Despite the Financial and Economic Crisis, the Cell and Module Manufacturing Industries Are Continuing Their Expansion of Production Capacities

Photovoltaics cELL, mODULE aND thin-film Producers The sun is rising in the East

Despite the financial and economic crisis, the cell and module manufacturing industries are continuing their expansion of production capacities. Especially players from Asia but also participants in the emerging growth markets such as in the United States, in Greece or in France are establishing new production lines.

olar power is hot – Maybe too hot!” Slogans the crystalline cell and module manufacturing indus- of this kind read and heard when the global try as well as in the thin-film sector. For the current is- Smodule market was still highly demand-driven sue, SUN & WIND ENERGY surveyed a number of 216 meanwhile belong to the past. Instead, the cell and cell manufacturers, 482 crystalline module makers module manufacturing industry has been following and 113 thin-film manufacturers on their production aggressive expansion plans in the last few years. One capacities. In view of the ongoing financial crisis, of the consequences has been that module supplies some of the manufacturers have been reluctant to are now growing while the demand has been plum- provide concrete figures on the development of their meting in key sales markets such as Spain where for- capacities. Therefore, the study essentially relies on merly attractive incentives were adjusted to the new data provided by a number of only 166 cell manufac- market situation. Solar manufacturers such as Chi turers (as against 80 in 2008), 190 crystalline mod- nese Trina Solar Limited are now ambitious to deve- ule makers (as against 133 in 2008) and 72 thin-film lop new markets and reduce their dependencies on manufacturers (as against 58 in 2008). In the calcula- individual sales locations. “Trina has a diversified tion of the worldwide capacities, the companies that customer base of over 20 countries. We are well-po- did not provide data for 2009 were considered to sitioned to gain market shares in the existing and have maintained their capacities from 2008. While newly emerging markets as well as being less vulner the world map for 2008 had arrived at capacities in able to the strong competition in any single market the range of 14.5 GW for the cell manufacturing in- such as in Germany”, says Penelope Koh, Senior dustry, the world map for 2009 now accounts for ca- Manager Investor Relations at Trina Solar. pacities in the range of 21.2 GW. Our survey revealed After the overview of production locations along a clear trend in the cell as well as in the module man- the downstream stages of the value-added chain (wa- ufacturing industry: among the Chinese manufactur- fer and silicon manufacturers) in the first part of our ers, a massive capacity expansion and higher market series, SUN & WIND ENERGY now turns towards the shares can be observed. In turn, the European manu- production locations and the latest developments in facturers are increasingly gaining a foothold in Asia

90 Sun & Wind Energy 10/2009 Headquarters of Q-Cells SE at the production location in Bitterfeld- Wolfen, Germany Photos (2): Q-Cells SE as a production location. Two examples are the new lected by SUN & WIND ENERGY, the capacity expan- production lines established by Norwegian REC Group sion could even be more drastic. Summed up, the and Germany-based Q-Cells SE in Singapore and Ma- 166 cell manufacturers that participated in the survey laysia, respectively. There exists an obvious reason suggest a picture in which the industry’s capacities for the development: low land, energy and labour will go up from 14.5 GW in 2008 to 21.2 GW in 2009. costs provide a drastic cost advantage for production The growth spurt is mostly taking place in Asia and in the Asian countries. Especially in the changing the future market in the United States where invest- market environment that continues to be character- ments for building up additional capacities come ized by oversupplies in the manufacturing industry, from domestic as well as foreign industry players that the reduction of production costs brings about a com- want to maintain their production in closer reach of petitive edge that influences the development of mar- the sales markets. According to the data provided by ket shares and profits alike. the manufacturers in our survey, the capacities in the United States could increase by 50 % from 997 MW in Cell capacities exceeding 20 GW 2008 to 1.5 GW in 2009. In Asia, the production capacities increased by 42.7 % from 10.3 GW in 2008 According to US market researcher Displaysearch, the to 14.9 GW in 2009. Data by the Taiwanese Industrial worldwide solar cell production capacities are ex- Technology Research Institute suggests that there are pected to increase by 56 % and hit the 17 GW mark in currently about 30 cell manufacturers active on the 2009. “Although the PV module demand has been Taiwanese market alone. Today, already 30 % of the shrinking by 17 % in 2009, the volume of solar cell global solar cell supplies come from Asia where also manufacturing equipment ordered and installed over European manufacturers are establishing new pro- the past year has been high enough to allow for an in- duction locations. The list of Top 10 cell manufactur- crease of production capacities by 56 % this year”, ers reveals that the world market leaders are mean- says Charles Annis, Vice President of Manufacturing while located mainly in Asia. Only two manufacturers Research at Displaysearch. According to the data col- currently maintain their headquarters on other conti-

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process of slowing down their course of expansion. While a capacity of 710 MW had been planned for the year 2009, Sharp has meanwhile cut down the initial target and will now only realize 550 MW. Asia: expanding cost leadership for solar cells

