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

Table of Contents

Residential Solar Panel Market Executive Summary ES-1

Demand For Energy ES-1

Solar Conditions ES-4

Solar Energy Residential Market Forecasts ES-4

Solar Residential Market Shares ES-5

Worldwide Residential Solar Cell and Panel Shipment Forecasts ES-6

Issues Of Global Warming And Embracing Renewable Energy ES-10

Sharp Residential Solar Vision ES-12

Miasolé ES-16

Flisom Thin-Film Solar Technology ES-17

PrimeStar Solar ES-18

Nanosolar Funding ES-18

Q-Cells Business Strategy ES-19

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

1.1 Photovoltaics 1-1

1.1.1 Solar Power Systems Convert Sunlight Into Electricity 1-2

1.1.2 On-Grid Solar Electric Systems 1-3

1.1.3 Off-Grid Residential Solar Electric Systems 1-3

1.1.4 Solar Power System 1-3

1.1.5 PV System Integration 1-4

1.1.6 Solar Electric Basics 1-5

1.2 Industry-Wide Shortage Of Polysilicon 1-7

1.2.1 Stand Alone PV Systems 1-8

1.2.2 Backup Power Solar / Wind / Thin Film Hybrid Systems 1-9

1.3 PV Cells 1-9

1.3.1 PV Modules 1-9

1.3.2 BIPV 1-10

1.4 Solar Thermal Energy Used For Heating Or Hot

Water Production 1-11

1.5 Solar Energy Key Facts: 1-12

1.6 Solar Power Impacts 1-13

1.6.1 First Solar and the Environment 1-13

1.7 The Colton Electric Utility Carport With Schott Solar 1-15

1.8 Applications of PV Solar Electricity 1-21

1.8.1 On-Grid Applications 1-21

1.8.2 On-grid Residential Solar 1-22

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

2.1 Demand For Energy 2-1

2.1.1 Solar Conditions 2-1

2.1.2 Benefits of Solar For Residential Markets 2-2

2.1.3 Solar Energy Adoption Is A Green Decision 2-5

2.1.4 Solar Energy Market Driving Forces 2-5

2.1.5 Impact of Financial Market Capital Infusion On

Solar Initiatives 2-7

2.2 Solar Market Shares 2-8

2.2.1 Solar Residential Market Shares 2-12

2.2.2 Sharp Solar Panels 2-16

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

Residential Systems 2-20

2.2.9 GE Energy Roof-Integrated Solar Systems 2-20

2.2.10 SunPower Residential Solar Roof Tiles 2-21

2.2.11 Suntech Power 2-21

2.2.12 Schott Solar 2-22

2.3 Solar Residential Market Forecast Analysis 2-22

2.3.1 Worldwide Residential Solar Cell and

Panel Shipments 2-23

2.3.1 Worldwide Large Residential Solar Cell and

Panel Shipments 2-28

2.3.1 Worldwide Mid Size Residential Solar Cell and

Panel Shipments 2-30

2.3.1 Worldwide Small Residential Solar Cell and

Panel Shipments 2-33

2.3.2 Solar Energy Residential Market Forecasts 2-37

2.3.3 Industry-Wide Shortage Of Polysilicon 2-38

2.3.4 Shortage Of Crystalline Silicon 2-39

2.3.5 Polysilicon Prices Going Up In Near Term Then

Going Down 2-39

2.3.6 Solartech Pricing 2-41

2.3.7 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Crystalline

Silicon Solar Modules, And Thin Film Solar Modules 2-41

2.3.8 Miasolé 2-46

2.3.9 First Solar Materials and Product Design 2-49

2.3.10 Other Companies 2-50

2.3.11 Crystaline Silicon Wafers Vs Thin Film Amorphous 2-50

2.4 Residential Solar Competitive Analysis 2-51

