Applied Materials in 2008 to occupy solar equipment suppliers of the location of the first

VLSI Research Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) Announced the 2008 annual ranking of solar energy equipment supplier, Applied Materials Inc. Occupied the first position, in the PV-related income reached nearly 800 million U.S. dollars. Application materials include the income of crystalline silicon solar cell equipment and integrated production line of thin-film solar. The main suppliers in 2008 were the rapid growth of sales revenue.

According to VLSI Research's director of European Operations Manager, John West, the top 10 equipment suppliers in the seven from Europe, "European governments as a result of stimulation of areas in the photovoltaic effect, the European equipment supplier of photovoltaic manufacturing equipment in the market starting to occupy a priority position and occupy a considerable part of the global market share. "

Oerlikon Solar is the world's largest in 2008 thin film silicon-based components of a one-stop supplier of turnkey production lines in the entire photovoltaic equipment suppliers in the second. Polysilicon, silicon wafers, cells and components manufacturing equipment supplier GT Solar International ranked third.

VLSI Research said that the rankings include polysilicon materials, silicon ingots, silicon, battery box assembly manufacturing equipment of all income, as well as service and support revenue.

Jul. 11, 2009

Barclays Capital: Solar industry growth than expected

Barclays Capital research report pointed out that with U.S. power companies finance the construction of large-scale solar power plants an opportunity to the next few years, solar industry growth rate will be higher than expected.
Barkley analyst Vishal Shah said that the world's urgent need for sufficient large-scale solar power plants, over time, therefore the volume of solar power generation might be the highest in the entire half of the electricity market. Optimistic about the prospects of solar energy, he pointed out that the next three years, several major U.S. power company may finance the construction of power generation capacity of 5GW of solar power plants.

U.S. Solar Industry Association data show that the current level of U.S. public utility to provide only 444MW solar power plant generating capacity, can supply 2.8 million domestic electricity consumption, but only near Phoenix, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station a fraction of generating capacity 1.

The next few years, solar power generation may be up to 12 times, mainly the United States more and more into solar cities program, including California, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii and other states, is expected to more than 10 solar power plant construction.

Vishal Shah pointed out that, SunPower, First Solar, Suntech Power, Yingli Green Energy and other companies in the next few years solar power generation market, a key driver.

Jul. 7, 2009