Solar Energy Markets: A Research Outlook

Chapter 1 Introduction

• Study Background
• Study Goals and Objectives
• Reasons for Doing the Study
• Scope of Report
• Intended Audience
• Methodology and Information Sources
• Geographic Breakdown
• Analyst's Credentials
• Custom Research
• Related Reports

Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights

Chapter 3 Market Overview

• Introduction
• Solar Irradiance
• Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE)
• Market Dynamics
• Key Market Growth Drivers
• Rising Energy Demand
• Rising Thrust to Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels for Power Generation
• Tax Incentives and Regulatory Assistance for the Growth of Solar PV Technologies
• Building-integrated Photovoltaic Applications (BIPVs)
• Key Market Growth Restraints
• Higher Module Cost and Limited Efficiency of Alternative PV Modules
• Dominance of c-Si Modules Across All Applications
• Key Market Growth Opportunities
• Application in Niche Areas
• Upcoming Technologies
• Third-generation Photovoltaics
• Perovskites Overview
• Key Mergers and Acquisitions in the Solar Electric Power Generation Market

Chapter 4 Global Market for Solar PV Technologies

• Overview
• First-generation Photovoltaics
• Second-generation Photovoltaics
• Third-generation Photovoltaics
• History of PV Technologies
• First-generation PV Technologies
• Overview of Alternative Solar PV Technologies
• Second-generation Photovoltaics
• Third-generation Photovoltaics
• Applications of Solar PV Technologies
• Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
• Advancements in Alternative PV Technology
• Silicon Nanowires
• All-Carbon Solar Cells
• Graphene in Solar Cells
• Plasmonic Nanostructures
• Market Size and Forecast
• North American Solar PV Market
• European Solar PV Market
• Asia-Pacific Solar PV Market
• RoW Solar PV Market

Chapter 5 Global Market for Solar Thermal Technologies

• Overview
• Solar Heating Technologies
• History of Solar Heat Technologies
• Solar Heating Technologies
• Solar Air Heating systems
• Solar Heat Technologies
• Benefits of Solar Heat Technologies
• Current Interest in Solar Energy and Solar Heat Technologies
• Concentrated Solar Power Technologies
• History of Concentrated Solar Power Technology
• Market Size and Forecast
• North American CSP Market
• European CSP Market
• Asia-Pacific CSP Market
• RoW CSP Market

