List of photovoltaics companies
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This is a list of notable photovoltaics (PV) companies.
Grid-connected solar photovoltaics (PV) is the fastest growing energy technology in the world, with 50% annual increases in cumulative installed capacity in both 2006 and 2007, to an estimated 7.7 GW. This translates into 1.5 million homes with rooftop photovoltaics feeding into the electricity grid worldwide.[1] During 2007, investment in new solar photovoltaic manufacturing facilities was strong in Europe, Japan, China, Taiwan, and the United States, with many new operations reported.[2]
Photovoltaics companies include PV capital equipment producers, cell manufacturers, panel manufacturers and installers. The list does not include silicon manufacturing companies.
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[edit] Photovoltaic manufacturers
[edit] Top ten
The top ten global photovoltaic manufacturers in 2007 accounted for 53% of global production[3]. These companies produced:
- 389.2 MW Q-Cells; In 2008, 570 MW, and in 2009 (expected) 1.57 GW [4].
- 363.0 MW Sharp
- 336.0 MW Suntech
- 207.0 MW Kyocera
- 200.0 MW First Solar; In 2008 720 MW, and in 2009 (expected) 1.109 GW [5].
- 176.4 MW Motech Solar
- 170.0 MW SolarWorld1
- 165.0 MW Sanyo
- 145.5 MW Yingli
- 132.4 MW JA Solar Holdings
1 Estimate
[edit] Listed by manufacturing capability
| Company | Country | Technology | Capacity (MW) | Production (MW) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||
| Yingli | China | - | 200 | 4002 | 37 | 145 | 2632 | |
| Aleo Solar | Germany | - | 70 | 100 | 1402 | 46,9 | 88 | - |
| BP Solar | Spain | Laser buried grid | - | 80 | - | 12 | 15 | - |
| India | - | - | 47 | - | 14 | 23 | - | |
| Australia | MC Screen print | - | 52 | - | 33 | 35 | - | |
| USA | - | - | 43 | - | 25 | 27 | - | |
| Canadian Solar | China | - | 0 | 100 | 2502 | 0 | 40 | 1502 |
| China Sunergy | China | - | - | 192 | 3502 | - | 80 | 1602 |
| Conergy | Germany | - | 0 | 2751 | 2752 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DelSolar | Taiwan | - | 50 | 100 | 120 | - | - | - |
| Ersol | Germany | - | - | 220 | - | - | - | - |
| E-Ton Solar | Taiwan | - | - | 200 | 3202 | 35 | 62 | 1502 |
| Evergreen Solar | USA | String ribbon | - | 17 | 982 | 13 | 16 | 352 |
| Germany | String ribbon | - | 90 | 90 | 15 | 50 | 90 | |
| First Solar | USA | CdTe | - | 119 | 119 | 60 | 1191 | 1191 |
| Germany | CdTe | 0 | 158 | 1582 | 0 | 811 | 1582 | |
| Malaysia | CdTe | 0 | 0 | 1582 | 0 | 0 | 1002 | |
| Gintech | Taiwan | - | - | 210 | 5602 | 6 | 60 | 2202 |
| Isofoton | Spain | - | - | 130 | 1902 | 61 | 87 | 1352 |
| JA Solar Holdings | China | - | - | 225 | 5002 | 30 | 132 | 3402 |
| Kyocera | Japan | - | - | - | - | 1802 | 207 | - |
| Mitsubishi | Japan | - | - | 150 | - | 111 | 121 | - |
| Japan | - | - | 14 | 542 | 13 | 14 | 542 | |
| Motech | Taiwan | - | - | 240 | 4502 | 102 | 176 | 2502 |
| China | - | 0 | 0 | 1302 | 0 | 0 | 302 | |
| Neo Solar | Taiwan | - | - | 60 | 2102 | 4 | 36 | 1602 |
| Ningbo Solar Electric | China | - | - | 100 | 1502 | - | 100 | - |
| Photowatt | France | - | - | 60 | 602 | 33 | 38 | - |
| Photovoltech NV | Belgium | - | - | 80 | 822 | 18 | 29 | 602 |
| Q-Cells | Germany | - | - | 516 | 7602 | 253 | 389 | 5702 |
| Germany (Brilliant 234) | - | 0 | 8 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 102 | |
| Germany (Calyxo) | - | 0 | 8 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 52 | |
