2008 Deep Research Report on Global and China Thin Film Solar Cell Industry - Market Research Reports

Contents:

Chapter One Thin Film Solar Cell Overview 1
1.1 Definition of Thin Film Solar Cell 1
1.2 Classification and Application 3
1.3 Industry Chain Structure 5
1.4 Difference between Thin Film and Crystal Silicon Solar Cell 5

Chapter Two Manufacture Technology and Processes of Thin Film Solar Cell 6
2.1 Thin Film Manufacturing Technology Overview 6
2.2 CdTe Manufacturing Process 6
2.3 CIS/CIGS Manufacturing Process 8
2.4 Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells Manufacturing Process 9
2.5 Other Thin Film Manufacturing Process 16

Chapter Three Thin Film Solar Cell Productions Supply Sales Demand Market Status and Forecast 2008-2013 19
3.1 CdTe Productions Overview 19
3.2 CIS/CIGS Productions Overview 23
3.3 Thin Film Silicon Solar Cell Productions Overview 27
3.4 Global Total Thin Film Solar Cell Productions Overview 34
3.5 Global Thin Film Solar Cell Demand 37
3.6 Supply and Demand of Global Thin Film Solar Cell 40
3.7 Thin Film Solar Cell Cost Price Value Efficiency Profit Margin 40

Chapter Four CdTe Manufactuers 43
4.1 First Solar(US) CdTe 43
4.2 Antec Solar Energy AG(German) CdTe 58
4.3 ARENDI SRL(Italy)CdTe 62
4.4 Canrom Photovoltaics(US)CdTe 64
4.5 CALYXO GMBH(Q-Cell)(German) CdTe 66
4.6 PrimeStar Solar(GE Energy)(US)CdTe 69
4.7 AVA Solar(US)CdTe 72

Chapter Five CIGS CIS Manufactuers 78
5.1 Würth Solar (German)CIS 78
5.2 Honda Soltec(Japan)CIGS 84
5.3 Global Solar (US)CIGS 89
5.4 Showa Shell Solar (Japan)CIS 95
5.5 Miasolé (US)CIGS 98
5.6 Johanna Solar (German) CIGSSe 107
5.7 Odersun(China ATMCN)(German)CISCut 111
5.8 Solibro Solar(German)CIGS 115
5.9 Sulfurcell (German)CIS 119
5.10 AVANCIS(Shell Solar)(German)CIS 129
5.11 HelioVolt (US)CIGS 134
5.12 Ascent Solar(US)CIGS 138
5.13 DayStar (US) CIGS 143
5.14 Nanosolar (US) CIGS 151
5.15 SoloPower (US)CIGS 161
5.16 ISET(US)CIS 164

