The German solar photovoltaic market

A new era of competition dawns

Publication Date	May 2009
Publisher	Research Analysts
Product Type	Report
Pages	66
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	RAL00002

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Summary

Although Germany’s geographical position on the world map does not make it an ideal location for solar energy due to it receiving only moderate levels of solar radiation, it ranks second place in the photovoltaic (PV) market, generating about one quarter of the total world market.

While PV generating capacity is set to increase, there is some uncertainty regarding the pace of growth in Germany given the current economic crisis. What is clear, however, is that the recent expansion of capacity at all stages in the German PV value chain is resulting in an increase in the availability of modules. Consequently, the industry is observing a significant reduction in prices and a shift from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market.

The strength of this report therefore lies in the analysis of German PV value chain, providing detailed company specific information on manufacturers of silicon, wafers, cells, modules, Poly-Si, a-Si, CIS, CIGS, CdTe and CPV-based photovoltaic technologies. It shows how recent economic changes and political support for the solar PV market is resulting in a new era of competition heading toward grid parity.

Companies mentioned in this report include:

Advanced Technology & Materials
AGF Private Equity
Aleo Solar AG
Algatec Solar AG
Archimedes Solar GmbH
Arise Technologies Corp
Ascent Solar
ASi Industries
Avancis
avim solar production Co Ltd
BASF SE
Bayer MaterialScience AG
Blue Chip Energy GmbH
Bosch
Calyxo
Centrosolar Group
Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG
Centrsolar Glas GmbH & Co KG
CIS-Solartechnik
Climate Change Capital
Cogentrix Energy LLC
Colexon Energy AG
Concentrix Solar GmbH
Conergy AG
CSG Solar AG
Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures
E.ON AG
Enerpoint SpA
Ersol Solar Energy AG
Estelux srl
EverQ
Evonik Degussa GmbH
First Solar
Flexcell
Global Expertise Wafer Division Ltd
Global Solar Energy Inc
Good Energies
GP Solar GmbH
GSS Gebäude- Solarsysteme GmbH
Heckert Solar GmbH
Hypervolt Energy SA
IBC Solar AG
Intel Corp
Intico Solar
Inventux Technologies AG
JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd
Johanna Solar Technology GmbH
Juwi Holding AG
Kyocera Corp
LDK Solar Co Ltd
Malibu GmbH
Manz Automation AG
Masdar PV GmbH
Meinl International Power Ltd
MHH France SAS
MHH Solartechnik GmbH
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
ml&s GmbH & Co KG
Mola Solaire International GmbH
Motech Industries Inc
Mubadala Development Company
Nanosolar
Norsun
Odersun AG
Parabel AG
PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund
Poseidon Solar Services Ltd
PV Crystallox Solar
PVflex Solar GmbH
Q Cells
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc
Ralos Vertriebs GmbH
Renewable Energy Corp
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
SAG Solarstrom AG
Saint Gobain
Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
Scan Energy A/S
Scheuten
Schmid Group
Schott Solar GmbH
Schuco International KG
Shanghai Electric Solar Energy Co Ltd
Sharp
Shell
Signet Solar Inc
SMA Technology AG
SOL Holding AG
Solar Energy AG
Solar Energy Power Pte Ltd
Solar Fields
Solar-Fabrik AG
Solar-Fabrik Silicon Services Ltd
Solarion AG
SolarPark Engineering Co Ltd
SolarTec AG
Solarwatt AG
Solarwatt Cells GmbH
SolarWorld AG
SolarWorld AG
Solibro
Solibro GmbH
Solland Solar Cells GmbH
Solon AE
Solon America Corp
Solon and Ecoventures BV
Solon SE
Solon Solar Investments GmbH
Sontor
SpectraWatt Inc
Stelio Solar GmbH & Co KG
Sulfercell Solartechnik GmbH
Sunfilm AG
Sungevity Inc
Suniva Inc
Sunpower Corp
Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd
Sunways AG
Sunways Production GmbH
Sunworx GmbH
The Linde Group
Thin Film GmbH
Venture Green Fund
Wacker Schott Solar
Webasto Solar GmbH
Wurth Elektronik Group
Wurth Solar GmbH

Technologies mentioned in this report include:

Crystalline silicon (c-Si)
Amorphous silicon (a-Si)
Copper indium diselenide (CIS, CIGS0
Cadmium telluride (CdTe)
Multicrystalline thin film on glass (CSG)
Wafer-based photovoltaic technologies
Cell-based photovoltaic technologies
Concentrator photovoltaic technologies (CPV)

Content

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 German solar photovoltaic market: an international context
2.1 Overview
2.2 How the German feed-in law (EEG) operates

Chapter 3 German solar photovoltaic market: analysis of the size and pace of development
3.1 Overview
3.2 German PV industry turnover
3.3 German grid-connected solar power stock
3.4 German PV power generation
3.5 German cell production base
3.6 German PV exports
3.7 German investments in PV production
3.8 German investment in PV R&D
3.9 German PV industry employment

