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Kua Fu, the failed Sun Catcher

Kua Fu, the failed Sun Catcher. Solar Cell Industry Today(Overview). Photovoltaics is an attractive “ green ” option production has been doubling every 2 years End of 2008, the cumulative global PV installations reached 15,200 MW Various components involved in solar cell business

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Kua Fu, the failed Sun Catcher

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  1. Kua Fu, the failed Sun Catcher Solar Dudes

  2. Solar Cell Industry Today(Overview) Photovoltaics • is an attractive “green” option • production has been doubling every 2 years • End of 2008, the cumulative global PV installations reached 15,200 MW Various components involved in solar cell business • Material Suppliers • Fabrication Tool suppliers • Solar cell fabricators • Photovoltaic module production • Marketing and selling • Installation and Design Solar Dudes

  3. Who Supplies the PV Materials • ADCOA, California – Amorphous Silicon • Arch City Steel & Alloy Inc, Missouri –Amorphous Silicon • INSACO, Pennsylvania – Silicon Wafer • Delong Equipment, Georgia – Black Silicon • MarkeTech International, Washington – Nanocrystalline Silicon Solar Dudes

  4. The pie chart showing the proportion of companies making these materials in the United States - ThomasNet Search Result Solar Dudes

  5. Fabrication Tools EVAPORATORS (349 Companies): ENCON Evaporators - Hooksett, NH FURNACES (346 companies): Harper International Corp. - Lancaster, NY THIN-FILM DEPOSITION EQUIPMENTS Angstrom Engineering Inc. - Kitchener, ON CAN REACTORS (177 companies): Siemens, Multiple locations Solar Dudes

  6. PV Modules (Makers) Kyocera Blue Module Perfected a new surface treatment technology Mitsubishi Electric, Worldwide Manufacturer Ecosol Power Private Limited, India Monochrystalline PV module manufacturer Silicon Solar Systems, India Polycrystalline PV module Solar Dudes

  7. Marketing • Solar Direct • create your own system by purchasing components from them • Provide incentives as either tax credits or rebates • Sierra Solar • PV modules as low as $139.00 per panel! Solar Dudes

  8. Designers and Installers • Go solar Builds on 10 years of state solar rebates offered to customers in California • Solar Market Installation costs Professional installers Solar Dudes

  9. SunPower Corporation • Serves residential, utilities, business and government solar cell applications • SunPower panels produce the most energy of all solar panels on the market. (website) • Excels in warranty policies, quality control, installation experience and solar cell efficiency. • 25+ years in the solar business

  10. Solar Dudes

  11. SunPower Example Product SunPower E19 Series – Maximum Efficiency • SunPower E19 Series panels are the planet’s most powerful • Delivers the most electricity over the lifetime of the system • The E19 Series integrates SunPower premium technology with the highest efficiency solar cells and a patented, anti-reflective coating to optimize sunlight absorption. • May 3, 2010: Record efficiency of 19 percent or greater achieved

  12. SunPower • SunPower has announced that it plans to compete with retail electric rates by reducing system cost by 50% by 2012 • According to third party tests - SunPower generates up to 16% more electricity when compared to other solar solutions • Virtually eliminate your electric bill and increase your environmental impact.

  13. SOLAR DUDES 2010 Solar Dudes

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