Chapter Six Thin Film Silicon Solar Cell (A-Si (Single Tandam Triple Junction) a-Si/µc-Si) Manufacturers 166
6.1 United Solar Ovonic(Energy Conversion Devices) (US) A-Si/A-SiGe/A-SiGe 166
6.2 Kaneka Solartech (Japan) a-Si/Poly-Si 187
6.3 Sharp Thin Film (Japan) a-Si/µc-Si/a-Si GaAs 195
6.4 MHI(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) (Japan) a-Si/µc-Si 199
6.5 Topray Solar(Shenzhen China)a-Si Tandem 206
6.6 Bangkok Solar(Thailand)a-Si Tandem 209
6.7 Soltechpv (Beijing China) a-Si Tandem 212
6.8 Sanyo Amorton(Japan)a-Si Single 214
6.9 Sinonar (Hsinchu Taiwan) a-Si Tandem 216
6.10 Schott Solar Thin Film(German)a-Si/µc-Si 219
6.11 Jinneng Solar(Tianjin China) A-Si Tandem 226
6.12 EPV Solar(US) a-Si Tandem 229
6.13 CSG Solar (German) Poly-Si 232
6.14 Fuji Electric Systems (Japan) A-Si/A-SiGe 235
6.15 Polar PV (Anhui China) a-Si Single,Tandem. 240
6.16 Ersol Thin Film(German)A-Si Single, a-Si/µc-Si 246
6.17 Brilliant 234. GmbH(Q-Cell)(German)a-Si/µc-Si 252
6.18 Trony (Shenzhen China) A-Si Single 259
6.19 Sumoncle (Shenzhen China)A-Si Single 262
6.20 hksolar (Harbin China) A-Si Single 264
6.21 Xinao Group (Hebei China) a-Si Tandem 266
6.22 Sunfilm AG (German) a-Si/µc-Si 269
6.23 Malibu GmbH (German) a-Si/µc-Si 278
6.24 Signet Solar (US)a-Si Single 280
6.25 SolarMorph (Singapore) a-Si/µc-Si 284
6.26 Suntech (Shanghai China) a-Si/µc-Si 286
6.27 Moser Baer Photo Voltaic (India)a-Si Single 288
6.28 T-Solar Global (Spain) a-Si/µc-Si 291
6.29 Green Energy Technology (Taoyuan Taiwan) a-Si Single 294
6.30 CMC (Taoyuan Taiwan) a-Si Single 297
6.31 Yutong Light Energy (Tainan Taiwan) a-Si/µc-Si 299
6.32 Inventux Technologies AG (Switzerland)a-Si/µc-Si 300
6.33 Pramac SpA (Italy) a-Si/µc-Si 302
6.34 BSTRPV (Weihan China) a-Si Tandem 303
6.35 China Solar Power (Yantai China) a-Si Single 305
6.36 Nexpower (Central Taiwan) a-Si Single 308
6.37 Sunner Solar (Central Taiwan) a-Si Single 310
6.38 XsunX (US) a-Si/a-SiC 312
6.39 Lambda Energia (Mexico)a-Si/a-SiC 314
6.40 QS Solar (Nantong China) a-Si Tandem 317
6.41 Yuanchang (Changzhou China) a-Si Tandem 319
6.42 Ganneng Huaji (Jiangxi China) a-Si Tandem 321
6.43 Formosun (Hsinchu Taiwan) a-Si Tandem 322
6.44 Solar Plus (Portugal) a-Si Tandem 326
6.45 HELIODOMI (Greece) a-Si Tandem 327
6.46 HelioGrid (Hungary) a-Si Tandem 328
6.47 Kenmos PV (Tainan Taiwan) a-Si Tandem 330
6.48 NanoWin (Tainan Taiwan) a-Si/µc-Si 332
6.49 GS Solar (Quanzhou China) a-Si Tandem 334
6.50 Zhongshang Quanxin (Zhongshan China) a-Si Tandem 336
6.51 Cineng PV (Hangzhou China) a-Si Tandem 336
6.52 Shenyang Hanfeng (Shenyang China) a-Si Tandem 337
6.53 Uni-Solar Jinneng (Tianjin China) A-Si/A-SiGe/A-SiGe 338

Chapter Seven Feasibility Analysis of China New Thin Film Projects 339
7.1 Opportunity and Risk of China Thin Film Projects 339
7.2 Feasibility Analysis of China Thin Film Projects 341

Chapter Eight Thin Film Solar Cell Research Conclusions 342

Tables and Figures:

