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Low Iron Solar Glass Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2011 to 2017

Wintergreen Research
June 29, 2011
325 Pages - SKU: WGR6454087

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Strong consideration needs to be given to on-line coatings which increase the cell performance, TCO, self-cleaning and anti-reflective.

According the Susan Eustis, principal author of the study, “factors driving this market represent concerns about energy security, energy prices, climate change and cost of carbon. Increased demand for electricity is a significant market trend. There is a need for replacing existing electricity generating capacity.”

Low iron solar glass technology gives solar panel and solar concentrator vendors the ability to build more efficient systems. Improved cost structures of the solar industry depend in part on improved efficiencies in low iron glass manufacturing. Low iron glass is used by the solar industry.

Low iron glass market growth is tied to solar market growth. Glass vendors are emerging as experienced and innovative partners for solar plant operators. Float glass plants are designed for PV glass for thin film and solar panels. Vendors are emerging that are dedicated to the production of PV thin film glass.

Solar key market growth factors driving demand include above all government subsidies. Although there is local variation, in the aggregate, subsidies are expected to continue and increase. There is not a more useful way for a government to spend its tax dollars than to stimulate growth of relatively inexpensive local sources of energy.

Efforts to drive full employment depend on a shift of defense budgets to renewable energy spending. Initially, renewable energy spending will come through the defense budgets worldwide, but as governments realize that the auto industry drives economies, they will begin to fund renewable solar energy used to create electricity for electric vehicles.

The industry depends on achieving economies of scale to lower costs of manufacture. Solutions to reach grid parity are needed in order for solar to become a long-term viable business. Among the most important issues are coating technology and novel structures. In the field of machining and finishing of thin glass with strengths of 0.95 mm, glass is used for concentrating solar thermal power plants (CSP). Lead-and copper-free protection and coating systems are used for solar energy applications.

For parabolic-reflector power stations thinner glass units are interesting. The thinner the glass is, the higher the degree of reflection. Mirror components, bending and the application of optical and functional layers rank among the core competencies of glass makers. Glass makers are extending their product sets and improving technology to cover the spectrum of flat solar glass processing.

PV float glass plants require specific designs for the batch plant, to prevent contamination by iron particles, the furnace due to the increase of melt temperatures (emissions!), the tin bath and the lehr due to an increased cooling effect.

Specific dimensions and thicknesses are required for solar glass. Properties requirements are different than for standard glasses. Typical glass lines deal with a variety of different thickness and / or grades. Solar glass depends on production of ultrabright sheets. Solar glass is inefficient due to set-up times and the requirement of large stocks

Traditional flat glass is not optimal for solar glass R&D efforts are needed to optimize production of PV thin film solar glass to reduce the PV glass costs. The glass properties need to be stable for 25 years. They need to be able to withstand huge environmental insults e.g. hail, acid rain, UV.

There are significant initiatives worldwide illustrative of solar energy installation growth. Examples include Abengoa innovative technology solutions efforts to achieve sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors. Abengoa is generating electricity from the sun. Abengoa has been offered conditional commitment for $1.2 billion US Federal Loan Guarantee to build the California based Mojave solar project.

Saint-Gobain had PV glass sales at 300,000 Euro in 2010. The company has an aggressive goal of 200 Million Euro for PV glass sales in 2015.

SunRun and U.S. Bancorp have formed a partnership to purchase $200 million worth of solar residential systems in the U.S. SunRun installs $1 million of residential solar energy panels per day. SunRun operates in eight U.S. states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

