Photovoltaic cell
The cost of the equipment industry's thin film PV cells is much higher than the traditional industry of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells. With the falling prices of polysilicon H2 since 2008, the advantages of thin film photovoltaic cells, low cost of raw materials have become less impressive. Many manufacturers have become extremely cautious and even stopped investing in the field of thin film photovoltaic cells, resulting in the decrease of the photovoltaic equipment industry. However, Chinese manufacturers of crystalline silicon solar cells have improved significantly in 2010 to compensate for reduced equipment thin-film photovoltaic cells. In H2 2010, the price of polysilicon began to rise. It is expected that manufacturers can increase investment in thin-film photovoltaic cells, but obviously, the polysilicon price will not skyrocket as in 2008. Therefore, people are still cautious about the thin film photovoltaic cells.Value of production of photovoltaic equipment manufacturers, 2008-2013 compared with traditional energy technologies, photovoltaic cells, thin film photovoltaic cells on the whole still has a lower conversion efficiency, which is a theoretical flaw can not be extracted for 5 to 10 years. PV industry has a relatively strong dependence on policies, but many countries to reduce their costs and government subsidies to reduce its deficit. With rich experience in the development from 2006 to 2010, the PV system has been quite mature. Moreover, as many new low prices, the unit price has been greatly reduced. As a result, PV equipment industry will see only a moderate rather than an explosive growth in the future.Ranking photovoltaic equipment manufacturer revenues, 2008-2010 /> Applied Materials is the largest manufacturer of semiconductor equipment, the second largest manufacturer of TFT-LCD equipment and the largest manufacturer of photovoltaic systems in the world. Among the different types of photovoltaic equipment, PECVD is the most expensive. Applied Materials has a dominant position in the PECVD market with a market share approaching 90%. In late July 2010, Applied Materials reorganized its Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) Division, which had a deficit in successive operations. The main business of the European Employment Strategy is a Division of PV equipment. After the reorganization, the company will have business turnkey solutions providing complete silicon thin film solar production lines of cells, and turn crystalline silicon solar cell and LED business. In the field of PV equipment, Applied Materials also has great advantages in wafer cutting equipment, due to the acquisition of systems for wafer sawing Swiss company HCT Shaping of USD475 million in 2007. Oerlikon is committed to thin film PV equipment. Its performance suffered a major decline in H1 2010. The order value fell from SEK497 million in H1 2009 to SEK11 million in H1 2010, down 98%. ULVAC of Japan, are also involved in thin film PV equipment has the same experience. Fortunately, ULVAC is also the world's largest manufacturer of TFT-LCD equipment, and PV equipment only has a small stake in your business. Centrotherm has the most comprehensive product lines and advanced PECVD technology. Among its customers are concentrated in Asia, especially Taiwan. Taiwanese Motech, E-TON, Gintech, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Mosel Vitelic, Sun Well Solar, Uniteck, Green Energy Technology, Solartech Energy Corp. And Neo Solar Power to take all turnkey solutions Centrotherm. In 2010, Taiwanese manufacturers have expanded their production, and most of them have adopted team Centrotherm, pushing Centrotherm to second place in the world. GT Solar is a giant of CVD reactor and polycrystalline silicon ingot furnace in the world, and its CVD reactors and silicon ingot furnaces are widely used in the field of polycrystalline silicon, which is located in the upstream of the photovoltaic industry. In the field of polycrystalline silicon, manufacturers are competing with each other in capacity. GT Solar has made considerable achievements, but in the field of ingot furnaces, Chinese manufacturers have made great efforts to reach, grab some market shares of GT Solar. Roth & Rau AG a giant of PECVD devices involved in the CdTe thin film solar cells. Although First Solar is almost the only company of CdTe thin film solar cells, it has continuously expanded its production capacity, which has stabilized income Roth & Rau AG. Meyer Burger is a Swiss company known for wafer sawing the diamond cutting technology. In January 2010 the company merged with its Swiss rival 3S Industries to further enhance its strength and scale, allowing you to earn more revenue in 2010. Gebr Schmid is a leading manufacturer of PCB. Based on years of experience in the field of PCB equipment, which has large market shares recorded photovoltaic equipment. Meanwhile, the company works closely with ABB to provide a complete equipment of industrial robots.For more details of this report, visithttp://www.researchinchina.com/Htmls/Report/2010/5976.html
