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Global Solar Photovoltaic Energy Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2012
Global Markets Direct, Nov 2008, Pages: 362

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1.1 List of Tables 17
1.2 List of Figures 19
2 Introduction 20
2.1 What is This Report About? 20
2.2 How to Use This Report? 20
2.3 Market Definition 20
3 Solar Photovoltaic, Executive Summary 21
4 Global Solar Photovoltaic Energy Market 23
4.1 Global Solar Photovoltaic Market, Overview 23
4.2 Global Solar PV Market Size and Growth, 2001-12 23
4.3 Global Solar PV Market, Top Countries, 2007 24
4.4 Global Solar PV Market, Cell Production, 2001-07 24
4.5 Global Solar PV Market, Top Cell Producers, 2007 25
5 Solar Photovoltaic Regional Market Trends 27
5.1 Europe 27
5.1.1 Solar PV in Europe, Market Size and Growth, 2001-12 27
5.1.2 Solar PV in Europe, Top Countries, 2007 28
5.1.3 Solar PV in Europe, Market Development in Key Countries 28
5.2 Asia-Pacific 39
5.2.1 Solar PV in Asia-Pacific, Market Size and Growth, 2001-12 39
5.2.2 Solar PV in Asia-Pacific, Top Countries, 2007 40
5.2.3 Solar PV in Asia-Pacific, Market Development in Key Countries 41
5.3 North America 48
5.3.1 Solar PV in North America, Market Size and Growth, 2001-12 48
5.3.2 Solar PV in North America, Top Countries, 2007 49
5.3.3 Solar PV in North America, Market Development in Key Countries 50
5.4 Central and South America 61
5.4.1 Solar PV in Central and South America, Market Size and Growth, 2001-12 61
5.4.2 Solar PV in Central and South America, Top Countries, 2007 62
5.4.3 Solar PV in Central and South America, Market Development in Key Countries 63
5.5 Africa and Middle East 67
6 Solar Photovoltaic, Technology and R&D Trends 68
6.1 Solar PV, Technology Analysis 68
6.1.1 Conventional Methods - Silicon Based 68
6.1.2 Thin Film Based 68
6.2 Solar PV, Key R&D Analysis 69
6.2.1 Solar PV, Key R&D Analysis, Overview 69
6.2.2 Solar PV, Key R&D Analysis in Germany 69
6.2.3 Solar PV, Key R&D Analysis in the US 70
6.2.4 Solar PV, Key R&D Analysis in Japan 71
7 Solar Photovoltaic, Cost Analysis 74
7.1.1 Solar PV, Cost Comparison with Other Renewable Technologies 74
8 Solar Photovoltaic, Key Drivers For Development 76
8.1 Environmental and Climate Change Concerns 76
8.2 Increasing Need for Secure Supply of Power 77
8.3 Supportive Policy and Regulatory Framework 78
8.3.1 Feed-in Tariff Policy 78
8.3.2 Renewable Energy Law (REL) 78
8.3.3 Renewable Portfolio Standards 78
8.3.4 Net Metering Laws 79
9 Solar Photovoltaic, Key Restraints For Growth 80
9.1 High Cost of Manufacturing Solar-electric Power Components 80
9.2 Inadequate Manufacturing Infrastructure to Increase Throughput and Yield 80
9.3 Need for Continuous Research and Development Efforts 80
9.4 Insufficient Development of Balance of Systems (BOS) 80
9.5 Institutional Barriers 80
10 Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., Company Snapshot 81
10.1 Key Information 81
10.1.1 Company Overview 81
10.1.2 Financial Performance 81
10.1.3 SWOT Snapshot 81
10.2 Business Description 82
10.2.1 Business Overview 82
10.2.2 Photovoltaic Products 82
10.2.3 Major Products and Services 83
10.3 History 84
10.4 Business Strategy 86
10.4.1 Mission Statement 86
10.4.2 Strategy 86
10.4.3 Corporate Social Responsibility 87
10.5 SWOT Analysis 87
10.5.1 Overview 87
10.5.2 Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. Strengths 88
10.5.3 Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. Weaknesses 90
10.5.4 Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. Opportunities 90
10.5.5 Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. Threats 91
10.6 Competitors 92
10.7 Revenue Analysis 93
10.7.1 Revenue by Segment 93
10.7.2 Revenue by Geography 93
10.8 Share Holding Structure 94
10.9 Key Employees 95
10.10 Key Employee Biographies 96
10.11 Company Statement 98
10.12 Locations and Subsidiaries 101
10.12.1 Head Office 101
10.12.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 101
11 Renewable Energy Corporation ASA, Company Snapshot 103
11.1 Key Information 103
11.2 Company Overview 103
11.3 Financial Performance 103
