Solid Potential of Thin-Film - Capitalizing on Head Start Key to Success


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Date: July, 2009

Abstract: Where global thin-film photovoltaic (PV) production was virtually nonexistent in 2005, the sector managed to gain almost 30 percent market share within the solar PV industry in just four years time.Mid-2009, US-based First Solar continues to be the absolute market leader among thin-film PV companies. However, the global thin-film PV market is expected to change drastically in the coming years, with 120-odd companies in various stages of pursuing commercial scale thin-film PV production. Many of ...

Research Type: Industry Note


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