The dramatic differences in the costs factors around the world were demonstrated in a recent analysis by Goldman Sachs. According to the study, Germany- based Q-Cells with 0.45 €/W still produces on the most cost-effective basis among all of the European cell manufacturers. Seeing that even the European cost leader is beginning to locate its production in foreign countries, however, other European manu facturers such as Sunways – which according to Gold- man Sachs is looking at production costs of about 0.90 €/W – are put under mounting pressure. Even Controlling of the glass-foil though, for example, Germany-based Solon SE main- sandwich on the laminator nents. One of them is Germany-based Q-Cells SE that tains its focus on the relevant sales markets such as in Photos (2): SolarWorld AG ranks second on the list with a capacity of 910 MW in Germany, in Italy or in the United States, the company 2009 and the other one US-based SunPower Corpo- is expected to shift its production to countries with ration with a capacity of 574 MW in 2009. This year, higher cost advantage. “Cell production can and will Chinese cell and module manufacturer Suntech Power most likely move to low-cost locations as shipping Co. Ltd. is top of the list with a capacity hitting the costs only play a minor role”, says Therese Raatz, re- 1 GW mark. However, these volumes are far from sponsible for company communications at Solon SE. fixed. For example, Q-Cells that recently introduced short-time work now announces that the four oldest Surplus capacities: cost pressure of its six production lines in the production facility in for modules mounting Thalheim will be shut down due to the higher competition. As a result, a capacity of 350 MW will be lost The debate around cost reductions has also turned along with 500 of the total 2,600 jobs. While the com- into a key element for strategic decisions in the down- pany’s capacities in Germany are losing competitive- stream module segment. Similar to solar cell produc- ness, the facility in Malaysia is about to be expanded. tion, today the building up of module capacities is However, instead of the initially planned 520 MW un- taking place mostly in Asia. Competition for Europe’s til the end of 2009, the expansion will concern a vol- industry has been growing in Taiwan and China but ume of only 150 MW. Other market participants such also in India. According to information by the compa- as former world market leader Sharp have been in a ny, China-based vertically integrated module maker

Back end of Abound Solar man ufacturing line in Longmont, Colorado Photo: Abound Solar