| Germany (Solibro) | - | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Sanyo | Japan | - | - | 2651 | 355* | 155 | 165 | - |
| Schott Glass | Germany | - | - | 162 | 3152 | 83 | 74 | 1702 |
| Sharp | Japan | - | - | 710 | - | 434 | 363 | - |
| Solland | Netherlands | - | - | 60 | 1702 | 18 | 36 | 702 |
| SunPower | Philippines | - | - | 214 | 4142 | 63 | 100 | 2502 |
| Suntech | China | - | - | 540 | 10002 | 160 | 336 | 5302 |
| Sunways | Germany | - | - | 46 | 116 | 25 | 38 | 49 |
| SolarWorld | Germany | - | - | 1601 | 3002 | 70 | 135 | 2002 |
| Trina Solar | China | - | - | 110 | 3652 | - | 29 | 2402 |
| United Solar Ovonics | USA | Triple junction | - | 1181 | 178* | 28 | 48 | - |
1 Estimated production/capacity[3]
2 Planned production/capacity for end 2008[3][6]
[edit] Other companies
Other notable companies include:[7][8]
- Helios Technology, Italian Leader in manufacturing of photovoltaic cells, Carmignano Di Brenta(PD), Italy.
- Citizenre, U.S.
- GE Energy - Solar Power, Delaware, U.S. (formerly Astropower)
- Global Solar. Tucson, Arizona
- Green City Solar, Austin, Texas, U.S.
- HelioVolt, Austin, Texas, U.S.
- International Solar Electric Technology, Chatsworth, California, U.S.
- Isofotón - Malaga, Spain
- Konarka Technologies, Inc., Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
- LDK Solar, Xinyu, China Polysilicon Wafer Manufacturer. EOY 2008 Annualized Capacity of 1.4GW. Customers include Q-Cells, BP Solar, Suntech Power, Sunways.
- Miasolé, California, U.S.
- Mitsubishi Electric, Tokyo, Japan
- Moser Baer Photovoltaic, Delhi, India
- Nanosolar San José, California, U.S. CIGS ink
- Pyron Solar San Diego, California, U.S.
- Renewable Energy Corporation Norway
- Schott Glass Germany - Glass, photovoltaic and solar technology
- Signet Solar, California, U.S.
- AzurSolar, Wangen, Germany - photovoltaic integrator, knowledge company , innovation on overall-lifecycle-pvsystem-productivity
- SolarWorld, Bonn, Germany
- Spectrolab, Inc., Sylmar, CA, U.S. - Highest efficiency cells (40,7%)
- SunEdison
- Sun Power Corporation, San Jose, U.S. Highest efficiency cells sold commercially for terrestrial.
- Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company , a leading supplier of thermal solutions for the PV manufacturing industry
- WorldWater and Solar Technologies Corp., Pennington, New Jersey, U.S.
- You-Na Tech, Osaka, Japan - PV solar wafers in 125 and 156mm, cells, and modules.
[edit] See also
- Applied Materials, a leading solar cell capital equipment producer.
- List of concentrating solar thermal power companies
- List of renewable energy companies by stock exchange
- List of silicon producers
- Renewable energy industry
- Thin-film photovoltaic cell
[edit] References
- ^ REN21 (2008). Renewables 2007 Global Status Report (PDF) p. 6.
- ^ REN21 (2008). Renewables 2007 Global Status Report (PDF) p. 19.
- ^ a b c Hirshman, W. P., Hering, G., & Schmela, M. (2008, March). Market Survey: Cell & Module Production 2007. Photon International, pp. 140-174.
- ^ http://www.pv-tech.org/news/_a/pv_cell_production_at_q-cells_grew_48_in_2008_plans_flexible_production_str/
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Solar#Production_History
- ^ Aleo Solar Figures
- ^ Land of Giants: PV Players and Prospects Renewable Energy World, 13 March 2008. Retrieved on 18 April 2008.
- ^ Land of giants: PV majors making waves Renewable Energy World, 15 March 2008. Retrieved on 18 April 2008.
