solar Cell

Table 1-7 1-15

Key Main Categories Of Technology In A Solar Cell

Table 2-1 2-2

Benefits Of Solar For Commercial Markets

Table 2-1 (Continued) 2-3

Benefits Of Solar For Commercial Markets

Table 2-2 2-5

Commercial Solar Energy Market Driving Forces

Table 2-2 (Continued) 2-6

Commercial Solar Energy Market Driving Forces

Figure 2-3 2-8

Worldwide Solar Cells and Panels Market Shares,

First Three Quarters 2008

Figure 2-4 2-9

Worldwide Solar Market Shares, Dollars, 2007

Table 2-5 2-10

Worldwide Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Shares, Dollars 2007 and First Half 2008

Figure 2-6 2-11

Worldwide Commercial Solar Cells and Panels Shipments

Market Shares, Dollars, First Half 2008

Figure 2-7 2-12

Worldwide Commercial Solar Cells and Panels Shipments

Market Shares, Dollars, 2007

Table 2-8 2-13

Worldwide Solar Commercial Solar Cell and Panel

Market Shares, Shipments, 2007 and First Half 2008

Figure 2-9 2-24

Worldwide Commercial Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-10 2-25

Worldwide Commercial Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2014

Table 2-11 2-26

Worldwide Total Commercial Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Units and Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-12 2-33

Commercial Crystalline Silicon vs. Thin Film Solar Cells

Figure 2-13 2-43

Sunshine Index, U.S.

Figure 2-14 2-48

Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007

Table 2-15 2-49

Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007

Figure 2-16 2-63

Schott Sales By Region

Figure 3-1 3-2

Sharp Solar Energy at Giants Stadium

Table 3-2 3-5

Sharp NE-80EJEA Powerful Performance Sharp Reliability

Table 3-3 3-6

Sharp ND-62RU2 Solar Roof Module Features

Table 3-4 3-8

Sharp 175 Watt System

Table 3-5 3-10

Sharp Residential 175 Watt System

Figure 3-6 3-11

Sharp Industrial Solar Roof Panels Installed

Figure 3-7 3-12

Sharp Industrial Solar Roof Panel

Figure 3-8 3-13

Sharp 62 Watt Solar Panel

Figure 3-9 3-17

Stand Alone Photo Voltaic Systems

Table 3-10 3-20

Kyocera Solar Markets Served

Figure 3-11 3-22

First Solar FS Series Model and Specs

Table 3-12 3-23

First Solar FS Series Product Features

Figure 3-13 3-24

SunPower Commercial Solar Panels

Table 3-14 3-25

SunPower Commercial 315 Solar Panel Benefits

Table 3-15 3-26

SunPower Commercial 305 Solar Panel Benefits

Table 3-16 3-27

SunPower Commercial 230 Solar Panel Benefits

Table 3-17 3-28

SunPower Commercial 215 Solar Panel Benefits

Table 3-18 3-29

SunPower Commercial 210 Solar Panel Benefits

Figure 3-19 3-31

SunPower PowerGuard

Figure 3-20 3-32

SunPower T10 Solar Roof Tiles

Table 3-20 3-33

PowerGuard Benefits

Table 3-21 3-34

T10 Solar Roof Tile Benefits

Figure 3-22 3-35

SunPower Tracker and T20

Table 3-23 3-36

SunPower Tracker Benefits

Figure 3-24 3-38

GE Brilliance Commercial System

Table 3-25 3-39

Brilliance Commercial Systems Features and Benefits

Table 3-26 3-40

GEPVp-200-MS (Europe and United States)

Table 3-27 3-41

GEPVp-185-MC (Europe and United States)

Table 3-28 3-42

GEPVc-170-MS (United States Only)

Table 3-29 3-43

GEPVc-170-MS 170 Watt Photovoltaic Module (600 V) Features

Table 3-30 3-44

GEPVc-170-MS 170 WATT Photovoltaic Module (600 V) Benefits

Figure 3-31 3-45

GEPVc-170-MS 170 Watt Photovoltaic Module (600 V)

Figure 3-32 3-46

GEPVp-185-MC 200 Watt Photovoltaic Module Benefits

Figure 3-33 3-46

GEPVp-185-MC 200 Watt Photovoltaic Module

Table 3-34 3-48

GEPVp-200-MS 200 Watt Photovoltaic

Module For 1000 Volt Applications Features

Table 3-35 3-51

Q-Cells Silicon-Based Photovoltaic Cell Supply Chain

Table 3-36 3-52

Q-Cells Product Portfolio Variety

Table 3-37 3-53

Q-Cells Products

Table 3-41 3-54

Q-Cells Q6LTT3 Solar Cell Anti-Reflective Finish On The Surface

Table 3-42 3-55

Q-Cells Q6LTT3 Multicrystalline Cell

Table 3-43 3-55

Q-Cell Q6LQ6LTT Multicrystalline Cell

Figure 3-44 3-57

Suntech Operations in PV Supply Chain

Table 3-45 3-59

Sanyo HIP-xxxDA3 Series Applications

Table 3-46 3-62

Sanyo Silicon Wafers To Maximize Power:

Table 3-47 3-62

Sanyo Product Power From Both Sides

Figure 3-48 3-63

HIT Double Solar Panels HIP-xxxDA3 Series

Figure 3-49 3-64

HIT Standard Solar Panels HIP-xxxBA3 Series

Table 3-50 3-65

Sanyo Amorphous Solar Cells Features:

Table 3-51 3-66

Sanyo Amorphous Products

Figure 3-52 3-68

First Solar Product Design Features

Table 3-53 3-69

First Solar Key Product Design Features

Figure 4-1 4-5

SunPower Solar Panel

Table 4-2 4-6

Solar Photovoltaic Cell Types

Table 4-3 4-7

Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application

Table 4-4 4-7

Types of PV Technologies

Table 4-4 (Continued) 4-8

Types of PV Technologies

Figure 4-5 4-11

Thin Film Solar Modules Cell Spectral Response

Table 4-6 4-13

Solar CIS/CIGS Systems And Modules By Application

Figure 4-7 4-14

Thin-Film Solar Technology

Figure 4-8 4-15

Green Dye Synthetic Chlorophyll

Figure 4-9 4-16

Basic Idea Of Cigs Solar Cell Manufacturing

Using Roll-To-Roll Deposition Technology

Table 4-10 4-17

Kyocera Solar Power Applications

Figure 4-11 4-23

Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of Generation

Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems

Table 4-12 4-24

Solar Energy Generated as a Function of Installation Type

Figure 4-13 4-25

Alternative Siteing of GE Solar Panels

Figure 4-14 4-26

GE Solar Panel Pressure Clamp

Table 4-15 4-30

MK Power-Tech Battery Features:

Table 4-16 4-32

Stability Issues Related To Moisture Ingress

Figure 4-17 4-35

Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colo

Figure 4-18 4-36

Commercial 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 5-23 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