Large solar farms are part of the answer to implementing energy generated from capture of heat from the sun. Utility scale systems are complex implementations of aggregated capture devices. The value of utility scale build out is the sheer size of the projects. It is easier to implement one large project in a controlled area than to implement multiple medium size projects to achieve the same level of power generation.

Solar energy market driving forces relate to the opportunity to harness a cheap, long lasting, powerful energy source. Solar energy can be used to create electricity in huge quantity. Solar panels are mounted in a weatherproof frame, are mounted in areas with direct exposure to the sun to generate electricity from sunlight.

Solar power systems are comprised of solar modules, related power electronics, and other components. Solar panels are used in residential, commercial and industrial applications. Solar compositions of arrays that comprise electric utility grids appear to be the wave of the future. Other solar systems are concentrating systems that leverage thermal transport of heated fluids and utilize traditional steam generators.

The demand for solar energy is dependent on a lower prices for solar and higher prices for petroleum. A combination of economies of scale being realized in the manufacturing along with increases in the current prices for petroleum will drive solar energy adoption.

The overall solar market has attained enough critical mass to boost competitive technologies of thin film and monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and multicrystalline silicon based systems. Concentrating systems implemented in the desert use molten salt to store heat for use at night and when the sun is not shining.

SOLAR ENERGY MARKET DRIVING FORCES

Achievement of utility scale grid parity
Lower cost of solar energy than war to defend oil position
Government incentives for solar power
Grid parity of wind energy sources to supplement solar
Increasing cost of fossil fuels
Supply constraints
Desire for energy security
Growing awareness of the advantages of solar power
Solar peak energy generation advantage
Fuel risk advantage
Scalability
Reliability
Environmental friendliness
Thin film batteries to store energy when sun is down
Energy density increase of 40,000 with solid state thin film batteries
Advances in technologies making solar power more cost-efficient
Large market among underserved populations in rural areas of developing countries with little or no access to electricity

Large solar farms are more popular initially, but solar is anticipated to be built out on commercial roof tops in increased quantity. The electricity generated will be fed to local substations and distributed to homes from there.

There is growing global demand for cost-effective and reliable solar power. Molten salt storage and solar electricity generation by use of steam turbines are poised to achieve significant growth. The economies of scale have not yet kicked in and will do so after 100 projects have been built out. The technology promises to be significant because the projects generate so much electricity.

Solar concentrators are efficient and leverage existing steam generation technology. The technology will succeed far faster and be far more wide spread that the vendor executives are now predicting. With rising prices of oil and the Gulf of Mexico oil well disaster, solar power begins to look good, because it is a sustainable energy source.

Aggregation of electricity generated from solar panels placed on commercial roofs is another aspect of utility scale electricity generation. The commercial roof electricity can be sold from electricity substations to the locality for use in data centers, powering electric vehicles, and general electricity usage.

Solar energy market driving forces relate to the opportunity to harness a cheap, long lasting, powerful energy source. Solar energy can be used to create electricity in huge quantity. Solar panels are mounted in a weatherproof frame, are mounted in areas with direct exposure to the sun to generate electricity from sunlight.

Solar power systems are comprised of solar modules, related power electronics, and other components. Solar panels are used in residential, commercial and industrial applications. Solar compositions of arrays that comprise electric utility grids appear to be the wave of the future.

The demand for solar energy is dependent on lower prices for solar and higher prices for petroleum. A combination of economies of scale being realized in the manufacturing along with increases in the current prices for petroleum will drive solar energy adoption.

The overall solar market has attained enough critical mass to boost competitive technologies of thin film and monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and multicrystalline silicon based systems.

Utility solar storage units at a level below $10.5 billion in 2009 are anticipated to reach $84.6 billion by 2016. Existing solar products are tuned to the scale needed by utility companies and the cost structure demanded by grid parity. As second and third generation products are used to achieve more economies of scale markets will continue to grow rapidly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Utility Scale Solar Executive Summary

      Solar Energy for Utility Companies Executive Summary
      Solar Energy Utility Scale Market Driving Forces
      Solar Energy Utility Panel Shipments Market Shares
      Solar Panel Utility Photovoltaic Market Forecasts, Worldwide,
      Molten Salt Solar Utility Scale Energy Market Forecast

      Utility Scale Solar Market Description And Market Dynamics 

      Utility Scale Solar Electricity Market Description and Market Dynamics
      1.1 Photovoltaic power plants
         1.1.1 Solar Strategy, Technology, And Industry j;
         Specific Applications
      1.2 Solar Adoption
      1.3 Photovoltaic Conversion Of Sun Light
      1.4 Sunlight Intensity in Various Regions
      1.5 Variety of Solar Panel Installations
      1.6 World's Largest PV Installation German Solar
      1.7 Utility Power Positioning
         1.7.1   Utility Solar Decision Making
      1.8 U.S. Building Construction Industry
      1.9 Era Of Cheap Energy
         1.9.1 Unprecedented Level Of Development Worldwide
         1.9.2 Population Increases
      1.10   Tackling Climate Change
      1.11   Power From the Sun
         1.11.1 PV Industry