Chapter 6 Company Profiles

• Solar Pv Companies
• 3S Photovoltaics
• Amonix Company
• Ascent Solar
• Canadian Solar Inc.
• Cogentrix Energy Llc
• Conergy Ag
• Cooper B-Line
• Daqo New Energy
• Dow Chemical Company
• Dyesol
• Emcore
• Enphase
• First Solar Inc.
• Gcl-Poly
• General Electric Company
• Guascor Foton
• Hanwha Solarone
• Hemlock Semiconductor Corp.
• Hilti Corp.
• Indosolar Ltd.
• JA Solar Pv Technology Co. Ltd.
• Jinko Solar
• Kaco New Energy Gmbh
• KCC Corp.
• Kyocera
• LDK Solar
• Lumeta Inc.
• Mage Sunovation Gmbh
• MEMC
• Miasole
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
• Moser Baer Solar
• Motech Industries
• Oci
• Onyx Solar Energy
• Power-One
• Pythagoras Solar
• Renewable Energy Corp. (Rec)
• St. Gobain
• Sanyo Solar Usa (Panasonic Corp.)
• Satcon Technology Corp.
• Schneider Electric
• Schott Solar Ag
• Sharp Corp.
• Siemens
• Silex Systems
• Sma Solar Technology Ag
• Soitec
• Solar Century
• Solar Fabrik Ag
• Solar Frontier
• Solarworld
• Solfocus, Inc.
• Sunpower Corp.
• Suntech
• Suntrix
• Tata Bp Solar
• Tokuyama Corp.
• Trina Solar Ltd.
• Wacker Chemie Ag
• Xunlight Corp.
• Yingli Solar
• Solar Heating Company Profiles
• Unglazed Solar Collectors
• Flat Plate Solar Collectors
• Evacuated-Tube Solar Collectors
• Amk-Solac Systems
• Apricus
• Calpak
• Haining Baoguang Heat Collection Tubes Co. Ltd.
• Himin Solar Energy Group Co. Ltd.
• Linuo Paradigma Co. Ltd.
• Sunda Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd.
• Sunrain Solar Energy Co. Ltd.
• Sunshore Solar Energy Products Co. Ltd.
• Tata Power Solar
• Tsinghua Solar
• Viessmann Werke Gmbh & Co Kg
• Integral Collector-Storage Units
• Integrated Solar
• Sunearth
• Thermal Conversion Technology
• Solar Air Collector
• Arctic Sunlight Innovation
• Atas International
• Cansolair
• Conserval Engineering
• Environmental Solar Systems
• Grammer Solar
• Solarventi
• Sunsiaray
• Your Solar Home
• Concentrated Solar Power Company Profiles
• Solar Reflective Films
• Alanod Solar
• Hydro Asa
• Konica Minolta Inc.
• Reflectech
• Solar Mirrors
• AGC Solar
• Flabeg Fe
• Guardian Industries
• Reflex Spa
• Skyfuel
• Solar Tube Receivers
• Archimede Solar Energy
• Rioglass Solar International
• Schott Solar
• Central Tower Receivers
• Aalborg Csp
• Abengoa Solar
• Babcock & Wilcox Co.
• Brightsource Energy
• CMI Solar
• Sener
• Solarreserve
• Supporting Equipment: Motors, Drives, Controllers, Hydraulics
• Abb Power Generation
• Albandi Sl
• Bosch Rexroth
• Emerson Process Management
• Hawe Hydraulik
• Helac Corp.
• Parker Hannifin
• Saidi
• Schubert & Salzer Gmbh
• Weber Hydraulik
• Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Assemblies
• Abengoa Solar
• Ener-T International
• Ingemetal
• National Steel Fabrication
• Solargenix
• Tsk Flagsol
• Fresnel Reflector Solar Collector Assemblies
• Cnim
• Himin Solar Energy Group Co. Ltd.
• Industrial Solar
• Novatec Solar
• Solar Euromed
• Soltigua
• Solar Power Tower Heliostats
• Brightsource Energy
• Esolar
• Parabolic Dishes
• Brayton Energy
• United Sun Systems
• Alternative Solar Photovoltaic Technology Companies
• Antec Solar Gmbh
• Ascent Solar Technologies Inc.
• Avancis Gmbh
• First Solar Inc.
• Flisom Ag
• Global Solar Inc.
• Hanergy Thin-Film Power Group Ltd.
• Heliatek Gmbh
• Heliotrop Sas
• Heliovolt
• Kaneka Corp.
• Manz Ag
• Miasolé Hi-Tech Corp.
• Microlink Devices Inc.
• Midsummer Ab
• Moser Baer India Ltd.
• Nanosolar Inc.
• Onyx Solar Energy
• Opvius Gmbh
• Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd.
• Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (Solar Frontier K.K.)
• Siva Power Inc.
• Soitec
• Solar Junction Corp.
• Solarmer Energy Inc.
• Solaronix Sa
• Solarworld Industries Gmbh
• Solibro Gmbh
• Solopower Systems Inc.
• Sunshine Pv Corp.
• Würth Group