Table The First Second Third Generation Solar Cell and Comparison 2
Figure Thin Film Solar Cell Classification(8 Types) and Their Key Applications 3
Figure Thin Film Solar Cell Industry Chain Structure 5
Table Thin Film and Crystal Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Cost Production Advantage and Disadvantage etc Comparison 5
Figure CdTe Manufacturing Process Flow 7
Figure CIGS Module Manufacturing Process Flow 9
Figure Thin Film Silicon Solar Cell Manufacturing Process Flow 11
Table 2005-2013 Global Major CdTe Module Manufacturer Capacity (MW) and Global Total Capacity List 19
Table 2005-2013 Global Major CdTe Module Manufacturers Capacity Makret Share List 20
Table 2005-2013 Global Major CdTe Module Manufacturers Production (MW) and Global Total Production List 20
Table 2005-2013 Global Major CdTe Module Manufacturers Production Market Share List 21
Figure 2005-2013 Global CdTe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 21
Table 2005-2013 Global CdTe Module Capacity Utilization List 21
Table 2005-2013 Global CdTe Module Production (MW) Efficiency (%) Price,Cost,Profit (USD/W) Value(Million$) and Profit Margin List 22
Table 2005-2013 Global Major CIS/CIGS Module Manufacturer Capacity (MW) and Global Total Capacity List 23
Table 2005-2013 Global Major CIS/CIGS Module Manufacturer Capacity Market Share List 23
Table 2005-2013 Global Major CIS/CIGS Module Manufacturer Production (MW) and Global Total Production List 24
Table 2005-2013 Global Major CIS/CIGS Module Manufacturer Production Market Share List 24
Figure 2005-2013 Global CIS/CIGS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 25
Table 2005-2013 Global CIS/CIGS Module Capacity Utilization List 25
Table 2005-2013 Global CIS/CIGS Module Production (MW) Efficiency (%) Price,Cost,Profit (USD/W) Value(Million$) and Profit Margin List 26
Table 2005-2013 Global Major Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Manufacturer Capacity (MW) and Global Total Capacity List 27
Table 2005-2013 Global Major Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Manufacturer Capacity Market Share List 28
Table 2005-2013 Global Major Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Manufacturer Production (MW) and Global Total Production List 29
Table 2005-2013 Global Major Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Manufacturer Production Market Share List 30
Figure 2005-2013 Global Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 32
Table 2005-2013 Global Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Capacity Utilization List 32
Table 2005-2013 Global Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Production (MW) Efficiency (%) Price,Cost,Profit (USD/W) Value(Million$) and Profit Margin List 33
Table 2005-2013 US EU etc Regional CdTe Module Production (MW) and Market Share List 34
Table 2005-2013 US German Japan etc Regional CIS/CIGS Module Production (MW) and Market Share List 34
Table 2005-2013 Japan US China German Taiwan Thailand India etc Regional Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Production (MW) and Market Share List 35
Table 2005-2013 Global CdTe CIS/CIGS Thin Film Silicon Soalr Module Capacity (MW) and Market Share List 36
Table 2005-2013 Global CdTe CIS/CIGS Thin Film Silicon Solar Module Production (MW) and Market Share List 36
Figure 2005-2013 Global Thin Film Solar Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 37
Table 2005-2013 Global Thin Film Solar Module Capacity Utilization List 37
Table Global 39 Countries 2010 or 2016 Renewable Energy Targets 37
Figure 2005-2013 Global Thin Film Solar Module Demand (MW) and Growth Rate 39
Table 2005-2013 Global Thin Film Solar Module Supply Demand Shortage (MW) 40
Table 2005-2013 Global CdTe CIS/CIGS Thin Film Silicon Module Value and Global Total Value (Million $) and Market Share 40
Table 2005-2013 Global Thin Film Module Average Selling Price (USD/W) 41
Table 2005-2013 CdTe CIS/CIGS Thin Film Silicon Module Efficiency Comparison 41
Table 2005-2013 CdTe CIS/CIGS Thin Film Silicon Module Cost (USD/W) 41
Table 2005-2013 CdTe CIS/CIGS Thin Film Silicon Module Average Selling Price (USD/W) Comparison 42
Table 2005-2013 CdTe CIS/CIGS Thin Film Silicon Module Profit Margin Comparison 42
Table First Solar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 43
Figure Nov 2006-Feb 2008 First Solar Stock Price(USD)[ NASDAQ] 48
Figure 2003-2007 First Solar Revenue(K$) Module Cost($/W) Module Production (MW) 49
Table Jan-Sep,2007 First Solar Gross Profit Net Income etc Finance Data 50
Table 2004-2007 US First Solar CdTe Module Cost,ASP($/W) and Profit Margin 50
Table First Solar Six Key Customer and Their 2006-2012 Purchase Contracts 50
Table First Solar C-Si and Thin Film Module Competitors List 52
Table First Solar 90MW 120MW 120MW 120MW Plants(Ohio German Malaysia)Expansion Schedule 53
Figure 2003-2007 First Solar CdTe Module Efficiency (%) 55
Figure 2005-2013 US First Solar CdTe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 56
Table Antec Solar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 58
igure CdTe thin film solar cell Manufacturing Process Flow(Antec Solar) 60
Figure 2005-2013 German Antec CdTe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 61
Table 2005-2007 Antec Solar CdTe Module Efficiency (%) Production (MW) Cost(EURO/W) Average Selling Price(EURO/W) Revenue(Million ERUO)List 61
Figure 2007-2013 Italy ARENDI SRL CdTe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 63
Table Canrom Photovoltaics Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 64
Table Canrom CdTe Module Product(40-75W) Parameter List 65
Figure 2005-2013 US Canrom CdTe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 66
Figure 2007-2013 German Calyxo GmbH CdTe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 67
Figure 2009-2013 US PrimeStar CdTe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 72