      Utility Scale Solar Market Shares And Market Forecasts

      2. Solar Energy for Utility Companies
      Market Shares and Forecasts
      2.1 Solar Energy Market Driving Forces
      2.2 Solar Energy Utility Panel Shipments Market Shares
         2.2.1 First Solar Thin Film Monolithic Integration On Glass
         2.2.2 Sharp Solar Cells
         2.2.3 Sharp Increasing The Size Of The Output To
         Maintain Leading Market Share
         2.2.4 Trina Solar Limited Square Monocrystalline Cell
         2.2.5 SolarWorld Residential
         2.2.6 Suntech Solar Cells
         2.2.7 Canadian Solar
         2.2.8 BP Solar Core Markets Monocrystalline And
         Multicrystalline Cells
         2.2.9 LDK
         2.2.10 Yingli
         2.2.11 CIGS
         2.2.12 Q-Cells CIGS Module Positioning
         2.2.13 Ascent Solar Semiconductor Deposition
         2.2.14 NanoSolar and MiaSole Thin Film Technology
         2.2.15 Ascent Solar Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices
         CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide).
      2.3 Solar Panel Utility Photovoltaic Market Forecasts, Worldwide,
      2.4 Molten Salt Solar Utility Scale Energy Market Participants
         2.4.1 Abengoa Solar Commercial Operation of Solnova 3
         2.4.2 Areva / Ausra
         2.4.3 BrightSource Energy Ivanpah Project
         2.4.4 United Technologies
         2.4.5 Solar Reserve Partnered With United Technologies
         2.4.6 United Technologies Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
         2.4.7 GE Energy
         2.4.8   Schott Utility-Scale Thermal Concentrating Solar
      2.5 Molten Salt Solar Utility Scale Energy Market Forecast
         2.5.1   Shenzhen Sunshine Electronics Manufacturing Solar Lighting
      2.6 Solar Industry Outlook
         2.6.1 100 Successful Trials And Reference Accounts
         2.6.2 Solar Utility Market Driving Forces
         2.6.3 Grid Parity
      2.7 Multiple, Large, Working Solar Energy Installations
         2.7.1 CIGS On Glass
         2.7.2 Thin Film Vs. Monocrystalline or Polycrystalline
         2.7.3 Solar Market Transitions
         2.7.4 Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency
         2.7.5 Solar Energy Megawatts Shipped
      2.8 Molten Salt Solar Utility Scale Energy Electricity Storage
         2.8.1 Global Demand For Cost-Effective
         And Reliable Solar Power
      2.9 Molten Salt Solar Utility Scale Steam Turbine Market Shares
         2.9.1 Siemens' Environmental Portfolio Revenue
      2.10   Solar Steam Generators Market Forecast
         2.10.1 Concentrating Linear Reflectors
         2.10.2 Solar Thermal Molten Salt Storage Electricity Forecasts
      2.11   Solar Regional Analysis
         2.11.1 Photovoltaics Solar Regional Analysis
         2.11.2 U.S. PV Market Becomes Global Demand Leader by 2012:
         2.11.3 Solar Regional Markets
         2.11.4 US Solar Regional Initiatives
         2.11.5 Denver Airport Plans Solar Power For Its Fuel Farm
         2.11.6 Texas Citizens Want More Renewable Energy
         2.11.7 Edison Utility Takes Part in Large Solar Power Projects
         2.11.8 German Solar Subsidies
         2.11.9 Germany Cuts Its Solar Feed-In Tariff
         2.11.10 German Solar Cell Producers
         2.11.11 Solar Market in Germany
         2.11.12 Italian Solar Market
         2.11.13 French Solar Market
         2.11.14 EDFEN & First Solar To Build 100-MW Solar
         Manufacturing Plant in France
         2.11.15 European Solar Project Developer Epuron
         2.11.16 Japanese Utilities Switching to Solar Power Sources
         2.11.17 Australian Electricity Generated 1/5 From
         Green Sources By 2020
         2.11.18 Largest Solar Power Plant Built In China by Americans
         2.11.19 China Solar Positioning
         2.11.20 Solar Roadside Electric Charging Stations In Brazil
         2.11.21 India
         2.11.22 New Zealand National Electricity Generator
         Buys a US Solar Power Plant

 

      3. Utility Solar Product Description
      3.1 Solar For Utilities
      3.2 Utility-Scale Solar Solutions
      3.3 First Solar Utility-Scale Solutions
         3.3.1 First Solar Utility Systems
         3.3.2 First Solar Positioning
         3.3.3 First Solar Energy High Performance. High Volume
         3.3.4 First Solar Commercial-Scale Solutions
         3.3.5 First Solar Largest Solar Power Plant Built In
         China by Americans
      3.4 Trina Solar
      3.5 Energy From Trina Solar Modules
         3.5.1 Trina Solar Monocrystalline Modules
         3.5.2 Trina Solar TSM-PC05, 215W to 235W
         Multicrystalline Module
         3.5.3 Trina Solar for Utility Scale Installations
      3.6 Kyocera Solar Utility
      3.7 Sharp Utility Solar Installation
         3.7.1   Sharp Utility-Scale Products
      3.8 Miasolé CIGS-Based Thin Film Solar Panel Manufacturing
      3.9 Nanosolar
         3.9.1   Nanosolar Commercial Production
      3.10   Palios Flexible Glass
      3.11   BYD
         3.11.1 China BYD to invest $3.3 billion in solar battery plant
      3.12   Suntech
      3.13   Scatec Solar
         3.13.1 Scatec Solar Utility Project Development Phase
      3.14   G24 Innovations
      3.15   Smart Grid
      3.16   Petra Solar Pole Based Solar Collectors
      3.17   Molten Salt Solar Storage and Concentrated
      Solar Power (CSP)
      3.18   Abengoa SA
         3.18.1 Abengoa Solar Commercial Operation of Solnova 3
      3.19   Areva / Ausra
         3.19.1 Areva New Strategy
      3.20   BrightSource Energy
         3.20.1 Brightsource Energy $1.4 Billion In Loan
         Guarantees From U.S. Department Of Energy
         3.20.2 BrightSource Energy Ivanpah Project
         3.20.3 BrightSource Energy Luz Power
         Tower 550 (LPT 550) Technology
         3.20.4 Brightsource Energy Reduced Footprint
         Mitigation For Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
         3.20.5 BrightSource Energy Mirrors
         3.20.6 BrightSource Energy Heliostats
         3.20.7 BrightSource Energy Heliostat Control System
         3.20.8 BrightSource EnergyTower and Boiler
         3.20.9 BrightSource Energy Power Block
      3.21   United Technologies
         3.21.1 United Technologies Hamilton Sundstrand Unit
         3.21.2 United Technologies Hamilton Sundstrand
      3.22   Solar Millennium Salts To Replace Oil In Parabolic
      Trough Power Plants
      3.23   SolarReserve Power Towers
         3.23.1 Solar Thermal With Molten Salt Energy Storage:
         SolarReserve Heads to Nevada
         3.23.2 Solar Reserve Partnered With United Technologies
      3.24   Siemens Energy Sector / Renewable Energy Division
         3.24.1 Siemens Solar-Thermal Power Plant
         3.24.2 Siemens Global Market Leader For Turbines In
         Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough Power Plants
         3.24.3 Siemens Solar-Thermal Power Plant: Putting
         the Desert to Use
         3.24.4 Siemens 123-MW Steam Turbine-Generator
         For Solar Thermal Power Plant In California
         3.24.5 Siemens Solar Efficiency
         3.24.6 Siemens Next-Generation Solar UVAC
         Receiver Increases Thermal Output Of Power Plants
      3.25   Asahi Glass
         3.25.1 Asahi Glass Flexible Solar Cells
      3.26   GE
      3.27   Hitachi

