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Top 10: Ten Largest Solar PV Companies

By Oliver Strube
June 29, 2010   |   13 Comments

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13 Reader Comments
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June 29, 2010
Thank you. I love having lists like this!

One question: 12.3GW of actual production (?) in 2009...does that sound a bit high to anyone else?
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2 of 13
June 30, 2010
Daniel, not that you mention it, it does sound high. I think I must have confused production capacity with actual production. I will double check the numbers and fix them if necessary.
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3 of 13
June 30, 2010
Oliver, Thanks for the list. It made me wonder how well these companies communicate their success to the world (via their websites) and I used your list to do an analysis of the popularity and global reach of these company websites. Here is the link to the post. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/06/competitive-analysis-of-top-solar-pv-company-websites
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4 of 13
June 30, 2010
OK, Daniel, you were absolutely right. The 12+GW number was production capacity in 2009, but the actual production/installation of PV was around 7.5-8.5GW depending on what report you believe. I have update the numbers above.
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5 of 13
June 30, 2010
Do you have a top 10, or, ideally top 20, U.S. solar installers piece somewhere on RenewableEnergyWorld.Com too?
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6 of 13
July 1, 2010
The Thin Film numbers also look suspect in particular #4 through #13.
More like capacities instead of verified production figures with the exception of the Japanese manufacturers. I would not be surprised to see Inventux make the list.
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7 of 13
July 1, 2010
cbdh19 (you really should create an easier to type user name), I am working on a list of top solar integrators. Look for something coming to this blog in the near future.
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8 of 13
July 1, 2010
Ed, Those numbers are estimates, but of production, not capacity. Not sure of Inventux, but I will check it out.
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9 of 13
July 5, 2010
Whats the total energy demand for the world? what is the energy produced from clean sources? How far do we need to go to reduce global warming?
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July 6, 2010
Is there a list of the top ten counties who are solar PV manufacturers. Trying to determine the impact of China on the decline of U.S. manufacturing. Thanks.
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11 of 13
July 7, 2010
Another good idea, we will look at that as well.
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12 of 13
July 12, 2010
In response to Veratha's question, starting with 14TW total grid (2009) electricity demand, in an Excel spreadsheet, try calculating your questions by using an average capactity factor of around .20, and a solar/wind growth rate of 200%/year (hard but not unimaginable or technically impossible?) and see if you get the same results I do: solar and wind could power the entire earth with an energy use growth rate of 2% creating an ultimate global grid demand of 21 TW by 2025, only 15 years from now.

A critical caveat in thinking about this is that climate mitigation must rise to the equivalence of war so the urgency is on a war-like footing (at least WWII). Then, this is not an outlandish thought. We just make collectors and turbines instead of tanks and guns.
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13 of 13
October 30, 2010
Thanks for the list. that i communicate with us to Trying to determine the impact of China on the decline of U.S.manufacturing.Thanks.
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