PV Manufacturing Still Waits for Tide to Turn 
PV Manufacturing and Capital Spending Tracker - October 2012 
The photovoltaic market is booming as PV installations are set to double in MWs installed during 2010. The PV supply chain is being challenged to keep up with demand while at the same time struggling with manufacturing capacity. Likewise the market is more crowded than ever with new companies expanding and established companies accelerating. Who are the fast expanders? And how likely is it that they will succeed? How much will they spend on new manufacturing equipment?
Key Issues
  • What is the planned production capacity of certain companies or countries?
  • What is the manufacturing footprint of certain companies across the world?
  • What is the announced timing of expansion projects?
  • What is the estimated capital spending on classes of equipment by company or across the market?
  • What is the manufacturing investment in certain technologies by company or across the market?
Applicable To
  • Executives, Strategists, Marketing, Sales Management, Planners, Supply Chain and Procurement
  • Inverter Companies
  • Solar polysilicon, wafer and other material suppliers
  • Photovoltaic cell and module manufacturers
  • Balance of system manufacturers
  • Installers, distributors, developers,  LLCs, Energy Service Providers and Utilities
  • Government policy makers
  • Financial Institutions
    • Funds
    • Venture Capital
    • Private Equity
    • Commercial Banks 
Forecast
  • Frequency
    • Three-year Annual Forecast
  • Measures
    • Production capacity (MW) by product type by company by site within each company
    • Judged production capacity MW  – modeling parameter
    • Equipment Capital Spend ($ and €) for c-Si Module, c-Si Cell, Ingoting, Wafering, Polysilicon, TF (by technology)
  • By Countries

 

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