2.4.1 Renewable Energy as Market Driving Force

For Solar Power Adoption Worldwide 2-53

2.4.2 Small Scale PV Power Systems In Developing Areas 2-53

2.5 Incremental Household Use of Solar Systems in

Residential Markets 2-54

2.6 Sunshine Index 2-55

2.7 Residential Solar Tech Pricing 2-56

2.8 Residential Solar Regional Analysis 2-58

2.8.1 Germany 2-62

2.8.2 Spain 2-62

2.8.3 US 2-62

2.8.4 Japan 2-64

2.8.5 SunTech Regional Revenues 2-65

2.8.6 Yingli Green Regional Analysis 2-66

2.8.7 First Solar 2-70

2.8.8 Kyocera 2-71

2.8.9 Solar Photovoltaic Industry Expands in Jiangxi 2-72

2.8.10 Solartech Regional Revenue Analysis 2-73

2.8.11 South Africa 2-74

2.8.12 Schott 2-75

3. Residential Solar Products 3-1

3.1 Sharp Solar Products 3-1

3.1.1 Sharp Solar Systems: 3-1

3.1.2 Sharp OnEnergy Solar System 3-2

3.1.3 Sharp Multi-Purpose Module 3-4

3.1.4 Sharp Residential System Module 3-6

3.1.5 Sharp OnEnergy Solar System Prices 3-10

3.2 Q-Cells 3-15

3.2.1 Q-Cells Key Position In The Solar Cell

Photo-Voltaic Supply Chain 3-16

3.3 Kyocera 3-20

3.3.1 Kyocera Solar Capabilities 3-21

3.3.2 Kyocera Water Pumping 3-25

3.3.3 Kyocera Lighting 3-26

3.3.4 Kyocera Solar Stand Alone System 3-26

3.3.5 Kyocera Solar Home Systems 3-27

3.3.6 Kyocera Rural Development Vaccine Refrigeration 3-27

3.3.7 Kyocera Vaccine Refrigeration and Clinics 3-27

3.3.8 Kyocera Solar Modules And Components 3-30

3.3.9 Kyocera d.Blue Solar Module 3-30

3.4 Suntech 3-34

3.4.1 Suntech First Phase Polysilicon Supply Agreement

With Nitol Solar, Suntech Power First Phase Agreement

Asia Silicon Co., Ltd. 3-35

3.4.2 Suntech MSK Solar Design Products 3-36

3.5 Sanyo 3-36

3.5.1 Sanyo HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin layer)

Bifacial Solar Cells Proprietary Technology 3-38

3.5.2 Sanyo HIT Double Solar Panels Structure 3-38

3.5.3 Sanyo Silicon Wafers 3-39

3.5.4 Sanyo Amorphous Solar Cells 3-43

3.5.5 Sanyo Amorton Series 3-43

3.5.6 Sanyo Amorton Cells 3-44

3.5.7 Sanyo Amorton Film 3-45

3.5.8 Sanyo Flexible Amorton 3-46

3.5.9 Sanyo Amorphous Photosensors 3-46

3.5.10 Sanyo Amorphous Products Amorton Cells 3-49

3.5.11 Sanyo Amorton Film 3-49

3.5.12 Sanyo Flexible Amorton 3-49

3.5.13 Sanyo Amorphous Photosensors 3-50

3.6 First Solar Materials and Product Design 3-51

3.7 GE Solar 3-53

3.7.1 GE Energy GEpvp-185-Mc 200 Watt Photovoltaic

Module For 600 Volt Applications 3-55

3.7.2 GE Energy Roof-Integrated Solar Systems 3-56

3.7.3 GE Solar Products And Service 3-57

3.7.4 GE Energy and Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree 3-59

3.7.5 General Electric Residential Solar Modules 3-60

3.7.6 General Electric Brilliance Pre-Packaged Residential

Systems 3-64

3.7.7 General Electric Brilliance Wireless Solar Meter 3-66

3.8 SunPower Residential Panels 3-68

3.8.1 SunPower Residential Solar Roof Tiles 3-70

3.8.2 SunPower Performance Monitoring 3-72

3.9 BP Solar 3-73

3.9.1 BP Solar Installation And Operation 3-79

3.10 Schott Solar Panels 3-81

3.10.1 Schott SAPC-175 Solar 175 Watt

Photovoltaic Module Panels 3-81

3.11 Miasolé 3-83

3.12 PrimeStar Solar 3-84