      Utility Scale Solar Storage Technology

      4. Molten Salt Thermal Storage and Concentrated
      Solar Power (CSP) Technology
      4.1 Molten Salt
         4.1.1 Salt Storage System Potential Issues
      4.2 Molten Salts Store Solar Energy As Heat
         4.2.1 Salt System Efficient At Heat Storage
      4.3 Parabolic Trough Thermal Energy Storage Technology
         4.3.1 Parabolic Trough
         4.3.2 Thermal Energy Storage Systems
         4.3.3 Thermal Energy Storage System
         4.3.4 Single-Tank Thermocline
         4.3.5 Direct Molten-Salt Heat Transfer Fluid
      4.4 Thermal Stability Of Imidazolium Salts
      4.5 Concrete Thermal Energy Storage Media
         4.5.1   Phase-Change Materials
      4.6 Solar Cells Achieve Power Without Maintenance
         4.6.1 Internal Electrostatic Field
         4.6.2 Converting Sunlight to Electricity
      4.7 Thin Film Material Layers
      4.8 Solar Panel Technologies
         4.8.1 Thin Film Solar Cells Amorphous Silicon
         4.8.2 Thin Film Solar Cells Cadmium Telluride
         4.8.3 Thin Film Solar Cells CIGS
         (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide)
         4.8.4 Miasolé Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide
         Films Conversion Efficiency Confirmation From NREL
         4.8.5 Thin-Film On Glass Substrate
         4.8.6 Ascent Solar Putting CIGS On A Polymeric Or
         Plastic Substrate
         4.8.7 First Solar Monolithic Integration On Glass
         4.8.8 Substrate Discussion
         4.8.9 First Solar Modules Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)
         Semiconductor Material
      4.9 Trina Solar Silicon Panels
      4.10   Q Cells Technology
      4.11   SunTech
      4.12   CIGS Photovoltaic Effect
         4.12.1 Crystalline Silicon Indirect Band-Gap Semiconductor
         4.12.2 Solar Thin Film Substrates
         4.12.3 Gettering in Large-Grained Thin Polycrystalline Silicon
         Films on Glass Substrate
         4.12.4 EPV Solar Contracts Deliver 300 Megawatts Of Thin-
         Film Panels Through 2012.
         4.12.5 Photovoltaic Technologies: Single Crystal,
         Polycrystalline and Thin Film
         4.12.6 Single Crystal and Polycrystalline
         4.12.7 Thin Film Panels
      4.13   Shading
      4.14   Third-Generation Thin-Film Solar Applications
      4.15   Flexible Glass Solar Panels

