Solar Electric Technologies Harin S. Ullal, Ph.D. National Center for Photovoltaics National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Colorado Indian Delegation October 30, 2009
Solar Energy — Clean Energy No greenhouse gases No air pollution No acid rain No soil, plant, animal damage No human respiratory ailments
The Concept
Criteria Efficiency Cost Reliability
Photovoltaic Technologies Crystalline Silicon (Mono, Multi) Thin Films (a-Si, CIS, CdTe) Concentrators (Si, GaAs)
PV Efficiencies
Top Ten PV Companies No.NameTechnologyCountryProduction (MW) 1Q-CellsSiGermany570 2First SolarCdTeUSA504 3SuntechSiChina498 4SharpSiJapan473 5MotechSiTaiwan384 6KyoceraSiJapan290 7BTYSiChina282 8JA SolarSiChina277 9SunPowerSiUSA237 10SolarWorldSiGermany221
Major Polysilicon Manufactures Wacker - Germany Hemlock - USA MEMC - USA REC Silicon - Norway Tokuyama - Japan Mitsubishi Materials - Japan Sumitomo Titanium - Japan
Concentrator PV Technologies Technologies are ready to deliver High ( x) and low (2-20x) concentrations Systems may require some maintenance, should only be deployed in areas with adequate “direct” solar resource
Thin Film PV Companies – USA a-Si Uni-Solar – MI Applied Materials – CA Power Films – IA Energy PV – NJ MV Systems – CO XsunX – CA OptiSolar – CA Signet Solar – CA Nano PV – NJ Xunlight – OH Proto Flex – CO New Solar Ventures – NM Solar Thin Films – NJ Sencera – NC CdTe First Solar – OH Primestar Solar – CO AVA Solar – CO Calyxo – OH Canrom – NY Ascentool – CA Nuvo Solar Energy – CO Zia Watt Solar – TX Solexant – CA Sunovia Energy – FL W&K Solar – OH Bloo Solar – CA CIS Global Solar – AZ Miasole – CA Energy PV – NJ Ascent Solar – CO ISET – CA Daystar – NY Nanosolar – CA Heliovolt – TX Solo Power – CA Solyndra – CA RESI – NJ Light Solar – NV IBM – NY JNL Solar – CA Telio Solar – CA Amelio Solar – CA Thin-Si Innovalight – CA Nanogram – CA Soltaix – CA Crystal Solar – CA Parachete Energy – SC Ampulse – TN
Thin Film PV Market Share – USA
World PV Cell/Module Production – (Megawatts)
Is There Enough Sunshine to Energize America? That’s right! This bright spot covers a circle of Nevada desert about 100 miles across, that if covered with modern PV arrays, would satisfy America’s entire electricity demand.
Flexible CIGS Modules on Tent Global Solar
Thin Film CIGS Facade Honda
BIPV and “Special” Product
MW – Thin Film CdTe Solar Roof First Solar / Juwi Solar
MW – Thin Film CdTe Solar Field First Solar / Juwi Solar Under Construction Total Project Price:Euro – 130 Million PV System Price:Euro – 3.25 / Watts Completion Date:December 2008
Thin Film PV Capacity ( )