kua fu, the failed sun catcher
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Kua Fu, the failed Sun Catcher. Solar Cell Industry Today(Overview). Photovoltaics is an attractive “ green ” option production has been doubling every 2 years End of 2008, the cumulative global PV installations reached 15,200 MW Various components involved in solar cell business - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Kua Fu, the failed Sun Catcher
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Solar Cell Industry Today(Overview)
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Photovoltaics is an attractive “green” option production has been doubling every 2 years End of 2008, the cumulative global PV
installations reached 15,200 MW
Various components involved in solar cell businessMaterial Suppliers Fabrication Tool suppliers Solar cell fabricatorsPhotovoltaic module productionMarketing and sellingInstallation and Design
Who Supplies the PV Materials ADCOA, California – Amorphous Silicon Arch City Steel & Alloy Inc, Missouri –
Amorphous Silicon INSACO, Pennsylvania – Silicon Wafer Delong Equipment, Georgia – Black Silicon MarkeTech International, Washington –
Nanocrystalline Silicon
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The pie chart
showing the proportion
of companies
making these
materials in the United States - ThomasNet
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Fabrication Tools
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EVAPORATORS (349 Companies):ENCON Evaporators - Hooksett, NH
FURNACES (346 companies): Harper International Corp. - Lancaster, NY
THIN-FILM DEPOSITION EQUIPMENTSAngstrom Engineering Inc. - Kitchener, ON
CAN REACTORS (177 companies):
Siemens, Multiple locations
PV Modules (Makers)
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Kyocera Blue Module
Perfected a new surface treatment technologyMitsubishi Electric,
Worldwide ManufacturerEcosol Power Private Limited, India
Monochrystalline PV module manufacturerSilicon Solar Systems, India
Polycrystalline PV module
Marketing
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Solar Direct create your own system by purchasing components from
them Provide incentives as either tax credits or rebates
Sierra Solar PV modules as low as $139.00 per panel!
Designers and Installers
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Go solarBuilds on 10 years of state solar rebates offered to customers in California
Solar Market Installation costs
Professional installers
SunPower Corporation
Serves residential, utilities, business and government solar cell applications
SunPower panels produce the most energy of all solar panels on the market. (website)
Excels in warranty policies, quality control, installation experience and solar cell efficiency.
25+ years in the solar business
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SunPower Example Product SunPower E19 Series –
Maximum Efficiency SunPower E19 Series panels
are the planet’s most powerful
Delivers the most electricity over the lifetime of the system
The E19 Series integrates SunPower premium technology with the highest efficiency solar cells and a patented, anti-reflective coating to optimize sunlight absorption.
May 3, 2010: Record efficiency of 19 percent or greater achieved
SunPower SunPower has announced that it plans to
compete with retail electric rates by reducing system cost by 50% by 2012
According to third party tests - SunPower generates up to 16% more electricity when compared to other solar solutions
Virtually eliminate your electric bill and increase your environmental impact.
SOLAR DUDES 2010
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