Thin Film Solar Executive Summary
Thin Film Solar Panels and Systems Executive Summary
Thin Film Solar Market Driving Forces
Thin Film Solar Market Shares
Thin Film Solar Market Forecasts
Thin Film Solar Market Description and Market Dynamics
1. Thin Film Solar Technology Market Description and Market Dynamics
1.1 Sun Is The Earth's Most Abundant And
Primary Source Of Energy
1.1.1 Solar Energy
1.2 Tackling Climate Change
1.3 Power From the Sun
1.3.1 PV Industry
1.4 Solar Energy From the Sun
1.4.1 The Solar Solution
1.4.2 Solar Industry Key Drivers
1.4.3 Government Incentives for Solar Power:
1.4.4 Solar Energy Benefits
1.4.5 Research Initiatives
1.4.6 Thin Film Material Layers
1.5 Photovoltaic Conversion Of Sun Light
1.5.1 Solar Panel Orientation
1.6 Thin Film Solar Materials
1.7 Sunlight Intensity in Various Regions
1.7.1 Average Solar Irradiance
1.7.2 Global Solar Resources for PV Photovoltaic and
CSP Technologies
1.7.3 Sunshine Index
1.7.4 Economics of PV
1.8 Solar Technology
1.8.1 Cost-Competitive Solar
1.8.2 Thin-Film Solar
1.9 U.S. Building Construction Industry
1.10 Silicon Panels Harvest More Energy
1.10.1 Solar Real Estate
1.11 Smart Electric Grid Overhaul: Utility
1.11.1 IBM Smart Grid
1.11.2 U.S. Electric Grid Needs Major Overhaul: Utility
1.11.3 Flexible Solar Cells With Silicon Wires
1.12 Parts Of The Solar Cell Manufacturing Process
1.12.1 Solar Cell Plants
1.12.2 Module Assembly Plants
1.12.3 Systems Assembly
1.13 Greenhouse Gases
1.14 Productionizing Technologies
1.15 Era Of Cheap Energy
1.15.1 Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide
1.15.2 Population Increases
Thin Film Solar Market Shares and Market Forecasts
2. Thin Film Solar Panels and Systems
Market Shares and Market Forecasts
2.1 Thin Film Solar Market Driving Forces
2.2 Thin Film Solar Market Shares
2.2.1 First Solar US Department of Energy DOE
Thin Film Solar $4.5 Billion Loan Guarantees
2.2.2 First Solar 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing
2.2.3 First Solar
2.2.4 First Solar Benchmarks In Thin Film Modules
2.2.5 First Solar Thin Film
2.2.6 Sharp Solar Thin Film Solar Modules
2.2.7 Q-Cells Q.SMART CIGS Solar Modules
2.2.8 Masdar PV Thin-Film Photovoltaics
2.2.9 Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
2.3 Thin Film Solar Market Forecasts
2.3.1 Thin Film Solar Market Forecasts
2.3.2 Q-Cells
2.3.3 Grid Parity
2.3.4 Solar Grid Parity
2.3.5 Thin-Film Solar Markets
2.3.6 Thin Film Photovoltaics
2.3.7 Thin Film Photovoltaics
2.3.8 Higher efficiencies of CIGS modules
2.4 Solar Market Shares and Forecasts
2.4.1 Masdar Operates Through Five Integrated Units
2.4.2 Masdar PV Production Capacity at Ichtershausen
2.4.3 Masdar PV
2.4.4 Masdar PV and Beck Energy Open-Space
Solar Park In Germany
2.4.5 Conergy Modules Installed
2.4.6 Solar Panel and Systems Markets Forecasts
2.4.7 Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares
2.4.8 Government Incentives For Solar Energy
2.4.9 Impact of Oil Price on Solar Industry
2.4.10 Outlook for Solar Electricity