3.13 Nanosolar 1 GW CIGS PV Production Tool 3-85

3.14 Flisom 3-85

3.15 Fraunhofer ISE Screen-Printed Solar

Cells Variety of Colors and Patterns 3-89

3.16 Dyesol 3-91

3.17 Hitachi 3-91

3.18 Signet Solar 3-92

3.18.1 Signet Solar Thin Film PV Module Technology 3-93

3.18.2 Signet Solar Amorphous and Micro-crystalline

Silicon Modules 3-94

3.18.3 Signet Solar Amorphous and Micro-crystalline

Silicon Modules Use of Mainstream, Large Area Manufacturing 3-94

4. Residential 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

5 Residential 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 AES 5-9

5.3 Akuo Energy 5-9

5.4 BP Solar 5-9

5.4.1 BP Solar Integrated Energy Company 5-11

5.4.2 BP Business Strategy 5-13

5.4.3 BP Financials 5-13

5.4.4 BP Revenue 5-14

5.4.5 BP Customers and Testimonials 5-19

5.5 Colorado Instruments / SolarWorld 5-19

5.6 Concentrix 5-21

5.6.1 Concentrix Highly efficient Flatcon System 5-21

5.7 Cypress Semiconductor / Sunpower 5-22

5.7.1 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower 5-23

5.8 Dyesol Limited 5-23

5.8.1 Dyesol Solar Cell (DSC) TechnologyPartnerships 5-24

5.9 Evergreen Solar 5-25

5.9.1 Evergreen Solar String Ribbon Technology 5-25

5.9.2 Evergreen Solar Contracts and Facilities 5-26

5.10 First Solar 5-27

5.10.1 First Solar 2008 Second Quarter Revenue 5-27

5.10.2 First Solar Revenue 5-28

5.10.3 First Solar 2007 Third Quarter Revenue 5-28

5.10.4 First Solar Advanced Thin Film Semiconductor Process 5-29

5.10.5 First Solar / AES 5-30

5.10.6 First Solar Acquisition of Turner Renewable Energy 5-31

5.10.7 First Solar Manufacturing Capacity 5-31

5.10.8 First Solar Financials 5-32

5.11 Flisom 5-34

5.11.1 Flisom CTI Technology Transfer for

Low-Cost Manufacturing 5-35

5.12 GE 5-36

5.12.1 GE Participation In The Solar America Initiative 5-36

5.12.2 GE Energy 5-38

5.13 Global Solar Energy 5-38

5.14 Hitachi America Ltd. 5-39

5.15 Hoku Scientific 5-39

5.15.1 Hoku Scientific Customers 5-40

5.15.2 Suntech Purchases Shares of Hoku Scientific 5-41

5.15.3 Hoku Fuel Cells 5-42

5.16 Isofoton 5-42

5.16.1 Isofoton Revenue 5-43

5.16.2 Isofoton Strategies 5-44

5.16.3 Isofoton Partners 5-47

5.16.4 Isofoton Customers 5-47

5.17 Kyocera 5-47

5.17.1 Kyocera Revenue 5-47

5.17.2 Kyocera Segment Information 5-48

5.17.3 Kyocera Business Strategy 5-50

5.18 LDK Solar Co LTD 5-50

5.18.1 LDK Strategic Relationships 5-52

5.19 Mitsubishi 5-52

5.19.1 Mitsubishi Electric 5-54

5.19.2 Mitsubishi Electric Revenue 5-54

5.19.3 Mitsubishi Electric Business Strategy 5-56

5.19.4 Mitsubishi Electric Improving

Performance Through Balanced Management 5-57

5.19.5 Mitsubishi Electric Promoting Business-

Strengthening Strategies 5-59

5.19.6 Mitsubishi Electric Strengthening Management 5-60

5.19.7 Mitsubishi Electric Growth Strategies 5-60

5.20 Nanosolar 5-61

5.20.1 Nano Solar Power Innovation 5-62

5.20.2 Nanosolar Funding 5-63

5.21 PrimeStar Solar 5-64

5.21.1 GE Makes Strategic Investment In PrimeStar Solar 5-64

5.22 Q-Cells AG 5-65

5.22.1 Q-Cells AG Business and Sales Assessment 5-74