      Utility Scale Solar Company Profiles

      5. Solar Company Profiles
      5.1 Selected Solar Companies
      5.2 A-Power
      5.3 Abengoa Solar
         5.3.1 Abengoa
         5.3.2 Abengoa and Climate Change
      5.4 Acciona Solar Power
      5.5 Anwell Technologies
      5.6 Areva / Ausra
         5.6.1   Areva New Strategy
      5.7 Applied Materials
         5.7.1 Applied Materials Segment Analysis
         5.7.2 Applied Materials Silicon Segment
         5.7.3 Applied Three-Dimensional (3D) ICs
         5.7.4 Applied Materials Deposition
         5.7.5 Applied Materials Atomic Layer Deposition
         5.7.6 Applied Materials Chemical Vapor Deposition
         5.7.7 Applied Materials Applied Producer CVD Platform
         5.7.8 Applied Materials Low k Dielectric Films --
         5.7.9 Applied Materials Lithography-Enabling Solutions
         5.7.10 Applied Materials Gap Fill Films --
         5.7.11 Applied Materials Strain Engineering Solutions
         5.7.12 Applied Materials Epitaxial Deposition
         5.7.13 Applied Materials Polysilicon Deposition --
         5.7.14 Applied Materials Tungsten Deposition --
         5.7.15 Applied Materials Physical Vapor Deposition
         5.7.16 Applied Materials Etch
         5.7.17 Applied Materials Rapid Thermal Processing
         5.7.18 Applied Materials Chemical Mechanical Planarization
         5.7.19 Applied Materials Metrology and Wafer Inspection
         5.7.20 Applied Materials Critical Dimension and
         Defect Review Scanning Electron Microscopes
         (CD-SEMs and DR-SEMs)
         5.7.21 Applied Materials Wafer Inspection
         5.7.22 Applied Materials Mask Making
         5.7.23 Applied Materials Display Segment
         5.7.24 Applied Global Services Segment
         5.7.25 Applied Materials Fab Services --
         5.7.26 Applied Films Vacuum Coating Technologies
         5.7.27 Applied Materials Energy and
         Environmental Solutions Segment
      5.8 Areva / Ausra
         5.8.1 AREVA Leads Global Nuclear Power Industry
      5.9 Asahi Glass Co Ltd
         5.9.1 Asahi Glass Fuel Cell
         5.9.2 Asahi Glass Fuel Cells Close To Practical Use
         5.9.3 Asahi Glass Fuel Cells In Daily Life In 2010
         5.9.4 Asahi Glass Chemicals Business as Core
         Business to the AGC Group
         5.9.5 Asahi Glass ETFE Film With High
         Transparency And Flexibility
         5.9.6 AGC Asahi GlassRevenue
         5.9.7 Asahi Glass Revenue
      5.10   Ascent Solar Technologies
         5.10.1 Ascent Solar Technologies Completed
         Construction Of A 1.5 MW Production Line
      5.11   BP
         5.11.1   BP brands
         5.11.2   BP Solar Revenue
         5.11.3   BP Solar
         5.11.4   TATA BP Solar
      5.12   BYD
      5.13   Battelle
      5.14   BrightSource Energy
         5.14.1 BrightSource Energy $1.4 billion In Loan
         Guarantees From The U.S. Department of Energy
         5.14.2 BrightSource Energy Ivanpah Project:
         Clean Energy, Union Jobs, Environmentally-Responsible Design
         5.14.3 BrightSource Energy Luz Power Tower 550
         (LPT 550) Technology
         5.14.4 Brightsource Energy $150 Million Of Equity Financing
      5.15   Corning
         5.15.1   Corning Display Technologies Segment
         5.15.2   Corning Revenue
         5.15.3   Corning Display Technologies Segment
         5.15.4   Corning Telecommunications Segment
         5.15.5 Corning Environmental Technologies Segment
         5.15.6 Corning Specialty Materials Segment
         5.15.7 Corning Life Sciences Segment
      5.16   Directed Vapor Technology
         5.16.1 Directed Vapor Deposition Next
         Generation Coating Technology
      5.17   du Pont
         5.17.1   DuPont
         5.17.2   DuPontTM Kapton®
         5.17.3   DuPontTM Kapton® Polyimide Films
         5.17.4   DuPont Teonex
      5.18   GE Energy
         5.18.1 GE Steam Turbines to Boost Output,
         Efficiency of Saudi Electricity Company's Qurayyah Power Plant
         5.18.2 GE Emissions Testing Team Becomes
         Early Adopter of Future EPA Standards
         5.18.3 GE Smart Grid Technologies Transform Ireland's Energy
      5.19   Hitachi
         5.19.1 Hitachi America
         5.19.2 Hitachi America, Ltd. Focusing On Smart Grid
         Energy Storage for Solar Farms
         5.19.3 Hitachi Long Life Lead Acid Batteries
      5.20   China Sunergy
      5.21   Canadian Solar
      5.22   China Guangdong Nuclear Wind Power Company
      5.23   Conergy AG -
         5.23.1 Conergy Solar System Integration
         5.23.2 Conergy Sale of Solar Water Pump
         Division to Innovative Solar Solutions
         5.23.3 Conergy and MEMC Agreement
      5.24   Corning
         5.24.1 Corning A Growth Company
         5.24.2 Corning Worldwide LCD TV
         5.24.3 Other Corning Businesses
         5.24.4 Corning 2010 Market Strength
         5.24.5 Corning Specialty Materials Segment Gorilla
         Scratch-Resistant Cover Glass
         5.24.6 Corning Fourth-Quarter Revenue
      5.25   Developers Diversified Realty (DDR)
      5.26   Daqo New Energy
      5.27   Dow Chemical
         5.27.1 Dow Chemical / NuvoSun
      5.28   Dyesol
      5.29   Energy Conversion Devices / United Solar Ovonic
         5.29.1 Energy Conversion Devices Revenues
         5.29.2 Energy Conversion Devices 1.87 Megawatt
         Uni-Solar Installation on Flanders Expo Hall in Belgium
         5.29.3 Energy Conversion Devices Integrated And
         Commercial Rooftop Photovoltaics
      5.30   ET Solar
         5.30.1 ET Solar Vertically Integrated Solar Energy
         5.30.2 ET Solar / USE:
      5.31   Evergreen Solar
         5.31.1 Evergreen Solar's Quarterly Loss Widens
         5.31.2 Evergreen Solar String RibbonTM Solar Panels
      5.32   First Solar
         5.32.1 First Solar Comprehensive Photovoltaic (PV)
         System Solutions
         5.32.2 PNM Electric Utility, First Solar Contract for 22
         Megawatts of Utility Scale Solar Power for New Mexico
         5.32.3 First Solar Competitive Positioning in Thin Film
         5.32.4 First Solar Revenue
         5.32.5 First Solar Partners
         5.32.6 First Solar Strategy
      5.33   G24
         5.33.1 G24I Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Technology Platform
      5.34   GreenWing
      5.35   HelioVolt
      5.36   Hoku Scientific
         5.36.1 Hoku Scientific
      5.37   Honda
         5.37.1 Honda Solar Power
         5.37.2 Honda Soltec
      5.38   JinkoSolar
      5.39   Juwi
      5.40   Kyocera
         5.40.1 Kyocera Solar
         5.40.2 Kyocera Supplies. 40 MW at Large-Scale Solar
         Power Plants in Spain
      5.41   LDK Solar
         5.41.1 LDK Solar Revenue
         5.41.2 LDK Solar and Q-Cells Continuation of Supply Contract
      5.42   Masdar PV
         5.42.1 Masdar PV Si thin film module 1,4m²
      5.43   MEMC
         5.43.1 MEMC Electronic Materials / SunEdison
         5.43.2 MEMC / SunEdison and Developers Diversified
         Realty National Rooftop Solar Program.
         5.43.3 MEMC / SunEdison's REIT Solar Program
         Power Hosting
      5.44   MiaSolé
         5.44.1 Miasolé Technology Problems Fixed:
         5.44.2 Miasolé Financing & Underwriting
         5.44.3 MiaSolé Commercial Shipments to Multiple Customers
      5.45   Mitsubishi Solar Panels
      5.46   Oerlikon Solar
         5.46.1 Oerlikon Coating
         5.46.2 Oerlikon Coating Business Units / Market Areas /
         Applications
      5.47   Petra Solar
      5.48   PNM
      5.49   Q Cells
         5.49.1 Q-Cells Revenue Development
      5.50   Ranking Solar
      5.51   Samsung
      5.52   Sanyo
      5.53   Scatec Solar
         5.53.1 Scatec Solar Engaging In Rural Electrification In
         Emerging Markets
      5.54   Schott
         5.54.1 Schott Business
      5.55   Schott
         5.55.1 Schott Electronic Packaging Gmbh
         5.55.2 Schott Ag Flat Glass
      5.56   SEIA:
      5.57   Sharp
         5.57.1   Sharp LCD
         5.57.2   Sharp Solar Cell Plant
         5.57.3   Sharp Thin-Film Solar Cell Facilities
         5.57.4   Sharp Revenue
      5.58   Shell Oil
      5.59   Siemens
         5.59.1 Siemens Business Areas
         5.59.2 Siemens Steam Turbine-Generator to England ­
         Delivery Scheduled In 13 Months
         5.59.3 Siemens Energy Sector
         5.59.4 Siemens Revenue
         5.59.5 Siemens' Worldwide Network
      5.60   Solar Energy Initiatives
      5.61   Shenzhen Sunshine Electronics
      5.62   Singulus Technologies
      5.63   SMA Solar Technology AG
      5.64   SMA Solar
      5.65   Solyndra
         5.65.1 Solyndra: 1.9 MW Project Installed
      5.66   Staples (SPLS)
      5.67   Solarfun
         5.67.1 Solarfun Third Quarter 2009 Revenue
         5.67.2 Solarfun Revenue First Quarter 2009
         5.67.3 Solarfun PV Module Contracts Total 12.65 MW in China
         5.67.4 Solarfun 2010 Capacity Expansion
         5.67.5 Solarfun to Build 100MW Solar Power
         Plant in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province
      5.68   Solar Fusion Power
      5.69   SolarWorld
         5.69.1 Solar World Revenue
         5.69.2 SolarWorld's Sun Modules
         5.69.3 Solar World Revenues
      5.70   Sun Fields Europe
      5.71   SolFocus
         5.71.1 SolFocus GreenWing Energy Has Agreement with Utility Scale Deployments of
         Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) Systems
         5.71.2 SolFocus Raises over $77 Million
      5.72   Stirling Solar
      5.73   Suniva Inc.
      5.74   SunTech
      5.75   SunPower
         5.75.1 SunPower Revenue
         5.75.2 SunPower Revenue
         5.75.3 SunPower Acquires SunRay
      5.76   Telio Solar / Telconord - Agencia de Energías Renovables
      5.77   Tianwei
      5.78   Trina Solar
         5.78.1   Trina Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Modules
         5.78.2   Trina Solar Net Revenues
         5.78.3   Trina Solar Customers
         5.78.4   Trina Solar Production Process
      5.79   United Technologies / SolarReserve
         5.79.1 United Technologies
         5.79.2 United Technologies / Hamilton Sundstrand
         5.79.3 Hamilton Sundstrand Technologically
         Advanced Aerospace And Industrial Products
         5.79.4 United Technologies Revenue
      5.80   Yingli
         5.80.1 Yingli Green Energy Revenue
         5.80.2 Yingli Addresses U.S. Solar Market
      5.81   Xinjiang Goldwind
      5.82   Solar Energy Dealers
      5.83   Solar Energy Companies
         5.83.1 Top 10 Solar Panel Manufacturers in USA
         5.83.2 Solar Companies