Chapter 7 Appendix: Acronyms

• Report Sources

List of Tables
Summary Table: Global Solar Power Market, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 1: Annual Global Horizontal Irradiance and Direct Normal Irradiance for WEC Geo-Regions
Table 2: Electricity Access, by Region, 2016 and Targets
Table 3: Global Electricity Generation, by Region, 2012-2017
Table 4: Global Net Electricity Generation, by Fuel, 2016 and 2017
Table 5: Targets for 100% of Total Electricity from Renewables, 2020-2035
Table 6: Annual Solar PV Capacity Additions, 2012-2017
Table 7: Renewable Power Targets for Specific Amount of Installed Capacity or Generation, by Country
Table 8: 2017 FIT Policy Adjustments
Table 9: Common Perovskite Compounds
Table 10: Other Relevant R&D Activities
Table 11: Leading Players in Perovskite Solar Cell Development and Manufacturing, by Company
Table 12: Key Mergers and Acquisitions in Solar Electricity Power Generation Market
Table 13: Band Gap Energy Values of Semiconductors Used in PV Cells
Table 14: Elements Common to All PV Cells
Table 15: Global Solar PV Installed Capacity and Value, Through 2023
Table 16: Global Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Region, Through 2023
Table 17: Global Solar PV Market Value, by Region, Through 2023
Table 18: Global Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 19: Global Solar PV Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 20: North American Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 21: North American Solar PV Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 22: North American Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Application, Through 2023
Table 23: North American Solar PV Market Value, by Application, Through 2023
Table 24: European Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 25: European Solar PV Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 26: European Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Application, Through 2023
Table 27: European Solar PV Market Value, by Application, Through 2023
Table 28: Asia-Pacific Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 29: Asia-Pacific Solar PV Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 30: Asia-Pacific Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Application, Through 2023
Table 31: Asia-Pacific Solar PV Market Value, by Application, Through 2023
Table 32: RoW Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 33: RoW Solar PV Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 34: RoW Solar PV Installed Capacity, by Application, Through 2023
Table 35: RoW Solar PV Market Value, by Application, Through 2023
Table 36: Common Solar Thermal Systems
Table 37: Major Global Concentrated Solar Power Research Centers
Table 38: Global CSP Installed Capacity and Value, Through 2023
Table 39: Global CSP Installed Capacity, by Region, Through 2023
Table 40: Global CSP Market Value, by Region, Through 2023
Table 41: Global CSP Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 42: Global CSP Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 43: North American CSP Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 44: North American CSP Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 45: European CSP Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 46: European CSP Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 47: Asia-Pacific CSP Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 48: Asia-Pacific CSP Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 49: RoW CSP Installed Capacity, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 50: RoW CSP Market Value, by Technology, Through 2023
Table 51: Ascent Solar Technologies Inc.: Products Offered
Table 52: Ascent Solar Technologies Inc.: Recent Developments
Table 53: AVANCIS GmbH: Products Offered
Table 54: AVANCIS GmbH: Recent Developments
Table 55: First Solar Inc.: Products Offered
Table 56: First Solar: Recent Developments
Table 57: Flisom AG: Recent Developments
Table 58: Global Solar Energy Inc.: Recent Developments
Table 59: Hanergy Thin-film Power Group Ltd.: Products Offered
Table 60: Hanergy Thin-film Power Group Ltd.: Recent Developments
Table 61: Heliatek GmbH: Recent Developments
Table 62: Kaneka Corp.: Recent Developments
Table 63: Manz AG: Products Offered
Table 64: Manz AG: Recent Developments
Table 65: MicroLink Devices Inc.: Recent Developments
Table 66: Midsummer AB: Recent Developments
Table 67: OPVIUS GmbH: Recent Developments
Table 68: Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd.: Recent Developments
Table 69: Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., (Solar Frontier K.K.): Products Offered
Table 70: Solar Frontier K.K.: Recent Developments
Table 71: Siva Power Inc.: Recent Developments
Table 72: Solibro GmbH: Recent Developments
Table 73: Solopower Systems Inc.: Recent Developments
Table 74: Würth Group: Recent Developments
Table 75: Acronyms Used in the Alternative Solar PV Technology Industry
Table 76: Report Sources

List of Figures
Summary Figure: Global Solar Power Market, by Technology, 2017-2023
Figure 1: Global Electricity Generation, by Region, 2012-2017
Figure 2: Global Net Electricity Generation, by Fuel, 2016 and 2017
Figure 3: Annual Solar PV Capacity Additions, 2012-2017
Figure 4: Perovskite Crystal Structure
Figure 5: Perovskite Types