The German Solar Photovoltaic Market: a new era of competition dawns

Table of Contents

i List of tables 5

ii Preface 6

Chapter 1 Introduction 7

Chapter 2 German solar photovoltaic market: an international context 9

• 2.1 Overview 9
• 2.2 How the German feed-in law (EEG) operates 11

Chapter 3 German solar photovoltaic market: analysis of the size and pace of development 13

• 3.1 Overview 13
• 3.2 German PV industry turnover 13
• 3.3 German grid-connected solar power stock 14
• 3.4 German PV power generation 14
• 3.5 German cell production base 15
• 3.6 German PV exports 16
• 3.7 German investments in PV production 16
• 3.8 German investment in PV R&D 16
• 3.9 German PV industry employment 17

Chapter 4 German solar photovoltaic market: analysis of the value chain 18

• 4.1 The German photovoltaic value chain 18
  • 4.1.1 Overview 18
  • 4.1.2 Defining the elements 19
  • 4.1.3 Photovoltaic supply chain 22
  • 4.1.4 Thin film photovoltaic manufacturing process 22
• 4.2 Silicon 23
  • 4.2.1 Overview 23
  • 4.2.2 PV Crystallox Solar 23
  • 4.2.3 Scheuten 23
  • 4.2.4 Sunways AG 24
• 4.3 Wafers 24
  • 4.3.1 Overview 24
  • 4.3.2 ASi Industries 25
  • 4.3.3 Mola Solaire International GmbH 25
  • 4.3.4 Q Cells 25
• 4.4 Cells 26
  • 4.4.1 Overview 26
  • 4.4.2 Arise Technologies Corp 27
  • 4.4.3 ersol Solar Energy 27
  • 4.4.4 Solarwatt AG 29
  • 4.4.5 Solland Solar Cells GmbH 29
• 4.5 Modules 30
  • 4.5.1 Overview 30
  • 4.5.2 Aleo Solar AG 30
  • 4.5.3 Algatec Solar AG 32
  • 4.5.4 Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH 32
  • 4.5.5 Centrosolar Group 32
  • 4.5.6 GSS Gebaude- Solarsysteme GmbH 33
  • 4.5.7 Heckert Solar GmbH 34
  • 4.5.8 PVflex Solar GmbH 34
  • 4.5.9 Solar-Fabrik AG 34
  • 4.5.10 Solon AE 35
  • 4.5.11 Webasto Solar GmbH 36
• 4.6 Fully integrated (wafers, cells and modules) 37
  • 4.6.1 Overview 37
  • 4.6.2 Conergy AG 37
  • 4.6.3 EverQ 37
  • 4.6.4 Schott Solar 38
  • 4.6.5 SolarWorld AG 39
• 4.7 Poly-Si 40
  • 4.7.1 Overview 40
  • 4.7.2 CSG Solar AG 40
• 4.8 a-Si 40
  • 4.8.1 Overview 40
  • 4.8.2 Intico Solar Corp 41
  • 4.8.3 Inventux Technologies AG 41
  • 4.8.4 Malibu GmbH 41
  • 4.8.5 Masdar PV GmbH 42
  • 4.8.6 Signet Solar Inc 42
  • 4.8.7 Sunfilm AG 43
• 4.9 CIS and CIGS 43
  • 4.9.1 Overview 43
  • 4.9.2 Avancis 44
  • 4.9.3 CIS-Solartechnik 44
  • 4.9.4 Global Solar Energy Inc 44
  • 4.9.5 Johanna Solar Technology GmbH 45
  • 4.9.6 Nanosolar 45
  • 4.9.7 Odersun AG 45
  • 4.9.8 Solarion AG 46
  • 4.9.9 Solibro GmbH 46
  • 4.9.10 Sulfercell Solartechnik GmbH 46
  • 4.9.11 Wurth Solar GmbH 46
• 4.10 CdTe 46
  • 4.10.1 Overview 46
  • 4.10.2 Calyxo 47
  • 4.10.3 First Solar 47
• 4.11 CPV 48
  • 4.11.1 Overview 48
  • 4.11.2 Archimedes Solar GmbH 49
  • 4.11.3 Concentrix Solar GmbH 49
  • 4.11.4 SolarTec AG 49

Chapter 5 German solar photovoltaic market: inward investments 50

• 5.1 Arnstadt 50
• 5.2 Bitterfeld 50
• 5.3 Erfurt 51
• 5.4 Freiburg 51
• 5.5 Ichtershausen 51
• 5.6 Landau 52
• 5.7 Magdeburg 52
• 5.8 Saxony 52
• 5.9 Thalheim 53

Chapter 6 Recent solar cell production investments overseas 54

• 6.1 Austria 54
• 6.2 China 54
• 6.3 Czech Republic 55
• 6.4 Greece 55
• 6.5 Italy 55
• 6.6 Malaysia 56
• 6.7 Portugal 56
• 6.8 South Korea 57
• 6.9 Spain 57
• 6.10 United States 58

Chapter 7 Recent advances in solar photovoltaic research and development 60

Appendix 1 Glossary of terms 63

Appendix 2 Profile of centrotherm photovoltaics AG 66