Chapter 4 German solar photovoltaic market: analysis of the value chain
4.1 The German photovoltaic value chain
4.1.1 Overview
4.1.2 Defining the elements
4.1.3 Photovoltaic supply chain
4.1.4 Thin film photovoltaic manufacturing process
4.2 Silicon
4.2.1 Overview
4.2.2 PV Crystallox Solar
4.2.3 Scheuten
4.2.4 Sunways AG
4.3 Wafers
4.3.1 Overview
4.3.2 ASi Industries
4.3.3 Mola Solaire International GmbH
4.3.4 Q Cells
4.4 Cells
4.4.1 Overview
4.4.2 Arise Technologies Corp
4.4.3 ersol Solar Energy
4.4.4 Solarwatt AG
4.4.5 Solland Solar Cells GmbH
4.5 Modules
4.5.1 Overview
4.5.2 Aleo Solar AG
4.5.3 Algatec Solar AG
4.5.4 Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH
4.5.5 Centrosolar Group
4.5.6 GSS Gebäude- Solarsysteme GmbH
4.5.7 Heckert Solar GmbH
4.5.8 PVflex Solar GmbH
4.5.9 Solar-Fabrik AG
4.5.10 Solon AE
4.5.11 Webasto Solar GmbH
4.6 Fully integrated (wafers, cells and modules)
4.6.1 Overview
4.6.2 Conergy AG
4.6.3 EverQ
4.6.4 Schott Solar
4.6.5 SolarWorld AG
4.7 Poly-Si
4.7.1 Overview
4.7.2 CSG Solar AG
4.8 a-Si
4.8.1 Overview
4.8.2 Intico Solar Corp
4.8.3 Inventux Technologies AG
4.8.4 Malibu GmbH
4.8.5 Masdar PV GmbH
4.8.6 Signet Solar Inc
4.8.7 Sunfilm AG
4.9 CIS and CIGS
4.9.1 Overview
4.9.2 Avancis
4.9.3 CIS-Solartechnik
4.9.4 Global Solar Energy Inc
4.9.5 Johanna Solar Technology GmbH
4.9.6 Nanosolar
4.9.7 Odersun AG
4.9.8 Solarion AG
4.9.9 Solibro GmbH
4.9.10 Sulfercell Solartechnik GmbH
4.9.11 Wurth Solar GmbH
4.10 CdTe
4.10.1 Overview
4.10.2 Calyxo
4.10.3 First Solar
4.11 CPV
4.11.1 Overview
4.11.2 Archimedes Solar GmbH
4.11.3 Concentrix Solar GmbH
4.11.4 SolarTec AG

Chapter 5
5.1 Arnstadt
5.2 Bitterfeld
5.3 Erfurt
5.4 Freiburg
5.5 Ichtershausen
5.6 Landau
5.7 Magdeburg
5.8 Saxony
5.9 Thalheim

Chapter 6 Recent solar cell production investments overseas
6.1 Austria
6.2 China
6.3 Czech Republic
6.4 Greece
6.5 Italy
6.6 Malaysia
6.7 Portugal
6.8 South Korea
6.9 Spain
6.10 United States

Chapter 7 Recent advances in solar photovoltaic research and development

Appendix 1 Glossary of terms

Appendix 1 Glossary of terms

Appendix 2 Profile of centrotherm photovoltaics AG

List of tables
1 World photovoltaic market, percentage of total 5750 MWp, 2007
2 Distribution of renewable energy electricity production in Germany, 2007
3 German solar industry facts
4 Turnover of the German photovoltaic industry, 2000 – 2008, .. millions
5 Development of the newly installed grid-connected solar power stock in Germany, reinstallation and total stock, 1990, 2000 – 2008, MW
6 German photovoltaic power generation, gigawatt hours (GWh) in absolute, 2001 – 2008
7 German solar cell production, all cell types, 1998 – 2008, MW
8 German exports of photovoltaic power, 2004 – 2008 and 2010, .. millions
9 German net investments in the establishment and expansion of photovoltaic production, 2001 – 2008 and 2010, .. millions
10 German investment in photovoltaic research and development, 2001 – 2008 and 2010, .. millions
11 Number of jobs in the German photovoltaic industry, 1998 - 2008
12 Companies based in Germany involved in silicon-based photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008
13 Companies based in Germany involved in wafer-based photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008
14 Companies based in Germany involved in cell-based photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008
15 Companies based in Germany involved in module-based photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008
16 Companies based in Germany involved in fully integrated (wafers/cells/modules) photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008
17 Companies based in Germany involved in a-Si-based photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008
18 Companies based in Germany involved in CIS, CIGS-based photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008
19 Companies based in Germany involved in CdTe-based photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008
20 Companies based in Germany involved in concentrator photovoltaic technologies, companies, location, capacity (MWp) and number of employees, 2008