2.4.11 Solar Electricity Storage: Thin Film Batteries
Complement The Hydrogen Manufacture
2.4.12 Solar Market Opportunity
2.5 Solar Industry Segment Demand
2.5.1 Solar Panel Commercial Forecasts
2.5.2 Germany and Spain Feed-in Tariffs for
Photovoltaics in C/kWh
2.5.3 Solar Energy Cost-Of-Electricity Analysis
2.6 Solar Energy Marketplace And Secure
Power For Buildings BIPV
2.7 Global Solar Resources
2.8 Solar Panel ROI
2.9 Solar Market Installed Capacity
2.9.1 PV Countries 2010
2.9.2 PV Installations by Technology
2.9.3 PV Installations by Application and Country
2.10 Solar industry Product Pricing
2.11 Solar Regional Market Segments
2.11.1 United States Solar Market
2.11.2 Germany, Italy, Spain, France, the United States,
Canada, China, India, and Australia provide FiT, Rebates,
Tax Incentives, And Other Incentives Subsidies
2.11.3 German Solar Market
2.11.4 UK Solar Market
2.11.5 France: Solar Market
2.11.6 Italy and Spain: Solar Market
2.11.7 Canada: Solar Market
2.11.8 Australia: Solar Market
2.11.9 China: Solar Market
2.11.10 China's Insatiable Demand For Energy
2.11.11 Environmental Concerns Continue To Mount
2.11.12 Chinese Concerns About Power Reliability
And Energy Security
2.11.13 China's Energy Policies Are Focused On
Fostering Energy And Environmental Conservation
2.11.14 India: Solar Market
2.11.15 Trina Solar Regional Revenue
2.11.16 First Solar Regional Participation
Thin Film Solar Product Description
3. Thin Film Solar Technologies Product Description
3.1 First Solar Thin Film
3.1.1 First Solar Operations and Maintenance
3.1.2 First Solar Strong Industry Vendor Relationships
3.1.3 First Solar Module Collection and Recycling Program
3.1.4 First Solar PV Modules
3.1.5 First Solar Utility-Scale PV Systems
3.1.6 First Solar Utility Scale Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction
3.2 Daystar Technologies Target Market: Grid-
Tied Utilities
3.2.1 DayStar CIGS Module
3.2.2 DayStar CIGS on Glass, Solar Photovoltaics, and
CIGS Electrical Energy
3.3 MiaSole Solar Thin Film Frameless Double
Glass Module
3.3.1 MiaSole Solar Panels Targeted to Utilities
And Independent Developers
3.4 Sharp Solar Thin Film, Wide Impact
3.5 Q-Cells Q.SMART CIGS Solar Modules
3.6 HelioVolt
3.6.1 HelioVolt Best In Class of Thin Film
3.6.2 HelioVolt Electrical Performance
3.6.3 HelioVolt Front View
3.6.4 HelioVolt Back View
3.6.5 HelioVolt Mechanical Specifications
3.6.6 HelioVolt Highest Performing Thin Film Products
3.6.7 HelioVolt Commercial roof tops
3.6.8 HelioVolt Ground mount
3.6.9 HelioVolt Residential rooftops
3.6.10 HelioVolt BIPV
3.6.11 HelioVolt Custom Panels
3.7 Masdar PV
3.7.1 Masdar PV Modules Amorphous Modules
3.7.2 Masdar PV Micromorph Modules
3.7.3 HelioVolt CIGs
3.7.4 HelioVolt CIGS Advantages:
3.7.5 HelioVolt Advanced CIGS Manufacturing Process
3.8 Ascent Solar Technologies, Building Integrated
Photovoltaics (BIPV) Modules Flexible And Lightweight
Thin-Film PV Technology
3.9 Ascent Solar Electronic Integrated
Photovoltaics (EIPV) Modules
