Reportlinker Adds U.S. Solar Energy Market World Data, 2nd Edition

NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

U.S. Solar Energy Market World Data, 2nd Edition

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After its best year ever in 2008, the world solar market struggled to survive a tumultuous 2009. What looked like a yawning drop for the photovoltaic (PV) market in the first half of the year turned into a solid gain in total amount of systems installed on the strength of strong German sales in the fourth quarter. But despite annual worldwide PV installations rising from 5.8 GW in 2008 to 6.6 GW in 2009, the PV market value dropped by 15.8% to $17.0 billion due to crashing PV cell and module prices.

The U.S. fared better than most countries, with the PV market up an estimated 6.0% in 2009 to $3.5 billion and PV installations rising to 469 MW. An extension of the solar tax credit and new recovery act funding helped to keep the U.S. PV market on a continuing upward trend.

The U.S. represented only 1% of a world solar thermal collector market dominated by China in 2009, shipping 1.0 GW of collectors worth $79.6 million. While still currently focused on low temperature pool heating systems that represented 82% of the U.S. market (by megawatts of collectors shipped) in 2009, SBI Energy anticipates much stronger growth in residential hot water systems heading to 2014.

Worldwide, the U.S. still has the greatest potential to increase its position in the solar market. SBI Energy foresees 900 MW of PV installations in 2010, rising to 7,600 MW of PV installations in 2014 building on renewed interest in solar from utilities and the extension of the solar tax credit. While the ST market will show only moderate growth in the U.S., the PV market segment will continue to shine in the U.S. and the concentrated solar power (CSP) market is set to explode. SBI Energy estimates the U.S. solar panel market will reach $34.5 billion in 2014.

U.S. Solar Energy Market World Data, 2nd Edition by SBI Energy analyzes the manufacturing and sales of the U.S. solar photovoltaic and solar thermal markets within the context of other key solar countries such as the Germany, Spain, Japan and China. The analysis will include definitions, current product offerings and market detail on the following segments:

• Photovoltaic cells and modules
• Vacuum tube and flat-panel solar thermal modules
• Balance of system components including inverters, frames, batteries and charge controllers

Report Methodology

This report contains both primary and secondary data obtained from government sources, trade associations and publications, business journals, scientific papers, company literature, investment reports, and interviews with industry professionals. Statistics describing the production and sale of solar products in the U.S. are primarily through the U.S. Energy Information Administration. World solar product data comes from sources such as the International Energy Agency and the EurObserv'ER Barometer published by the EurObserv'ER consortium

What You'll Get in This Report

U.S. Solar Energy Market World Data, 2nd Edition provides a concise, focused look on the photovoltaic and solar thermal market as it exists today, and shows where the market is moving over the next five years. The report highlights key players in the industry and pinpoints ways that current and prospective competitors can capitalize on recent trends and spearhead new ones. No other market research report provides both the comprehensive analysis and extensive data that U.S. Solar Energy Market World Data, 2nd Edition offers. Plus, you'll benefit from extensive data, presented in easy-to-read and practical charts, tables and graphs.

How You'll Benefit from this Report

If your company is already doing business related to solar electric power generation or solar thermal heating technologies, or is considering making the leap, you will find this report invaluable as it provides a comprehensive package of information and insight not offered in any other single source. You will gain a thorough understanding of the current market for all aspects of electric vehicles, as well as projected markets and trends through 2014.

This report will help:

• Marketing managers identify market opportunities and develop targeted promotion plans for homeowners looking to invest in personal renewable energy options and who want to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Research and development professionals stay on top of competitor initiatives and explore demand for utility scale power generation and consumer scale PV and solar thermal applications.
• Advertising agencies working with clients in the banking, retail and power generation industries develop messages and images that compel homeowners, businesses and utilities migrate towards solar when looking at renewable energy options.
• Business development executives understand the dynamics of the market and identify possible partnerships.
• Information and research center librarians provide market researchers, brand and product managers and other colleagues with the vital information they need to do their jobs more effectively.