5.22.2 Q-Cells Germany 5-76

5.22.3 Q-Cells Revenue 5-77

5.22.4 Q-Cells Business Strategy 5-79

5.22.5 Q-Cells Partners 5-79

5.22.6 Q-Cells Customers 5-81

5.23 Sanyo 5-81

5.23.1 Sanyo Brand Vision 5-86

5.23.2 Sanyo Revenue 5-87

5.23.3 Sanyo Investors 5-88

5.24 SatCon 5-88

5.24.1 SatCon Revenue 5-89

5.25 Schott Solar Builds US Manufacturing Plant 5-89

5.26 Sharp 5-93

5.26.1 Sharp Solar Revenue 5-101

5.26.2 Sharp Solar Cells Revenue 5-102

5.26.3 Sharp Solar Partners 5-103

5.27 Signet Solar 5-103

5.27.1 Signet Solar / Solar Farms / Solar Panels 5-104

5.27.2 Signet Solar Commercial Installations 5-104

5.27.3 Signet Solar Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) 5-105

5.27.4 Signet Solar Remote Habitation 5-105

5.28 Siemens 5-106

5.28.1 Siemens Revenue 5-107

5.28.2 Siemens Business Platform Strategy 5-107

5.29 Solaire Direct 5-110

5.30 Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ltd. 5-111

5.31 Solar Integrated 5-112

5.31.1 Solar Integrated Building Integrated

Photovoltaic (BIPV) Roofing Systems 5-112

5.31.2 Solar Integrated Customers 5-113

5.32 SolarWorld AG 5-113

5.32.1 SolarWorld AG Revenue 5-114

5.32.2 SolarWorld AG Shell Acquisition 5-116

5.32.3 SolarWorld AG Business Strategy 5-116

5.33 Solartech 5-118

5.33.1 Solartech Develops Thin Film Silicon

PV Cell Technologies 5-118

5.33.2 Solartech Solar Cell Efficiency 5-119

5.33.3 Solartech Revenue 5-120

5.33.4 Solartech Customers 5-120

5.34 Solon 5-120

5.35 Spectra Watt / Intel 5-121

5.36 SunPower 5-121

5.36.1 Sunpower High-Efficiency Solar Cells And

Multi-Megawatt Solar Power Systems 5-121

5.36.2 SunPower Financials 5-122

5.36.3 Cypress Semiconductor / SunPower 5-122

5.36.4 SunPower Solar Utility-Scale Power 5-124

5.36.5 SunPower 23.4 Percent Efficiency Prototype Solar Cell 5-125

5.36.6 SunPower Revenue 5-126

5.36.7 SunPower Partners 5-128

5.37 Suntech 5-129

5.37.1 Suntech Acquisitions 5-131

5.37.2 Suntech / Hoku Scientific 5-131

5.37.3 Suntech / Suntech Power (Korea) 5-132

5.37.4 Suntech / Nitol Solar 5-132

5.37.5 SunTech Revenue 5-132

5.37.6 Suntech Regional Revenue Analysis 5-133

5.38 Tenesol 5-138

5.39 Urbasolar 5-138

5.40 Yingli Green Energy 5-138

5.40.1 Yingli Green Energy Revenue 5-140

5.40.2 Yingli Business Strategy 5-143

5.40.3 Customers 5-144

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-2

Residential Solar Energy Market Driving Forces

Table ES-1 (Continued) ES-3

Residential Solar Energy Market Driving Forces

Figure ES-2 ES-5

Worldwide Residential Solar Cells and Panels Shipments

Market Shares, Dollars, First Half 2008

Figure ES-3 ES-6

Worldwide Total Residential Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure ES-4 ES-8

Worldwide Residential Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Segment

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure ES-5 ES-9

Worldwide Residential Thin Film Solar Cell Segment

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Table ES-6 ES-10

Worldwide Residential Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Segment

