Thin film solar cells refer to the fact that these types of solar cells use a much thinner level of photovoltaic material than mono-crystalline or multi-crystalline solar cells. The thin-film solar cells are made by depositing one or more thin layers, or thin film (TF) of photovoltaic material on a substrate, such as glass, plastic or metal. Thin-film solar cells are commercially used in several technologies, including cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS), and amorphous thin-film silicon (a-Si, TF-Si).
Currently, the CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell market was dominated by First Solar, which holds over 95% global shipments of this type of thin film solar cell. Over the past years, there are dozens of enterprises had tried to enter this market (such as Abound Solar, PrimeStar Solar/GE Energy, Solexant, Canrom Photovoltaics, Bloo Solar and ARENDI SRL), but most of them failed.
Recent years, the sales of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell industry are largely affected by the world economy. To the technology, the China market has a certain development space, but the popular Inverter in China made CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell market suffers greater pressure.
About the cost, the CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell cost is under 1 $/W, which will help the market development and competition with other technology of solar cell.
Finally, CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell is an oligopoly market; the tech and fund barrier to enter into this market is quite high.
The global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell market is valued at 3070 million US$ in 2017 and will reach 11900 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 18.4% during 2018-2025.
The major players covered in this report
First Solar
Calyxo
Antec Solar Energy AG
Lucintech
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Geographically, this report studies the key regions, focuses on product sales, value, market share and growth opportunity in these regions, covering
United States
Europe
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
India
We can also provide the customized separate regional or country-level reports, for the following regions:
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Asia-Pacific
China
India
Japan
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Singapore
Rest of Asia-Pacific
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Spain
Russia
Rest of Europe
Central & South America
Brazil
Argentina
Rest of South America
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Rest of Middle East & Africa
On the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
Rigid CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell
Flexible CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate for each application, including
Residential Application
Commercial Application
Utility Application
The study objectives of this report are:
To analyze and study the global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell sales, value, status (2013-2017) and forecast (2018-2025);
To analyze the top players in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India, to study the sales, value and market share of top players in these regions.
Focuses on the key CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell players, to study the sales, value, market share and development plans in future.
Focuses on the global key manufacturers, to define, describe and analyze the market competition landscape, SWOT analysis.
To define, describe and forecast the market by type, application and region.
To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints and risks.
To identify significant trends and factors driving or inhibiting the market growth.
To analyze the opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying the high growth segments.
To strategically analyze each submarket with respect to individual growth trend and their contribution to the market
To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market
To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their growth strategies.
In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell are as follows:
History Year: 2013-2017
Base Year: 2017
Estimated Year: 2018
Forecast Year 2018 to 2025
For the data information by region, company, type and application, 2017 is considered as the base year. Whenever data information was unavailable for the base year, the prior year has been considered.
Key Stakeholders
CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Manufacturers
CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Distributors/Traders/Wholesalers
CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Subcomponent Manufacturers
Industry Association
Downstream Vendors
Available Customizations
With the given market data, QYResearch offers customizations according to the company's specific needs. The following customization options are available for the report:
Regional and country-level analysis of the CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell market, by end-use.
Detailed analysis and profiles of additional market players.
Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Market Report 2018
1 CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Market Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell
1.2 Classification of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell by Product Category
1.2.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Market Size (Sales) Comparison by Type (2013-2025)
1.2.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Market Size (Sales) Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2017
1.2.3 Rigid CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell
1.2.4 Flexible CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell
1.3 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Market by Application/End Users
1.3.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales (Volume) and Market Share Comparison by Application (2013-2025)
1.3.1 Residential Application
1.3.2 Commercial Application
1.3.3 Utility Application
1.4 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Market by Region
1.4.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Market Size (Value) Comparison by Region (2013-2025)
1.4.2 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.4.3 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.4.4 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.4.5 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.4.6 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.4.7 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.5 Global Market Size (Value and Volume) of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (2013-2025)
1.5.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
1.5.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Competition by Players/Suppliers, Type and Application
2.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Market Competition by Players/Suppliers
2.1.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
2.1.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Share by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
2.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume and Value) by Type
2.2.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
2.2.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
2.3 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume and Value) by Region
2.3.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
2.3.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
2.4 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume) by Application
3 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume, Value and Sales Price)
3.1 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Value (2013-2018)
3.1.1 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
3.1.2 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
3.1.3 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Price Trend (2013-2018)
3.2 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Players (2013-2018)
3.3 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
3.4 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
4 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume, Value and Sales Price)
4.1 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Value (2013-2018)
4.1.1 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
4.1.2 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
4.1.3 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Price Trend (2013-2018)
4.2 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Players (2013-2018)
4.3 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