3.9.1 Ascent Solar Defense Module & Applications
3.9.2 Ascent Solar Defense Operations Benefits
3.9.3 Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Custom Solutions
3.9.4 Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Electronic Product Benefits
3.10 Solyndra Technology / Products
3.10.1 Solyndra Systems Minimal Orientation Impact
3.10.2 Solyndra Cylindrical Modules
3.10.3 Solyndra 200 Series
3.10.4 Solyndra Agricultural Solar Products
Thin Film Solar Technology
4. Thin Film Solar Strategy, Technology, and
Industry Specific Applications
4.1 Solar Reflectors
4.1.1 Semiconductors Absorb Light
4.1.2 How Solar Energy Works
4.2 CIGS
4.2.1 Photovoltaic Systems
4.2.2 Thin Film Solar Cells Amorphous Silicon
4.2.3 Thin Film Solar Cells Cadmium Telluride
4.2.4 Thin Film Solar Cells CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide)
4.2.5 Miasolé Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide
Films Conversion Efficiency Confirmation From NREL
4.2.6 Thin-Film On Glass Substrate
4.2.7 Ascent Solar Putting CIGS On A Polymeric Or
Plastic Substrate
4.3 First Solar Monolithic Integration On Glass
4.3.1 Substrate Discussion
4.3.2 First Solar Modules Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)
Semiconductor Material
4.4 CIGS Photovoltaic Effect
4.4.1 Solar Thin Film Substrates
4.4.2 Gettering in Large-Grained Thin Polycrystalline Silicon
Films on Glass Substrate
4.4.3 EPV Solar Contracts Deliver 300 Megawatts Of
Thin-Film Panels Through 2012.
4.4.4 Photovoltaic Technologies: Single Crystal,
Polycrystalline and Thin Film
4.4.5 Thin Film Panels
4.5 Shading
4.6 Third-Generation Thin-Film Solar Applications
4.7 Flexible Glass Solar Panels
4.8 Polysilicon Producers
4.8.1 Emerging Global Solar Polysilicon Producers
4.9 Inverter and Micro Inverter Markets
Thin Film Solar Company Profiles
5. Thin Film Solar Technology Company Profiles
5.1 A Power Energy
5.1.1 A Power Positioning
5.2 Akeena Solar
5.3 Applied Materials
5.3.1 Applied Materials Silicon Systems Group
5.3.2 Applied Materials Revenue
5.3.3 Applied Materials Fiscal Second Quarter
Reportable Segment Results
5.3.4 Applied Materials Quarterly Financial Information
5.3.5 Applied Materials Acquisition of Varian Semiconductor
5.3.6 Applied Materials' HCT B5 Wire Saws Selected by
GCL-Poly for Solar Manufacturing
5.4 Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
5.4.1 Ascent Solar Technologies Technology
5.4.2 Ascent Solar Company Positioning
5.4.3 Ascent Solar Distributor Agreement with
Sunload Mobile Solutions GmbH
5.5 ATS
5.5.1 ATS Innovation/R & D
5.6 Bosch
5.6.1 Bosch Group's Solar Energy Division
5.6.2 Bosch Malaysia Marketing
5.7 Conergy AG
5.7.1 Conergy for Grimmway Enterprises,
Grower Of Carrots Implements 230 Kilowatts Of Solar
5.7.2 Conergy Powerplus Solar Plant At Fujifilm In Hawaii
5.7.3 Conergy 1.7 million PowerPlus Modules Installed
5.7.4 Conergy 12.4 MW solar park in Thailand
5.7.5 Conergy Is Building The Second Solar Park
5.7.6 Conergy PowerPlus Premium 56,000