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure ES-7 ES-12

Sharp Residential Solar Video Vision

Figure ES-8 ES-17

Flisom Thin-Film Solar Technology

Table 1-1 1-2

Solar Power Systems On Grid Disadvantages

Table 1-2 1-5

Solar Electric Basic Technologies

Table 1-3 1-8

Stand Alone PV Systems Aspects

Table 1-4 1-10

BIPV Solar module advantages

Table 1-6 1-14

First Solar Modules

Figure 1-6 1-15

Energy Mix: German State vs. California Utility

Figure 1-7 1-16

California Colton Electric Utility Carport For Charging Cars

Table 1-8 1-17

California Colton Electric Utility Carport

Technical Specifications

Table 1-9 1-19

Solar Employee Parking Technical Specifications

Figure 1-10 1-20

Riverside Public Utilities Operation Schott

Solar Curved Beam Carport Design

Table 2-1 2-3

Benefits Of Solar For Residential Markets

Table 2-1 (Continued) 2-4

Benefits Of Solar For Residential Markets

Table 2-2 2-6

Residential Solar Energy Market Driving Forces

Table 2-2 (Continued) 2-7

Residential Solar Energy Market Driving Forces

Figure 2-3 2-9

Worldwide Solar Cells and Panels Market Shares, First Half 2008

Figure 2-4 2-10

Worldwide Solar Market Shares, 2007

Table 2-5 2-11

Worldwide Solar Cell and Panel Shipments, Market Shares,

Dollars 2007 and First Half 2008

Figure 2-6 2-12

Worldwide Residential Solar Cells and Panels Shipments

Market Shares, Dollars, First Half 2008

Figure 2-7 2-13

Worldwide Residential Solar Cells and Panels Shipments

Market Shares, Dollars, 2007

Table 2-8 2-14

Worldwide Solar Residential Solar Cell and Panel Market Shares, Shipments, 2007 and First Half 2008

Figure 2-9 2-24

Worldwide Total Residential Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-10 2-25

Worldwide Total Residential Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2014

Table 2-11 2-25

Worldwide Total Residential Solar Cell and Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Units and Dollars, 2008-2014

Table 2-12 2-26

Worldwide Total Residential Solar Cell and Panel

Segment Shipments, 2008-2014

Figure 2-13 2-28

Worldwide Large Residential Solar Cell and

Panel Shipments, 2008-2014

Figure 2-14 2-29

Worldwide Large Residential Solar Cell and

Panel Shipments, Units, 2008-2014

Table 2-15 2-30

Worldwide Large Residential Solar Cell and

Panel Shipments, Units and Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-16 2-31

Worldwide Residential Mid Size Solar Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-17 2-32

Worldwide Mid Size Residential Solar Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Units, 2008-2014

Table 2-18 2-33

Worldwide Mid Size Residential Solar Panel Shipments,

Market Forecasts, Units and Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-19 2-34

Worldwide Residential Small Size Solar Cell and Panel

Shipments, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-20 2-35

Worldwide Residential Small Size Solar Cell and Panel

Shipments, Units, 2008-2014

Table 2-21 2-36

Worldwide Residential Small Size Solar Cell and Panel

Shipments, Units and Dollars, 2008-2014

Table 2-22 2-37

Solar Residential Market Growth Factors

Figure 2-23 2-42

Residential Crystalline Silicon vs. Thin Film Solar Cells

Figure 2-24 2-44

Worldwide Residential Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell

Segment Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-25 2-45

Worldwide Residential Thin Film Solar Cell Segment Market

Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-26 2-46

Worldwide Residential Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Segment

Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2008-2014

Figure 2-27 2-55

Sunshine Index, U.S.

