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The stocks of the majority of the manufacturers in Europe are piling up. Photos (5): Bosch An unhealthy cocktail Regarding the global PV industry, there is a new sense of departure – despite the uncertainties in the most important European markets. Under the new world market conditions, the solar landscape is now changing.

raditionally, the activities of the solar sector Tariffs drop by up to 34 % used to be strongest in the European markets Tand, in particular, in . “Over the past Based on an assessment of the European market, decade, Europe has played a dominant role in creat- ­Solarbuzz comes to the result that the feed-in tariffs ing the demand growth that fuelled global manufac- for residential solar systems are set to fall by an aver- turing capacity expansion for solar products”, says age of 17 % in the course of the next 18 months, with Alan Turner, Vice President of European market re- commercial roof-mounted systems of 100 kW or more search for Solarbuzz. “This was underpinned by ag- falling by about 23 % and large ground-mounted PV gressive, uncapped feed-in-tariff programmes, which even by 34 % in the same period. This, of course, are now being scaled back to reduce costs.” Policy would lead to tremendous pressure for the manufac- adjustments are becoming more frequent, says turers in the downstream segment to cut costs and the ­Turner, creating uncertainty for investors in PV result that many resellers will pile up stocks of over- ­systems. The development has led to acute cost priced solar cells and modules in their warehouses. ­pressure, which is multiplied by imports of low-cost “These distributors face a gigantic challenge with low- products from Asia. er sales and cash-flow problems”, says Turner. “There

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is now a need for new distribution channels and geo- Flexible on the landscape graphical diversification of the production sites.” Higher efficiencies and module quality will also Particularly, the manufacturers of solar panels show ­become more important. Henning Wicht, Principal a tendency to establish their production sites in re- ­Analyst Photovoltaics for the market researcher IHS gions where their products are needed. It shouldn’t ­iSuppli, expects the landscape to change drastically surprise that companies in the downstream segment in the production industry. “Europe is continuing its are now following in their footsteps and raising their leadership role on the world market. But we are ex- capacities in Asia and the United States. But also lo- pecting that the market share of 80 % achieved in the cal players are reacting accordingly. One example is last year will drop to 68.6 % in the current year. By the -based and module manufacturer 2015, the United States will have become the world’s China Sunergy. Sunergy expects to expand its solar largest single PV market and take the place of cell production capacity up to 1 GW with a new facili- ­Germany, which will have to content itself with coming ty in Yangzhou City, which is scheduled to be opera- in second after years at the top.” This opinion is tional by the first term of the year 2012. The invest- shared by Solarbuzz President Craig Stevens. He be- ment cost for the fixed assets of the project is esti- lieves that the market shares of the countries in the mated to total US$ 280 million. “Using the current Asian-Pacific region and the United States will grow equipment and R&D capability, we are confident to rapidly in the next five years. “The United States reach large-scale cell production efficiency higher ­arrived at a market share of 5 % in the last year. This than 19 %; and within the next two years, we are fur- share will grow to 9 % by the end of 2011 and up to ther developing new techniques with the same equip- 14 % in 2015.” According to Stevens, the develop- ment to reach 20 %. This level of efficiency, produced ment will be even more dramatic for the five leading at this scale, will drive down costs significantly for PV producers of the Asian Pacific region – and in par- our customers”, says Jianhua Zhao, Chief Technology Bosch is ticular for China and Japan. “In 2010, the region ar- Officer for China Sunergy. Another company that puts planning to establish a rived at 11 % market penetration. That share will in- trusts into the potential of the Chinese market is the new competence centre crease to 16 % by the end of 2011 and reach the 26 % solar cell specialist JA Solar. The introduction of a new in Arnstadt, Germany. mark by 2015.” feed-in incentive through China’s government has strengthened this confidence. “JA Solar has an- nounced that it is in the process of ramping up its ­solar cell production capacities to more than 3 GW”, says Stefan de Haan at IHS iSuppli. The Canada-based module specialist QSolar also seems to expect significant demand growth in Asia. Only recently, QSolar redoubled its production capac- ities from 20 up to 40 MW in its Shanghai plant. “This step has been a reaction to the rising amount of or- ders”, says Andreas Tapakoudes, QSolar’s president and CEO. Another player that has recognized the up- swing in Asia is the Germany-based company Bosch,

