Report Summary
New Technologies Emerging
Silicon photocells are seen in many places but the technology is limited. Crystalline silicon will never give tightly rollable devices let alone transparent ones or even low cost power generation on flexible substrates.
Fortunately there are many new alternatives. Proprietary nano-particle silicon printing processes are developed by companies such as innovalight and Kovio and it promises many of the photovoltaic features that conventional silicon can never achieve. It can be printed reel to reel on stainless steel or other high temperature substrates.
However, most of the work on the next generation of photovoltaics is directed at printing onto low cost flexible polymer film and ultimately on common packaging materials. The main contenders are currently:
* CIGS
* CdTe
* DSSC
* Organic Photovoltaics
Several companies, universities and research institutes are hard at work in different development stages of these technologies with large scale plants being built across the globe.
Report covering all aspects of the new photovoltaics
This comprehensive report gives a thorough analysis of printed and thin film photovoltaics and batteries, with detailed profiles of 57 companies working on the many different types of technologies.
The report covers companies, research institutes and universities that are active in developing and commercializing thin film technologies for photovoltaics and batteries. Photovoltaic technologies covered include CIGS, CdTe, DSSC, a-Si and organic photovoltaics. Learn how these technologies (each at a different stage of development and adoption) are driven forward by both government and leading companies in the field.
The report also describes materials (both organic and inorganic) and device structures as well as various high-speed printing technologies employed.
Forecasts are given by technology type for photovoltaics technologies and batteries for ten years with 20 year outlook.
We find that the market for thin film photovoltaics beyond thin film silicon technologies will reach at least $3 billion in 2012 after a slow ramp up and grow rapidly after that to $8 billion in 2014. The global
solar energy market is expected to reach $34 billion in 2010 and $100 billion in 2050 and most of that latter figure is expected to be achieved by non-silicon photovoltaics.
Along with other manufacturing techniques, printing (or printing-like)
The immediately accessible markets for printed transistors are commonly described as being back plane drivers for displays and use in RFID but that is misleading. We give the big picture-something not previously available - and also look at the impediments to successful commercialisation of these components, in an honest and balanced appraisal. Forecasts are given for the next ten years and beyond.
Report Outline
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
3. BATTERIES
3.1. Introduction
3.2. History
3.3. Structure
3.4. Key Products in Printed Batteries Industry
3.5. Principles and Operation
3.6. Supercapacitors supplement or rival batteries?
3.7. Thin Film Batteries-key companies
3.7.1. Power Paper
3.7.2. Thin Battery Technologies Inc.
3.7.3. Enfucell
3.7.4. Cymbet Corporation
3.7.5. Solicore
3.7.6. Infinite Power Solutions (IPS)
3.7.7. Excellatron
4. PHOTOVOLTAICS
4.1. Introduction
4.2. History
5. COMPANY PROFILES BY TECHNOLOGY
5.1. Principles and operations
5.2. Amorphous/nanoparticle Si
5.2.1. Introduction-
5.3. Amorphous /nanoparticle Si - Key Companies
5.3.1. Sharp
5.3.2. United Solar Ovonics
5.3.3. Mitsubishi Heavy industries
5.3.4. Kaneka
5.3.5. Q-cells (SONTOR and VHF-Technologies SA)
5.3.6. Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.
5.3.7. ersol Solar Energy AG
5.3.8. Innovalight
5.4. CdTe
5.4.1. Introduction-
5.5. CdTe Key Companies
5.5.1. First Solar
5.5.2. Calyxo
5.5.3. AVA Solar
5.5.4. PrimeStar Solar
5.5.5. Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd.
5.6. CIGS-CIS
5.6.1. Introduction-
5.7. CIGS-Key Companies
5.7.1. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
5.7.2. Avancis
5.7.3. DayStar Technologies
5.7.4. Global Solar Energy
5.7.5. HelioVolt
5.7.6. Honda Soltec Co., Ltd.
5.7.7. Johanna Solar Technology
5.7.8. Miasole
5.7.9. Nanosolar
5.7.10. Odersun
5.7.11. Showa Shell Sekiyu
5.7.12. Solibro
5.7.13. Solyndra
5.7.14. Sulfurcell
5.7.15. W¨¹rth Solar
5.8. DSSC
5.8.1. Introduction-
5.9. DSSC - Key Companies
5.9.1. G24 Innovations
5.9.2. Dyesol
5.10. Organic Photovoltaics
5.10.1. Introduction-
5.11. Organic Photovoltaics-
5.11.1. Konarka
5.11.2. Plextronics
5.11.3. Solarmer
5.11.4. Heliatek
5.12. Research Institutes/Universities involved with thin film photovoltaic technologies
5.12.1. AIST-National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
5.12.2. Arizona State University
5.12.3. Colorado State University
5.12.4. ¨¦cole Polytechnique F¨¦d¨¦rale de Lausanne
5.12.5. Florida Solar Energy Centre
5.12.6. Fraunhofer ISE
5.12.7. Helsinki University of technology (TKK)
5.12.8. IMEC
5.12.9. Imperial College London
5.12.10. Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
5.12.11. KAIST-Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
5.12.12. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
5.12.13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
5.12.14. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
5.12.15. University of Delaware-Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC)
6. APPLICATIONS
6.1. Applications of printed batteries
6.2. Batteries
6.2.1. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
6.2.2. Smart Cards
6.2.3. Iontophoretic Devices
6.2.4. Other Devices
6.3. Photovoltaics
6.3.2. Building integrated solar electric power
6.3.3. Solar Chargers
6.3.4. Military applications
6.3.5. Other applications
7. FUTURE TRENDS AND FORECASTS BY TECHNOLOGY
APPENDIX 1: PRINCIPLES AND OPERATION
APPENDIX 2: MATERIALS
APPENDIX 3: PRINTING/PATTERNING TECHNIQUES
APPENDIX 4: GLOSSARY
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