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.

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The German Solar Photovoltaic Market: A New Era Of Competition
Dawns
Published on May 2009
Report 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.
Table of Content
i List of tables
ii 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
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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
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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
4.1 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 German solar photovoltaic market: inward investments
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
6.1 United States
Chapter 7 Recent advances in solar photovoltaic research and development
Appendix 1 Glossary of terms
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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
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
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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
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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
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