This report gives an in-depth analysis of Global Solar PV Modules market and provides forecasts up to 2020. The research analyzes the growth, evolution of Solar PV Modules market up to 2010 and gives historical and forecast statistics for the period 2001-2020. This research also gives detailed analysis of the market structures of the technology and regulatory policies that govern it. The report analyses the shift of the manufacturing base to the Asian countries. The report also gives an insight about emergence of many countries such as France, the US etc. and talks about the strategies and policies formulated by them to promote the growth of solar pv module industry. The report also provides an in-depth analysis of the changing dynamics of solar pv module industry.

Scope

• Qualitative analysis of market drivers, restraints and challenges for the solar pv module market.
• Region wise (Asia-Pacific, Europe and Americas) solar pv module production capacity and production from 2005–2010, forecast forward for 10 years to 2020.
• Production capacity and production of solar pv modules in key countries of each geography from 2005–2010, forecast forward for 10 years to 2020.
• Key topics covered include in-depth analysis of global renewable power industry and technological analysis of the solar pv modules.
• Policy and regulatory framework governing the market.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures 8

2 Executive Summary
2.1 Solar Energy: An Attractive Alternative 10
2.2 Highly Fluctuating Oil Prices Instigating Investments in Renewable Power Industry 10
2.3 Solar PV Module Price Continues to Witness Downward Trend 11
2.4 Thin Film Modules Gaining Share in the Production Mix of Solar PV Modules 12

3 Introduction
3.1 GBI Research Report Guide 14

4 Global Energy Consumption Overview
4.1 The Breadth of Global Electricity Consumption 16

5 Global Renewable Power Industry – Overview
5.1 Global Renewable Power, Overview 20
5.2 Global Renewable Power, Major Trends 22
5.2.1 Emergence of China as the Top Installer of Wind Power Capacity 22
5.2.2 Europe Witnessing Increase in the Use of Biomass for Power Production 24

6 Global Solar PV Modules Industry to 2020
6.1 Solar PV Modules Market, Overview 25
6.2 Market Definition 25
6.2.1 Classification of solar PV module market on the basis of Geography 26
6.2.1.1 Asia-Pacific 26
6.2.1.2 Europe 26
6.2.1.3 Americas 26
6.2.2 Classification on the Basis of Technology 26
6.3 Solar PV Modules Market, Value Chain 27
6.4 Solar PV Module Market, Key Drivers 27
6.4.1 Government Incentives 27
6.4.2 Emission regulations 27
6.4.3 Decreasing Cost Differential Between Solar Energy and Other Conventional Sources 27
6.4.4 Increasing Environmental Concerns 28
6.5 Solar PV Module Market, Key Restraints 28
6.5.1 Reduction in FiT in the European Countries 28
6.5.2 Fall in PV Module Prices 28
6.5.3 Lack of Sufficient Grid Infrastructure 28
6.6 Solar PV Modules Market, Technology Analysis 28
6.6.1 Crystalline Silicon 29
6.6.2 Thin Film Solar PV Module 29
6.6.3 Solar PV Technologies, Value Chain Analysis 29
6.6.4 Solar PV Technologies, Conversion Efficiency 30
6.7 Solar PV Technologies, Market Penetration 31
6.8 Global Solar PV Modules Market, Demand and Forecast 32
6.9 Global Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 34
6.9.1 Global Solar PV Modules, Average Module Price 36
6.9.2 Global Crystalline Silicon Solar PV Module Market, Production, 2005–2020 38
6.9.3 Global Thin Film Solar PV Module Market, Production, 2005–2020 40

7 Asia-Pacific Solar PV Modules Industry to 2020
7.1 Asia-Pacific, Solar PV Modules Market, Demand and Forecast 45
7.2 Asia-Pacific, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 46
7.3 Asia-Pacific, Solar PV Modules Market, Key Countries Analysis 49
7.3.1 India 49
7.3.1.1 India, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 49
7.3.1.2 India, Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 50
7.3.1.3 Competitive Landscape 52
7.3.2 Japan 56
7.3.2.1 Japan, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 56
7.3.2.2 Japan, Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 57
7.3.2.3 Competitive Landscape 59
7.3.3 Republic of Korea 62
7.3.3.1 Republic of Korea, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 62
7.3.3.2 Republic of Korea, Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 63
7.3.3.3 Competitive Landscape 65
7.3.4 China 68
7.3.4.1 China, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 68
7.3.4.2 China, Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 69
7.3.4.3 Competitive Landscape 71
7.3.5 Taiwan 74
7.3.5.1 Taiwan Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 74
7.3.5.2 Taiwan Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 75
7.3.5.3 Competitive Landscape 77

