Photovoltaic materials and devices account for the largest share of the U.S. market, i.e., nearly 53% in 2010. PVs’ share of the market is projected to decline to 39% by 2016, but is still expected to lead wind energy, the second-largest segment with 30% of the market in 2016.
Table of Contents
Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION
STUDY BACKGROUND
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
INTENDED AUDIENCE
SCOPE AND FORMAT
INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY
ANALYST CREDENTIALS
RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS
BCC ON-LINE SERVICES
DISCLAIMER
Chapter- 2: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Table 0 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR RENEWABLE-ENERGY SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Figure 0 : RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES BY TYPE, 2010–2016
Chapter- 3: OVERVIEW
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
PATENT ANALYSIS
Figure 4 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES BY TYPE OF RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY
Table L4 :
Chapter- 4: SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS
TYPES OF PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES
PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS
PATENT ANALYSIS
Chapter- 5: SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS
TYPES OF SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT
SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SOLAR THERMAL INSTALLATIONS
PATENT ANALYSIS
Table 19 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SOLAR THERMAL POWER
Figure 11 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED SOLAR THERMAL MATERIALS VS. DEVICES
Table L11 :
Chapter- 6: SMALL HYDROPOWER
TYPES OF SMALL HYDROPOWER INSTALLATIONS
SMALL HYDRO APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR MINI- AND MICRO-HYDRO INSTALLATIONS
PATENT ANALYSIS
Table 22 : U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SMALL HYDROPOWER
Chapter- 7: WIND ENERGY
WIND TURBINES
WIND POWER APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR WIND POWER
PATENT ANALYSIS
Table 26 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR WIND POWER APPLICATIONS
Figure 14 : U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED WIND POWER MATERIALS VS. DEVICES
Table L14 :
Chapter- 8: GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES
APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES
PATENT ANALYSIS
Chapter- 9: OCEAN ENERGY
OCEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
OCEAN ENERGY APPLICATION AND MARKETS
ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR OCEAN ENERGY SYSTEMS
PATENT ANALYSIS
Table 29 : U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES IN OCEAN ENERGY
Chapter- 10: GLOBAL MARKETS FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION GLOBAL MARKET
MARKET BY COUNTRY/REGION
MARKET BY TYPE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
MARKET BY TYPE OF MATERIAL/DEVICE
Table 32 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF MATERIAL AND DEVICE, THROUGH 2016
Chapter- 11: UNITED STATES MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION
SUMMARY
PHOTOVOLTAICS
SOLAR THERMAL
WIND ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
OCEAN ENERGY
Chapter- 12: VENDOR PROFILES
ANTEC SOLAR ENERGY AG
THE BOEING COMPANY
BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL LLC
CENTROSOLAR GLAS GMBH
CONERGY AG
DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
DOW CORNING CORP.
ELKEM ASA
EMCORE CORP.
ENERCON GMBH
EVERGREEN SOLAR
FIRST SOLAR LLC
FLAGSOL GMBH
G24 INNOVATIONS, LTD.
GAMESA
GE ENERGY
HELIOVOLT CORP.
INABENSA SA
INFINIA CORP.
INNOVALIGHT, INC.
ISOFOTON, SA
JX CRYSTALS
KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
KYOCERA SOLAR, INC.
MARINE CURRENT TURBINES LTD.
PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
MIASOLE
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
NANOSOLAR, INC.
NANOSYS INC.
NORDEX SE
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CORP.
PELAMIS WAVE POWER LTD.
Q-CELLS AG
REC SILICON
REPOWER SYSTEMS AG
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
SATCON APPLIED TECHNOLOGY CORP.
SCHOTT AG
SHARP CORP.
SOLAICX
SOLARGENIX ENERGY LLC
SOLARWORLD AG
STIRLING ENERGY SYSTEMS INC.
SUNPOWER CORP.
UNITED SOLAR OVONIC LLC
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
WACKER-CHEMIE AG
WÜRTH SOLAR
List of Tables
Summary Table : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR RENEWABLE-ENERGY SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Table 1 : MANUFACTURERS OF C-SI PVS
Table 2 : MANUFACTURERS OF MC-SI PVS
Table 3 : MANUFACTURERS OF AMORPHOUS SILICON PV DEVICES
Table 4 : SUPPLIERS OF CADMIUM TELLURIDE THIN-FILM PVS
Table 5 : MANUFACTURERS OF CIGS THIN-FILM PVS
Table 6 : MANUFACTURERS OF MULTI-JUNCTION AND/OR CONCENTRATOR PVS
Table 7 : COMPANIES MANUFACTURING OR DEVELOPING DSSC PVS
Table 8 : COMPANIES DEVELOPING QUANTUM DOT PVS
Table 9 : COMPANIES MANUFACTURING OR DEVELOPING POLYMER PVS
Table 10 : PRODUCERS OF SILICON FOR RENEWABLE-ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Table 11 : MAJOR SILANE SUPPLIERS FOR PV MANUFACTURING
Table 12 : MAJOR CADMIUM TELLURIDE SUPPLIERS FOR PV MANUFACTURING
Table 13 : PRODUCERS OF PV INVERTERS
Table 14 : PTC SOLAR SYSTEM PROVIDERS
Table 15 : COMPANIES MANUFACTURING SOLAR CONCENTRATING MIRRORS
Table 16 : COMPANIES MANUFACTURING OR DEVELOPING SOLAR SELECTIVE COATINGS
Table 17 : MANUFACTURERS OF SOLAR TRACKERS
Table 18 : COMPANIES MANUFACTURING SOLAR STIRLING ENGINES
Table 19 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SOLAR THERMAL POWER
Table 20 : COMPANIES MANUFACTURING IMPROVED PICO-HYDRO GENERATORS
Table 21 : SUPPLIERS OF COANDA EFFECT SCREENS
Table 22 : U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR SMALL HYDROPOWER
Table 23 : MANUFACTURERS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR WIND TURBINE APPLICATIONS
Table 24 : MANUFACTURERS OF VARIABLE-SPEED GENERATORS AND POWER ELECTRONICS FOR WIND TURBINE APPLICATIONS
Table 25 : SUPPLIERS OF PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATORS FOR WIND TURBINE APPLICATIONS