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production capacity in Jaipur by 12 MW. The company recently ordered a semi-automated production line from Spire Cooperation. “We have frequently collab- orated with REIL in the past. The new factory will help the company to gain a firmer foothold on the fast- growing market in India”, says Roger Little, CEO of Spire. REIL’s decision to expand its capacities was made only a few days after the government of India had announced to further enhance its incentive for PV projects. But also the production of solar cells is fol- lowing a rapid expansion course in India. One of the players that are about to make their debut in the ­solar sector is the India-based global industrial conglomer- ate group Yash Birla, which plans to establish a new solar cell and wafer production facility in Maharash- tra, Central India. The plants are expected to have an- nual capacities of 60 MW and 125 MW, respectively. The decision to invest US$ 1.2 billion was based on the National Solar Mission, an initiative of the gov- ernment of India that aims at driving the installation of PV systems with a total capacity of 20 GW in India by the year 2022. Stronger integration Holger von Hebel, the CEO which is the world’s biggest independent automotive of Bosch Solar Energy supplier, and plans to expand its global solar busi- MEMC Group wants to take advantage of the boom in division, about the ness in Malaysia – with an investment in the range of Asia to close gaps on the different stages of its verti- new Bosch competence € 520 million. Bosch will build an innovative facility cal integration. In a joint venture with Jusung centre: “The planned fa- for solar products in the region. “It will cover the en- ­Engineering, MEMC plans to invest US$ 32 million cility will cover the entire tire value-added chain, from silicon crystals – known ­into a factory for monocrystalline solar cells, which is value-added chain, from as ingots – and solar cells to the modules, which can expected to be operational by the beginning of the silicon crystals – known be installed on roofs or in plants,” says next year with an annual capacity of 100 MW. Where as ingots – and solar cells Holger von Hebel, CEO of Bosch Solar Energy AG. The exactly the new factory will be located is still undecid- to the modules, which factory is scheduled for completion by 2014 and will ed. and Singapore are now both under can be installed on roofs have an annual output of 150 MW. The manufacturing discussion, says Ken Hannah, the President of MEMC or in solar power plants.” site in Batu Kawan will mainly serve the solar energy Solar Materials. But also Canadian Solar is planning markets in south-east Asia, which are expected to see to raise its solar cell capacities in Asia. In a joint ven- average annual growth of 30 % in the upcoming ture with the Suzhou New District Economic Develop- years, according to von Hebel. ment Group & Suzhou Science and Technology City Development Co., the company has plans to establish Closing gaps a new solar cell production facility with an annual ca- pacity of 600 MW in Suzhou, China. The news was re- One of the attractive growth markets for PV products leased to the press by Canadian Solar only a few days in this part of the world is India. The news that mas- after the construction of a new 600 MW wafer produc- sive capacity building in PV can be expected has tion project in a joint venture with GCL-Poly was an- spread quickly in the energy-thirsty region. Rajasthan nounced. Electronics & Instruments (REIL), an India-based com- Since the thin-film manufacturers are affected by pany, announced that it will raise its annual module the changing global markets the same way as the producers of crystalline modules, the trends are not Capacity 2011 Company too different in the two sectors. TFG Radiant and (MW) ­ recently entered a joint venture that JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. 3,000 aims at driving the production of thin-film modules in Holdings Co., Ltd. 2,400 south-east Asia, which will be shipped and sold to Green Energy Holding Company Limited 2,400 China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thai- 1,900 land, Korea and Singapore. Another example is the LDK Solar Co., Ltd. 1,800 South Korean electronics giant Samsung, which re- Motech Industries Inc. 1,800 cently announced a € 3.8 billion investment with the Gintech Energy Corporation 1,500 aim of expanding its production capacities for crystal- Jinko Solar Co. Ltd. 1,500 line and thin-film solar energy systems by the year Top 10 cell manufacturers Canadian Solar Inc. 2020. However, the best example for the stronger in- based on production Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. 1,300 tegration is the Taiwan-based Motech. After the com- capacity in 2011 Neo Solar Power Corporation (NSP) pany had previously put an exclusive focus on the