8 Europe Solar PV Modules Industry to 2020
8.1 Europe, Solar PV Modules Market, Demand and Forecast 80
8.2 Europe, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 81
8.3 Europe Solar PV Modules Market, Key Countries Analysis 84
8.3.1 Germany 84
8.3.1.1 Germany, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 84
8.3.1.2 Germany, Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 85
8.3.1.3 Competitive Landscape 87
8.3.2 Italy 90
8.3.2.1 Italy, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 90
8.3.2.2 Italy, Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 91
8.3.2.3 Competitive Landscape 93
8.3.3 France 95
8.3.3.1 France, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 95
8.3.3.2 France Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 96
8.3.3.3 Competitive Landscape 98

9 Americas Solar PV Modules Industry to 2020
9.1 Americas, Solar PV Modules Market, Demand and Forecast 100
9.2 Americas, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 101
9.3 Americas, Solar PV Modules Market, Key Countries Analysis 104
9.3.1 The US 104
9.3.1.1 The US, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 104
9.3.1.2 The US Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 105
9.3.1.3 Competitive Landscape 107
9.3.2 Canada 110
9.3.2.1 Canada, Solar PV Modules Market, Production and Production Capacity 110
9.3.2.2 Canada, Solar PV Modules Market, Average Module Price 111
9.3.2.3 Competitive Landscape 113

10 Appendix
10.1 About GBI Research 115
10.2 Abbreviations 115
10.3 Methodology 115
10.3.1 Coverage 116
10.3.2 Secondary Research 116
10.3.3 Primary Research 116
10.3.4 Expert Panel Validation 117
10.4 Contact Us 117
10.5 Disclaimer 117

LIST OF FIGURES

Renewable Power Capacity, Global (GW), 2007–2009 11
Solar PV Module Market, Global, Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 12
Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production Mix of Different Technologies (%), 2005–2020 13
Figure 1: Electricity Consumption Trajectory, Global, Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu), 1990–2035 16
Figure 2: World Energy Consumption by Fuel Type, Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu), 1990–2035 17
Figure 3: Electricity Generation by Fuel Type, Global, Energy Consumption (Trillion kWh), 2007–2035 18
Figure 4: Renewable Power Capacity, Global, Total Capacity (GW), 2007–2009 20
Figure 5: Share of Global Electricity From Renewable Energy, 2009 21
Figure 6: Wind Power Capacity, Top Ten Countries, Power Capacity (GW), 2010 23
Figure 7: Biomass Power Cumulative Installed Capacity, By Region (%),, 2010 24
Figure 8: Classification of Solar PV Module Market 26
Figure 9: Solar PV Module Market, Value Chain 27
Figure 10: Solar PV Module Market, Types of Module 29
Figure 11: Solar PV Module Market, Value Chain Analysis 30
Figure 12: Solar PV Module Market, Crystalline Silicon versus Thin Film Solar PV Modules, Conversion Efficiency (%), 2009-2020 31
Figure 13: Solar PV Module Market, Market Penetration of PV Technologies 32
Figure 14: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Demand (GW), 2004–2020 33
Figure 15: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 35
Figure 16: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 37
Figure 17: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Crystalline Silicon Module Production, (GW) and Production Share (%), 2005–2020 39
Figure 18: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Thin Film Module Production (GW) and Production Share (%), 2005–2020 41
Figure 19: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production Mix of Different Technologies (%), 2005–2020 43
Figure 20: Solar PV Module Market, Asia-Pacific, Demand (GW), 2004–2020 45
Figure 21: Solar PV Module Market, Asia-Pacific, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 47
Figure 22: Solar PV Module Market, India, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 49
Figure 23: Solar PV Module Market, India, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 51
Figure 24: Solar PV Module Market, India, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 53
Figure 25: Solar PV Module Market, India, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 55
Figure 26: Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 56
Figure 27: Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 58
Figure 28: Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 60
Figure 29: Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 61
Figure 30: Solar PV Module Market, Republic of Korea, Production and Production Capacity (MW), 2005–2020 62
Figure 31: Solar PV Module Market, Republic of Korea, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 64
Figure 32: Solar PV Module Market, Republic of Korea, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 66
Figure 33: Solar PV Module Market, Republic of Korea, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 67
Figure 34: Solar PV Module Market, China, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 68
Figure 35: Solar PV Module Market, China, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 70
Figure 36: Solar PV Module Market, China, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 72
Figure 37: Solar PV Module Market, China, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 73
Figure 38: Solar PV Module Market, Taiwan, Production and Production Capacity (MW), 2005–2020 74
Figure 39: Solar PV Module Market, Taiwan, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 76
Figure 40: Solar PV Module Market, Taiwan, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 78
Figure 41: Solar PV Module Market, Taiwan, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 79
Figure 42: Solar PV Module Market, Europe, Demand (GW), 2004–2020 80
Figure 43: Solar PV Module Market, Europe, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 82
Figure 44: Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 84
Figure 45: Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 86
Figure 46: Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 88
Figure 47: Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 89
Figure 48: Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Production and Production Capacity (MW), 2005–2020 90
Figure 49: Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 92
Figure 50: Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 94
Figure 51: Solar PV Module Market, France, Production and Production Capacity (MW), 2005–2020 95
Figure 52: Solar PV Module Market, France, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 97
Figure 53: Solar PV Module Market, France, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 99
Figure 54: Solar PV Module Market, Americas, Demand (GW), 2004–2020 100
Figure 55: Solar PV Module Market, Americas, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 102
Figure 56: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 104
Figure 57: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 106
Figure 58: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 108
Figure 59: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 109
Figure 60: Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 110
Figure 61: Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 112
Figure 62: Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 114