Chapter 1: Executive Summary

Research Methodology

The Global Solar Panel Market

Figure 1-1: World Solar Panel Market, 2006-2009 (in billion $)

The U.S. Solar Market

PV Cell & Module Shipments in the U.S

Figure 1-2: Annual U.S. PV Shipments, 2004-2009 (in million dollars)

Table 1-1: Annual U.S. Shipments of PV Cells & Modules by Type, 2004-2008 (in KW)

PV Installations in the U.S.

The U.S. Solar Thermal Market

Figure 1-3: U.S. Annual Solar Thermal Panel Shipments, 2004-2009 (in million $)

Rest of World PV Market

The Global CSP Market

Table 1-2: U.S. Annual CSP Shipments, 2004-2008

Solar Systems Sales in the U.S.

U.S. Imports & Exports of Solar Products

Forecast

Figure 1-4: World Solar Panel Market Forecast, 2010-2014 (in billion $)

U.S. Solar Forecast

Figure 1-5: U.S. Solar Market Forecast, 2010-2014 (in billion $)

PV Cells & Modules will Dominate the U.S. Solar Panel Market

Figure 1-6: U.S. PV Cell & Module Shipment Forecast, 2010-2014 (in billion $)

The Top PV Manufacturers

2009 Takes its Toll(ing)

U.S. PV Manufacturers

Top Solar Thermal Manufacturers

Solar Industry Installation & Shipment Trends

Figure 1-7: World Cumulative Installed PV, 2004-2009 (in MW)

Crystalline Silicon PV Still Controls the Market

Figure 1-8: World PV Shipments by Type, 2008 (in percentage)

Trends in Germany

Trends in Japan

Trends in China

U.S. Shipment Demographics

Grid-Tied Commercial Covers Almost Half the U.S. PV Market

California is King for PV Shipments

U.S. Solar Thermal Shipment Demographics

Solar Manufacturing Trends

Figure 1-9: World PV Production by Country, 2008 (in percentage)

U.S. Manufacturing Demographics

Solar Production Costs

Figure 1-10: Average U.S. PV Cell & Module Prices, 2004-2008 (in $/W)

Financing Trends

Solar Financing in the U.S.

Lukewarm Federal Support for Solar Installations

Private investment in the U.S. Solar Market

World Government Solar PV Incentives

Technology Trends

Solar Research in the U.S

The Solar Distribution Chain

U.S. Solar Sales Through the Distribution Chain

Figure 1-11: Distribution of PV Cells & Modules by Customer Type, 2005-2008 (in percentage)

Manufacturers Become Integrators & Installers

Distribution and Dealer/Installers

Table 1-4: Top Five California Installers, 2009

Top Inverter and Balance-of-System Providers

Inverter Manufacturers

Other BOS Manufacturers

Silicon Manufacturers

Potential Silicon Oversupply

Chapter 2: Solar Products/Systems

Scope of Study: All Solar Systems and Products

Study Focus Primarily on the Photovoltaic Market

Research Methodology

Note on Abbreviations

Distributed vs. Centralized Generation

Photovoltaic Systems

From PV Cell to Module

Silicon Photovoltaic Technologies

Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Silicon Cells

Mono More Efficient Than Poly

Boules, Blocks, and "Kerf"

The String Ribbon Method

Standard Crystal Silicon Cell Processing

Thin Film PV Cells

Thin Film Attributes and Drawbacks

CdTe Technology the Cheapest PV Technology Available

Amorphous Silicon (a-Si)

CIGS

Thin Films, BIPV, and Durability

Other PV System Components

PV Systems: On-Grid vs. Off-Grid

The Most Important On-Grid Component: Inverters

Batteries & Charge Controllers

Mounts/Racks

Solar Thermal Systems

Solar Water Heating Systems

Flat-Plate Collectors

Vacuum tube Collectors

Solar Water Heating: Low vs. Medium Temperature

Solar Heating Systems: Active and Passive

Active Water Heating Systems

Passive Water Heating Systems

Swimming Pool Systems

Solar Air Systems

Solar Cooling Systems

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)

