TABLE OF CONTENT
Preface ...................................................................................................................................... 1
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5
2. The World Market ................................................................................................................... 9
3. Japan ...................................................................................................................................... 18
3.1 Policy to Introduce New Energies in Japan .................................................................................. 18
3.2 Implementation of Photovoltaics .................................................................................................. 21
3.3 NEDO PV Programme.................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Japanese Market Situation............................................................................................................. 29
3.5 Solar Companies ........................................................................................................................... 31
4. People’s Republic of China.................................................................................................... 40
4.1 PV Resources and Utilisation........................................................................................................ 41
4.2 Solar Companies ........................................................................................................................... 45
5. Taiwan.................................................................................................................................... 53
5.1 Solar Companies ........................................................................................................................... 54
6. The United States ................................................................................................................... 58
6.1 Incentives supporting PV .............................................................................................................. 62
6.2 Solar Energy Technologies Programme........................................................................................ 69
6.3 Very High Efficiency Solar Cell Programme................................................................................ 80
6.4 The US PV-Industry Roadmap ..................................................................................................... 81
6.5 Solar Companies ........................................................................................................................... 84
7. The European Union.............................................................................................................. 89
7.1 Market and Implementation in the European Union ..................................................................... 93
7.2 PV Research in Europe ............................................................................................................... 105
7.3 Solar Companies ......................................................................................................................... 112
8. Outlook................................................................................................................................. 122
9. Acknowledgements............................................................................................................... 127
10. References ............................................................................................................................. 128