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Many solar companies are strengthening their production of solar cells, Motech is now also expand- company’s subsidiary SunEdison. This move will R&D activities with the ing its capacities in the wafer and module segment. make solar installations with MEMC products eligible aim of reaching higher “The capacities in the wafer segment will be raised up for the regional feed-in tariff offered in Ontario. Ac- efficiencies and sharpen­ to 500 MW by the end of the year”, says Stefan de cording to current policy in the Canadian province, ing the competitive edge Haan. new solar installations have to include 60 % local of their products. content for the owner to be able to take advantage of Solar panels for North America the solar incentive. The new production line will be set up in the pro- The promising growth is not limited to Asia but ex- vincial capital Toronto where Eclipsall Energy, anoth- tends also to the North American market where not er competitor, is in the process of strengthening its only the wafer but also the solar cell and module activities as well. Only recently, the company manufacturers are now strengthening their activities. launched its new module plant in the region, which One of the pioneers is again MEMC Group, which al- will have a capacity of 200 MW by the beginning of ready runs factories in south-east Asia in a joint ven- 2012. “This has been a milestone for our team at ture with Flextronics. The companies will now expand Eclipsall”, explains Les Lyster, CEO of Eclipsall Energy their capacities with a new solar cell production in Corp. The new production line will help the company Ontario. The cells will be sold into projects by the meet the terms of an agreement with a global project developer. Names were not disclosed by Lyster. But

Capacity 2011 it’s clear that the anonymous customer will buy mod- Company (MW) ules with a capacity of 400 MW for installations in LDK Solar Co., Ltd 3,000 North America, which will be delivered over the next Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited 2,400 five years. Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd 2,400 A sense of optimism is also felt on the other side Canadian Solar Inc. 2,050 of the border between the United States and Canada. Semprius, a solar PV developer 16 % owned by Ger- Trina Solar 1,900 many-based Siemens, recently landed an incentive Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. 1,500 package worth US$ 7 million from the state of North Jinko Solar Co. Ltd. 1,500 Top 10 manufacturers Carolina for the construction of a pilot facility, which China Sunergy Co., Ltd. 1,200 of crystalline modules will be used for the production of high concentrating based on production SolarWorld AG 1,100 PV modules (HCPV). The plant will be operational with capacity in 2011 Jabil Circuit 1,020 an initial capacity of 5 MW and be expandable to