Modules On Over 56 Kilometers
5.8 Daystar Technologies
5.8.1 DayStar Commercialization Strategy
5.8.2 DayStar Manufacturing
5.8.3 DayStar Technologies First Quarter 2011 Revenue
5.9 Daqo New Energy
5.9.1 Daqo New Energy / JNE Solar Module Joint Venture in Canada
5.10 Dow Chemical
5.10.1 Dow Positioning
5.10.2 Dow Rethinking Energy
5.11 Dyesol
5.11.1 Dyesol Major Research Expansion in Japan
5.12 ET Solar
5.12.1 ET Solar Corporate Vision
5.12.2 ET Solar Modules Adopted in a UK Commercial Rooftop Project
5.12.3 ET Solar / Zep Compatible Modules for Rooftop PV Systems
5.12.4 ET Solar Grid Connection of a 2.9MW Power Plant in Germany
5.13 First Solar
5.13.1 First Solar Sales
5.13.2 First Solar 4 Gigawatt Manufacturing
5.13.3 First Solar PV Modules UK MCS Certification
5.13.4 First Solar & China Power International
New Energy International Cooperation Framework Agreement5-
5.13.5 First Solar Push In The Cadmium Telluride Market5-
5.14 G24 Innovations5-
5.14.1 G24 Innovations (Dye Sensitized Solar Cell technology (DSSC) Strategic Development Agreement With Texas Instruments5-
5.14.2 G24I UK site first in world to make 'Green from Green'5-
5.15 Gintech5-
5.16 Greenwing Energy5-
5.17 HelioSphera5-
5.17.1 HelioSphera Micromorph Technology5-
5.18 HelioVolt5-
5.18.1 HelioVolt and NREL Renew CRADA Continue
Advanced CIGS Development5-
5.18.2 NREL-Confirms HelioVolt Monolithic Modules
Lead Environmental Performance5-
5.19 Mubadala / Masdar5-
5.19.1 Masdar Operates Through Five Integrated Units5-
5.19.2 Masdar PV5-
5.19.3 Masdar Initiative5-
5.19.4 Masdar PV Production Capacity at Ichtershausen5-
5.19.5 Masdar PV and Raabvill Kft. Build Solar Parks
With Full Size Modules5-
5.19.6 Masdar PV and Beck Energy Open-Space
Solar Park In Germany5-
5.20 MEMC5-
5.20.1 MEMC Global Sales And Manufacturing5-
5.20.2 MEMC Strategic Positioning Driving
Sustained Achievement5-
5.20.3 MEMC Wafer Manufacturing Process5-
5.20.4 MEMC Electronic Materials Revenue5-
5.20.5 MEMC Semiconductor Materials Segment5-
5.20.6 MEMC Solar Energy Segment -- SunEdison5-
5.20.7 MEMC / SunEdison5-
5.20.8 Selected MEMC Sun Edison Customers5-
5.20.9 MEMC Solar Energy ROI Advantages5-
5.21 Motech5-
5.21.1 Motech Revenue5-
5.22 Mitsubishi Electric5-
5.22.1 Mitsubishi Electric Group Energy and Electric Systems5-
5.22.2 Mitsubishi Electric Power Module for Electric Vehicles5-
5.22.3 Mitsubishi Electric Group Power Module
Test Samples Specifications5-
5.23 MiaSole5-
5.23.1 Intel / MiaSolé5-
5.23.2 MiaSolé Thin Film Solar5-
5.23.3 MiaSolé Shingles5-
5.24 Oerlikon Solar5-
5.24.1 Oerlikon Solar's Market Segments5-
5.24.2 Oerlikon Solar Products & Technology5-
5.24.3 Oerlikon Solar Customers5-
5.24.4 Oerlikon Solar Competencies5-
5.24.5 Oerlikon Solar Market Segments5-
5.24.6 Oerlikon Solar Environmental Commitment5-
5.24.7 TÜV Rheinland certificate for Oerlikon Solar
ThinFabTM Modules5-
5.24.8 Oerlikon Solar 120 MW-ThinFab™ Order5-
5.25 Petra Solar5-
5.25.1 Petra Solar Utility Pole Solar5-
5.25.2 Petra Solar Remote Monitoring And Control5-