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Central and Western Europe CSG Solar 13 Photovoltech 80/160 Solibro 90 | 25 Johanna Solar 30 | 30 Solland Solar Cells 150/150 Avancis 20/20 Malibu 35/40 Inventux 33 | 33/33 G24 Innovations 30 Solon 200/200 Day4Energy 50 GB Sol 5/8 Solarnova 10/25 Arinna 20 Aleo Solar 180/180 Pramac 30 RMCIP 3/12 Solon 60/60 Sharp Corporation 220 Sulfurcell 35 Global Solar Energy 35 | 35/37 Odersun 20/30 Telecom STV 1.5 Alfa Solar 20/20 Pvflex 0,5/25 Gällivar Sovello 120/180 | 100/180 First Solar 198/198 PhotoVoltaic 27 Scheuten Solar 35 Q-Cells 760 Conergy 250 | 250 Odersun 35 | 5/5 REC Scancell 225 Calyxo 60/60 | 16 ErSol Solar Energy 320 | 40/100 EPV Solar 30 Alfa Solar Photonic 100/150 Absolicon 14/14 Schüco Int. 5/5 Masdar PV 70 Algatec Solar 175 Asola 28/45 | 28/45 Sunfilm Solar Concen- Solar World 450 | 450 60 | 50-60/120 Arise Tech- trator 0.6/15 Sun- nologies 45 Schott Solar 320 | 35 ways Heckert Signet Antaris Solar 8/15 100 90/160 Solar 45 | 20 Alien Inspired Solarwatt Techno- Rec Solar 150 PV Enterprise Deutsche logies 34/35 Sweden 70 18/22 | 170/240 Cell 305 Fitcraft Gaia Würth Solar 30 | 6/8 Produc- Solartec 5 Solar 1/2 UABPrecizika Solarion tion 15 2.5/2.5 Solar-Fabrik 2 | 0,2/10 Schott Solar 240 Epod Solar Sanyo Electric 165 10 | 130/130 Axitec 16/25 Centrosolar Falconcell 15/30 40/60 United Solar Ovonic JSC Canadian Solar Bisol Kvazar Concentrix 25 110/150 Powerquant 2/5 200 | 178 Technologies 800 12 Day4Energy 47 40/65 3S Industries 20/20 Sunways 16 SED 1/1 Intico Solar 30 PowerFilm Viva Solar 0.8 Free Energy Adria Antaris Ascent Solar 10/24 1.2 | 1.2/2 Solar 20 Solar Solon 40/40 Blue Chip Energy 70/100 Solopower 20 | 20 1.5 | 30/60 Canrom 1/10 VHF-Technologies 15/25 Kioto Photovoltaics 30/50 30/40 Solyndra 110 Abound Evergreen 108/160 | 108/160 | 40 Konarka 1,000 Sontor 145 Pramac 30 Solar 200 Tenesol PCMP DayStar 25 Solar Power 100 EPV Solar 25 50/55 2 CaliSolar 50/200 First Solar 148/198 Photowatt Protel 2/2 Symphony 160/250 Hanwha Chemical 30 Miasole 40 Advent Technologies Alti Solar 50 Hyundai Heavy 330 Solar 25 Sharp 100 75 | 25 Akhter Solar 3 Sunpower 574 | 254 Enfoton Solar 65/100 KPE 96/100 Millinet 150/300 Schott Solar 85 Suniva 100/175 Millenium Electric 200 Siliken 24/24 Alpex Solar 15/15 Advanced Solar Philadelphia Solar 16/39 Solon 60/60 Photonics 100/250 Siliken 12/12 Waaree 30/100 Solarpro 18/36 Global Solar Energy Microsol CEL 15 Moser Baer ZhuoYe Energy 10 40 | 40/45 International 225 | 40 Tianda 60/100 | 60/100 BG Solar 10 15/40 Premier Solar 30 Sanyo Electric 50 Cuantum 12/25 IdeaS Solar 200/300 Webel 42 Jupiter Solar 32/108 | 24 ERDM Solar 26/42 Korax Machinery 10 Euro Multivision 40 Fluitecnik 10 Solaris 50 GreenBrilliance 12/12 Greece Bangkok Solar 50 | 50 | 60 World map of the PV industry Tata-BP 180 Ekarat Solar 15 USL Photovoltaics 4 Ekarat Solar 25 Cell, module and thin-film production Heliodomi 5 Emmvee 50/50 Solar Power Technology 10 355 manufacturers in 42 countries Ammini Solar 2 HHV Solar First Solar 792/792 Technologies 30 | 10 Q-Cells 150 Publisher: Sun & Wind Energy Solar Cells Hellas PV Power 14 Solar Morph 20 www.sunwindenergy.com Silcio 60/20 | 30/60 KL Solar 7 | 6 15/32 | 8/20 PLG Power 50/150 UPV Solar 12 Energy Layout: Eilers-Media Solutions 12.5/38 Shurjo Energy 7 Pentafour Solec 3 www.eilers-media.de Heliosphera 60 Bhrat Electronics 10/14 | 2/2 Date: September 2009 Solar Semiconductor 50 Source: manufacturers' information, own investigation Photon Energy 50 Titan Energy 5 | 100 Caption XL Telecom & Energy 120/350 | 160 Surana Ventures 31 production site for cells Alpha Omega 4/20 production site for modules production site for thin-film modules Solar Morph 20 Japan 50 production capacity at the end of 2009 in MW 50 production capacity at the end of 2010 in MW Mitsubishi 220 | 220 Portugal / Spain Italy 50 production capacity at the end of 2008 in MW Tenesol 60/60 Martifer Solar 50 Gahelios 24 Enecom Italia 0.4/5 Itarion Solar 75 Cuantum Aleo Solar Arendi 15 Examples T-Solar Solar 25/25 20/20 S.E. Project 120 At the end of 2009 the Bisol plant features a module Space Energy 8 Global Sol3G Bisol Sharp Corporation 5/10 Helios 60 40/65 production capacity of 40 MW. By the end of 2010 the 45/60 550 | 230 | 160/160 Taiwan Grupo Unisolar 10 Eni Power 15 X-Group 85 | 50 module production capacity will rise to 65 MW. Solarday 100 Solon 100/100 Mitsubishi Heavy Green Energy T-Solar Industries 60 Sun Well Solar 45 | 45 Pevafersa Helios 70/60 Brandino Bangkok At the end of 2009 the Bangkok Solar plant features a Clean Venture 21 34 Tech.50 | 50 6/60 | 100/100 Global 40 Sunerg Solar 5/5 | 2/3 Delsolar 120/700 Isofoton Solare 11/40 Solar solar cell production capacity of 50 MW, a module Showa Shell Sunrise 60/250 Vidur Renergies 50 | 50 | 60 80 | 80 TGE 30/90 180|180 solar Solsonica 30 | 60/90 production of capacity of 50 MW as well as a thin-film Big Sun 90 NewCore Tek 20 Solaria Eni Power 45 Italia 35/50 production capacity of 60 MW. NexPower Gintech 560 2/2 | 8 Sanyo Electric 135 Honda 27.5 Energia Siliken Hitachi 60/60 80/150 Lucky Power 12 100|350 Elettro Sannio 4 At the end of 2009 the Solsonica plant features a Kyocera 400 Topco 40/60 Formosun 5.5 192/192 Solsonica O&M Solar 30 Omniasolar 15 solar cell production capacity of 30 MW and a module Kaneka 70 | 100 NSP 210-600 Sunner Solar Eurener 30 | 60/90 Sharp Corp. 480 Kyocera 150 5/20 | 25/35 45/60 Istar Solar 20/30 | 60/200 production capacity of 60 MW. By the end of 2010 the Auria Tainergy 260 Sanyo Electric 430/600 Solar 60 Atersa 120 module production capacity will rise to 90 MW. Honda 27.5 E-Ton Solar 320 Gadir Solar 40 | 40 D.G. Energy 6/10 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 68 Kenmos Sintek Photronic Grupo Unisolar Solar The Solar Morph company featured a thin-film 20/45 25/100 Fluitecnik 20 10/20 Morph 20 Gloria Solar Motech 580 Lobosolar 35 production capacity of 20 MW at the end of 2008. 150/220 Chi-Mei Energy 50 Solartech Energy 170 Open Renewables 45/60