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Electricity Consumption Trajectory, Global, Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu), 1990–2035 16
Table 2: World Energy Consumption by Fuel Type, Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu), 1990–2035 18
Table 3: Electricity Generation by Fuel Type, Global, (Trillion kWh), 2007–2035 19
Table 4: Renewable Power Capacity, Global, Total Capacity (GW), 2007–2009 21
Table 5: Share of Global Electricity From Renewable Energy, 2009 22
Table 6: Wind Power Capacity, Top Ten Countries, Power Capacity (GW), 2010 23
Table 7: Biomass Power Cumulative Installed Capacity, By Region, 2010 24
Table 8: Solar PV Module Market, Crystalline Silicon versus Thin Film Solar PV Module, Conversion Efficiency (%), 2009-2020 31
Table 9: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Demand (GW), 2004–2020 34
Table 10: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 36
Table 11: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 38
Table 12: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Crystalline Silicon Module Production, (GW) and Production Share(%), 2005–2020 40
Table 13: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Thin Film Module Production (GW) and Production Share (%), 2005–2020 42
Table 14: Solar PV Module Market, Global, Production Mix of Different Technologies (%), 2005–2020 44
Table 15: Solar PV Module Market, Asia-Pacific, Demand (GW), 2004–2020 46
Table 16: Solar PV Module Market, Asia-Pacific, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 48
Table 17: Solar PV Module Market, India, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 50
Table 18: Solar PV Module Market, India, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 52
Table 19: Solar PV Module Market, India, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 54
Table 20: Solar PV Module Market, India, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 55
Table 21: Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 57
Table 22: Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 59
Table 23: Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 60
Table 24: Solar PV Module Market, Japan, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 61
Table 25: Solar PV Module Market, Republic of Korea, Production and Production Capacity (MW), 2005–2020 63
Table 26: Solar PV Module Market, Republic of Korea, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 65
Table 27: Solar PV Module Market, Republic of Korea, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 66
Table 28: Solar PV Module Market, Republic of Korea, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 67
Table 29: Solar PV Module Market, China, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 69
Table 30: Solar PV Module Market, China, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 71
Table 31: Solar PV Module Market, China, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 72
Table 32: Solar PV Module Market, China, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 73
Table 33: Solar PV Module Market, Taiwan, Production and Production Capacity (MW), 2005–2020 75
Table 34: Solar PV Module Market, Taiwan, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 77
Table 35: Solar PV Module Market, Taiwan, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 78
Table 36: Solar PV Module Market, Taiwan, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 79
Table 37: Solar PV Module Market, Europe, Demand (GW), 2004–2020 81
Table 38: Solar PV Module Market, Europe, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 83
Table 39: Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 85
Table 40: Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 87
Table 41: Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 88
Table 42: Solar PV Module Market, Germany, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 89
Table 43: Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Production and Production Capacity (MW), 2005–2020 91
Table 44: Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 93
Table 45: Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 94
Table 46: Solar PV Module Market, France, Production and Production Capacity (MW), 2005–2020 96
Table 47: Solar PV Module Market, Italy, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 98
Table 48: Solar PV Module Market, France, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 99
Table 49: Solar PV Module Market, Americas, Demand (GW), 2004–2020 101
Table 50: Solar PV Module Market, Americas, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 103
Table 51: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 105
Table 52: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 107
Table 53: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 108
Table 54: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Thin Film Module Company Share (%), 2009 109
Table 55: Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Production and Production Capacity (GW), 2005–2020 111
Table 56: Solar PV Module Market, The US, Average Module Price ($/Watt), 2005–2020 113
Table 57: Solar PV Module Market, Canada, Crystalline Module Company Share (%), 2009 114
Table 58: Abbreviations 115