5.25.3 Petra Solar Wins Smart Grid & Clean Tech
Techamerica American Technology Awards5-
5.25.4 Petra Solar National Smart Solar Energy
Plan at Jordan - U.S. Business Forum in Middle East5-
5.26 QCells5-
5.26.1 QCells Revenue5-
5.26.2 QCells Revenue5-
5.27 Scatec Solar5-
5.27.1 Scatec Solar Corporate Structure5-
5.27.2 Scatec Solar Offers One-Stop-Shopping5-
5.27.3 Scatec Solar Role in Scatec Group5-
5.27.4 Scatec Solar 4 MW Solar PV Plant in Puglia, Italy5-
5.27.5 Scatec Solar builds 6 MW Solar PV Plant In A Former
Mine In Emilia5-
5.28 Schott5-
5.28.1 SCHOTT Solar Global presence5-
5.28.2 SCHOTT Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Business Division5-
5.28.3 SCHOTT Solar 2008 - Hospital Ward In Senegal5-
5.28.4 SCHOTT Light for Tanzania5-
5.28.5 SCHOTT Solar PV and Consolidated Solar
Technologies Inaugurate Photovoltaic Solar
Installation at Moriarty High School5-
5.28.6 SCHOTT Solar Black Frame Modules5-
5.28.7 SCHOTT Solar comes out on top in PV+
Test Conducted by Solarpraxis and TÜV Rheinland5-
5.29 SEC Solar Energy Centre5-
5.30 SENER5-
5.31 Sharp Solar5-
5.31.1 Sharp Solar Revenue5-
5.31.2 Sharp Corporation Regional Sales5-
5.31.3 Sharp Electronics Corporation5-
5.31.4 Sharp 3.1 gigawatts in 2007 to 4.3 gigawatts By 2010:
Cumulative Solar Cell Production Volume5-
5.31.5 Sharp Solar Thin Film Solar Modules5-
5.31.6 Sharp Revenue5-
5.32 SMA Solar Technology AG5-
5.32.1 SMA Solar Technology Acquisition of dtw Sp.z o.o.5-
5.32.2 SMA Solar Technology AG Revenue5-
5.33 Solyndra5-
5.33.1 Solyndra: The Rooftop Solar Leader5-
5.33.2 Solyndra Installation Delhaize5-
5.33.3 Solyndra Solar Solution For Commercial Metal Roof Market5-
5.33.4 Solyndra Solar Panels Help Power Qwest Field Event Center5-
5.34 Telio Solar
List of Tables and Figures
Thin Film Solar Executive Summary
Table ES-1
Thin Film Solar Market Key Driving Forces
Table ES-2
Forces Driving Investment in Thin Film Solar Energy
Figure ES-3
Thin Film Solar Panel and Systems Market Shares,
Dollars, 2010
Figure ES-4
Thin Film Solar Panels and Systems Market Forecasts,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017
Thin Film Solar Market Description and Market Dynamics
Figure 1-1
Driving Forces for Climate Change
Table 1-2
International Energy Agency Forecasts for 2030
Table 1-3
Importance of Energy Management
Figure 1-4
Global Primary Energy Scenario
Table 1-5
Solar Fosters Energy Independence
Figure 1-6
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Figure 1-7
Flisom Thin-Film Technology For Flexible CIGS Solar Cells
Figure 1-8
Solar Panel Azimuth Angle and Magnetic Declination
Figure 1-9
Nanocrystalline Silicon Layers
Figure 1-10
Average Solar Irradiance
Figure 1-11
Global Solar Resources for PV Photovoltaic and CSP Technologies
Figure 1-12
Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of Generation
Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems
Figure 1-13
Map of Solar Electricity Potential In Europe
Figure 1-14
Sunshine Index, U.S.