 
List of Tables and Figures

 
      Utility Scale Solar Executive Summary

      Table ES-1
      Solar Energy Market Driving Forces
      Figure ES-2
      Solar Energy Utility Panel Shipments Market Shares,
      Worldwide, Dollars, 2009
      Figure ES-3
      Solar Panel Utility Photovoltaic Market Forecasts,
      Worldwide, Dollars, 2010-2016
      Figure ES-4
      Molten Salt Storage Receiver Market Forecasts Dollars,
      Worldwide, 2010-2016

      Utility Scale Solar Market Description And Market Dynamics 

      Figure 1-1
      Large-Scale Photovoltaic Power Plants
      Table 1-2
      Large Utility Solar Plants
      Figure 1-3
      Largest Solar Plants

      Figure 1-4
      Germany, Turnow-Preilack 54MW
      Table 1-5
      Solar Plants Under Construction      Germany, Straßkirchen
      Figure 1-6
      Spain, Puertollano 50MW
      Figure 1-7
      Portugal, Moura (Alentejo) 46MW
      Figure 1-8
      Germany, Brandis 40MW

      Figure 1-9
      Spain, Trujillo (Cáceres) 35MW
      Figure 1-10
      Spain, Arnedo (La Rioja) 34MW
      Figure 1-11
      Spain, Merida (Extremadura) 30 MW
      Figure 1-12
      Spain, Casas de Los Pinos (Castila-La Mancha) 28MW
      Figure 1-13
      Spain, Fuente Álamo (Murcia) 26MW
      Figure 1-14
      Italy, Montalto di Castro (Lazio) 24MW
      Figure 1-15
      Korea, Sinan 24MW
      Figure 1-16
      Spain, Lucainena de las Torres (Almeria) 23.2 MW
      Figure 1-17
      Spain, Abertura (Caceres) 23.1 MW

