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Worldwide Solar Residential Panel Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts 2008 to 2014


Description: Adoption of solar energy has a simple market driving force. If people do not adopt solar energy, the planet will become unfit for human habitation. The fossil fuels are warming the planet at an increasing rate that makes life unsustainable if something does not change.

Global warming drives solar markets. Solar is perceived as the best, perhaps the only widespread solution to global warming. Every large enterprise has adopted a social responsibility strategy that makes a nod toward solving the issues of global warming and embraces renewable energy. Every person in the world is aware of the problems that global warming is bringing.

High growth is forecast for residential solar markets as solar moves to take on a measurable supply of world energy. As penetration from .3% of the world energy supply raises to over 15% in five years, residential uses of solar energy will represent a significant part of the growth. Residential solar energy represents a measure of energy independence for every household, used as hybrid systems independently of, but not completely in place of traditional grid electricity.

It is not economical to put solar generated electricity back on the grid, instead it will be used from batteries where the electricity is stored for later use. Solar systems will initially be used for lighting and charging hybrid and electric vehicles. Traditional grid electricity will only slowly be replaced. Grid hybrid electricity solutions will persist for a long time.

Demand for energy is accelerating as more of the world becomes developed. Developing countries are anticipated to double the worlds demand for energy in the next thirty years. Energy creation is becoming a central environmental issue with air quality, water quality, and flooding because of global warming having implications for the entire world.

Solar energy is a clean, reusable and affordable solution that is increasingly being recognized as the leading alternative energy source for the 21st century. While hybrid solutions are anticipated to evolve with wind, geothermal, and nuclear solutions, evolving as well, solar looks to be a dominant technology. The solar panel size is a trade-off between the amount of money wanted to invest and the amount of electricity needed to produce. A typical US home uses 13,000kWh per year or 5kWp.

On average, the sun radiates 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of energy onto a square mile of the earth's surface, and the most suitable way to harvest that light depends on two factors: cost and the available real estate. It does not matter that thin film solar panels are not more than 10% efficient initially, the roof of the home is not doing anything else except sit there. The sides of the home, the back fence can be used to collect solar energy and that energy can be stored for later use in vehicles and lighting.

This market segmentation is anticipated to shift as the thin film solar panels become commercially viable. The thin film solar panels will be used initially in utility applications, but also in residential applications for fueling motor vehicles. The ability to store energy from solar panels makes them a viable alternative to gasoline. The lithium and lithium ion batteries are a very dense energy storage medium providing incentive for people to put in a modest amount of thin film battery banks recharged by solar panels.

As people do this, the silicon markets keep growing at a steady pace, due to the decrease in the costs for the silicon raw materials due to increased capacity for manufacturing the raw materials and increased demand for the silicon solar panels. The thin film solar panel technology has yet to mature. It is in this segment where the phenomenal growth occurs. Versatile thin film solar products are based on unique manufacturing processes. Sputtering is used to do thin film solutions for solar cell manufacture based on defining a repeatable process. Solar cell efficiencies are in the 9 to 10% range for sputtering implementations, but roof installations are not sensitive to size restrictions.

Thin film solar sputtering technology achieves physical vapor deposition which takes an ion and accelerates it. In this manner, the sputtering is used to knock out a target, depositing uniform films at high rates.

Residential solar markets at $2.5 billion in 2007 are anticipated to reach $39.3 billion by 2014. Growth is a result of using residential solar systems to power hybrid and all electric vehicles. Units raise from 74 million solar panels in 2007 to 25.6 billion units in 2014. Growth comes not only because solar power is the cheapest power source which it will be in many cases, but because it fulfills a variety of convenience needs, not the least of which is a way to attack global warming. Every large enterprise has adopted a green strategy in response to public demand for better energy solutions.

This is the 388th report in a series of market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the internet, computer, software, and telephone equipment. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participation in the segment. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in-depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and opinion leaders in the market segment.

Authors bio:
Ellen T. Curtiss conducts strategic and market assessments in technology-based industries. Previously she was a member of the staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc., for 23 years, most recently as Vice President of Arthur D. Little Decision Resources, specializing in strategic planning and market development services. She is a graduate of Boston University and the Program for Management Development at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. She is the author of recent studies on worldwide telecommunications markets and the Top Ten Telecommunications market analysis and forecasts.

Susan Eustis has done research in communications and computer markets and applications. She holds several patents in microcomputing and parallel processing. She is the author of recent studies of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) marketing strategies, Internet software, a study of Push to Talk Equipment, Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, Digital Loop Carrier, Web Hosting, Business Process Management, Servers, Blades, the Mainframe as a Green Machine, and Application Server markets. Ms. Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College.


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


Summary: Key Topics:
Residential Solar
Photovoltaics
Solar Power Systems Convert Sunlight Into Electricity
On Grid Solar Electric Systems
Off Grid Residential Solar Electric Systems
Solar Power System
Pv System Integration
Solar Electric Basics
Polysilicon
Stand Alone Pv Systems
Backup Power Solar
Thin Film Hybrid Systems
PV Cells
PV Modules
Bipv
On Grid Solar Applications
On Grid Residential Solar
Off Grid Residential Solar
Global Warming Drives Solar Energy Adoption
Solar Market Forecasts
Solar Market Shares
Residential Solar Market Forecasts


Companies Mentioned Sharp Solar Schott Q-Cells Kyocera BP Solar First Solar AES Akuo Energy Colorado Instruments / SolarWorld Concentrix Cypress Semiconductor / Sunpower Dyesol Limited Evergreen Solar Flisom GE Global Solar Energy Hitachi America Ltd. Hoku Scientific Isofoton Kyocera LDK Solar Co LTD Mitsubishi Nanosolar Isofoton Sanyo SolarWorld SunPower Suntech Yingli Green Energy PrimeStar Solar Q-Cells AG Sanyo SatCon Signet Solar Siemens Solaire Direct Solarfun Power Holdings Co, Ltd. Solar Integrated SolarWorld AG Solartech Solon Spectra Watt / Intel Tenesol Urbasolar Yingli Green Energy


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