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35 MW if needed. “We believe that HCPV technolo- Germany. Next to the production of solar cells and gies will allow us to achieve grid parity in a faster modules, the location in Arnstadt will host a training way”, says Joe Carr, CEO of Semprius. The market for as well as a research and development centre for so- HCPV systems is still in its early days, says Carr, but lar cells and modules. “In the future, all the global ac- expected to reach 6 GW by the year 2020. HCPV sys- tivities in the area of PV will be managed and direct- tems are particularly well-suited for regions with high ed from Arnstadt”, explains Franz Fehrenbach, CEO of and intense solar radiation, for example, in parts of Bosch Group. Another example is the company the subtropical “sun belt”. Carr expects that the pro- ­Dyesol, which recently reached a milestone in Japan. duction will start up by August 2012. The investment Dyesol is one of five companies that was awarded arrives at a total of US$ 89.7 million. subsidies from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Suniva, a specialist for the production of mono­ Trade and Industry (METI) for the establishment of a crystalline solar cells, is another company that plans larger research and development site. One of the Following the introduction of to expand its capacities. The company currently has a project’s aims is to enhance research in the field of the new incentive scheme, the new module production line with a capacity of 30 MW higher solar cell efficiencies. Moser Baer, an India- demand for solar modules is under construction that will flank its existing 170 MW based company, even seems to be one step ahead. expected to increase rapidly in solar cell factory in Georgia. But not all industry play- According to a report released by the global news China. One of the consequen- ers in the United States have been able to benefit service Bloomberg, India’s second largest solar cell ces is that there will be more from the upswing on the home market. An example is producer recently closed its factory with the aim of solar plants in the future such the US-based Evergreen Solar, which was recently modernizing its production. The aim of the invest- as this 7 MW park in Shandong forced to file bankruptcy. One of the reasons might ment is to increase the efficiencies of the company’s in the East of China. have been that the company put too much focus on solar cells. Moser Baer also announced that it will Photo: Solar Power 4 the European core markets for its modules sales. raise its annual capacity by 100 MW. Competitive edge through R&D Positive outlook for annual report

But even though many companies in Asia and the For the second half of 2011, the market researcher United States are now in the process of expanding IHS iSuppli is expecting a positive trend. “We believe their production capacities, the manufacturers of so- that no larger price declines will occur in the second lar cells are faced with falling prices and have recog- half”, says market analyst Stefan de Haan. However, nized the need to raise their products’ efficiencies if as a result of the price reductions in the first half year, they want to stay competitive. One example is Bosch the situation will continue to be tense for the provid- Group, which recently invested a volume of some ers of solar products. This is also suggested by the € 530 million into a competence centre in Arnstadt, lower sales revenues of the major European players

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such as Q-Cells, Solon or Conergy. But also the ­current trends observed in the thin-film technology sector show that it’s not only the manufacturers of crystalline but also the producers of thin-film mod- ules that are affected by the negative development. “The thin-film segment is now undergoing a consoli- dation phase. This was already expected by the man- ufacturers”, says Markus Hoehner, CEO of the market researcher EuPD ­Research. Nevertheless, the demand is again going to reach a record mark and de Haan ex- pects that the revenues at the end of the year will be similar to the end of 2010. According to iSuppli, they had reached US$ 34.6 billion in the last year. The year 2012 will be rocky for the industry play- ers, says de Haan, which is mainly due to the falling prices expected for the first quarter of the next year. “It’s the moment when capital intensive expansions will meet weakening markets and lower sales reve- nues”, says the market analyst. That’s an unhealthy cocktail with the potential to have a dramatic impact on the competitive positions of the global market players.

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Further information: Bosch Solar Energy: www.bosch-solarenergy.de Canadian Solar: www.canadian-solar.com China Sun Energy: www.chinasunergy.com Dyesol: www.dyesol.com Eclipsall Energy: www.eclipsall.com IHS iSuppli: www.isuppli.com MEMC Gruppe: www.memc.com QSolar: www.qsolar.net Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments: www.reiljp.com Semprius: www.semprius.com Suniva: www.suniva.com