Figure 1-15
US Average Daily Solar Energy Received By A
Latitude Tilt Photovoltaic Cell
Figure 1-16
Phases of Migration to Sustainable Solar Markets
Figure 1-17
Public Policy to Encourage Sustainable Economics
Table 1-18
Sustainable Solar Energy Market Aspects
Figure 1-19
Australian Government Solar Technology Testing
Table 1-20
Building And Construction Market Shifts Around Solar Energy
Table 1-21
Parts Of The Solar Cell Manufacturing Process
Thin Film Solar Market Shares and Market Forecasts
Table 2-12-
Thin Film Solar Market Growth Key Factors Driving Demand
Table 2-22-
Forces Driving Investment in Thin Film Solar Energy
Figure 2-32-
Thin Film Solar Panel and Systems Market Shares, Dollars, 2010
Table 2-42-
Thin Film Solar Energy Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010
Table 2-52-
HelioVolt Solar Panel Thin Film Benefits
Figure 2-62-
Thin Film Solar Panels and Systems Market Forecasts,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017
Table 2-72-
Thin Film, Crystalline Silicon, and
Concentrated Power Solar Market Segments,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017
Figure 2-82-
First Solar Module Roadmap to Grid Parity
Figure 2-92-
Solar Thin Film Installation
Figure 2-102-
Thin Film Solar Panel Percentage of PV Module Production
Table 2-112-
Thin Film Photovoltaic Product Attributes:
Table 2-122-
Thin Film PV Technology
Table 2-132-
Solar Crystalline Silicon, Thin Film, Concentrated
Power Market Segments, Percent, Worldwide, 2011-2017
Figure 2-142-
Solar Industry Dollars to Megawatts Ratio, Worldwide,
Forecasts, 2010-2017
Figure 2-152-
Solar Industry Dollars to Megawatts Ratio, Forecasts, 2010-2017
Figure 2-162-
Solar Panel and Systems Market Shares, Dollars, 2010
Table 2-172-40
Solar Energy Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010
Figure 2-182-
Solar Panel and Systems Markets Forecasts Dollars,
Worldwide, 2011-2017
Table 2-192-
Solar Market Segments Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017
Figure 2-202-
Solar Panel and Systems, Megawatts Shipped, Worldwide, 2010
Table 2-212-
Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares, Worldwide,
2009 and 2010
Table 2-222-
Solar Market Segments MegaWatts and
Dollars Comparison, Worldwide, 2011-2017
Table 2-232-
Solar Energy Significant Growth Factors
Table 2-242-
Solar Energy Growth Aspects
Table 2-252-
Electrical Storage Mechanisms
Table 2-262-
Solar Panel Megawatts Shipped Market Shares, Worldwide,
2009 and 2010
Figure 2-272-
Solar Energy Shipments, Market Forecasts MegaWatts,
Worldwide, 2011-2017
Table 2-282-
Solar Market Segments MegaWatts, Worldwide, 2011-2017
Figure 2-292-
Crystalline Silicon c-Si PV and Thin Film PV
Photovoltaic Technologies
Figure 2-302-
c-Si PV Photovoltaic Technologies
Figure 2-312-
Silicon Global Module Trend
Figure 2-322-
Size of Commercial Rooftops in Square Feet and Solar
Rooftop Penetration Analysis
Table 2-332-
Selected Solar Rooftop Installations
Figure 2-342-
Commercial Solar Panel Units and Dollars, 2011-2016
Table 2-352-
Solar Energy Storage Aspects
Figure 2-362-
Solar Panel Commercial Photovoltaic Market Forecasts,
Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016
Table 2-37
Trackers Transform Commercial Rooftop Solar:
Table 2-38
Solar Rooftop Panels and Trackers
Table 2-39
Solar Energy Marketplace And Secure Power For Buildings
BIPV Market Factors
Figure 2-40
Global Solar Resources for PV Photovoltaic and CSP Technologies
Table 2-41
BP Solar ROI
Table 2-42
Glass Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010
Table 2-43
Glass Building and Automotive Market Segments,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2010
Table 2-44
Vertically Integrated Manufacturing Capabilities
Table 2-45
Solar Panel and Systems Regional Market Segments, 2010
Table 2-46
Solar Panel and Systems Regional Market Segments, 2010
Table 2-47
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
Thin Film Solar Product Description
Figure 3-1
First Solar Operations and Maintenance O&M
Advanced Features And Infrastructures
Description: first solar
Description: first solar
Figure 3-1 (Continued)