LOW IRON SOLAR GLASS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Low Iron Solar Glass Market Growth; Glass Vendors Emerging As Experienced And; Innovative Solar Energy Partners; Outlook for Solar Electricity; Low Iron Glass Market Shares; PV Glass Market Forecasts
1. LOW IRON SOLAR GLASS MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS: 1.1 Solar Energy Panels; 1.2 Low Iron Containing Materials for Glass
2. LOW IRON SOLAR GLASS MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS: 2.1 Low Iron Solar Glass Market Growth; 2.2 Low Iron Glass Market Shares; 2.3 Jinjing Group Co Ltd; 2.4 PV Glass Market Forecasts; 2.5 Solar Market Installed Capacity; 2.6 Concentrated Solar Thermal - Segment; 2.7 Price Trends; 2.8 Value Chain Activity: Manufacturing Solar Glass; 2.9 Glass Markets; 2.10 Grid Parity; 2.11 Low Iron Glass Regional Analysis
3. LOW IRON SOLAR GLASS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 AGC Solar; 3.2 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. NSG Group / Pilkington; 3.3 Saint-Gobain / Saint Gobain Solar; 3.4 Guardian; 3.5 CentroSolar Group AG; 3.6 Gujarat Borosil Ltd. (GBL) Low Iron Glass; 3.7 Masdar PV supplies 1.5 MWp thin film modules to Indian villages; 3.8 Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong) Co; 3.9 Hangzhou AMD PV Glass Co Ltd; 3.10 Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd; 3.11 Ningbo Yinzhou Jeen Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; 3.12 Hehe Science & Technology Group Co. Ltd; 3.13 Dong Xu Ltd; 3.14 Shenzhen Commonpraise Solar Co.,Ltd; 3.15 Seasun New Energy Co.Ltd; 3.16 Shaanxi Electronic Information International Business CO.LTD; 3.17 Panther Group Co., Ltd; 3.18 Yuhuan Sinosola Science & Technology Co. Ltd; 3.19 Heineer Industry Co., Limited; 3.20 Sinoyin Solares Co. Ltd; 3.21 Wuhu Zhongfu PV Co. Ltd; 3.22 Wuxi Bettrt Solar New Energy Co., Ltd; 3.23 Nanjing Solglass Science & Technology Co. Ltd; 3.24 Borosil Glass Works; 3.25 Yichang CSG Polysilicon Material Co., Ltd.; 3.26 Dongguan CSG Solar Glass Co., Ltd.
4. LOW IRON SOLAR GLASS TECHNOLOGY: 4.1 Solar Technologies and Glass Usage; 4.2 Crystalline Silicon PV; 4.3 Photovoltaic Technologies Support Systems That Use Low Iron Pattern Or Float Glass; 4.4 Thin Film Photovoltaic Technologies; 4.5 Parabolic Trough CSP Glass; 4.6 AGC Solar; 4.7 Float Glass; 4.8 Key Parameters for Different Glass Lines
5. LOW IRON SOLAR GLASS COMPANY PROFILES: 5.1 Abengoa Solar; 5.2 Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. / AGC Solar; 5.3 Centrosolar; 5.4 China Glass Holdings Limited; 5.5 Corning; 5.6 Dong Xu Ltd; 5.7 FLABEG Holding GmbH / FLABEG Technical Glass / Naugatuck Glass; 5.8 Fu Yao; 5.9 Guangdong Golden Glass Technologies Ltd; 5.10 Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong); 5.11 Guardian Industries; 5.12 Gujarat Borosil Ltd. (GBL); 5.13 Hangzhou AMD PV Glass Co Ltd; 5.14 Hecker Glastechnik; 5.15 Interfloat; 5.16 Masdar PV; 5.17 Moser Baer; 5.18 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd NSG Group; 5.19 Oerlikon Solar; 5.20 PPG; 5.21 Saint Gobain Solar; 5.22 Shandong Glass Group Jinjing Group Co Ltd; 5.23 Succeed Glass Co., Ltd / Henan Succeed New Energy Material Co; 5.24 Sunarc Technology A/S; 5.25 Targray Solar; 5.26 Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S.; 5.27 Siemens; 5.28 ªiºecam Group; 5.29 SunRun and U.S. Bancorp; 5.30 Tata BP Solar; 5.31 Total 5-138; 5.32 Trina Solar; 5.33 Zhejiang Flat Glass Co., Ltd / Shanghai Flat Glass Co Ltd; 5.34 Reflector Manufacturers; 5.35 Other Low Iron Glass Manufacturers
List of Tables and Figures: Table ES-1; Solar Market Growth Key Factors Driving Demand; Table ES-2; Low Iron Glass Market Driving Factors; Table ES-3; Low Iron Glass Market Issues; Figure ES-4; Low Iron Solar PV Glass Market Shares, Dollars, 2010; Figure 2-5; AGC Solar Low Iron Glass Installation; Figure ES-6; Low Iron Solar Glass Market; Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017; Table 1-1; Low Iron Glass Coatings for Solar Applications; Figure 1-2; Glass Types Used for PV Cells; Table 1-3; Low Iron Solar Glass Production Issues; Figure 1-4; Solar Technologies and Glass Usage; Figure 1-5; Glass Segments and Products; Table 1-6; Performance Comparison - Clear Float Glass; Versus Low Iron Glass; Table 1-7; Benefits Of Using Low Iron Glass; Compared To Clear Float Glass; Table 2-1; Solar Market Growth Key Factors Driving Demand; Table 2-2; Low Iron Glass Market Driving Factors; Table 2-3; Low Iron Glass Market Issues; Figure 2-4; Low Iron Solar PV Glass Market Shares, Dollars, 2010; Table 2-5; Low Iron Solar Glass Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010; Figure 2-6; AGC Solar Low Iron Glass Installation; Table 2-7; Low Iron Solar Glass Market Shares,; Tonnes, Worldwide, 2010; Table 2-8; Low Iron Solar Glass Installed Capacity,; Tonnes, Worldwide, 2010; Figure 2-9; Low Iron Solar Glass Markets Forecasts; Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017; Table 2-10; Low Iron Solar Glass Markets Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017; Table 2-11; Glass Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010; Table 2-12; Glass Building and Automotive Market Segments,; Dollars, Worldwide, 2010; Figure 2-13; Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd NSG Current and Planned Capacity; Table 2-14; PV Solar Glass Production Facilities; Figure 2-15; Glass Lines Needed to Support PV Development to 2020; Figure 2-16; Glass Production Growth per Segment Until 2015; Figure 2-17; Glass Production Cost Structure, 2010; Figure 2-18; Glass Float Demand and GDP Growth, Worldwide; Figure 2-19; Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. Solar Related Glass Demand; Table 2-20; Photovoltaic Backsheets Market; Figure 2-21; Low Iron Solar Glass Regional Market Segments, Dollars, 2010; Table 2-22; Low Iron Solar Glass Regional Market Segments, 2010; Figure 2-23; Saint-Gobain Distribution of Employees By Countries; Figure 2-24; Saint-Gobain Revenue By Geographic Area; Figure 2-25; Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. NSG Crystalline PV; Module Production; Figure 2-26; Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. NSG. Overseas Sales; Table 3-1; AGC Solar Glass Positioning; Table 3-2; AGC Solar SOLATEX Product Description; Table 3-3; AGC Solar SOLATEX Main Characteristics; Table 3-4; Figure 3-5; AGC Solar High-Transmissivity Figured Glass; Figure 3-6; AGC Solar Air Mass Filter for Solar Simulator; Figure 3-7; Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) Low Iron Rolled and; AR for Crystalline PV; Figure 3-8; Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) Low Iron TCO; Coated Glass for Thin Film PV; Figure 3-9; Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. Low Iron Float for; Concentrated Soalr Power; Figure 3-10; Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Optiwhite for; Solar Energy; Figure 3-11; Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Solar Energy; Figure 3-12; Nippon Sheet Solar Energy Glass; Table 3-13; Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Low Iron; Patterned Glass for C-Si Cell; Figure 3-14; Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Concentrated; Solar Power; Figure 3-15; Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Sunplus™ and; Pilkington Optiwhite™ For Solar Thermal Collectors; Table 3-16; Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington NSG TEC™; Range Product Features; Table 3-17; Properties Of Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington; NSG TEC Glass™ Products; Table 3-18; Technology Of Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington; NSG TEC Low Iron Glass™ Products; Figure 3-19; SolarWood Technologies; Figure 3-20; Guardian UltraWhite Low-Iron Glass; Table 3-21; Guardian EcoGuard® Solar Modules; Figure 3-22; Guardian EcoGuard® Solar Modules; Figure 3-23; Guardian Parabolic Mirrors; Figure 3-24; Guardian Solar Glass Positioning; Figure 3-25; Centrosolar Solar Modules; Figure 3-26; Masdar, Total S.A. and Abengoa Solar; Abu Dhabi Solar Power Plant; Figure 3-27; Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong); Low Iron Patterned Glass, Low Iron Float Glass, and; Solar Mirrors; Figure 3-28; Borosil Glass Works; Table 3-29; Dongguan CSG Low Iron Solar Glass Parameter s; Table 3-30; Dongguan Primary CSG Low Iron Solar; Glass Characteristics; Table 3-31; Dongguan Tempered CSG Low Iron Solar; Glass Characteristics; Table 3-32; Dongguan