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Further information on the cell and module manufacturers: Bosch Solar Energy AG: www.bosch-solarenergy.de Brandoni Solare: www.brandonisolare.com a2peak power: www.a2peak.com.tw Bright Solar Inc.: www.brightsolarinc.com Abound Solar: www.abound.com BYD Comapny Limited: www.bydenergy.com AD Solar Energy: www.adsolarchina.com CaliSolar: www.calisolar.com Advanced Solar Photonics: www.advancedsolarphotonics.com Calrays Energy Systems: www.calrays.com Aleo solar AG: www.aleo-solar.de Canadian Solar: www.canadiansolar.com alfasolar GmbH: www.alfasolar.de Cappello Alluminio: www.cappelloalluminio.it Algatec Solar AG: www.algatec.com Centrosolar AG: www.centrosolar.de Alpex Solar: www.alpexsolar.com CGP Solar (Zhangjiang Grand Power): www.solarcgp.com AmpleSun Solar: www.ample-sun.com Changzhou Eging Photovoltaic Technology: www.egingpv.com Anaf Solar: www.anafsolar.eu Changzhou Kindersolar Energy: www.kindersolar.com Anel Enerji: www.anelenerji.com.tr Changzhou NESL Solar-tech: www.nesl.cn Anhui Chaoqun Power Co., Ltd: www.wxrcdl.com China Sunergy: www.chinasunergy.com Anhui Solar-exceed Technology: www.solar-exceed.com China Technology Development Group: www.chinactdc.com Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology: www.dasol.cn Chinaland solar energy: www.chnland.com Antaris Solar GmbH: www.antaris-solar.de Chinalight Solar: www.chinalightsolar.com Apollo Solar Energy: www.asectw.com CNPV Solar Power: www.cnpv-power.com Arinna AG: www.arinnaag.de Conergy AG: www.conergy.de Arise Technologies Corp.: www.arisetech.com CP Solar: www.cp-solar.com Ascent Solar: www.ascentsolar.com Cuantum Solar: www.cuantumsolar.com Asola Advanced & Automotive Solar Systems: www.asola-power.de : www.dqsolar.com Astronergy Solar: www.astronergy.com Day4Energy: www.day4energy.com AU Optronics Corporation: www.auo.com DayStar Technologies: www.daystartech.com Auria Solar Co, Ltd: www.auriasolar.com Delsolar: www.delsolarpv.com Auxin Solar: www.auxinsolar.com DMEGC Solar Energy: www.dmegcsolar.com Avancis: www.avancis.de Dong Ying Fuda Solar Power: www.fuda-solarpower.com Axitc GmbH: www.axitec.de Dongfang Electric (Yixing) Magi Solar: www.magisolar.com Axuntek Solar Energy: www.axuntek.com Dongguang Singfo Solar Energy: www.singsolar.com Bangkok Solar: www.bangkoksolar.com Du Pont Apollo: www.dupont.com Baoding TianWei SolarFilms: www.btw-solarfilms.com Eclipsall Energy Corporation: www.eclipsall.com Bauer Solartechnik: www.bauer-solartechnik.de Eco Supplies Solar AB: www.ecosupplies.eu Baysolar AG: www.baysolar.ag Ecsolar (Wuxi Saijing Solar): www.ecsolar.com Hope Solar Power: www.hopesolar.com.cn Ekarat Solar: www.ekarat-solar.com Best Solar: www.bestsolarco.com Emmvee Photovoltaic: www.emmveephotovoltaics.com Beyond PV: www.beyondpv.com Enecom Italia: www.enecomitalia.com BG Solar Panels: www.bgsolarpanels.com Energetica Energietchnik: www.energetica-pv.com Big Sun Energy Technology: www.bigsun-energy.com Enfoton Solar: www.enfotonsolar.com Birla Surya: www.yashbirlagroup.com ENN Solar Energy: www.ennsolar.com Bisol d.o.o.: www.bisol.com EOPLLY New Energy Technology: www.eoplly.com Blue Chip Energy GmbH: www.bluechipenergy.at Eosolare: www.eosolare.com