94 Sun & Wind Energy 10/2009 Central and Western Europe CSG Solar 13 Photovoltech 80/160 Solibro 90 | 25 Johanna Solar 30 | 30 Solland Solar Cells 150/150 Avancis 20/20 Malibu 35/40 Inventux 33 | 33/33 G24 Innovations 30 Solon 200/200 Day4Energy 50 GB Sol 5/8 Solarnova 10/25 Arinna 20 Aleo Solar 180/180 Pramac 30 RMCIP 3/12 Solon 60/60 Sharp Corporation 220 Sulfurcell 35 Global Solar Energy 35 | 35/37 Odersun 20/30 Telecom STV 1.5 Alfa Solar 20/20 Pvflex 0,5/25 Gällivar Sovello 120/180 | 100/180 First Solar 198/198 PhotoVoltaic 27 Scheuten Solar 35 Q-Cells 760 Conergy 250 | 250 Odersun 35 | 5/5 REC Scancell 225 Calyxo 60/60 | 16 ErSol Solar Energy 320 | 40/100 EPV Solar 30 Alfa Solar Photonic 100/150 Absolicon 14/14 Schüco Int. 5/5 Masdar PV 70 Algatec Solar 175 Asola 28/45 | 28/45 Sunfilm Solar Concen- Solar World 450 | 450 60 | 50-60/120 Arise Tech- trator 0.6/15 Sun- nologies 45 Schott Solar 320 | 35 ways Heckert Signet Antaris Solar 8/15 100 90/160 Solar 45 | 20 Alien Inspired Solarwatt Techno- Rec Solar 150 PV Enterprise Deutsche logies 34/35 Sweden 70 18/22 | 170/240 Cell 305 Fitcraft Gaia Würth Solar 30 | 6/8 Produc- Solartec 5 Solar 1/2 UABPrecizika Solarion tion 15 2.5/2.5 Solar-Fabrik 2 | 0,2/10 Schott Solar 240 Epod Solar Sanyo Electric 165 10 | 130/130 Axitec 16/25 Centrosolar Falconcell 15/30 40/60 United Solar Ovonic JSC Canadian Solar Bisol Kvazar Concentrix 25 110/150 Powerquant 2/5 200 | 178 Technologies 800 12 Day4Energy 47 40/65 3S Industries 20/20 Sunways 16 SED 1/1 Intico Solar 30 PowerFilm Viva Solar 0.8 Free Energy Adria Antaris Ascent Solar 10/24 1.2 | 1.2/2 Solar 20 Solar Solon 40/40 Blue Chip Energy 70/100 Solopower 20 | 20 1.5 | 30/60 Canrom 1/10 VHF-Technologies 15/25 Kioto Photovoltaics 30/50 30/40 Solyndra 110 Abound Evergreen 108/160 | 108/160 | 40 Konarka 1,000 Sontor 145 Pramac 30 Solar 200 Tenesol PCMP DayStar 25 Solar Power 100 EPV Solar 25 50/55 2 CaliSolar 50/200 First Solar 148/198 Photowatt Protel 2/2 Symphony 160/250 Hanwha Chemical 30 Miasole 40 Advent Technologies Alti Solar 50 Hyundai Heavy 330 Solar 25 Sharp 100 75 | 25 Akhter Solar 3 Sunpower 574 | 254 Enfoton Solar 65/100 KPE 96/100 Millinet 150/300 Schott Solar 85 Suniva 100/175 Millenium Electric 200 Siliken 24/24 Alpex Solar 15/15 Advanced Solar Philadelphia Solar 16/39 Solon 60/60 Photonics 100/250 Siliken 12/12 Waaree 30/100 Solarpro 18/36 Global Solar Energy Microsol CEL 15 Moser Baer ZhuoYe Energy 10 40 | 40/45 International 225 | 40 Tianda 60/100 | 60/100 BG Solar 10 15/40 Premier Solar 30 Sanyo Electric 50 Cuantum 12/25 IdeaS Solar 200/300 Webel 42 Jupiter Solar 32/108 | 24 ERDM Solar 26/42 Korax Machinery 10 Euro Multivision 40 Fluitecnik 10 Solaris 50 GreenBrilliance 12/12 Greece Bangkok Solar 50 | 50 | 60 World map of the PV industry Tata-BP 180 Ekarat Solar 15 USL Photovoltaics 4 Ekarat Solar 25 Cell, module and thin-film production Heliodomi 5 Emmvee 50/50 Solar Power Technology 10 355 manufacturers in 42 countries Ammini Solar 2 HHV Solar First Solar 792/792 Technologies 30 | 10 Q-Cells 150 Publisher: Sun & Wind Energy Solar Cells Hellas PV Power 14 Solar Morph 20 www.sunwindenergy.com Silcio 60/20 | 30/60 KL Solar 7 | 6 15/32 | 8/20 PLG Power 50/150 UPV Solar 12 Energy Layout: Eilers-Media Solutions 12.5/38 Shurjo Energy 7 Pentafour Solec 3 www.eilers-media.de Heliosphera 60 Bhrat Electronics 10/14 | 2/2 Date: September 2009 Solar Semiconductor 50 Source: manufacturers' information, own investigation Photon Energy 50 Titan Energy 5 | 100 Caption XL Telecom & Energy 120/350 | 160 Surana Ventures 31 production site for cells Alpha Omega 4/20 production site for modules production site for thin-film modules Solar Morph 20 Japan 50 production capacity at the end of 2009 in MW 50 production capacity at the end of 2010 in MW Mitsubishi 220 | 220 Portugal / Spain Italy 50 production capacity at the end of 2008 in MW Tenesol 60/60 Martifer Solar 50 Gahelios 24 Enecom Italia 0.4/5 Itarion Solar 75 Cuantum Aleo Solar Arendi 15 Examples T-Solar Solar 25/25 20/20 S.E. Project 120 At the end of 2009 the Bisol plant features a module Space Energy 8 Global Sol3G Bisol Sharp Corporation 5/10 Helios 60 40/65 production capacity of 40 MW. By the end of 2010 the 45/60 550 | 230 | 160/160 Taiwan Grupo Unisolar 10 Eni Power 15 X-Group 85 | 50 module production capacity will rise to 65 MW. Solarday 100 Solon 100/100 Mitsubishi Heavy Green Energy T-Solar Industries 60 Sun Well Solar 45 | 45 Pevafersa Helios 70/60 Brandino Bangkok At the end of 2009 the Bangkok Solar plant features a Clean Venture 21 34 Tech.50 | 50 6/60 | 100/100 Global 40 Sunerg Solar 5/5 | 2/3 Delsolar 120/700 Isofoton Solare 11/40 Solar solar cell production capacity of 50 MW, a module Showa Shell Sunrise 60/250 Vidur Renergies 50 | 50 | 60 80 | 80 TGE 30/90 180|180 solar Solsonica 30 | 60/90 production of capacity of 50 MW as well as a thin-film Big Sun 90 NewCore Tek 20 Solaria Eni Power 45 Italia 35/50 production capacity of 60 MW. NexPower Gintech 560 2/2 | 8 Sanyo Electric 135 Honda 27.5 Energia Siliken Hitachi 60/60 80/150 Lucky Power 12 100|350 Elettro Sannio 4 At the end of 2009 the Solsonica plant features a Kyocera 400 Topco 40/60 Formosun 5.5 192/192 Solsonica O&M Solar 30 Omniasolar 15 solar cell production capacity of 30 MW and a module Kaneka 70 | 100 NSP 210-600 Sunner Solar Eurener 30 | 60/90 Sharp Corp. 480 Kyocera 150 5/20 | 25/35 45/60 Istar Solar 20/30 | 60/200 production capacity of 60 MW. By the end of 2010 the Auria Tainergy 260 Sanyo Electric 430/600 Solar 60 Atersa 120 module production capacity will rise to 90 MW. Honda 27.5 E-Ton Solar 320 Gadir Solar 40 | 40 D.G. Energy 6/10 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 68 Kenmos Sintek Photronic Grupo Unisolar Solar The Solar Morph company featured a thin-film 20/45 25/100 Fluitecnik 20 10/20 Morph 20 Gloria Solar Motech 580 Lobosolar 35 production capacity of 20 MW at the end of 2008. 150/220 Chi-Mei Energy 50 Solartech Energy 170 Open Renewables 45/60

