The Global Solar Industry (2018) – Table of Contents

Below is the Table of Contents for NRG Expert’s Global Solar Industry intelligence report. We have researched the Solar Industry to produce an in-depth database and accompanying market research report that focuses on the generation through the use of solar technology. This includes PV which is the main focus of the report, but the database also presents solar thermal power generation. The report and database combine NRG Expert’s research abilities with a keen understanding of the power generation landscape to give you a comprehensive look at the sector.

Development of Solar Photovoltaics
- Solar photovoltaics
  - Solar cell development
- Conditions of use of solar PV cells
  - Solar insolation
  - Cold weather
  - Cloud conditions
  - Isolated generation
- PV and the environment
Applications of Solar PV Technology
- Simple PV systems
- BIPV – Buildings as energy systems and collectors of solar energy
- PV with battery storage
  - Balance of system: storage
- PV with generators
- PV connected to utilities
  - Utility-scale power
- Hybrid power systems
  - Desalination
  - Distributed generation
PV Project costs
PV Industry Value Chain
- Feedstock
  - Polysilicon
  - Thin Film Photovoltaic (TFPV) technology
  - Ingot and wafer production
- Solar cell and modules
- Balance of system (BOS)
  - Inverters
  - Vertically integrated companies
Photovoltaic Feedstock – Silicon
- Background
- Silicon Recycling
  - Recycling future development
  - Cost pressure on feedstock process
Thin Film Photovoltaics (TFPV)
- Alternative thin film materials
Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV)
Manufacturers of solar PV
- Overview
- Solar photovoltaic manufacturers
National targets and incentives for renewable energy
- Renewable energy targets
  - Feed-in tariffs (FITs)
  - Advanced Renewable Tariffs (ARTs)
  - Tender over an amount of energy (kWh) or a certain capacity (kW)
  - Tradable green certificates
  - Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
  - Mixed systems
- Feed-in tariffs (FITs) and RPS
  - Calculation of renewable energy shares
- Comparison of feed-in tariffs and RPS
  - EU and feed-in tariffs
  - US and RPS
  - The feed-in tariff in Europe
  - The evolution of RPS Policy in the United States
- Investor confidence, price, and policy cost
- Effectiveness
- Ownership structure
- Conclusion
Trans European – North African Grid Networks
- Overview
- Mediterranean solar plan
- Desertec
Energy Storage
- Mechanical Storage
- Electrochemical storage
- Electromagnetic storage
- Hybrid Systems
Forecasting a new technology
- Experience curves and progress ratios (PR)

Figures

Figure 1 – How Solar Works
Figure 2 – Global insolation levels
Figure 3 – Remote Energy Capture
Figure 4 – Deep Cycle Battery Storage
Figure 5 – Municipal vehicle port with integrated PV roof
Figure 6 – Wind and Solar PV combined
Figure 7 – Distribution network conventional
Figure 8 – Distribution network – with distributed generation
Figure 9 – PV installer data on component costs
Figure 10 – Efficiencies achieved in the laboratory
Figure 11 – PV conversion efficiencies: crystalline silicon versus thin film
Figure 12 – Value breakdown by manufacturing country of origin, typical Suntech module
Figure 13 – Value breakdown by manufacturing country of origin, typical SunPower module
Figure 14 – Diagramatic representation of feed-in tariff schemes
Figure 15 – Desertec plan
Figure 16 – Salt structures and existing gas storage sites in Europe
Figure 17 – Price experience curve for PV modules