      Figure 1-18
      Spain, Almaraz (Caceres) 22.06
      Figure 1-19
      Spain, El Coronil (Andalucia) 21.47
      Figure 1-20
      Spain, Calavéron 21.2 MW
      Figure 1-21
      Korea, Seoul 20 MW
      Figure 1-22
      Spain, Calasparra (Murcia) 20 MW
      Figure 1-23
      Spain, Beneixama (Alicante) 20MW
      Figure 1-24
      Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
      Figure 1-25
      Average Solar Irradiance
      Figure 1-26
      Regional Power Output Levels Per kw Of Generation

      Using GE Solar Electric Power Systems
      Figure 1-27
      Solar Covered Roof
      Table 1-28
      Solar Energy Generated as a Function of Installation Type
      Figure 1-29
      Alternative Siteing of Solar Panels
      Figure 1-30
      Arizona Springerville Generating Station Solar System21-
      Acre Field Of PV Panels

      Figure 1-31
      PV In Standalone Devices Solar Parking Meter
      Figure 1-32
      Public Policy to Encourage Sustainable Economics
      Table 1-33
      Sustainable Solar Energy Market Aspects
      Figure 1-34
      Australian Government Solar Technology Testing
      Figure 1-35
      Germany's Biggest Solar Installation, in Lieberose.
      German Tariff Cuts To Solar
      Table 1-36
      Building And Construction Market Shifts Around Solar Energy
      Table 1-37
      Description Of Solar Services

      Utility Scale Solar Market Shares and Market Forecasts 

      Table 2-1
      Solar Energy Market Driving Forces
      Figure 2-2
      Solar Energy Utility Panel Shipments Market Shares,
      Worldwide, Dollars, 2009
      Table 2-3
      Solar Utility Panels Shipments Market Shares, Worldwide, Dollars, 2009

      Figure 2-4
      Suntech Solar Cells
      Table 2-5
      Q-Cells CIGS Module Positioning
      Figure 2-6
      Solar Panel Utility Photovoltaic Market Forecasts, Worldwide,
       Dollars, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-7
      Utility Solar Panel Photovoltaic Market Forecasts, Worldwide,
      Units, 2010-2016
      Table 2-8
      Photovoltaic Solar Panel Utility Market Forecasts,
      Units and Dollars, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-9
      Molten Salt Storage Receiver Market Forecasts Dollars,
      Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Table 2-10
      Solar Power Thermal Market Shipment Forecasts,
      Molten Salt Storage Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Table 2-11
      Solar Power Thermal Market Shipment Forecasts,
      Molten Salt Storage Units, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Table 2-12
      Solar Energy Market Competitive Strengths
      Figure 2-13
      First Solar Module Roadmap to Grid Parity
      Figure 2-14
      Photovoltaic Solar Gigawatts Installed Forecasts,
      Worldwide, Megawatts, 2010-2016

      Figure 2-15
      Photovoltaic Solar Megawatts Shipped Forecasts,
      Worldwide, Megawatts, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-16
      Dollars per Kilowatt Hour Solar Shipment When
      Looked At Over 25 Years Forecasts, Worldwide,
      Dollars, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-17
      Photovoltaic Percent Advantage Solar Panel Amortized
       Costs vs. Retail Grid Electricity Prices to Customers,
      Return on Investment, 25 Year Life, Market Forecasts,
      Percent, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Table 2-18
      Solar Photovoltaic Dollars per Megawatt per 25 Year
      Expected Life of Equipment Shipments, Worldwide, 2009-2016
      Table 2-19
      Solar Photovoltaic Dollars per Megawatt per Year Over
      Useful Life of Equipment Shipments, Worldwide, 2009-2016
      Figure 2-20
      Photovoltaic Solar Grid Parity Electricity Costs
      Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-21
      Price Parity for Sustainable Markets
      Figure 2-22
      MiaSole CIGS Thin Film Solar Panel
      Figure 2-23
      First Solar Sustainable Cost Transition Through
      Technology and Automated Process

      Table 2-24
      Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency
      Table 2-24 (Continued)
      Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency
      Table 2-24 (Continued)
      Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency
      Table 2-25
      Solar Energy Megawatts Shipped
      Table 2-26
      Solar Energy Concentrated Molten Salt Storage Installed
      Megawatts Market Forecasts
      Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-27
      kWh Comparison at Installation Site Operated by Desert

      Knowledge Australia Solar Centre
      Figure 2-28
      Capital Cost per Watt
      Figure 2-29
      Solar Panel Sustainable Competitive Cost Advantage
      Targets, $ per Watt
      Table 2-30
      Molten Salt Solar Energy Storage Market Driving Forces
      Figure 2-31
      Solar Power Steam Generator Market Shares, 2009
      Table 2-32
      Solar Power Steam Generator Market Shares, 2009
      Figure 2-33
      Siemens Steam Turbine

      Figure 2-34
      Solar Collector Assembly
      Table 2-35
      Selected Steam Generator Vendors
      Figure 2-36
      Installed Concentrated Solar Energy Market Forecasts
      Gigawatts, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Table 2-37
      Solar Energy Concentrated Molten Salt Storage Installed
      Megawatts Market Forecasts
      Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Table 2-38
      Steam Generator Installed Base Units Market 2-
      Forecasts Units and Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016
      Figure 2-39
      Photovoltaic Solar Panel Installed Capacity European
      Market Segments, Megawatts, 2009
      Table 2-40
      Photovoltaic Solar Panel Installed Capacity European
      Market Segments, Megawatts, 2009
      Figure 2-41
      Solar Regional Segment Revenue, Dollars, 2009

      Table 2-42
      Solar Regional Market Segments, Dollars, 2009
      Figure 2-43
      Solar World Regional Revenue
      Figure 2-44
      Solar World Regional Revenue