Figure 2008-2013 US AVA Solar CdTe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 78
Table Würth Solar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 81
Table Würth Solar CIS Module Milestone 82
Table 2005-2013 German Würth Solar CIS Module Production (MW) Efficiency (%) Price Cost Profit ($/W) Value(Million$) Profit Margin List 83
Figure 2005-2013 German Würth Solar CIS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 84
Table Honda Soltec Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 84
Figure 2007-2013 Japan Honda Soltec CIGS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 89
Table Global Solar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 89
Table Global Solar CIGS Module Product Parameter 93
Figure 2005-2013 US Global Solar CIGS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 94
Table Showa Shell Solar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 95
Figure 2007-2013 Japan Showa Shell Solar CIS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 98
Figure Miasolé CIGS Roll-To-Roll PV Module Manufacturing Process Flow 102
Table MiasoléCompany Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 104
Figure 2006-2013 US Miasolé CIGS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 106
Table Johanna Solar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 107
Figure CIGSSe Cell Structure 109
Figure 2008-2013 German Johanna Solar CIGSSe Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 111
Table OdersunCompany Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 111
Figure 2007-2013 German Odersun CISCut Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 115
Table Solibro Solar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 116
Figure 2008-2013 German Solibro Solar CIGS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 118
Table Sulfurcell Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 119
Table 2006-2007 Sulfurcell Small Large Area CIS Cell CIS Module Efficiency (%) List 122
Figure Sulfurcell Shareholder Structure 122
Figure Sulfurcell CIS Module Hahn-Meitner-Institut Method Manufacturing Process Flow(Glass-Module) 123
Figure Sulfurcell CIS Cell Structure(Layer Materials) 124
Figure 2006-2013 German Sulfurcell CIS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 129
Table AVANCIS Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 130
Table German AVANCIS CIS Cell Project Information List 130
Figure 2008-2013 German AVANCIS CIS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 131
Table HelioVolt Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 134
Figure 2008-2013 US HelioVolt CIGS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 137
Table Ascent SolarCompany Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 138
Figure Ascent Solar CIGS Cell Structure 142
Figure 2008-2013 US Ascent Solar CIGS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 142
Table DayStar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 143
Table DayStar 25MW CIGS Project Schedule 146
Figure DayStar CIGS Cell Manufacturing Process Flow 147
Figure DayStar CIGS Cell (Glass substrate) Structure 148
Figure 2009-2013 US DayStar CIGS Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 151
Table NanosolarCompany Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 151
Table Crystal Silicon Vacuum-Based Thin Film Roll-Printed Thin Film Technology Parameter Comparison 157
Table SoloPowerCompany Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 161
Table ISETCompany Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 164
Table ISET CIS Cell Efficiency byDifferent Substrate (Glass Steel Titanium Molybdenum Plastic etc) 165
Table United Solar Ovonic Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 166
Figure UNI-SOLAR A-Si/A-SiGe/A-SiGe Triple Junction Cell Material Layer Structure 168
Figure UNI-SOLAR Schematic of the four production roll-to-roll deposition machines 170
Figure UNI-SOLAR Module Manufacturing Process Flow 170
Figure Uni-Solar Triple Cell PECVD Processor 171
Table 2005-2007FY UNI-SOLAR Module Revenue (K$) Shipment (MW) ASP ($/W) Cost ($/W) Profit Margin 172
Table 2005-2008FY ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES Regional Revenue (Million$) 172
Table Uni-Solar Competitors List 173
Figure 2003-2007 UNI-SOLAR Steel Substrate A-Si/A-SiGe/A-SiGe(Triple) Cell Efficiency (%) 179
Figure 2005-2013 Uni-Solar Triple Junction Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 180
Table United Solar Ovonic 2005-2007FY Solar Module Revenue and Profit (Million USD) 182
Table Uni-Solar 58MW 60MW 60MW Projects (Michigan Mexico China) Expansion Schedule 187
Table Kaneka Solartech Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 187
Figure Comparison of Total Generated Watt Power per Year Among Various Materials(A-si C-si Poly-si) 189
Figure Kaneka Solartech A-si C-si Cell Manufacturing Process Flow 189
Figure Kaneka Solartech Hybrid(a-Si/Poly-Si) Module Structure 190
Figure 2005-2013 Japan Kaneka Hybrid(a-Si/Poly-Si)Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 194
Table SharpTF Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 195
Figure 2005-2013 SharpTF a-Si/µc-Si/a-Si Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 198
Table SharpTF a-Si/µc-Si(Double Junction) a-Si/µc-Si/a-Si(Triple Junction) Module Efficiency ASP Cost ($/W) List 198
Figure 2005-2013 SharpTF GaAs Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 199
Table MHI Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 199
Figure MHI Amorphous/microcrystalline Tandem Module Structure 201
Figure 2005-2013 MHI a-Si/µc-Si Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 205
Table Shenzhen Topray Solar Company Information Table (Shareholders, Management Team, Products, Clients,Contacts etc 12 items) 206
Figure 2005-2013 Shenzhen Topray Solar a-Si Tandem Module Capacity Production (MW) and Growth Rate 208