114 Sun & Wind Energy 10/2011 ERA Solar: www.erasolartech.com Hevel Solar: www.hevelsolar.com ERDM Solar S.A.: www.erdm-solar.com HHV Solar Technologies: www.hhvsolar.com Ertex Solartechnik: www.ertex-solar.at Hisem New Energy: www.hisem.com ET Solar: www.etsolar.com Honda Soltec: www.honda.co.jp/soltec E-ton Solar: www.e-tonsolar.com Huangshan Kinguo New Energy: www.kinguo.com Eurener: www.eurener.com Hyundai Heavy Industries: www.hyundai-elec.com Euro Multivision: www.euromultivision.com Indosolar: www.indosolar.co.in Evergreen Solar: www.evergreensolar.com Inventux Technologies: www.inventux.de Falconcell Productions: www.falconcell.at Isofoton: www.isofoton.com Ferrania Solis: www.ferraniasolis.com Istar Solar: www.istarsolar.com First Solar: www.firstsolar.com JA Solar Holdings: www.jasolar.com Fitcraft: www.fitcraft.cz Jabil Circuit: www.jabil.com Flexcell: www.flexcell.com Jetion Solar Holdings: www.jetion.com.cn Fluitecnik: www.fluitecnik.com Jiangsu Green Power PV: www.gppv.cc Formosun Technology Corporation: www.formosun.com Jiangsu Hosun Solar Power: www.hosun-power.com Fullgreen Solar Tech: www.fullgreensolar.com Jiangsu Jiasheng Photovoltaic: www.jssolar.com FVG Energy: www.fvgenergy.com Jiangsu Runner PV: www.runner-pv.com Gadir Solar: www.gadirsolar.es Jiangsu Wanfeng PV: www.fortune-solar.com Galaxy Energy: www.galaxy-energy.com Jiangsu Xinghuo Solar Energy: xhsolar.w273.4everdns.com GD Solar (Jiangsu): www.gdsolar.net Jiangyin Guangye PV-Tech: www.gy-group.net Gesolar: www.gesolar-power.com Jiawei Solarchina: www.solarchina.com.hk Getwatt: www.getwatt.com Jiaxing Olive Photovoltaic: www.olivesolar.com Global Solar Energy: www.globalsolar.com Jilin Qingda New Energy: www.qdsolar.net Goldpoly (Quanzhou): www.goldpoly.com Jinhua Dokio Technology: www.dokiosolar.com Green Energy Technology: www.getinc.com.tw Jinko Solar: www.jinkosolar.com GS Solar (Fujian): www.gs-solar.com JND Solar: www.jndsolar.com GSM Solar Kunshan: www.gsmsolar.com Jolar Technology Corporation: www.jolar.com.cn GSS Gebäude-Solarsysteme: www.gss-solarsysteme.de JSC BTCP: www.btcp-crystal.com Gytech Zhejiang Guangyi optical Energy: www.gytech-solar.com Juli New Energy: www.julisolar.com Guilin Kaichuang Photovoltaic: www.glkcsolar.com Jumao Photonics: www.solargenerator.com Guodian Jintech Solar Energy: www.jt-solar.com Jupiter Solar Power: www.jil-jupiter.com Hangzhou Bluesun Solar Energy: www.zjbluesun.com Jurawatt GmbH: www.jurawatt.de Hangzhou Zhejiang University Sunny Energy: www.solar-sunny.com Kaneka Hybrid PV: www.kaneka-solar.com Hanwha SolarOne: www.hanwha-solarone.com KCP Solar Industry: www.kcpsolar.com Hareon Solar Technology: www.hareonsolar.com KD Solar: www.kdsolar.com HC Solar Power: www.hongchensolar.com Kenmos Photovoltaic: www.kenmos-pv.com.tw Heckert Solar AG: www.heckertsolar.com Kingo Solar: www.kingosolar.com Helios Technology: www.heliostechnology.com King-PV Technology: www.king-pv.com HelioSphera: www.heliosphera.com Kinve Solar Power: www.kinve.com Heliovolt Corp.: www.heliovolt.net Kioto Photovoltaics GmbH: www.kioto-pv.com Hengji PV-Tech Energy: www.hjsolarpv.com KL Solar: www.klsolar.com