Figure 2-28 2-60

Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007

Table 2-29 2-61

Regional Solar Market Segments, 2007

Table 3-1 3-3

Sharp NE-80EJEA Powerful Performance Sharp Reliability

Table 3-2 3-5

Sharp ND-62RU2 Solar Roof Module Features

Table 3-3 3-6

Sharp Residential 175 Watt System

Table 3-4 3-8

Sharp Residential 175 Watt System

Figure 3-5 3-9

Sharp 62 Watt Solar Panel

Table 3-6 3-10

Sharp OnEnergy Solar System Prices

Figure 3-7 3-11

Sharp Solar Panel

Figure 3-8 3-12

Sharp Solar ROI Calculation

Figure 3-9 3-13

Sharp Solar ROI Calculation

Figure 3-10 3-14

Sharp Solar ROI Payback Period Calculation

Table 3-11 3-15

Q-Cells Silicon-Based Photovoltaic Cell Supply Chain

Table 3-12 3-16

Q-Cells Product Portfolio Variety

Table 3-13 3-17

Q-Cells Products

Table 3-14 3-18

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

Table 3-15 3-19

Q-Cells Q6LTT3 Multicrystalline Cell

Table 3-16 3-19

Q-Cell Q6LQ6LTT Multicrystalline Cell

Figure 3-17 3-22

Stand Alone Photo Voltaic Systems

Figure 3-18 3-23

Stand Alone Solar Systems

Figure 3-19 3-24

Koycera Solar Battery Back up System

Figure 3-20 3-25

Koycera Solar Electrical Back up System

Table 3-21 3-29

Kyocera Refrigeration

Table 3-22 3-31

Kyocera Small Wattage Photovoltaic Module Applications

Table 3-23 3-32

Kyocera Small Wattage Modules

Table 3-24 3-34

Basic Types Of Solar Panel Mounting Structures

Figure 3-25 3-35

Suntech Operations in PV Supply Chain

Table 3-26 3-37

Sanyo HIP-xxxDA3 Series Applications

Table 3-27 3-40

Sanyo Silicon Wafers To Maximize Power:

Table 3-28 3-40

Sanyo Product Power From Both Sides

Figure 3-29 3-41

HIT Double Solar Panels HIP-xxxDA3 Series

Figure 3-30 3-42

HIT Standard Solar Panels HIP-xxxBA3 Series

Table 3-31 3-43

Sanyo Amorphous Solar Cells Features:

Table 3-32 3-44

Sanyo Amorphous Products

Table 3-33 3-46

Sanyo Amorphous Photosensor Uses

Figure 3-34 3-47

Sanyo Amorphous Solar Cells

Table 3-35 3-48

Sanyo Amorton Series Features:

Table 3-36 3-50

Applications of Sanyo Amorphous Photosensors

Figure 3-37 3-51

First Solar Product Design Features

Table 3-38 3-52

First Solar Key Product Design Features

Table 3-39 3-53

GE Energy GEPVp-066-G

Table 3-40 3-54

GE Residential Solar Cell Benefits

Table 3-41 3-54

GEPV-085 85 WATT PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE FEATURES

Table 3-42 3-55

GEPV-085 85 Watt Photovoltaic Module Benefits

Table 3-43 3-55

GEPVp-185-MC 200 WATT PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE FEATURES

Table 3-44 3-56

GE Energy Roof-Integrated Solar Systems Features & Benefits

Table 3-45 3-58

GE Solar Energy Calculations Depend on Conditions

Figure 3-46 3-59

GE Energy Roof Integrated Solar Panels

Figure 3-47 3-61

GE Solar Modules

Table 3-48 3-62

GE PV-085 (All Countries) 85 Watt Photovoltaic Module

Table 3-49 3-63

GE PVp-066-G (United States Only)

Figure 3-50 3-65

GE Residential Brilliance Solar System

Figure 3-51 3-67

GE Brilliance Wireless Solar Meter Kit

Figure 3-52 3-68

SunPower Residential Panels

Table 3-53 3-69

SunPower 205 Solar Panel Benefits

Table 3-54 3-70

SunPower 210 Solar Panel Benefits

Figure 3-55 3-71

SunPower SunTiles

Table 3-56 3-72

SunTile Features and Benefits

Figure 3-57 3-74

BP ROI Calculation 7 kWatt Residential Solar System

Figure 3-58 3-75

BP ROI Calculation 4 kWatt Residential Solar System

Figure 3-59 3-76

BP ROI Calculation 1 kWatt Residential Solar System

Figure 3-60 3-78

BP Solar Field Mounted System

Figure 3-61 3-80

BP Solar Roof Mounted Systems

Table 3-62 3-82

Schott SAPC-175 Solar 175 Watt Photovoltaic Module Panel Features

Figure 3-63 3-86

Flisom Thin-Film Solar Technology

Figure 3-64 3-88

Filsom Absorbers Intrinsically Stable

Figure 3-65 3-89

Screen-Printed Solar Cells

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

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