Global Market Review of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation

Table of Contents

• List of tables
• List of figures
• Preface
• Executive Summary

1: Solar power: a bright future

• Why solar power?
• Solar conversion process
• Defining the elements
• Solar power benefits
• Challenges facing the solar power industry
• Solar power industry value chain

2: Market overview

• Why solar photovoltaic power?
• Defining the elements
• Manufacturing process
• Product lifetime issues

3: Market analyses

• Market incentives and political influences for Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation
• Market competition for Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation
• Recent technical advances for Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation
• Market opportunities and forecasts for Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation
• Market challenges and threats for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation

4: National markets

• Major national solar markets:
• Germany, Solar Markets:
  • present
  • future
• Spain, Solar Markets:
  • present
  • future
• Japan, Solar Markets:
  • present
  • future
• United States, Solar Markets:
  • present
  • future
• Other key national solar markets:
  • France, Solar Markets
  • India, Solar Markets
  • Italy, Solar Markets
  • South Korea, Solar Markets
• Case studies:
  • “Supplying solar photovoltaic electricity generating systems to developing countries”
  • “First Solar power plant for the Papal State”

5: Market prospects

• What are the prospects for the solar PV module market?
• When will grid parity in Europe be achieved?
• What will be the impact on the solar energy market of the change in subsidy policies?
• What will be the impact on the solar PV following the expansion of incentive policy-oriented leadership?
• What are the opportunities for the glass industry?
• What is the long-term challenge of the solar energy sector?
• What will be the impact of the current global financial crisis?

6: Major manufacturers of solar cells and modules

• Ascent Solar
• Bosch
• Evergreen Solar Inc
• First Solar
• Kyocera Corporation
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Motech Industries
• Q-Cells AG
• Renewable Energy Corporation
• Sanyo Electric
• Sharp Corporation
• SolarWorld AG
• SunLink Corporation
• Sunpower Corporation
• Suntech Power
• United Solar

Glossary of terms

List of tables

• Table 1: Technologies used in the solar power industry
• Table 2: Historical development of cumulative installed global and EU photovoltaic capacity, 1998 - 2007, MWp
• Table 3: Global annual market (MWp) and annual growth rate of photovoltaic industry in main markets, 2006 - 2012
• Table 4: Global cumulative photovoltaic capacity assuming a pessimistic-driven scenario, 2001 - 2012, GWp
• Table 5: Pessimistic market forecast for the major global photovoltaic markets, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Portugal, US, China, Japan, South Korea, India and the Rest of the World, 2006 - 2012, MWp
• Table 6: Policy-driven market forecast for the major global photovoltaic markets, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, Portugal, US, China, Japan, South Korea, India and the Rest of the World, 2006 - 2012, MWp
• Table 7: Mitsubishi Electric' s current and projected growth of annual production capacity for photovoltaic cells and modules, 2003 - 2012, MW
• Table 8: Sanyo' s solar production capacity, 2007 - 2009
• Table 9: Q-Cells key figures, 2002 - 2007
• Table 10: Sharp Corp' s cumulative solar cell production volume, 1998 - 2007

List of figures

• Figure 1: The roof of the Stillwell Avenue Metro Station in New York is home to the world' s largest building-integrated solar plant with thin film modules
• Figure 2: A photovoltaic unit from RWE Schott Solar on the roof of a single-family house
  • In 2008, Europe' s first commercial solar thermal parabolic trough power plant went on-stream near Granada, Spain
• Figure 3: Europe' s first Plus Energy housing estate in Weiz, Austria runs on solar technology from Schott
• Figure 4: Ersol Solar Energy AG' s manufacturing capacity in Arnstadt, Germany is being extended