Executive Summary
E.1 Thin Film Photovoltaics: The Opportunities
E.1.1 Applications and Markets
E.1.2 TFPV and Global Energy Markets
E.2 Thin-Film Photovoltaics: The Risks
E.2.1 Will Silicon Abundance Hurt the TFPV Business?
E.2.2 How Long Will the PV Boom Last?
E.2.3 Political Risks
E.2.4 Other Concerns
E.3 Technologies and Materials to Watch
E.3.1 Amorphous Silicon
E.3.2 CIGS
E.3.3 CdTe
E.3.4 GaAs
E.4 Firms to Watch
E.5 Summary of Eight-Year Market Projections
E.5.1 What Has Changed Since Last Year
E.5.2 Summary of Forecasts
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to Report
1.1.1 Thin-Film Photovoltaics: Lighter and Less Expensive
1.1.2 Where Thin-Film Photovoltaics Fits in the Energy Market
1.1.3 TFPV and Socioeconomic Factors
1.1.4 Materials and Production Issues
1.1.5 Productization
1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Thin-Film Technology, Materials and Production Strategies
2.1 Evolution and Current State of Photovoltaics Markets
2.2 Thin-Film Silicon
2.2.1 Evolution of Manufacturing Processes for Thin-film Silicon PV
2.2.2 Performance and Expected Improvements
2.2.3 Silicon Inks and Nanocrystalline Silicon
2.2.4 Other Forms of Silicon TFPV
2.2.5 Manufacturers of Amorphous Silicon PV
2.3 CIS/CIGS
2.3.1 Evolution of Manufacturing Processes for CIS/CIGS
2.3.2 Performance and Expected Improvements
2.3.3 Manufacturers of CIGS PV
2.4 CdTe
2.4.1 Evolution of Manufacturing Processes for CdTe
2.4.2 Performance and Expected Improvements
2.4.3 Manufacturers of CdTe PV
2.5 GaAs and Other Compound Semiconductors
2.5.1 Manufacturers of GaAs PV Panels
Chapter Three: Markets for Thin-Film Photovoltaics
3.1 Introduction: Drivers for the Thin-Film PV Market
3.1.1 The Basic Value Proposition of TFPV
3.1.2 TFPV, Geography and Public Policy
3.1.3 Ability to Create New Products
3.2 Large Projects and Central Generation
3.3 Building Integrated Systems
3.3.1 Residential Systems
3.3.2 Commercial and Industrial Buildings
3.3.3 Roofing Systems
3.3.4 Façade Systems
3.3.5 TFPV for BIPV
3.3.6 TFPV and Smart Windows
3.4 Consumer Electronics
3.4.1 PV, TF and Mobile Electronics
3.5 Military and Emergency Applications
3.6 Other Applications
Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of Thin-Film, Organic and Printable PV
4.1 Forecasting Methodology
4.1.1 Data Sources
4.1.2 Forecasting in a Hyper-Growth Market and Alternative Scenarios
4.1.3 Scope of Forecast
4.1.4 Other Factors Taken into Consideration in the Forecast
4.1.5 How Much Confidence Should You Have in These Forecasts?
4.1.6 Comparison with Previous NanoMarkets Forecasts
4.2 Forecasts of Thin-Film, Organic and Printable PV Markets by Applications
4.2.1 Forecast of Thin-Film Share of Worldwide PV Market
4.3 Forecasts of Application Revenue Broken Out by Material
4.3.1 a-Si
4.3.2 CIS/CIGS
4.3.3 CdTe
4.3.4 GaAs
4.3.5 Other Materials
4.4 Summaries of Eight-Year Thin-Film Film Market Forecasts by Materials
4.5 Summaries of Eight-Year Thin-Film Film Market Forecasts by Applications
4.6 Forecast of Printed PV Markets by Production Technology
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in this Report
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