Anti-reflective Coating CSG Low Iron; Solar Glass Characteristics; Figure 4-1; Solar Technologies and Glass Usage; Figure 4-2; Major PV Manufacturing Technologies; Table 4-3; Types of crystalline silicon modules:; Figure 4-4; C-Si PV Glass; Table 4-5; Thin Film Photovoltaic Technologies; Table 4-6; Thin Film PhotoVoltaic Characteristics; Figure 4-7; Thin Film CdTe PV Glass Efficiencies; Figure 4-8; Thin Film CIS PV Glass Efficiencies; Figure 4-9; Low Iron Glass Spectral Comparison; Table 4-10; Transmission Curve Measured on Glass Samples; Figure 4-11; Solar Glass Chemical Composition; Figure 4-12; Float Glass Production (for thin film PV glass); Figure 4-13; Typical Glass Recuperatice of Oxy-Fuel Melter; Figure 4-14; Typical Glass Side-Port Regenerative Melter; Figure 4-15; Modeling Air Fuel Glass Float Furnace; Figure 4-16; Key Parameters for Different Glass Lines; Table 4-17; Solar Glass Challenge; Figure 5-1; AGC Solar Business Overview; Figure 5-2; AGC Solar Group Industries; Figure 5-3; AGC Solar Glass Buildings; Table 5-4; AGC Solar Main Product Categories; Figure 5-5; AGC Solar Locations; Figure 5-6; AGC Solar Partners; Figure 5-7; AGC Solar Partner Descriptions; Figure 5-8; ACG Glass Operations, 134 Companies; Figure 5-9; ACG Solar Overseas Operations, 119 Companies; Figure 5-10; Asahi Glass Co Overview of Geographic Segments; Table 5-11; AGC Solar Main Products; Figure 5-12; Asahi Glass Co (AGC) Business Segments; Table 5-13; China Glass Holdings CSGA's Notable Projects; Table 5-14; Corning Product Set; Table 5-15; Corning Industry Segments Served; Table 5-16; FLABEG Holding GmbH Profile; Figure 5-17; Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong) Low Iron Patterned; Glass, Low Iron Float Glass, and Solar Mirrors; Table 5-18; Guardian Tempered Glass Applications; Table 5-19; Hecker Glastechnik Technical Glass Industry Sector Focus; Table 5-20; GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH: Company Profile; Table 5-21; Interfloat / GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH; Low Iron Solar Glass Strategy:; Figure 5-22; Nippon Sheet Glass Sales by Region; Figrue 5-23; Nippon Sheet Glass Pinkington World Presence; Figure 5-24; Nippon Sheet Glass Pinkington Northern Ballet Leeds UK; Figure 5-25; Nippon Sheet Glass Glazing In Car Show Room Ukraine; Figure 5-26; One Post Office Square Boston MA US; Figure 5-27; Centro Cultural Gabrieta Midtrial - Chile; Figure 5-28; Nippon Sheet Glass NSG Crystalline PV Module Production; Figure 5-29; Nippon Sheet Glass Solar Production Facilities Operational Plants; Figure 5-30; Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.NSG Group; Current and Planned Capacity; Figure 5-31; Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. NSG Sales from Solar Sector; Table 5-32; Nippon Sheet Glass NSG Group Future Growth Options; Table 5-33; Nippon Sheet Glass Greenfield TCO float; Figure 5-34; PPG Acquisition Transformation; Figure 5-35; PPG Transformation to Optical Coatings; Figure 5-36; PPG Focus on Coatings and Specialty Products; Figure 5-37; PPG Improved Geographical Profile Transformation; Figure 5-38; PPG Expanded European Footprint Transformation; Figure 5-39; PPG Global Coatings Industry; Figure 5-40; PPG Industries Business Segments; Figure 5-41; PPG Glass; Figure 5-42; Saint-Gobain Glass Market Activities; Figure 5-43; Saint-Gobain Revenue By Sector; Table 5-44; Saint-Gobain Renedo Installation Aspects; Table 5-45; Saint-Gobain Grid Parity Priority Axes; Figure 5-46; Saint-Gobain Revenue By Geographic Area; Figure 5-47; Saint-Gobain European and World Leader In; Each One Of Its Activities; Figure 5-48; Saint-Gobain Shareholders Ownership; Structure at December 31, 2010; Figure 5-49; Saint-Gobain Sales trends by Business Sector; Figure 5-50; Saint-Gobain Sales Trends By Major Geographic Area; Table 5-51; Targray Materials Intelligence Segments; Figure 5-52; Trakya Cam Float glass Manufacturing Process; Figure 5-53; ªiºecam Group Sales Profile; Figure 5-54; ªiºecam Group Results by Businesses; Figure 5-55; ªiºecam Group Revenue; Figure 5-56; ªiºecam Group Revenue and International Sales; Figure 5-57; ªiºecam Group Employees and Glass Production

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