Report Feature
Lucintel projects favorable growth for solar energy, fueled by government incentives and the urgent need to reduce dependence on fossil fuel for electricity generation. The global thin film solar PV module market is expected to reach $9.85 billion by 2017 with an 8% CAGR over the next five years (2012-2017).
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tel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has conducted a competitive analysis of the industry and presents its findings in “Growth Opportunities in Global Thin Film Solar PV Module Market 2012-2017: Trend, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis.” The growth and consolidation of system developers, owners, and operators necessitate that industry suppliers must have or develop plans to contend with an end customer base that is likely to have more leverage in the future.Lucintel highlights the major challenges facing the market. The solar cells made from thin film materials tend to have lower energy conversion efficiencies than the bulk silicon. As a result, their cost effectiveness is as competitive at present. The incentives for the global solar PV systems are decreasing. Compensating for declining PV system prices, existing incentives around the globe are being reduced to better align with the current solar PV prices.
In its report, Lucintel also identifies the key drivers influencing the market. Since the levelized cost of thin film modules is low due to its lower cost of revenue, it leads to a low cost over its lifetime. Thin film technology provides an attractive alternative for semiconductors, mechanical components, etc. Many environment friendly disposition systems and products have been envisioned and are currently under active research. Solar energy produces no noise, harmful emissions, or polluting gases.
This study is intended to provide industry leaders with an understanding of the global thin film solar PV module market. The study provides up-to-date information on the market share, profit margins, capabilities, and strategies of the leaders. The report helps current suppliers realistically assess their capabilities and strategies and provides executives with competitor information, data analysis and insight, critical to the implementation of effective marketing and sales plans.
This unique report from Lucintel will provide you with valuable information, insights, and tools needed to identify new growth opportunities and operate your business successfully in this market. Thin film solar PV module market report will save hundreds of hours of your own personal research time and will significantly benefit you in expanding your business in this market. In today’s stringent economy, you need every advantage that you can find.
To make business, investment, and strategic decisions, you need timely, useful information. Thin film solar PV module market report fulfills this core need and is an indispensable reference guide for multinational materials suppliers, product manufacturers, investors, executives, distributors, and many more that operate in this market.
Some of the features of this report:
- Porter’s Five Forces analysis for global thin film solar PV module market
- Global thin film solar PV module market size in terms of value and volume
- Drivers and challenges for global thin film solar PV module market
- Regional analysis of the global thin film solar PV module market by the key regions of North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World in terms of value and volume
- Profitability analysis of the global thin film solar PV module market by the key regions of North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World
- Cost analysis of the global thin film solar PV module market by the key regions of North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World
- Global thin film solar PV module market trend (2006-2011) & forecast (2012-2017) by region in terms of value and volume
- Growth opportunities and emerging trends in global thin film solar PV module market
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More than 34 figures/charts and 12 tables are provided in this roughly 76-page report
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2.1. Introduction to Solar Photovoltaic
2.2. Advantages of Solar Energy
2.3. Disadvantages of Solar Energy
2.4. Cost Comparison of Solar PV with Other Energy Sources
2.5. Solar PV Grid Parity Analysis - 2011
2.6. Global Solar PV Energy Market Analysis
2.7. Polysilicon bottleneck
2.8. Overview of Thin-Film Solar PV Module
2.9. Value Chain Analysis for Thin-Film Solar PV Module
List of Tables
Figure 2.1: Solar power plant at Nellis Air Force, Nevada, USA
Figure 2.2: Photovoltaic system tree in Styria, Austria
Figure 2.3: Basic solar cell construction
Figure 2.4: Photovoltaic cells, modules, and arrays
Figure 2.5: Solar parking pay station
Figure 2.6: Types of solar PV technologies
Figure 2.7: Monocrystalline PV module
Figure 2.8: Polycrystalline PV module
Figure 2.9: Amorphous silicon PV panel
Figure 2.10: Hybrid PV module
Figure 2.11: Pole mount PV system
Figure 2.12: Ground mount PV system
Figure 2.13: Pitched-roof mount
Figure 2.14: Fin-Mount PV system
Figure 2.15: Levelized cost of energy for various sources
Figure 2.16: Grid parity analysis for solar PV module industry
Figure 2.17: Types of thin film solar PV module
Figure 2.18: Value chain of thin film PV systems
Figure 3.1: Global thin film solar PV module market ($M) by region in 2011 by value
Figure 3.2: Global thin film solar PV module market (MW) by region in 2011 by volume
Figure 3.3: Global thin film solar PV module manufacturers market share in 2011 by value ($M)
Figure 3.4: Thin film solar pv module manufacturers market share in 2011 by volume (MW)
Figure 4.1: Global thin film solar PV module market ($M) trend 2006-2011
Figure 4.2: Global thin film solar PV module market (MW) trend 2006-2011
Figure 4.3: Global thin film solar PV module market ($M) trend by region 2006-2011
Figure 4.4: Global thin film solar PV module market (MW) trend by region 2006-2011
Figure 4.5: Thin film solar PV module price trend ($M/MW) trend by region 2006-2011
Figure 4.6: Thin film solar PV module profit margin (%) 2006-2011
Figure 5.1: Global thin film solar PV module market forecast ($M) forecast 2012-2017
Figure 5.2: Global thin film solar PV module market forecast (MW) forecast 2012-2017
Figure 5.3: Global thin film solar PV module market ($M) forecast by region 2012-2017
Figure 5.4: Global thin film solar PV module market (MW) forecast by region 2012-2017
Figure 5.5: Global thin film solar PV module market ($M) in 2017 by region
Figure 5.6: Global thin film solar PV module market (MW) in 2017 by region
Figure 5.7: Drivers and challenges for global thin film solar PV module market
Table 2.1: Comparison between crystalline silicon solar PV module and thin film PV module
Table 2.2: Ranking of countries in terms of cumulative installation of solar PV (2010-2011)
Table 2.3: List of key manufacturers of crystalline silicon solar PV modules and thin film PV modules
Table 2.4: Comparison of CdTe thin film solar PV module, CIGS thin film solar PV module, and a-Si thin film solar PV module
Table 2.5: List of key manufacturers of CdTe, CIGS, and a-Si thin film solar PV modules
Table 3.1: List of key manufacturers thin film solar PV module
Table 3.2: Product portfolio analysis of thin film solar PV module by range (watt)
Table 3.3: Product portfolio analysis of thin film solar PV module by application
Table 3.4: Product portfolio analysis of thin film solar PV module by technology
Methodology
Lucintel has been in the business of market research and management consulting since 2000 and has published over 1000 market intelligence reports in various markets / applications and served over 1,000 clients worldwide. This study is a culmination of four months of full-time effort performed by Lucintel's analyst team. The analysts used the following sources for the creation and completion of this valuable report:
- In-depth interviews of the major players in this market
- Detailed secondary research from competitors’ financial statements and published data
- Extensive searches of published works, market, and database information pertaining to industry news, company press releases, and customer intentions
- A compilation of the experiences, judgments, and insights of Lucintel’s professionals, who have analyzed and tracked this market over the years.
Extensive research and interviews are conducted across the supply chain of this market to estimate market share, market size, trends, drivers, challenges, and forecasts. Below is a brief summary of the primary interviews that were conducted by job function for this report.
Thus, Lucintel compiles vast amounts of data from numerous sources, validates the integrity of that data, and performs a comprehensive analysis. Lucintel then organizes the data, its findings, and insights into a concise report designed to support the strategic decision-making process. The figure below is a graphical representation of Lucintel’s research process.
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