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Korax Solar: www.koraxsolar.hu Peccell Technologies: www.peccell.com KPE: www.kpesolar.com Perfect Source Technology: www.pstsolar.com KSK Surya Photovoltaic: www.suryapowerinc.com Perfectenergy (Shanghai): Kunshan Solar-Key Technology: www.perfectenergy.com.cn www.solarkchina.com Perlight Solar: www.perlightsolar.com.cn Kvant: www.npp-kvant.ru Philadelphia Solar: www.philadelphia-solar.com Kvazar: www.kvazar.com Photon Energy System: www.photonsolar.com Kyocera: www.kyocera.co.jp Photonix Solar: www.photonixsolar.com LDK Solar: www.ldksolar.com Photovoltech: www.photovoltech.be Leye Photovoltaic: www.leyesolar.com PLG Power: www.plgpower.com LG Solar: www.lg-solar.com Polar Photovoltaics: www.polar-pv.com Light Way Green New Energy: PowerFilm: www.powerfilmsolar.com www.lightwaysolar.com Pramac: www.pramac.com Ligitek Photovoltaic: www.ligitek-pv.com.tw Precizika-MET: www.premet.lt Lintech-Solar: www.lintech-solar.cz Pvflex Solar: www.pvflex.de Mage Solar: www.magesolar.de PVNext Corporation: www.pvnext.com Martifer Solar: www.martifersolar.com Pyron Solar: www.pyronsolar.com Masdar PV: www.masdarpv.com Q-Cells SE: www.q-cells.com Miasole: www.miasole.com QS Solar: www.qspv.net Millennium Electric: www.millenniumsolar.com Quanzhou Yingde Solar: www.yingdesolar.com Millinet: www.millinetsolar.com RaysPower: www.rayspower.com Mitsubishi Electric Europe: REC Solar: www.recgroup.com www.mitsubishielectric.de Renergies Italia: www.renergiesitalia.it Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: www.mhi.co.jp Renesola: www.renesola.com Moncada Energy Group: www.moncadaenergy.com Renogy: www.renogy.com Moser Baer Solar Limited: www.moserbaersolar.com Risen Energy: www.risenenergy.com Motech Industries: www.motechsolar.com Ritek: www.ritek.com MX Group: www.mxgroup.it Ryazan Metal Ceramics: www.russian-sun.com Nanosolar: www.nanosolar.com Saint-Gobain Solar: www.saint-gobain-solar.com Nantong Phoeshine: www.phoeshine.com Samsung Electronics: www.samsung.co.kr Neo Solar Power: www.neosolarpower.com Samsung SDI: www.samsungsdi.com NES-New Energy Systems: www.sunsystem.bg Sanyo Electric: www.sanyo-solar.eu New Energy Solutions: www.nesisolar.com Scheuten Solar: www.scheutensolar.com NexPower: www.nexpw.com Schüco International: www.schueco.com Ningbo Best Solar: www.cnbestsolar.com Schutten Solar Energy: www.schuttensolar.com NingBo Huasheng Solar Energy: www.hs-solar.com SEG PV: www.segpv.com Ningbo Komaes Solar: www.komaes-solar.com S-Energy: www.s-energy.co.kr Ningbo Maxsolar: www.makesen.com Shandong Sunneeg Solar: www.sunneegsolar.com Ningbo Qixin Solar: www.nbqxsolar.com Shanghai Alex Solar: www.alex-solar.com Ningbo Ulica Solar: www.ulicasolar.com Shanghai Chaori Solar: www.chaorisolar.com Odersun AG: www.odersun.com Shanghai Pubsolar: www.pubsolar.com Open Renewables: www.openrenewables.com Shanghai Shen Hang: www.shenhang.com.cn PCMP (Podolsky Chemical & Metallurgical Plant): Shanghai Solar Energy (SSEC): www.pcmp.ru www.ssec-china.com Peak Sun Silicon: www.peaksunsilicon.com Shanghai Sunsys Solar: www.sensol.hk

Vertical integration is also growing in importance in the downstream segment.

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