Research and Markets: Solar Photovoltaic Market Guide 2012

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/abfcb3/solar_photovoltaic) has announced the addition of the "Solar Photovoltaic Market Guide 2012" report to their offering.

This report provides a comprehensive understanding of solar photovoltaic technologies, applications, regulatory framework, and economics. It examines the potential of the global photovoltaic market and includes an analysis of the major players as well as regional and country analyses of the global PV market, including installed capacities, market size and growth.

The U.S. solar power market grew a substantial 67% in 2010. Solar market share leapt to $6 billion in 2010, up from $3.6 billion in 2009. These gains were aided by federal tax credits and reduction in technology costs.

President Obama has aggressively supported renewable energy sources with Congress extending the federal tax credits through 2011, which originally set to expire at the end of 2010. The exploding industry growth supports the solar industry's goal of powering 2 million homes a year by 2015.

The report explains the solar cell industry and the regulatory framework regarding the solar market in the US.

• Country-by-country Analysis and forecasts
• Solar PV System Performance Metrics
• Photovoltaic Industry Value Chain Analysis
• Analysis of Economics of Solar PV Projects
• Production Statistics for Solar Photovoltaic Cells
• Regulatory Framework and Environmental Challenges
• Profiles of 42 solar industry companies

Companies Mentioned:

• Aixin Silicon Sci-Tech Industrial Park
• Baodiang Tianwei Yingli Green Energy
• Canadian Solar Inc
• Deutsche Solar AG
• Ebara Solar
• First Solar
• GT Solar
• Kyocera
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Photowatt International
• Sanyo Electric
• TerraSolar, Inc
• United Solar Ovonic

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/abfcb3/solar_photovoltaic.