CSP Basics

CSP vs. Conventional PV

CSP So Far Limited to Desert Settings

Dishes, Troughs, and Power Towers

Chapter 3: The Market

A Note on the Data

The Global Solar Panel Market

Figure 3-1: World Solar Panel Market, 2006-2009 (in billion $)

The Tumultuous PV Market Almost Misses a Step

Figure 3-2: World Installed PV by Year, 2004-2009 (in MW)

Crystalline Silicon PV Still Controls the Market

Figure 3-3: World PV Shipments by Type, 2008 (in percentage)

U.S. Fighting to Remain a Top PV Market

Figure 3-4: Annual U.S. PV Shipments, 2004-2009 (in million dollars)

PV Shipments in the U.S.

Figure 3-5: U.S. Annual Shipments of PV Cells & Modules, 2004-2009 (in MW)

Table 3-1: Annual U.S. Shipments of PV Cells & Modules by Type, 2004-2008 (in KW)

Table 3-2: Annual U.S. Shipments of PV Cells & Modules by Type, 2004-2008 (in million dollars)

PV Installations in the U.S.

Figure 3-6: U.S. Installed PV per Year, 2004-2009 (in MW)

Rest of World PV Market

Germany Regains the Top PV Market Slot

Figure 3-7: Annual PV Installations in Germany, 2004-2009 (in MW)

Figure 3-8: PV Installations in Germany by Month, 2009 (in MW)

Japan and Italy Beat the U.S. in PV Installations in 2009

Figure 3-9: Annual PV Installations in Japan & Italy, 2004-2009 (in MW)

The Global Solar Thermal Market Holds a Steady Temperature

Figure 3-10: World Solar Thermal Installations by Year, 2006-2008 (in GW)

Figure 3-11: U.S. Annual Solar Thermal Panel Shipments, 2004-2009 (MW)

Figure 3-12: U.S. Annual Solar Thermal Panel Shipments, 2004-2009 (in million $)

The Global CSP Market

Table 3-3: U.S. Annual CSP Shipments, 2004-2008

Solar Systems Sales in the U.S.

Figure 3-13: U.S. Solar Systems Market, 2004-2009 (in million $)

Imports & Exports of Solar Products

Key PV Manufacturing Countries

Figure 3-14: World PV Production by Country, 2008 (in percentage)

U.S. Imports and Exports of PV Cells and Modules

Table 3-4: U.S. Annual PV Imports & Exports, 2004-2009 (in million $)

Table 3-5: U.S. Annual PV Imports & Exports by Type, 2004-2008 (in kW)

Figure 3-15: Top U.S. Import & Export countries, 2008 (in MW)

U.S. Imports and Exports of ST Panels

Table 3-6: U.S. Annual Solar Thermal Imports & Exports, 2004-2008 (in thousands of square feet)

Market Drivers & Forecast

Other External Factors That Favor Growth in the Solar Market

The Economy: NRE Prices and Supplies

Ecology: Climate Change

Politics: National Security

Internal Factors Favoring Growth

Benefits of Solar Systems

Negative Growth Factors in the Solar Market

Expensive Price

Systems Affordability

FITs and the bubble effect

Government Involvement

Legal/Regulatory Issues

Utility Obstacles

Recovering from the Recession

Forecast

Figure 3-16: World Solar Panel Market Forecast, 2010-2014 (in billion $)

U.S. Solar Forecast

Figure 3-17: U.S. Solar Market Forecast, 2010-2014 (in billion $)

Figure 3-18: U.S. ST & CSP Market Forecast, 2010-2014 (in million $)

PV Cells & Modules will Dominate the U.S. Solar Panel Market

Figure 3-19: U.S. PV Cell & Module Shipment Forecast, 2010-2014 (in billion $)

Figure 3-20: U.S. PV Installations Forecast, 2010-2014 (MW)