11.4 SWOT Snapshot 103
11.5 Business Description 104
11.5.1 Business Overview 104
11.5.2 REC Silicon 104
11.5.3 REC Solar 105
11.5.4 REC Wafer 106
11.5.5 Major Products and Services 107
11.6 History 108
11.7 Business Strategy 110
11.7.1 Mission Statement 110
11.7.2 Strategy 110
11.7.3 Corporate Social Responsibility 110
11.8 SWOT Analysis 111
11.8.1 Overview 111
11.8.2 Renewable Energy Corporation ASA Strengths 111
11.8.3 Renewable Energy Corporation ASA Weaknesses 113
11.8.4 Renewable Energy Corporation ASA Opportunities 114
11.8.5 Renewable Energy Corporation ASA Threats 115
11.9 Competitors 115
11.10 Revenue Analysis 116
11.10.1 Revenue by Segment 116
11.10.2 Revenue by Geography 117
11.11 Share Holding Structure 118
11.12 Key Employees 119
11.13 Key Employee Biographies 120
11.14 Company Statement 122
11.15 Locations and Subsidiaries 124
11.15.1 Head Office 124
11.15.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 124
12 SolarWorld AG, Company Snapshot 126
12.1 Key Information 126
12.2 Company Overview 126
12.3 Financial Performance 126
12.4 SWOT Snapshot 126
12.5 Business Description 127
12.5.1 Business Overview 127
12.5.2 Cells 128
12.5.3 Modules 129
12.5.4 Trade 130
12.5.5 Wafers 132
12.5.6 Major Products and Services 133
12.6 History 134
12.7 Business Strategy 136
12.7.1 Mission Statement 136
12.7.2 Strategy 136
12.7.3 Corporate Social Responsibility 137
12.8 SWOT Analysis 138
12.8.1 Overview 138
12.8.2 SolarWorld AG Strengths 138
12.8.3 SolarWorld AG Weaknesses 140
12.8.4 SolarWorld AG Opportunities 140
12.8.5 SolarWorld AG Threats 141
12.9 Competitors 143
12.10 Revenue Analysis 144
12.10.1 Revenue by Segment 144
12.10.2 Revenue by Geography 144
12.11 Share Holding Structure 145
12.12 Key Employees 145
12.13 Key Employee Biographies 146
12.14 Company Statement 148
12.15 Locations and Subsidiaries 149
12.15.1 Head Office 149
13 Evergreen Solar, Inc. Company Snapshot 150
13.1 Key Information 150
13.2 Company Overview 150
13.3 Financial Performance 150
13.4 SWOT Snapshot 150
13.5 Business Description 151
13.5.1 Business Overview 151
13.5.2 Solar Power Products 151
13.5.3 Major Products and Services 152
13.6 History 153
13.7 Business Strategy 155
13.7.1 Mission Statement 155
13.7.2 Strategy 155
13.8 SWOT Analysis 156
13.8.1 Overview 156
13.8.2 Evergreen Solar, Inc. Strengths 156
13.8.3 Evergreen Solar, Inc. Weaknesses 158
13.8.4 Evergreen Solar, Inc. Opportunities 158
13.8.5 Evergreen Solar, Inc. Threats 159
13.9 Competitors 160
13.10 Revenue Analysis 161
13.10.1 Revenue by Segment 161
13.10.2 Revenue by Geography 161
13.11 Share Holding Structure 162
13.12 Key Employees 162
13.13 Key Employee Biographies 163
13.14 Company Statement 164
13.15 Locations and Subsidiaries 167
13.15.1 Head Office 167
13.15.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 167
14 Q-Cells AG, Company Snapshot 168
14.1 Key Information 168
14.2 Company Overview 168
14.3 Financial Performance 168
14.4 SWOT Snapshot 168
14.5 Business Description 169
14.5.1 Business Overview 169
14.5.2 Core Business 169
14.5.3 New Technologies 170
14.5.4 Major Products and Services 171
14.6 History 172
14.7 Business Strategy 173
14.7.1 Mission Statement 173
14.7.2 Strategy 173
14.7.3 Corporate Social Responsibility 174
14.8 SWOT Analysis 175
14.8.1 Overview 175
14.8.2 Q-Cells AG Strengths 175
14.8.3 Q-Cells AG Weaknesses 177
14.8.4 Q-Cells AG Opportunities 177
14.8.5 Q-Cells AG Threats 179
14.9 Competitors 179
14.10 Revenue Analysis 180
14.10.1 Revenue by Segment 180
14.10.2 Revenue by Geography 180
14.11 Share Holding Structure 181
14.12 Key Employees 182
14.13 Key Employee Biographies 183
14.14 Company Statement 185
14.15 Locations and Subsidiaries 190
14.15.1 Head Office 190
14.15.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 190
15 SunPower Corporation, Company Snapshot 191
15.1 Key Information 191
15.2 Company Overview 191
15.3 Financial Performance 191
15.4 SWOT Snapshot 191
15.5 Business Description 192
15.5.1 Business Overview 192
15.5.2 Components 192
15.5.3 Systems 193
15.5.4 Major Products and Services 195
15.6 History 196
15.7 Business Strategy 198
15.7.1 Mission Statement 198
15.7.2 Strategy 198