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Hope Solar 50|40 Chiner New Energy Chinalight Solar 75 Technology 25/50 Zhongkexin Elektronics 25 ENN Solar Energy 60 Yingli Solar 600 | 600 Kyocera 240 Jinneng Solar Cell 25

Jinglong Group 175

Himin Solar Energy 50 Linuo Photovoltaic 70 CAT Solar Technology 5

Universal Solar 15/15 Guanghui New Energy 8 | 15/9 Aide Solar 75/140 | 250/400 China Sunergy 320 Sopray Solar 100 | 120/400 ERA Solar 25 | 20 Tianhua 120 Polar Photovoltaics 100|50/100 Shunda PV-Tech 150 Shengtang New Energy 15 Prefersolar 100 Kindersolar Energy 10 Eging 200 | 200 ET Solar 130 Bright Solar 25 CEEG PV 260/750|100/300 CSI Canadian Solar 570 Sunrise Solartech 80 Phono Solar 80/100 ShunFeng Photovoltaic 100 Chinaland Solar 50/250 Trina Solar 550 | 550 Trunsun Solar 75 Leye Photovoltaic 100 Sun Valley Energy 100/200 | 50/100 Aurora PV Solar 60/60 NESL Apollo Solar Energy 60 Rixin 1.2 Maxsolar 25 Solartech 50 Ningbo Solar Electric Power 300 | 350 Evergreen Solar 37 | 40 BLD Solar Technology 150 Risen 100 Jiawei 300 Ulica Solar 100 Chint Solar 120 Risen Energy 150/250 Jinghui Solar Huasheng Solar 100/150 Technology 20 Perlight Solar 40 | 60/100 Amplesun Solar 50/120 CPSolar 120 Astronergy 100/200 | 100/200 Yuhuan Solar Energy 5 Sunflower Light Energy 220/350 | 200/300