      Figure 2-45
      US PV Demand Buildup by State, 2008-2012
      Figure 2-46
      Industry Demand Forecast By Country
      Figure 2-47
      Regional Growth Opportunities
      Figure 2-48
      Public Policies Driving Solar Transition Markets
      Figure 2-49
      German Solar Panel Installation
      Table 2-50
      Germany's Largest Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants
      Figure 2-51
      Mainland China Solar Positioning
      Figure 2-52
      Solar Emerging Markets
      Figure 2-53
      Solar Industry Outlook
      Figure 2-54
      Canadian Solar Geographical Segmentation

 

      Utility Scale Solar Product Description 

      Figure 3-1
      First Solar Utility Project Profiles
      Figure 3-2
      First Solar Large Installations
      Figure 3-3
      First Solar US Utility Market

      Table 3-4
      Commercial Project Classifications
      Figure 3-5
      First Solar Capacity Expansion Plan
      Figure 3-6
      First Solar Commercial Projects
      Figure 3-6 (Continued)
      First Solar Commercial Projects
      Figure 3-7
      First Solar Commercial Rooftops
      Figure 3-8
      First Solar Modules
      Figure 3-9
      First Solar Modules Manufacturing
      Figure 3-10
      First Solar Installations
      Figure 3-11
      Trina Solar $/kWh
      Figure 3-12
      Trina Solar Australian Daily Solar Output by Month - Average.
      Table 3-13
      Trina Solar Product Benefits
      Table 3-14
      Trina Solar Product Features
      Table 3-14 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Product Features

      Table 3-15
      Trina Solar Products
      Table 3-15 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Products

      Figure 3-16
      Trina Solar Modules
      Figure 3-17
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-17 (Continued)

      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-17 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-17 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-17 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-17 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-17 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Table 3-18
      Examples of the Enereco Trina Solar Projects
      Table 3-19
      Examples of Trina Solar Gestamp Asetym and Other Solar Projects
      Figure 3-20
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-20 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-20 (Continued)
      Trina Solar Commercial Installations
      Figure 3-21
      Trina Solar Onnuri PV Plant Naju Korea

      Figure 3-22
      Trina Solar Utility Installations
      Figue 3-23
      Kyocera Avanzalia Has Inaugurated Two New Spanish Solar Power Plants
      Figure 3-24
      Kyocera Planta Solar de Don Quijote
      Figure 3-25
      Sharp Utility Solar Installation
      Table 3-26
      Sharp Solar Products
      Table 3-27
      Sharp Utility-Scale Solar Modules
      Figure 3-27
      Sharp Utility Scale Solar Installation
      Table 3-28
      Suntech PlutoTM Cell Technology Key Features
      Figure 3-29
      Scatec Solar Grid Connected Installation
      Table 3-30
      Scatec Solar Utility Project Development Phase
      Table 3-31
      Scatec Solar Utility Ground-Based Power Plant Components
      Figure 3-32
      Abengoa SA Solar Positioning
      Figure 3-33
      Abengoa SA Solar Parabolic Trough
      Figure 3-34
      Abengoa SA Solar Parabolic Trough ISCC

      Figure 3-35
      Abengoa SA Solar Parabolic Trough
      Figure 3-36
      Abengoa SA Solar Parabolic
      Figure 3-37
      BrightSource Energy Mirrors
      Figure 3-38
      BrightSource Energy Heliostats
      Figure 3-39
      BrightSource Energy Heliostat Control System
      Table 3-40
      BrightSource Energy Control System Functions
      Table 3-41
      BrightSource Energy Control System Conditions Controlled
      Figure 3-42
      BrightSource EnergyTower and Boiler
      Figure 3-43
      BrightSource Energy Power Block
      Figure 3-44
      Molten Salt As Solar Heat Battery
      Figure 3-45
      Siemens Solar-Thermal Power Plant: Putting the Desert to Use
      Figure 3-46
      Siemens Turbines for Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough
      Table 3-47
      Siemens CSP Solar Receiver (Universal Vacuum Air Collector UVAC 2010) Features
      Figure 3-48
      Asahi Glass Solar Curve Factor
      Figure 3-49
      Asahi Glass Textured Finish To Solar Panel
      Figure 3-50
      GE10 MW Solar Park Caceres, Spain 2008

      Utility Scale Solar Technology

      Figure 4-1
      Parabolic Trough Collectors Producing Superheated Steam
      Table 4-2
      Parabolic trough thermal energy storage technology
      Table 4-3
      Thermal Energy Transfers Technical Feasibility
       Of The System To A Series Of Heat Exchangers
      Figure 4-4
      Cross Section of Typical CIGS Solar Cell
      Figure 4-5
      Photovoltaic PV Theoretical Limits
      Table 4-6
      Fist Solar Technology Advantages
      Figure 4-7
      First Solar Technology Pathways to Improved
      Solar Conversion Efficiency
      Figure 4-8
      PV Module Technology & Manufacturing
      Figure 4-9
      First Solar Top Down Efficiency of CdTe Technology
      Figure 4-10
      Bottom Up Efficiency of CdTe
      Figure 4-11
      CdTe Capabilities vs. First Solar Requirements
      Figure 4-12
      First Solar Comparison of CdTe to Other Technologies
      Figure 4-13
      Tuson Arizona Electric Use of Solar Power
      Figure 4-14
      First Solar Improvements in Module Conversion Efficiencies
      Table 4-15
      First Solar Roadmap
      Figure 4-16
      First Solar Module CdTe Efficiency Gains vs. Crystalline Silicon >3x
      Figure 4-17
      Trina Solar Silicon Technology
      Figure 4-18
      SunTech Pluto Technology
      Figure 4-19
      Thin Film Panels
      Figure 4-20
      Effect of Shading on Solar Panel Efficiency
      Figure 5-1
      Abengoa International Presence
      Figure 5-2
      Abengoa Projects in Spain
      Figure 5-3
      Abengoa US Projects and Presence
      Figure 5-4
      Abengoa Algeria Projects and Presence
      Figure 5-5
      Abengoa Algeria Siting
      Figure 5-6
      Abengoa Moroco Projects and Presence
      Figure 5-7
      Abengoa Moroccan Firm ONE Projects
      Table 5-8
      ACCIONA Business Divisions
      Figure 5-9
      Asahi Glass Transparent Conductive Film Glass Substrates
      Figure 5-10
      Asahi Glass Fuel Cell
      Figure 5-11
      AGC Asahi Glass Ecoglass Sun Balance
      Figure 5-12
      AGC Asahi Glass Comparison Between Ordinary
      Windshield and Coolverre
      Figure 5-13
      AGC Asahi Glass Effects of Coolverre
      Figure 5-14
      Asahi Glass Revenue
      Figure 5-15
      Asahi Glass Sales Ratios
      Figure 5-16
      AGC Asahi Glass New Glass Products
      Figure 5-17
      AGC Asahi Glass New Glass Products
      Figure 5-18
      Asahi Glass Segments
      Figure 5-19
      Asahi Glass Sales
      Figure 5-20
      Asahi Glass Performance Trends
      Figure 5-21
      Asahi Glass Growth Positioning
      Figure 5-22
      Asahi Glass Production Technologies
      Figure 5-23
      Directed Vapor Technology
      Figure 5-24

