PDF Publication Title:
Text from PDF Page: 041
n Solar PV Industry Expansion of manufacturing capacity dominated indus- try attention in 2010. By year’s end, capacity stood at roughly 27 GW. Nearly 50% of this capacity was in China, followed by Taiwan (15%), the EU (10%), and Japan and the United States (both less than 10%).29 Given the high growth rates alongside continued market uncertainty, many Chinese manufacturers took unusual steps that included the preemptive construction of manufactur- The solar PV industry had an extraordinary year in 2010, with global cell and module production more than doubling over 2009 levels. An estimated 23.9 GW of cells and 20 GW of modules were produced in 2010. The large PV cost reductions seen in 2009 continued in 2010, with module prices falling a further 14% in 2010 according to some sources (following a reported 38% drop in 2009), into the the $1.30–1.80/Wpeak range.23 Price reductions were aided by a sufficient supply of polysilicon and wafers due to rapid expansion of manufacturing capacity in China and elsewhere. The fact that manufacturers were sold out a full quarter in advance, from June to December of 2010, indicated that the supply of cells and modules tightened in the second half of 2010.24 ing factory buildings without installing the production equipment itself. Although crystalline silicon production continued to dominate the market, and thin film’s market share declined to 13%, production of thin-film increased in 2010 by a record 63% to reach 3.2 GW. Thin-film produc- tion became more diversified as well, being spread among a larger number of firms beyond the traditional thin-film industry leader First Solar.25 In the United States, growth rates for the manufacture of PV components and materials were 97% for wafers (to 624 MW), 81% for cells (to 1,058 MW), and 62% for modules (to 1,205 MW).30 New U.S. plants are under construction in Tennessee (Wacker Chemie’s polysilicon), California (Flextronic’s module), and Mississippi (Stion’s CIGS); however, some facilities were closed during The top 15 solar cell manufacturers produced 55% of The year 2010 also saw diversification of manufactur- ing to new regions and new partners. For example, Germany’s SolarWorld announced a joint venture with Qatar’s government to invest $500 million in a 3,600 tonnes/year polysilicon facility that is expected to start production in 2012.32 South Korea’s Hanwha Corporation acquired a 49% stake in Chinese Solarfun, and the Korean corporations Samsung, LG, Hyundai, and STX all expanded their cell manufacturing capacity. 26 the 23.9 GW of global production. (See Figure 14.) Cell manufacturing continued its marked shift to Asia, and by 2010, ten of the top 15 manufacturers were located there.27 Firms in mainland China and Taiwan alone accounted for 59% of global production in 2010, up from 50% in 2009. Europe’s share dropped to 13% in 2010 and Japan’s share dropped to 9%. The North American share was 5%, although North America produced a disproportionally large share of thin-film products. Almost half of North American production was thin-film, compared to the global average of 13%. Chinese leader Suntech acquired 100% of Japan’s MSK Corporation and became the first Chinese firm to estab- lish a U.S. manufacturing presence, with the opening of a 30 MW manufacturing facility in Arizona in October. 33 The emergence of new thin-film producers reduced First Solar’s dominance to a 44% global market share in 2010, its lowest since 2006. Japan’s Solar Frontier opened the34 world’s largest thin-film plant, with 1 GW/year capacity. Suntech of China moved into first place among all manu- facturers, up from second place in 2009, and JA Solar of China moved to second place, up from sixth. The U.S. firm First Solar dropped from first place to third place, even though its annual production continued to increase.28 Many solar PV manufacturing firms continued their vertical integration in 2010 by expanding into project Source: PV News 2010, including a BP plant in Maryland, a Spectrawatt plant in New York, and an Evergreen Solar plant in Massachusetts.31 03 figure 14. Market Shares of Top 15 Solar PV Cell Manufacturers, 2010 Other 45% Suntech Power, China 7% Hanwha-SolarOne, China 2% Neo Solar, China 2% Canadian Solar, China 2% Sunpower, USA 2% REC, Norway 2% JA Solar, China 6% Gintech, Taiwan 3% Sharp, Japan 3% Motech, Taiwan 3% Kyocera, Japan 3% First Solar, USA 6% Yingli Green Energy, China 5% Trina Solar, China 5% Q-Cells, Germany 4% 41 RENEWABLES 2011 GlObal STaTuS RePORTPDF Image | GLOBAL STATUS REPORT Renewables 2011
PDF Search Title:
GLOBAL STATUS REPORT Renewables 2011Original File Name Searched:
gsr2011.pdfDIY PDF Search: Google It | Yahoo | Bing
NFT (Non Fungible Token): Buy our tech, design, development or system NFT and become part of our tech NFT network... More Info
IT XR Project Redstone NFT Available for Sale: NFT for high tech turbine design with one part 3D printed counter-rotating energy turbine. Be part of the future with this NFT. Can be bought and sold but only one design NFT exists. Royalties go to the developer (Infinity) to keep enhancing design and applications... More Info
Infinity Turbine IT XR Project Redstone Design: NFT for sale... NFT for high tech turbine design with one part 3D printed counter-rotating energy turbine. Includes all rights to this turbine design, including license for Fluid Handling Block I and II for the turbine assembly and housing. The NFT includes the blueprints (cad/cam), revenue streams, and all future development of the IT XR Project Redstone... More Info
Infinity Turbine ROT Radial Outflow Turbine 24 Design and Worldwide Rights: NFT for sale... NFT for the ROT 24 energy turbine. Be part of the future with this NFT. This design can be bought and sold but only one design NFT exists. You may manufacture the unit, or get the revenues from its sale from Infinity Turbine. Royalties go to the developer (Infinity) to keep enhancing design and applications... More Info
Infinity Supercritical CO2 10 Liter Extractor Design and Worldwide Rights: The Infinity Supercritical 10L CO2 extractor is for botanical oil extraction, which is rich in terpenes and can produce shelf ready full spectrum oil. With over 5 years of development, this industry leader mature extractor machine has been sold since 2015 and is part of many profitable businesses. The process can also be used for electrowinning, e-waste recycling, and lithium battery recycling, gold mining electronic wastes, precious metals. CO2 can also be used in a reverse fuel cell with nafion to make a gas-to-liquids fuel, such as methanol, ethanol and butanol or ethylene. Supercritical CO2 has also been used for treating nafion to make it more effective catalyst. This NFT is for the purchase of worldwide rights which includes the design. More Info
NFT (Non Fungible Token): Buy our tech, design, development or system NFT and become part of our tech NFT network... More Info
Infinity Turbine Products: Special for this month, any plans are $10,000 for complete Cad/Cam blueprints. License is for one build. Try before you buy a production license. May pay by Bitcoin or other Crypto. Products Page... More Info
CONTACT TEL: 608-238-6001 Email: greg@infinityturbine.com (Standard Web Page)