First Solar Operations and Maintenance O&M Advanced
Features And Infrastructures
Description: first solar
Table 3-2
DayStar CIGS on Glass
Figure 3-3
MiaSole Frameless Double Glass Module
Table 3-4
MiaSole Thin Film Solar Key Features
Table 3-5
MiaSole Thin Film Solar Electrical and Thermal Performance
Table 3-6
MiaSole Thin Film Solar Physical and Mechanical Specifications
Table 3-7
MiaSole Thin Film Solar Panel Size Specifications
Figure 3-8
MiaSole Technology
Figure 3-9
Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95
Table 3-10
Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95 Product Benefits
Table 3-11
Q-Cells Q.SMART 75-95 Target Markets
Figure 3-12
HelioVolt Solar Panels
Table 3-13
HelioVolt Modules Next Generation Thin Film Solar Technology:
Figure 3-14
Masdar PV modules
Figure 3-15
Masdar PV Thin-film Modules
Table 3-16
Masdar PV Modules Quality and Performance Aspects
Table 3-17
Masdar PV Micromorph Thin-Film Solar Modules
Quality and Performance
Table 3-18
Masdar PV Micromorph Thin-Film Solar
Modules Production Lines
Description: 9e12fffd92
Table 3-19
HelioVolt Thin-Film Copper Indium Gallium
Selenide ("CIGS") Module Advantages
Table 3-20
HelioVolt Solar Panel Thin Film Benefits
Figure 3-21
Ascent Solar Technologies Building Integrated
Photovoltaics (BIPV) Modules
Table 3-22
Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Light Building
Integrated Modules Functions
Table 3-23
Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Light Modules
Building Integration Benefits:
Figure 3-24
Ascent Solar Electronic Integrated Photovoltaics (EIPV) Modules
Table 3-25
Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Mobile Modules
Figure 3-26
Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Module Features
Figure 3-27
Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Module Target Markets
Table 3-28
Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Mobile Product Benefits for
Electronic Integration
Figure 3-29
Ascent Solar Defense Module & Applications
Table 3-30
Ascent Solar Military Applications
Table 3-31
Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Extreme Modules: At-A-Glance
Table 3-32
Ascent Solar's WaveSol™ Extreme Solar Modules
Figure 3-33
Ascent Solar Cell Phone
Table 3-34
Ascent Solar WaveSol™ Micro Modules
Table 3-35
Ascent Solar Electronic Devices Ideal for Ascent
Solar WaveSol™ Custom Modules
Table 3-36
Ascent WaveSol™ Micro Solar Electronic Product Benefits
Figure 3-37
Solyndra Systems Cylindrical Design
Figure 3-38
Solyndra Systems Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide
(CIGS) With A Hermetic Seal At The
End Of Each Module
Figure 3-39
Solyndra vs. Conventional Rooftop PV Systems
Figure 3-40
Solyndra vs. Conventional Rooftop PV Systems
Figure 3-41
Solyndra Systems Conventional Flat PV Panels
Figure 3-42
Solyndra Systems Independent Testing Labs
Figure 3-43
Solyndra Systems Leverages Benefits of a Solar Cylinder
Figure 3-44
Solyndra Cylinder Systems
Figure 3-45
Solyndra Systems Benefits In a Snowy Environment
Figure 3-46
Solyndra Systems Cylindrical Design Attracts
Less Dirt And Airborne Particles, And Moisture
Figure 3-47
Solyndra Systems Cell Type Cylindrical CIGS Features
Table 3-48
Solyndra Systems Benefits for Greenhouse Applications
Thin Film Solar Technology
Figure 4-1
Solar Reflector System
Figure 4-2
Thin Film Technologies
Figure 4-3
Photovoltaic Cell, Module, and Array Systems
Table 4-4
Types of PV Systems:
Figure 4-5
Cross Section of Typical CIGS Solar Cell
Figure 4-6
Photovoltaic PV Theoretical Limits
Table 4-7
Fist Solar Technology Advantages
Figure 4-8
First Solar Technology Pathways to Improved
Solar Conversion Efficiency
Figure 4-9
PV Module Technology & Manufacturing
Figure 4-10
First Solar Top Down Efficiency of CdTe Technology
Figure 4-11
Bottom Up Efficiency of CdTe
Figure 4-12
CdTe Capabilities vs. First Solar Requirements
Figure 4-13
First Solar Comparison of CdTe to Other Technologies
Figure 4-14
Tuson Arizona Electric Use of Solar Power
Figure 4-15
First Solar Improvements in Module Conversion Efficiencies
Table 4-16
First Solar Roadmap
Figure 4-17
First Solar Module CdTe Efficiency Gains vs.