Solar Thermal Moves Away from Low Temperature

Figure 3-21: U.S. Solar Thermal Collector Shipments Forecast, 2010-2014 (in million $)

The CSP Segment is Going to Ignite

Figure 3-22: U.S. CSP Collector Shipment Forecast, 2010-2014 (in million $)

Chapter 4: Competitors

The Top PV Manufacturers

Table 4-1: Top Ten PV Cell & Module Manufacturers, 2009 (in MW)

2009 Takes its Toll(ing)

Mergers & Acquisitions

First Solar

Overview

Performance

Figure 4-1: First Solar Revenue, 2005-2009 (in million dollars)

Figure 4-2: First Solar's Regional Revenue, 2009 (in percentage)

Products & Production

Figure 4-3: First Solar CdTe Thin-Film Production & Production Capacity, 2005-2012 (in MW)

Significant Developments

Suntech

Overview

Performance

Figure 4-4: Suntech Revenue, 2005-2009 (in million dollars)

Products & Production

Table 4-2: Suntech PV Products, 2010

Figure 4-5: Suntech Production & Production Capacity, 2005-2009 (in MW)

Significant Developments

Q-Cells

Overview

Performance

Figure 4-6: Q-Cells Revenue & Income, 2005-2009 (in millions of euro)

Products & Production

Table 4-3: Q-Cells PV Products, 2010

Significant Developments

Sharp

Overview

Performance

Figure 4-7: Sharp Solar Segment Revenue, 2005-2009 (in billion yen)

Products & Production

Table 4-4: Sharp PV Products, 2010

SunPower

Overview

Performance

Figure 4-8: SunPower Corporation's Revenue by Business Segment, 2005-2009 (in million $)

Products & Production

Table 4-5: SunPower U.S. PV Products, 2010

Significant Developments

Other U.S. PV Manufacturers

Figure 4-9: U.S. Manufacturers & Importers of PV Cell & Module Shipments, 2005-2008 (in number of companies)

Crystalline Silicon PV Manufacturers

Table 4-6: Selected List of U.S Crystalline Silicon PV Cell & Module Manufacturers, 2010

Thin-Film PV Manufacturers

Table 4-7: Selected List of U.S Thin-Film PV Module Manufacturers, 2010

Top Solar Thermal Manufacturers

Himin

Sangle Solar Energy

GREENoneTEC

U.S. Solar Thermal Manufacturers

Table 4-8: Selected List of U.S. Solar Thermal Manufacturers, 2010

Chapter 5: Solar Industry Trends

Solar Still a Niche Market in World Electricity Generation

Figure 5-1: U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source, 2008 (in percentage)

On-Grid Systems Coming On-Stream Worldwide, Lagging in the U.S.

Figure 5-2: Cumulative World On-Grid & Off-Grid PV Installations, 1992-2008 (as percentage of total PV installations)

Taking Advantage of Off-Grid PV Systems

Installation & Shipment Trends

U.S. PV Shipment Demographics

Table 5-1: Domestic U.S. PV Shipments by End Use, 2007-2008 (in MW)

Figure 5-3: U.S. Installations by System Size, 2008 (in percentage)

Grid-Tied Commercial Covers Almost Half the U.S. PV Market

Figure 5-4: Domestic U.S. PV Shipments by Market Sector, 2008 (in percentage)

Table 5-2: Domestic U.S. PV Shipments by Market Sector, 2007-2008 (in MW)

California is King for PV Shipments

Figure 5-5: U.S. Domestic PV Shipments by Destination, 2008 (in kW)

Table 5-3: Domestic U.S. PV Shipments by State, 2007-2008 (in MW)

U.S. Solar Thermal Shipment Demographics

Table 5-4: Domestic U.S. ST Shipments by Market Sector, 2007-2008 (in thousand square feet)

Table 5-5: Domestic U.S. ST Shipments by End Use, 2007-2008 (in thousand square feet)