Table 26 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES FOR WIND POWER APPLICATIONS
Table 27 : TIDAL STREAM TURBINE MANUFACTURERS
Table 28 : WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER MANUFACTURERS
Table 29 : U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES IN OCEAN ENERGY
Table 30 : MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2016
Table 31 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2016
Table 32 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF MATERIAL AND DEVICE, THROUGH 2016
Table 33 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2016
Table 34 : PROJECTED U.S. PV CELL PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2016
Table 35 : U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN PV SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Table 36 : U.S. PV-RELATED CONSUMPTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS, THROUGH 2016
Table 37 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF PV SILICON, THROUGH 2016
Table 38 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF THIN-FILM PV MATERIALS, THROUGH 2016
Table 39 : U.S. SILANE CONSUMPTION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF a-Si THIN-FILM PVS, THROUGH 2016
Table 40 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF CdTe USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CdTe THIN-FILM PVS, THROUGH 2016
Table 41 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF CIGS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CIGS THIN-FILM PVS, THROUGH 2016
Table 42 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF THIRD GENERATION PV PRECURSOR MATERIALS, THROUGH 2016
Table 43 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF MULTI-JUNCTION PV MATERIALS, THROUGH 2016
Table 44 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF HYBRID ORGANIC PV MATERIALS, THROUGH 2016
Table 45 : U.S. MARKET FOR PV INVERTERS, THROUGH 2016
Table 46 : U.S. DEMAND FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Table 47 : U.S. DEMAND FOR SOLAR CONCENTRATING MIRRORS, THROUGH 2016
Table 48 : U.S. DEMAND FOR SOLAR SELECTIVE COATINGS, THROUGH 2016
Table 49 : U.S. DEMAND FOR SOLAR TRACKERS, THROUGH 2016
Table 50 : U.S. DEMAND FOR SOLAR STIRLING ENGINES, THROUGH 2016
Table 51 : U.S. DEMAND FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE PUMPS, THROUGH 2016
Table 52 : U.S. WIND TURBINE PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2016
Table 53 : U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Table 54 : U.S. MARKET FOR COMPOSITES USED IN WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADES, THROUGH 2016
Table 55 : U.S. MARKET FOR POWER ELECTRONICS USED IN WIND TURBINES,THROUGH 2016
Table 56 : U.S. MARKET FOR PERMANENT-MAGNET GENERATORS USED IN WIND TURBINES, THROUGH 2016
Table 57 : ADDITIONS TO U.S. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CAPACITY, THROUGH 2016
Table 58 : U.S. INVESTMENTS IN NEW GEOTHERMAL CAPACITY, THROUGH 2016
Table 59 : U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Table 60 : U.S. MARKET FOR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE WELL CEMENT USED IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Table 61 : U.S. MARKET FOR PPS HEAT EXCHANGER COATINGS USED IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Table 62 : U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN OCEAN ENERGY SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2016
Table 63 : US MARKET FOR TIDAL STREAM TURBINES, THROUGH 2016
Table 64 : U.S. MARKET FOR WAVE POWER DEVICES, THROUGH 2016
List of Figures
Summary Figure : RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES BY TYPE, 2010–2016
Figure 1 : RENEWABLE-ENERGY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS/SYSTEM PROVIDERS, BY TYPE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
Figure 2 : RENEWABLE-ENERGY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS/SYSTEM PROVIDERS, BY HEADQUARTERS COUNTRY
Figure 3 : LEADING RENEWABLE-ENERGY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS/SYSTEM PROVIDERS, BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY AND HEADQUARTERS’ COUNTRY
Figure 4 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES BY TYPE OF RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY
Figure 5 : GRID-TIED VS. OFF-GRID PV APPLICATIONS, 2010
Figure 6 : PHOTOVOLTAIC POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON MARKET SHARES, 2010
Figure 7 : U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED PV MATERIALS VS. DEVICES
Figure 8 : U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS RELATING TO PV ADVANCED MATERIALS BY TECHNOLOGY GENERATION
Figure 9 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO PV ADVANCED MATERIALS BY TYPE OF MATERIAL
Figure 10 : MAJOR IP PORTFOLIOS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES
Figure 11 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED SOLAR THERMAL MATERIALS VS. DEVICES
Figure 12 : U.S. PATENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED PV MATERIALS AND DEVICES, BY TYPE OF SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY
Figure 13 : MAJOR IP PORTFOLIOS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES
Figure 14 : U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS RELATING TO ADVANCED WIND POWER MATERIALS VS. DEVICES
Figure 15 : TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, 2010-2016
Figure 16 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARES BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2010 VS. 2016
Figure 17 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARES BY TYPE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, 2010 VS. 2016
Figure 18 : U.S. CONSUMPTION OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES USED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF ENERGY, 2010-2016
Figure 19 : U.S. PV CELL PRODUCTION BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2010
Figure 20 : TRENDS IN U.S. PV CELL PRODUCTION, 2010-2016
Figure 21 : EUROPEAN CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ON SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS, 2010–2016
Figure 22 : TRENDS IN U.S. WIND TURBINE PRODUCTION, 2010–2016
Figure 23 : PROJECTED GROWTH OF U.S. GEOTHERMAL CAPACITY, 2010-2016