4.4 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
5 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume, Value and Sales Price)
5.1 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Value (2013-2018)
5.1.1 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
5.1.2 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
5.1.3 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Price Trend (2013-2018)
5.2 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Players (2013-2018)
5.3 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
5.4 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
6 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume, Value and Sales Price)
6.1 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Value (2013-2018)
6.1.1 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
6.1.2 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
6.1.3 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Price Trend (2013-2018)
6.2 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Players (2013-2018)
6.3 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
6.4 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
7 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume, Value and Sales Price)
7.1 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Value (2013-2018)
7.1.1 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
7.1.2 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
7.1.3 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Price Trend (2013-2018)
7.2 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Players (2013-2018)
7.3 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
7.4 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
8 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell (Volume, Value and Sales Price)
8.1 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Value (2013-2018)
8.1.1 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
8.1.2 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2018)
8.1.3 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Price Trend (2013-2018)
8.2 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Players (2013-2018)
8.3 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
8.4 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
9 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Players/Suppliers Profiles and Sales Data
9.1 First Solar
9.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
9.1.2 CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Product Category, Application and Specification
9.1.2.1 Product A
9.1.2.2 Product B
9.1.3 First Solar CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
9.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
9.2 Calyxo
9.2.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
9.2.2 CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Product Category, Application and Specification
9.2.2.1 Product A
9.2.2.2 Product B
9.2.3 Calyxo CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
9.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
9.3 Antec Solar Energy AG
9.3.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
9.3.2 CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Product Category, Application and Specification
9.3.2.1 Product A
9.3.2.2 Product B
9.3.3 Antec Solar Energy AG CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
9.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
9.4 Lucintech
9.4.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
9.4.2 CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Product Category, Application and Specification
9.4.2.1 Product A
9.4.2.2 Product B
9.4.3 Lucintech CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
9.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
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10 CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Maufacturing Cost Analysis
10.1 CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Key Raw Materials Analysis
10.1.1 Key Raw Materials
10.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
10.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
10.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
10.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
10.2.1 Raw Materials
10.2.2 Labor Cost
10.2.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell
11 Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers
11.1 CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Industrial Chain Analysis
11.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
11.3 Raw Materials Sources of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Major Manufacturers in 2017
11.4 Downstream Buyers
12 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
12.1 Marketing Channel
12.1.1 Direct Marketing
12.1.2 Indirect Marketing
12.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
12.2 Market Positioning
12.2.1 Pricing Strategy
12.2.2 Brand Strategy
12.2.3 Target Client
12.3 Distributors/Traders List
13 Market Effect Factors Analysis
13.1 Technology Progress/Risk
13.1.1 Substitutes Threat
13.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
13.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
13.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change
14 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Market Forecast (2018-2025)
14.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Price Forecast (2018-2025)
14.1.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
14.1.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
14.1.3 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Price and Trend Forecast (2018-2025)
14.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast by Region (2018-2025)
14.2.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume and Growth Rate Forecast by Regions (2018-2025)
14.2.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast by Regions (2018-2025)
14.2.3 United States CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
14.2.4 Europe CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
14.2.5 China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
14.2.6 Japan CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
14.2.7 Southeast Asia CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
14.2.8 India CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
14.3 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume, Revenue and Price Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
14.3.1 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
14.3.2 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Revenue Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
14.3.3 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Price Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
14.4 Global CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Sales Volume Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
15 Research Findings and Conclusion
16 Appendix
16.1 Methodology/Research Approach
16.1.1 Research Programs/Design
16.1.2 Market Size Estimation
16.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
16.2 Data Source
16.2.1 Secondary Sources
16.2.2 Primary Sources
16.3 Disclaimer
Research Methodology
SECONDARY RESEARCH
Secondary Research Information is collected from a number of publicly available as well as paid databases. Public sources involve publications by different associations and governments, annual reports and statements of companies, white papers and research publications by recognized industry experts and renowned academia etc. Paid data sources include third party authentic industry databases.
PRIMARY RESEARCH
Once data collection is done through secondary research, primary interviews are conducted with different stakeholders across the value chain like manufacturers, distributors, ingredient/input suppliers, end customers and other key opinion leaders of the industry. Primary research is used both to validate the data points obtained from secondary research and to fill in the data gaps after secondary research.
MARKET ENGINEERING
The market engineering phase involves analysing the data collected, market breakdown and forecasting. Macroeconomic indicators and bottom-up and top-down approaches are used to arrive at a complete set of data points that give way to valuable qualitative and quantitative insights. Each data point is verified by the process of data triangulation to validate the numbers and arrive at close estimates.
EXPERT VALIDATION
The market engineered data is verified and validated by a number of experts, both in-house and external.
REPORT WRITING/ PRESENTATION
After the data is curated by the mentioned highly sophisticated process, the analysts begin to write the report. Garnering insights from data and forecasts, insights are drawn to visualize the entire ecosystem in a single report.