15.8 SWOT Analysis 199
15.8.1 Overview 199
15.8.2 SunPower Corporation Strengths 200
15.8.3 SunPower Corporation Weaknesses 201
15.8.4 SunPower Corporation Opportunities 202
15.8.5 SunPower Corporation Threats 203
15.9 Competitors 204
15.10 Revenue Analysis 206
15.10.1 Revenue by Segment 206
15.10.2 Revenue by Geography 206
15.11 Share Holding Structure 207
15.12 Key Employees 207
15.13 Key Employee Biographies 208
15.14 Company Statement 210
15.15 Locations and Subsidiaries 214
15.15.1 Head Office 214
15.15.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 215
16 Sunways AG, Company Snapshot 216
16.1 Key Information 216
16.2 Company Overview 216
16.3 Financial Performance 216
16.4 SWOT Snapshot 216
16.5 Business Description 217
16.5.1 Business Overview 217

Executive Summary

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 23
Figure 2: Global, Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity by Major Regions, %, 2007 24
Figure 3: Global, Solar PV Cell Production, MWp, 2001-07 25
Figure 4: Global, Top Solar Cell Producers Market Share, %, 2007 25
Figure 5: Europe, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 27
Figure 6: Europe, Top 5 Countries, Total Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity, MWp, 2007 28
Figure 7: Germany, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MWp, 2001-12 29
Figure 8: Germany, Impact of German Laws on the Country’s Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity, 2000-07 34
Figure 9: Spain, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MWp, 2001-12 35
Figure 10: Italy, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MWp, 2001-12 37
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 39
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific, Top 3 Countries, Total Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2007 40
Figure 13: Japan, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 41
Figure 14: China, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 44
Figure 15: Australia, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 46
Figure 16: North America, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 48
Figure 17: North America, Top 3 Countries, Total Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2007 49
Figure 18: The US, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 50
Figure 19: Canada, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 57
Figure 20: Mexico, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 59
Figure 21: Central and South America, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 61
Figure 22: Central and South America, Top 2 Countries, Total Cumulative Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2007 62
Figure 23: Brazil, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 63
Figure 24: Argentina, Cumulative and Annual Solar PV Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 65
Figure 25: Africa, Regional Market Share for Solar PV, 2007 67
Figure 26: Global, World CO2 Emissions, Million Metric Tons 76
Figure 27: Global, World Projected Energy Demand, Mtoe 77
Figure 28: Solar PV Industry, Deal Value and Volume, March 2008 - August 2008 299
Figure 29: Solar PV Industry, Deal Volume by Type, March - August 2008 300
Figure 30: Solar PV Industry, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Deal Value and Volume, March 2008 - August 2008 301
Figure 31: Solar PV Industry, M&A Transactions, Deal Value and Volume, March 2008 - August 2008 303
Figure 32: Solar PV Industry, Equity Transactions,, Deal Value and Volume, March 2008 - August 2008 305
Figure 33: Solar PV Industry, Debt Transactions,, Deal Value and Volume, March 2008 - August 2008 307
Figure 34: Solar PV Industry, North America Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, March 2008 - August 2008 309
Figure 35: Solar PV Industry, European Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, March 2008 - August 2008 310
Figure 36: Solar PV Industry, Asia-Pacific Region Deals, Deal Value and Volume, March 2008 - August 2008 311
Figure 37: Global Markets Direct Methodology 360


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