Solar PV Corporation XCells 100/300

96 Sun & Wind Energy 10/2009 Trina Solar Limited has even achieved cost leadership for multi-crystalline modules. “We believe that Trina Solar has attained sustainable cost leadership advantage, having achieved 0.73 US$/W non-silicon processing cost for our multicrystalline modules in the second quarter of 2009”, says Penelope Koh. The company’s vertical inte- gration essentially yields profits along the entire value- added chain. Compared to other suppliers with exclusive focus on wafer, cells or modules, the company therefore achieves higher gross margins, says Koh. According to a study conducted by Goldman Sachs Global Investment Re- search, Asian competitors benefit from a significant cost STRONG advantage of about 30 % compared to European manufacturers. In view of silicon prices of currently 60 US$/kg, the costs for crystalline modules from Asia range at about 1.18 €/W while European manufacturers produce modules at 1.76 €/W. Frank Asbeck, CEO of Germany-based FOR SolarWorld AG, expects that the cost advantage of the Chi- nese companies in fact does not reach above a maximum of 15 % as against a state-of-the-art production facility based in Germany. “Chinese players employ four or six times more people than we do with the same capacities. The labour cost quota of Chinese companies on average YOU! ranges at about 5 % as against 11 % in Germany”, says Asbeck. For this reason, China does not qualify as an investment location for Asbeck. SolarWorld instead plans to further expand its capacities in its factories in Freiberg, Germany, and Hillsboro, United States. However, other OCT �� - ��, �� manufacturers entertain no doubt that Asia is an attractive BOOTH �� production location. “SunPower is currently operating two Anaheim, CA fabs in the Philippines and is building its third fab in Malaysia”, says Helen Kendrick, Corporate Communica- tion Manager at US module maker SunPower. In the past, the Asian industry produced almost ex- clusively for the export markets and was able to benefit from the attractive incentives found in many of the Euro- pean country markets. However, with the introduction of new promotion laws in India, Taiwan and China, a small but first demand has been emerging on the domestic market as well. One example of success on the domestic market is the world’s largest module maker Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.. The company was able to sign agreements with several provincial governments in China comprising a total project volume of 1.8 GW. “With on going investments in technology and innovation, Suntech WATTS is determined to continue to drive the cost to grid parity +5 POSITIVE TOLERANCES and encourage greater adoption of solar energy utilization throughout China”, says Zhengrong Shi, Chairman and CEO of Suntech. However, Suntech is also increasing- YEAR ly looking at the US market for its course of expansion. 10 PRODUCT Besides the existing sales department, the company also GUARANTEE plans to establish a new module production facility in the United States. Centron Solar represents about 30 Chi- nese module manufacturers inside the country through YEAR its division in Eugene. With eleven employees, the com- 30 POWER GUARANTEE pany aims at further strengthening the sales activities of Chinese module manufacturers on the US market. While in the past many Asian PV manufacturers had missed to secure long-term supply contracts for silicon and accord- MAGE SOLAR GMBH ingly were unable to fully exploit their capacities in 2008, Auf der Steige �� – �� these companies are now profiting from the drastically �� Aulendorf – Germany lower silicon costs of the past months. The manufacturers Tel +�� (�) �� / � �� -� Fax +�� (�) �� / � �� -�� [email protected] MAGE GROUP www.magesolar.com Sun & Wind Energy 10/2009 97 Photovoltaics cELL, mODULE aND thin-film Producers

Production Company Country of crystalline modules that provid- Automation or Roth & Rau. Certified products are al- capacity [MW] ed data on their capacities for the so gaining in importance in the Asian manufacturing Suntech Power Co Ltd China 1,000 survey conducted by SUN & WIND industry, for example, the certificates provided Q-Cells SE Germany 910 ENERGY had together arrived at a through TÜV Rheinland, Germany. While the low de- JA Solar (JingAo Solar Co. Ltd.) China 600 total capacity of 10.4 GW in 2008. mand in 2009 already led to the introduction of short- Tianwei Yingli Solar Company China 600 These companies now expect that time work at manufacturers such as Germany-based Motech Industries Inc. Taiwan 580 the production capacity will almost Q-Cells SE and Solon SE, the Asian manufacturers are SunPower Corp. USA 574 redouble to 19.9 GW in 2009. Sim- profiting from the now higher demand and are further CSI Canadian Solar China 570 ilar to the solar cell production seg- expanding their capacity utilization. As a conse- Gintech Energy Corp. Taiwan 560 ment, the manufacturers from Asia quence, European manufacturers such as SolarWorld Trina Solar China 550 are predominant on the market in or Conergy are now calling for the government to in- Sharp Corporation Japan 550 terms of expansion in absolute troduce protective duties or a Buy-European clause in numbers. Accordingly, the Asian order to stop the decline of market shares. Top 10 cell manufacturers players that participated in the sur- based on production capacities vey are continuing their capacity expansion from US market still behind the in 2009 5.5 GW in the previous year up to 12 GW in 2009. In expectations particular, China-based world market leader for crystalline modules Suntech Power is poised to strength- Since the presidential election of Barack Obama and en its position on the market. Going from 660 MW in the introduction of the American Recovery and Rein- 2008, the company now aims at more than redou- vestment Act including an incentive scheme for re- bling its capacities to 1.4 GW until the end of the year. newable energies, the United States is considered by These capacities skyrocket Suntech Power – that also experts as an important future market. Industry play- enters among the Top 10 cell manufacturers – ahead ers such as SolarWorld are now establishing new fa- of the global module manufacturing industry. New- cilities inside the market to cater for the demand comer in the Top 10 list is Best Solar that achieved the abroad. No matter whether in the United States, in It- second highest capacities with 800 MW in 2009. Dif- aly or in Greece: wherever new sales markets are ferent from the ranking of cell manufacturers, the Top emerging, the module manufacturers will eventually 10 list of the module manufacturers also includes follow. “Module production will be located in or close more participants from outside Asia. Among these to the relevant sales markets as shipping modules in- companies are US manufacturer Canadian Solar volves higher transportation cost and labels such as Technologies Inc. and SunPower Corporation as well ‘Made in Germany’ or ‘Made in the US’ will become as Germany-based module manufacturers Solon SE increasingly important for solar customers”, says and SolarWorld AG. Therese Raatz at Solon. However, according to the 10 MW open space system in If the quality of components “Made in China” had Swiss bank Sarazin, the opportunities for the United the State of Nevada, United been inferior in the past, this criticism meanwhile has States to develop into a relevant production location States, with thin-film modules become unjustified. The production equipment of the for renewable energies are still small. In its study “Re- supplied by First Solar Chinese manufacturers is usually supplied by newable energies: Sunnier times ahead, once storms Photos (2): First Solar experienced system manufacturers such as Manz have cleared the air”, analysts says that both,