Crystalline Silicon >3x
Figure 4-18
Thin Film Panels
Figure 4-19
Effect of Shading on Solar Panel Efficiency
Table 4-20
Polysilicon Producers
Figure 4-21
Polysilicon Feedstock to Module Competitive
Cost Structure
Thin Film Solar Company Profiles
Table 5-1
Applied Materials Silicon Systems Group Global Positioning
Table 5-2
Applied Materials Company Facts
Table 5-3
Applied Materials Core Competencies To Achieve Leadership
Figure 5-4
Ascent Solar Technologies Panel
Figure 5-5
Ascent Solar Technologies Flexible Substrate
Table 5-6
Ascent Solar Company Positioning
Figure 5-7
ATS Automation Tooling Systems
Table 5-8
ATS Positioning
Figure 5-9
Bosch Solar Energy Target Markets
Figure 5-10
Bosch Solar Cell
Figure 5-11
Bosch Solar Cells: Production
Figure 5-12
DayStar CIGS Monolithic Manufacturing Process
Figure 5-13
Dow Policy Of Transparency And Accountability
Table 5-24
Dow Positioning
Table 5-14
Dye Solar Cells Benefits
Figure 5-15
First Solar Shipped Modules Energy Generating Capacity
Table 5-16
First Solar Achievements
Figure 5-17
G24I Flexible Solar Module
Table 5-18
G24i's Dye Sensitized Thin Film: Features
Table 5-19
G24I Indoor Solar Power Target Markets
Table 5-20
G24I positioning
Table 5-21
G24I Technology Platform: Manufacturing Technologies
Figure 5-22
Masdar PV Thin-Film Modules
Table 5-23
Masdar PV Focused And Holistic Strategy Activities
Table 5-24
United Arab Emirates Technology Commitment to Masdar
Table 5-25
Masdar PV Technology Development Partners
Figure 5-26
MEMC business units: Semiconductor Materials, Solar
Materials and Solar Energy Served Market Size
Table 5-27
MEMC Leadership and Expertise
Figure 5-28
MEMC Global Sales And Manufacturing
Figure 5-29
MEMC Wafer Manufacturing Process
Table 5-30
MEMC Solar Energy ROI Advantages
Table 5-31
Motech Solar Cells Quality Advantages
Table 5-32
Motech Cell-To-Module Performance (CTM)
Figure 5-33
Motech Moonnocrystalline x-Cells
Figure 5-34
Mitsubishi Electric Power Module for Electric Vehicles
Table 5-35
Mitsubishi Electric Group J-Series Features
Table 5-36
Mitsubishi Electric Group Automotive-
Grade Quality And Functionality
Table 5-37
Mitsubishi Electric Group J-Series T-PM
Table 5-38
Mitsubishi Electric Group Power Module
Test Samples Specifications
Table 5-39
Oerlikon Solar Positioning
Table 5-40
Oerlikon Solar's ThinFabTM Advantages:
Figure 5-41
Petra Solar Utility Pole Solar
Figure 5-42
QCells
Figure 5-43
QCells 2010 Targets and Achievements
Figure 5-44
Scatec Solar Corporate Structure
Table 5-45
SCHOTT Solar Products Photovoltaic Modules Advantages
Figure 5-46
Sharp Solar Power Plants
Figure 5-47
Sharp Solar Auto
Table 5-48
Sharp Solar Panel Advantages
Figure 5-49
Solyndra Rooftop Systems
Figure 5-50
Solyndra Rooftop Solar Systems
Figure 5-51
Solyndra Rooftop Mounting Solar
Figure 5-52
Solyndra Rooftop Solar