      DuPont Photovoltaic Encapsulant Functions
      Figure 5-25
      DuPont Photovoltaic Encapsulants
      Table 5-26
      DuPont Kapton® Features:

      Table 5-27
      DuPont Technical Data for Standard Kapton® Polyimide Film
      Table 5-28
      DuPont Teonex
      Table 5-29
      Hitachi Industrial Systems
      Table 5-29 (Continued)
      Hitachi Industrial Systems
      Table 5-30
      Hitachi Large Generator Positioning
      Table 5-31
      Hitachi Product Positioning
      Table 5-32
      Canadian Solar Investment Highlights
      Figure 5-33
      Energy Conversion Devices Flanders Expo ­ Gent Facility
      Table 5-34
      Uni-Solar Manufacturing Facilities:
      Figure 5-35
      ET Solar Group
      Figure 5-36
      First Solar Headquarters
      Figure 5-37
      First Solar Key Messages
      Figure 5-38
      First Solar Research
      Figure 5-39
      First Solar Design

      Figure 5-40
      First Solar Factory Runrate

      Figure 5-41
      First Solar Modules Manufacturing
      Figure 5-42
      First Solar European Business Model
      Figure 5-43
      First Solar US Business Model
      Figure 5-44
      First Solar US Utility Business Model
      Figure 5-45
      First Solar Utility Market Progress
      Table 5-46
      First Solar Competitive Positioning in Thin Film
      Figure 5-47
      First Solar 2010 Guidance Overview
      Figure 5-48
      First Solar Contracted Pipeline in Gigawatts
      Figure 5-49
      First Solar Pipeline Growth
      Figure 5-50
      First Solar Partners
      Figure 5-51
      First Solar Sustainable Cost Advantage Through Technology
      Figure 5-52
      First Solar Technology Cost Advantage
      Figure 5-53
      First Solar Technology Value

      Figure 5-54
      First Solar Sustainable Cost Advantage Technology
      and Industry Model Migration
      Figure 5-55
      First Solar Sustainable Economic Advantage Through Technology
      Figure 5-56
      G24 Module Research
      Table 5-57
      G24 World Class Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Technology
      DSSC Manufacturing Operation:

      Table 5-58
      G24I Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Technology Platform Functions
      Figure 5-59
      Kyocera Sales By Segment
      Figure 5-60
      Kyocera Sales by Region
      Figure 5-61
      Kyocera Sales Trends
      Table 5-62
      Miasolé Technology Problems Fixed:
      Table 5-63
      Oerlikon Coating Core Competencies
      Figure 5-64
      Q-Cells Regional Segments
      Figure 5-65
      Schott Sales By Region
      Figure 5-66
      Schott Products Glass-to-Metal-Seals and
      Ceramic-to-Metal-Seals
      Figure 5-67
      Schott Automotive Glass
      Figure 5-68
      Schott Defense Seals
      Figure 5-69
      Schott Industry Special Products
      Figure 5-69 (Continued)
      Schott Industry Special Products
      · Figure 5-69 (Continued)
      Schott Industry Special Products
      Table 5-70
      Schott Electronic Packaging Product Benefits:
      Figure 5-71
      Schott A Flexible Glass Fiber Light Guides
      Transmit The Light
      Figure 5-72
      Schott Ultra thin Glass Flexible Substrates
      Figure 5-73

      Sharp Revenue
      Figure 5-74
      Sharp Sales By Product Group
      Table 5-75
      Siemens Business Areas
      Table 5-75 (Continued)
      Siemens Business Areas
      Table 5-76
      Siemens Industrial Portals
      Figure 5-77
      Siemens Generator Turbine
      Figure 5-78
      Shenzhen Sunshine Electronics
      Figure 5-79
      Shenzhen Sunshine Electronics Laminating Machine
      Figure 5-80
      Shenzhen Sunshine Electronics Factory Line in Shenzhen
      Figure 5-81
      Shenzhen Sunshine Electronics Factory in Hubei:
      Figure 5-82
      Shenzhen Sunshine Electronics Solar Airport(Taxiway)
      Light Passed Test By "National Center Of Supervision &
      Inspection On Electric Light Source Quality (Shanghai)"Nov.28,2008
      Figure 5-83
      Solar World Revenue
      Figure 5-84
      SolarWorld Group Headquarters
      Figure 5-85
      Suntech 2009 Revenue Q3
      Figure 5-86
      SunTech Mainland China Activities
      Figure 5-87
      SunTech North American Activities
      Table 5-88
      United Technologies Operating Segments
      Figure 5-89
      First Solar Sales Channels