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Production Company Country capacity [MW] Suntech Power China 1,400 Best Solar China 800 Canadian Solar Technologies Inc. Canada 800 Baoding Tianwei Yingli Solar China 600 SunPower Corp. USA 574 Trina Solar China 550 Sharp Corporation Japan 550 SolarFun Power China 480 Solon SE Germany 460 SolarWorld AG Germany 450 Top 10 crystalline module manufacturers based on production capacities in 2009 Sorting of solar cells at Germany-based cell manufacturer Q-Cells SE

expertise and patents, will continue to be found in plans for the construction of a new facility in France to Europe while the industry participants will be looking be realized in form of a joint venture with the renew- for low labour costs in China. “From a long-term per- ables division of the French energy provider Energie spective, we expect to see China solidify its position de France (EDF). By 2011, the facility is expected to as the global solar manufacturing hub. We believe fully utilize its projected capacity of 100 MW. As re- that Chinese companies are in the best position to in- cently as February this year, First Solar had an- crease overall global market shares, given the lower nounced a reduction of its production costs to below manufacturing costs and pricing”, says Penelope Koh at Trina Solar. Especially as a member of the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) and in view of the needed supplies for the US market, Mexico has been shifting into the focus as a possible production location. One example is the US module manufacturer SunPower that entered collaboration with Jabil Circuit on establishing a module production facility in Mexi- co. The joint venture will allow the companies to benefit from the low labour costs in Mexico and from the advantage of shipping its module production duty- free within NAFTA also to the Unites States. Another example is Sharp where the corporate management has been focusing on the production facility in Monterrey, Mexico, that currently operates with a capacity of 50 MW. Thin-film technologies

Thin-film technologies continue to gain market shares in 2009. According to Displaysearch, the industry’s market shares in 2005 arrived at only about 5 %. But the technology form is expected to have enough potential to reach a market share of 20 % of the overall capacities. For the year 2013, the market researchers believe that a market share of about 30 % could be possible. In the present world map, a total number of 72 thin-film module manufacturers provided SUN & WIND ENERGY with data on their production capacities. Key player in the thin-film segment is the US manufacturer of cadmium-telluride modules (CdTe) First Solar. In 2009, the company established two new production lines in Malaysia and thereby continued the expansion of its production capacities from 716 in 2008 to 1,138 MW. However, the Asian market is Production of thin-film modules in the German pro- not the only focus of the company as a future produc- duction location of First Solar in Frankfurt (Oder) tion location. In July 2009, First Solar announced

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Production Company Country capacity [MW] First Solar USA 1,138 Konarka USA 1,000 Best Solar China 300 Abound Solar USA 200 United Solar Ovonic USA 178 Sharp Corporation Japan 160 Trony Science & Technology China 105 Develop Co., Ltd Kaneka Corporation Japan 100 Titan Energy Systems Ltd. India 100 QS Solar China 95

Top 10 thin-film manufacturers based on production capacities in 2009

Ready for shipping: packaging of modules at SolarWorld

1 US$/W. In the second quarter of 2009, the compa- Manufacturers creating ny had already reached 0.87 US$/W. With this, the bar their own demand for the company’s competitors has been significantly raised even though the falling silicon prices have dras- Since the demand has been falling behind the rapid tically improved the competitiveness of manufactur- capacity building, the industry is now strengthening ers of crystalline modules in the last months. Next to its marketing activities and looking for alternative CdTe modules, CIGS technology has increasingly been ways of driving product sales. One option has been to gaining in importance. With companies such as become active in the project business. However, the SoloPower, Miasole and Heliovolt, a number of new- danger of entering into competition with one’s own comers have entered the thin-film technology seg- customer is high. US manufacturer of thin-film mod- ment. However, for now, First Solar continues its head ules First Solar, for example, acquired projects from position on the Top 10 list of thin-film module manu- Optisolar with a total capacity of 1,850 MW and addi- facturers. The company’s capacities for CdTe modules tional property that will allow the company to install a range at around 1,138 MW in the current year. First total capacity of 19 GW in the future. The objective of Solar is followed by Konarka – another company that the company’s project business division is to con- maintains a production facility in the United States struct solar energy plants that can later be sold to tra- with capacities touching the 1 GW mark. Similar to the ditional electric utilities or independent energy pro- Top 10 of crystalline module manufacturers, the viders. “These projects and the collaboration with the China-based manufacturer Best Solar was able to en- responsible team of developers will allow us to supply ter the segment on third rank with a production capac- US utilities with several GWs of solar electricity in the ity of 300 MW for thin-film modules. course of the next few years”, says Mike Ahearn, The silicon price decline especially affects the man- Chairman of First Solar. In April, Germany-based cell ufacturers of amorphous thin-film modules that are now and module manufacturer Q-Cells SE and Chinese wa- losing competitiveness against the cheaper crystalline fer manufacturer LDK Solar founded a joint venture modules. One example is the California-based manufac- with the aim of constructing large-scale PV systems turer of amorphous modules XsunX that in March was around Europe and China and of spurring the solar de- forced to close down its module production. Another ex- velopment in these markets. The first projects of the ample is the Taiwanese company Sinonar whose thin- portfolio are already being planned, says Q-Cells. film modules began to disappear from the market in Au- However, the widening gap between lower demand on gust 2009. “It was a hard decision that was based on the market and the industry’s growing production ca- our product marketing strategy as the solar panel busi- pacities exerts mounting pressure on the sector. In its ness was no longer financially self-contained under the study “Opportunities in the Solar Market for Crystal- current global economic crisis”, said the company after line and Thin Film Solar Cells”, the research institute having moved out of the market segment. However, The Information Network expects that about 50 % of some conglomerates are still preparing for market entry. the solar manufacturers active on today’s market may South Korean LG Display Co., Ltd., for example, an- not survive 2010. “Capacity utilization has dropped nounced its activities in research and development to be from 48 % in 2008 to 27.9 % in 2009”, says Robert expanded. In the second term, the company plans to Castellano, President of The Information Network. build up a pilot production line involving more than Such scenarios burn a lot of money and can hardly be 27,000 employees at its location in Paju. afforded by any sector. Stefan Hausmann

