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2. Solar Cell Industry Today(Overview) Solar Dudes Photovoltaics  is an attractive “green” option  production has been doubling every 2 years  End of 2008, the cumulative global PV installations reached 15,200 MW Various components involved in solar cell business  Material Suppliers  Fabrication Tool suppliers  Solar cell fabricators  Photovoltaic module production  Marketing and selling  Installation and Design

3. Who Supplies the PV Materials  ADCOA, California – Amorphous Silicon  Arch City Steel & Alloy Inc, Missouri –Amorphous Silicon  INSACO, Pennsylvania – Silicon Wafer  Delong Equipment, Georgia – Black Silicon  MarkeTech International, Washington – Nanocrystalline Silicon

4. Solar Dudes The pie chart showing the proportion of companies making these materials in the United States - ThomasNet Search Result

5. Fabrication Tools Solar Dudes EVAPORATORS (349 Companies): ENCON Evaporators - Hooksett, NH FURNACES (346 companies): Harper International Corp. - Lancaster, NY THIN-FILM DEPOSITION EQUIPMENTS Angstrom Engineering Inc. - Kitchener, ON CAN REACTORS (177 companies): Siemens, Multiple locations

6. PV Modules (Makers) Solar Dudes Kyocera Blue Module Perfected a new surface treatment technology Mitsubishi Electric, Worldwide Manufacturer Ecosol Power Private Limited, India Monochrystalline PV module manufacturer Silicon Solar Systems, India Polycrystalline PV module

7. Marketing Solar Dudes  Solar Direct  create your own system by purchasing components from them  Provide incentives as either tax credits or rebates  Sierra Solar  PV modules as low as $139.00 per panel!

8. Designers and Installers Solar Dudes  Go solar Builds on 10 years of state solar rebates offered to customers in California  Solar Market Installation costs Professional installers

9. SunPower Corporation  Serves residential, utilities, business and government solar cell applications  SunPower panels produce the most energy of all solar panels on the market. (website)  Excels in warranty policies, quality control, installation experience and solar cell efficiency.  25+ years in the solar business

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11. SunPower Example Product SunPower E19 Series – Maximum Efficiency  SunPower E19 Series panels are the planet’s most powerful  Delivers the most electricity over the lifetime of the system  The E19 Series integrates SunPower premium technology with the highest efficiency solar cells and a patented, anti- reflective coating to optimize sunlight absorption.  May 3, 2010: Record efficiency of 19 percent or greater achieved

12. SunPower  SunPower has announced that it plans to compete with retail electric rates by reducing system cost by 50% by 2012  According to third party tests - SunPower generates up to 16% more electricity when compared to other solar solutions  Virtually eliminate your electric bill and increase your environmental impact.

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