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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.

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