102 Sun & Wind Energy 10/2009 Further information: Abound Solar: www.abound.com 3S Industries AG: www.3-s.ch Absolicon Solar Concentrator: www.absolicon.com Adria Solar: www.adria-solar.com Advanced Solar Photonics: www.advancedsolarphotonics.com Advent Solar Inc.: www.adventsolar.com Akhter Solat Ltd.: www.akhtersolar.com Aleo Solar AG: www.aleo-solar.de Alex Solar: www.alex-newenergy.com Alfa Solar: www.alfasolar.de Algatec Solar AG: www.algatec.com Alien Inspired Technologies AIT Sp.z o.o.: www.ait-poland.com Alpex Solar: www.alpexsolar.com Alpha Omega Ecological Solutions Ltd: www.alpha-omega.com.gr Alti Solar: www.alti-s.com Ammini Solar Pvt. Ltd.: www.ammini.com Amplesun Solar: www.ample-sun.com Antaris Solar GmbH: www.antaris-solar.de Apollo Solar Energy: www.asectw.com Arendi S.r.l.: www.arendi.eu Arinna AG: www.arinnaag.de Arise Technologies: www.arisetech.com Ascent Solar: www.ascentsolar.com Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems: www.asola-power.de Astronergy: www.astronergy.com Atersa: www.atersa.com Auria Solar: www.auriasolar.com Avancis: www.avancis.de Axitec GmbH: www.axitec.de Bangkok Solar Co.,Ltd.: www.bangkoksolar.com Beijing Chiner New Energy Technology Co., Ltd: www.ecvv.com Beijing Hope Solar New Energy Co., LTD: www.hopeed.com Besco: www.besco-solar.de Best Solar: www.cnbestsolar.com BG Solar Panels: www.bgsolarpanels.com Bharat Electronics: www.bel-india.com Big Sun: www.bigsun-energy.com Bisol d.o.o.: www.bisol.si BLD Solar Technology: www.bldsolar.com Blue Chip Energy: www.bluechipenergy.at BP Solar Deutschland: www.bpsolar.de Brandoni Solare S.p.A.: www.brandonisolare.com Bright Solar: www.bright-online.de CaliSolar: www.calisolar.com Calyxo: www.calyxosolar.com Canadian Solar Technologies Inc.: www.canadiansolartechnologies.ca Canrom Photovoltaics Inc.: www.canrom.com CEEG PV: www.ceeg.cn Central Electronics Limited (CEL): www.celindia.co.in Centrosolar Group AG: www.centrosolar.com Changzhou Eging: www.eging.cn Changzhou Kindersolar Energy Co.,Ltd.: www.kindersolar.com Changzhou NESL Solar-tech: www.nesl.cn Chi-Mei Energy: www.chimeienergy.com China Sunergy Co.: www.chinasunergy.com Chinaland Solar: www.chnland.com Chint Solar (Zhejiang): www.chintsolar.com Clean Venture 21: www.cv21.co.jp Concentrix Solar: www.concentrix-solar.de Conergy AG: www.conergy.de CP Solar (Aero-Sharp): www.cp-solar.com CSG PVTech Co., Ltd.: www.csgpvtech.com CSG Solar: www.csgsolar.com CSI Canadian Solar: www.canadian-solar.com Cuantum Solar: www.cuantumsolar.com DG Energy: www.dgenergy.it DaSol Solar Technology: www.dasol.cn Day4Energy Inc.: www.day4energy.com DayStar Technologies: www.daystartech.com DelSolar Co., Ltd.: www.delsolarpv.com Deutsche Cell GmbH: www.deutschecell.de Ekarat Solar Co., Ltd.: www.ekarat-solar.com Elettro Sannio: www.elettrosannio.com EMMVEE Toughened Glass and PV: www.emmveephotovoltaic.com Enecom Italia: www.enecomitalia.com Energetica Energietchnik: www.energetica-pv.com Energy Solutions: www.energysolutions.gr Enfoton Solar Ltd: www.enfotonsolar.com Eni Power: www.enipower.eni.it ENN Solar Energy Co. Lts: www.ennsolar.com Eoplly: www.eoplly.com

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