Chapter 1  Trend and prospects of the solar cell market

(1)Overview of solar cells by type
(2)World solar cell production volume 2007-2009 (table)
(3)World cumulative solar power generation capacity 1999-2008 (figure)
(4)Solar power generation capacity in major countries in 2008 and 2009 estimated (figure)
(5)Market highlight in Germany and Japan (figure)
(6)Top 10 solar cell manufacturers by production volume 2007-2009 est.
(7)Quarterly shipment of major manufacturers (figure)
(8)Quarterly turnover of major manufacturers (table)
(9)Pricing trends
　　solar cell module price index (price/W) (figure)
　　polysilicon spot prices (2003 - 2012 est.) (figure)
　　mono-crystalline silicon wafer ASP (figure)
(10)Future prospects
　　Projection of world solar power generation capacity to 2013 (figure)
　　* Government initiative programs in major countries (figure)

Chapter 2  Trends and Prospects of the Solar Cell & Module Market

[1] Prospects of the Crystalline Si Solar Cell Market
　　(1)Production volume  of crystalline Si solar cells　2007-2009 est. (table)
　　(2)Manufacturers shares by production volume 2007-2009 est. (figure)
　　(3)Production facilities of major manufacturers (table)
　　(4)Value-chains of major manufacturers (table)
　　(5)Improvements of solar cell efficiency (table)
　　(6)Efforts by major manufacturers to improve efficiency (table)
　　(7)Trend towards thinner cells
[2] Prospects of the Thin-Film Si solar cell Market
　　(1)Production volume  of the thin-film Si solar cells 2007-2009 est. (table, figure)
　　(2)Production facilities of Japanese manufacturers (table)
　　(3)Production facilities of global turnkey manufacturers (table)
　　(4)Summary of products by major manufacturers (table)
　　(5)Future of thin-film Si solar cell
　　　　Thin-film Si solar cell vs CdTe solar cell (figure)
　　　　First Solar production capacity (figure)
[3] Prospects of the compound (CIS/CIGS) Solar Cell Market
　　(1)Production volume 2007-2009 est. (table)
　　(2)Major manufacturers by subtrate material (table)
　　(3)Production facilities of major manufacturers (table)
　　(4)The future of CIGS solar cell
[4] Prospects of the Organic solar cell Market
　　(1)Outline of dye-sensitized solar cell and key players
　　(2)Dye-sensitized solar cell development trends
　　(3)Organic thin-film solar cell

Chapter 3  Prospects of solar cell manufacturing equipment market

[1] Crystalline Si solar cell manufacturing equipment market
　　(1)Ingot manufacturing equipment market 2007-2009 est. (table)
　　　　Outline of major equipment manufacturers (table)
　　(2)Wafer manufacturing equipment market (multi-wire saw)
　　　　Outline of major wafer process equipment manufacturers (table)
[2] Thin-Film Si solar cell manufacturing equipment market
　　Thin-film Si solar cell manufacturing equipment by major manufacturers (table)
　　Turnover of major thin-film Si solar cell manufacturing equipment manufacturers 2007-2008
　　(table)
[3] Solar cell module manufacturing equipment market
　　Outline of the solar cell module manufacturing process (crystalline Si) (figure)
　　Solar cell module manufacturing equipment market 2007-2009 est. (table)
　　Production facilities of major module manufacturing equipment manufacturers (table)

Chapter 4 Market trends and prospects of key components

[1] Prospects of polycrystalline Si (polysilicon) market
　　Production capacity of major polysilicon manufacturers 2006-2012 forecast (figure)
　　Shipment trends and supply and demand forecasts of polysilicon (figure)
　　Polysilicon manufacturing methodologies (table)
　　Capital investments of polysilicon manufacturers (figure)
[2] Prospects of ingot/wafer markets
　　(1)Polycrystalline Si ingot/wafer market
　　　　Polycrystalline Si wafer market for solar cell 2006-2010 est. (figure)
　　　　Production facilities of major manufacturers (table)
　　(2)Monocrystalline Si ingot and wafer market
　　　　Production facilities of major Japanese monocrystalline Si ingot & wafer manufacturers (table)
　　(3)Saw wire market
　　　　Saw wire market 2007-2010 est.  (table)
　　　　Shipment volumes of major manufacturers 2008-2009 est. (table)
[3] Prospects of encapsulant Market
　　Solar cell encapsulant market 2007-2010 est. (table)
　　Production facilities of major Japanese encapsulant manufacturers (table)
　　Production facilities of major PVB resin/film manufacturers (table)
[4] Prospects of the backsheet market
　　Solar cell backsheet market 2007-2010 est. (table)
　　Market shares of major backsheet manufacturers in 2009 (table)
　　Supply chains of major backsheet manufacturers (table)
[5] Prospects of the surface protective material Market
　　(1)Solar cell cover glass
　　　　Solar cell cover glass market 2006-2010 est. (table)
　　　　Production facilities of manufacturers of cover glass and TCO glass (table)
　　(2)TCO (transparent conductive oxide) coated glass
　　　　TCO glass market for solar cell 2006-2010 est. (table)
[6] Prospects of the aluminum frame market
　　Aluminum frame market in Japan 2007-2010 est. (table)
　　Domestic (Japan) shipment volume of major aluminum frame manufacturers 2008-2009 (table)
[7] Prospects of the Sputtering Target Market
　　(1)Targets for thin-film Si solar cell
　　　　ZnO target for thin-film Si solar cell 2007-2010 est. (table)
　　　　Production facilities of major sputtering target manufacturers (table)
　　(2)Targets for CIGS solar cell
　　　　Cu-Ga target for CIGS solar cell 2007-2010 (table)
[8] Prospects of the Dye-Sensitized solar cell Component Market
　　(1)MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) materials
　　(2)Sensitizing dyes
　　(3)Electrolytes
　　(4)Encapsulants
　　(5)Opposed electrodes
　　(6)Electrode substrate materials

Chapter 5 Trends and strategies of major market players

[1] Cell/Module Manufacturers
Sharp
Kyocera
Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Fuji Electric Systems
Nippon Oil
Honda Soltec
Clean Venture 21
Sony
Panasonic Electric Works
Toin University of Yokohama (Peccell Technologies)
Mitsubishi Chemical
Suntech Power
Yingli Green Energy
China Sunergy (Nanjing)
Tianjin Jinneng Solar Cell
China Solar Power
Motech Industries
Gintech Energy
E-ton Solar Tech
Delsolar
Sun Well Solar
Auria Solar Cell
Sunner Solar
Chi Mei Energy

[2] Production equipment manufacturers
Ferrotec
Dai-Ichi Kiden
Komatsu NTC
Ishii Hyoki
ULVAC
EVATECH
Shibaura Mechatronics
Miyachi
Hitachi Zosen
NPC
Nisshinbo Mechatronics

[3] Component manufacturers
Tokuyama
Japan Solar Silicon
Solar Silicon Technology
PV Crystalox Solar plc
Tokyo Rope MFG
Asahi Diamond Industrial
Lintec
Nomura Trading
MA Packaging
Toppan Printing
Dai Nippon Printing
C. I. Kasei
Kuraray
Sekisui Chemical
Solutia Japan
Sankyo Material
ULVAC Materials
Mitsubishi Materials
Sumitomo Metal Mining
Hitachi Metals
Nippon Steel Chemical
Soken Chemical & Engineering
ThreeBond
Chemicrea
University of Tokyo
Gifu University