List of photovoltaics companies

This is a list of notable photovoltaics companies. (The list does not include silicon manufacturing companies.)

Grid-connected solar photovoltaics (PV) is the fastest growing energy technology in the world, with 50% annual increases in cumulative installed capacity in both 2006 and 2007, to an estimated 7.7 GW. This translates into 1.5 million homes with rooftop photovoltaics feeding into the electricity grid worldwide. [REN21 (2008). [http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/renewables2007.pdf Renewables 2007 Global Status Report (PDF)] p. 6.] During 2007, investment in new solar photovoltaic manufacturing facilities was strong in Europe, Japan, China, Taiwan, and the United States, with many new operations reported.REN21 (2008). [http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/renewables2007.pdf Renewables 2007 Global Status Report (PDF)] p. 19.]

Photovoltaic manufacturers

Top ten

The top ten global photovoltaic manufacturers in 2007 accounted for 53% of global productionHirshman, W. P., Hering, G., & Schmela, M. (2008, March). Market Survey: Cell & Module Production 2007. [http://www.photon-magazine.com Photon International] , pp. 140-174.] . These companies produced:

* 389.2 MW Q-Cells
* 363.0 MW Sharp
* 336.0 MW Suntech
* 207.0 MW Kyocera
* 200.0 MW First Solar
* 176.4 MW Motech
* 170.0 MW SolarWorld¹
* 165.0 MW Sanyo
* 145.5 MW Yingli [http://www.yinglisolar.com]
* 132.4 MW JA Solar Holdings

¹ Estimate

Listed by manufacturing capability

¹ Estimated production/capacity
² Planned production/capacity for end 2008

Other companies

Other notable companies include: [ [http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/reworld/story?id=51590 Land of Giants: PV Players and Prospects] "Renewable Energy World", 13 March 2008. Retrieved on 18 April 2008.] [ [http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/reworld/story?id=52027 Land of giants: PV majors making waves] "Renewable Energy World", 15 March 2008. Retrieved on 18 April 2008.]

* BP Solar
* CERN [ [http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/paginas/Contenidosecciones.asp?ID=1656&Tipo=&Nombre=Solar+Thermal Your source for renewable energy news - solar, wind, biomass, biofuel, hydro, CO2 ] ]
* Citizenre
* China Sunergy, Nanjing, China
* Conergy AG Hamburg, Germany
* Epuron. [http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/south-korea-expands-solar-production-961.html Greentech Media | South Korea Expands Solar Production ] ]
* Evergreen Solar, Marlboro, Massachusetts, US
* GE Energy - Solar Power, Delaware, US (formerly Astropower)
* Global Solar. Tucson, Arizona
* HelioVolt, Austin, Texas, US
* International Solar Electric Technology, Chatsworth, California, US
* Isofotón - Malaga, Spain
* JA Solar Holdings, Hebei, China
* Krannich Solar [ [http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner?cid=3811 Krannich Solar Inc.] ] - US, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and South Korea
* Konarka Technologies, Inc., Lowell, Massachusetts, US
* Kyocera, Kyoto, Japan
* Miasolé, California, US
* Mitsubishi Electric, Tokyo, Japan
* Moser Baer Photovoltaic, Delhi, India
* Nanosolar San José, California, US CIGS ink
* Pyron Solar San Diego, California
* Renewable Energy Corporation Norway
* Schott Glass Germany - Glass, photovoltaic and solar technology
* Solar Power, Roseville, California .
* SolarWorld, Bonn, Germany
* Spectrolab, Inc., Sylmar, CA, US - Highest efficiency cells (40,7%)
* SunEdison
* Suniva [ [http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/suniva-gets-ready-to-roll-975.html Greentech Media | Suniva Gets Ready to Roll ] ] [ [http://www.suniva.com/ SUNIVA - The World Leader in PV Technology: providing high efficiency silicon photovoltaic cells to the solar power industry ] ]
* Sun Power Corporation, San Jose, US Highest efficiency cells sold commercially for terrestrial.
* WorldWater and Solar Technologies Corp., Pennington, New Jersey, US
* Yingli Green Energy, Hebei, China

ee also

*List of concentrating solar thermal power companies
*List of renewable energy companies by stock exchange
*List of silicon producers
*List of solar cell manufacturers
*Renewable energy industry

References

External links

* [http://bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/FileCache/PUBPDF/LBNA22346ENC/LBNA22346ENC_002.pdf PV Status Report 2006] : Comprehensive global overview by Arnulf Jager-Waldau, European Commission.
* [http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53559 Explosive Growth Reshuffles Top 10 Solar Ranking]