Table 5-6: Domestic U.S. ST Shipments by State, 2007-2008 (in thousand square feet)

World Solar Installation & Shipment Trends

Figure 5-6: World Cumulative Installed PV, 2004-2009 (in MW)

Germany

Figure 5-7: German PV Installations by Market Sector, 2008 (in percentage)

Japan

Figure 5-8: Domestic Japanese PV Shipments by Market Sector, 2009 (in MW)

China

World CSP Trends

Table 5-7: Current & Future CSP Facilities, 2010

Solar Manufacturing Trends

U.S. Manufacturing Demographics

Figure 5-9: U.S. Photovoltaic Cell & Module Manufacturing by State, 2007-2008 (in MW)

Figure 5-10: U.S. Photovoltaic Industry Companies, 2007-2008 (in number of companies)

ST Manufacturing Demographics

Figure 5-11: U.S. Solar Thermal Industry Companies, 2007-2008 (in number of companies)

World Solar Manufacturing Trends

Solar Production Costs

Figure 5-12: Average U.S. PV Cell & Module Prices, 2004-2008 (in $/W)

Figure 5-13: Average U.S. ST Collector Prices, 2004-2008 (in $/sq. ft.)

Financing Trends

Solar Financing in the U.S.

Table 5-8: State Financial Incentives for Solar PV & Solar Heating, 2010

U.S. States Picking up the PACE

Figure 5-14: PACE and Loan Availability for Solar Projects by State, 2010

Solar Support Growing Within State Policies

Table 5-9: State RPS Policies with Solar/DG Provisions, 2010

Lukewarm Federal Support for Solar Installations

Private investment in the U.S. Solar Market

Rent Your Own Solar electric System

World Government Solar Incentives

Table 5-10: World PV Feed-In Tariff Rates, 2010

Technology Trends

Photovoltaic Cell Efficiencies

Table 5-11: Top Photovoltaic Cell Efficiencies by Technology, 2010 (in percentage)

Solar Research in the U.S.

Figure 5-15: U.S. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Funding, FY2006-FY2010 (in millions $)

Thin-film has Come of Age

Asian Companies Embrace Hybrid TF Variations

Few Challengers in CdTe

CIGS Is Where the Action Is

Thin-film Promise

Thin-film Problems

Emerging PV Alternatives

Hybrid Cells

Organic Cells

Color-Sensitive Cells

Metallurgical Silicon

Quantum Dots

Chapter 6: The Solar Supply & Distribution Chain

The Distribution Chain of the Solar Market

U.S. Solar Sales Through the Distribution Chain

Figure 6-1: Distribution of PV Cells & Modules by Customer Type, 2005-2008 (in percentage)

Figure 6-2: Distribution of ST Collectors by Customer Type, 2005-2008 (in percentage)

Manufacturers Become Integrators & Installers

Figure 6-3: U.S. PV Manufacturers/Importers Providing Installation Services, 2005-2008 (in number of companies)

The Drive to Value-Add: Distributors

Table 6-1: Selected List of U.S Solar Distributors, 2010

Distribution and Dealer/Installers

Table 6-2: Top Five California Installers, 2009

Distribution and Direct-Sales Retailers

System Designers

Systems Integrators

Table 6-3: Selected List of U.S. Solar Systems Integrators, 2010

Top Inverter and Balance-of-System Providers

Inverter Manufacturers

Table 6-4: Selected List of U.S. Solar Market Competitors: Inverters, 2010

Other BOS Manufacturers

Table 6-5: Selected List of U.S. Solar Market Competitors: Charge Controllers, 2010

Table 6-6: Selected List of U.S. Solar Market Competitors: Batteries, 2010

Table 6-7: Selected List of U.S. Solar Market Competitors: Mounts/Racks, 2010

Silicon Manufacturers

Leading Silicon Producers

Potential Silicon Oversupply

Appendix: Selected Addresses of Solar Marketers

PV Cell/Module Marketers

Solar Thermal Manufacturers

Inverter/BOS Manufacturers

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