I don't have what you want, handy. An initial attempt to search at energy.gov yields this only slightly-helpful document and tables:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/rea_data/chapter2.html The problem is in part that it has not company-specific data. The NREL.gov website is down, which is where I'd prefer to look. This site starts to give a manufacturer-specific and country-specific idea: http://www.oja-services.nl/iea-pvps/isr/31.htm These guys want $6000 for a report containing some of the info: http://www.kmicorp.com/photovoltaic_market_studies/pv_manufacturer.htm I've just always liked this page: http://www.eco-web.com/cgi-local/sfc?a=index/index.html&b=index/category/9.1.html Ok, so none of this helps. I have this from a couple of years ago that I copied down because it was a pain to get. Not everything you wanted, but a start on getting an idea as to the biggest: >In 1999 the six largest solar companies produced 71% of worldwide solar panel >shipments. These six are BP Solarex, Kyocera Corp., Siemens Solar Group, Sharp >Corp., AstroPower Inc., and Photowatt Int'l S.A. >The top seven manufacturers accounted for about 82% of the world's PV >shipments for 2001. They were (in approximate order) Sharp, BP Solar, Kyocera, >Siemens Solar (recently purchased by Shell), AstroPower, RWE Solar, and >Isofoton. On Thu, 29 May 2003 15:02:29 -0700, you wrote: >Does anyone have an article or other summary of the state of the PV >industry at the moment? I am not looking for one-word epithets, but a >more analytical assessment. Like product sold worldwide, companies >showing a profit, etc. A few years of history, with maybe one year of >projections would seem appropriate. > >If you know of such a summary or summary article, and can at least >remark that it is not total B.S., I would appreciate a link or a >citation. > >Thanks! > >Robert Wichert > > > >========================================== > >murdoch wrote: >> >> Over the last few months Astropower stock has collapsed. Although I >> have allowed my indexes to be neglected, it is worth noting that at >> one time it was clearly the obvious "quality" amongst many alternative >> energy stocks of dubious quality, and it was a part of the >> capitalization of my ae index. >> >> It had revenues, consistent revenue growth, profits, consistent profit >> growth, etc. They made product, they were among the world's top 15 >> producers, with many oil company subsidiaries and large company >> subsidiaries competing against them, and they weren't going away. >> >> Now they have gone away, from a stock market perspective. Their CFO >> and CEO, who was respected by others, have resigned in disgrace. Well >> intended green-mutual-funds who invested in them have been damaged. >> >> More than one source seems to indicate that the many hundreds of lower >> workers throughout the company are not to blame, that they could >> continue to do their thing and make solar product going forward. But >> what the heck has top management been doing to turn profits into >> losses, retroactively? Who the hell knows. I think it's fair to >> entertain the hypothesis that, quite simply, it is a case of fraud, >> until there's some clarification. The company, over many months, has >> not bothered to clarify a goddamn thing. >> >> What I want to say is that, in a way, this is only too logical. A >> couple of years ago I tried to sit down and make a list of enough >> publicly traded nearly-pure-play PV companies so that I could make a >> solar index, but it just didn't work out. APWR was in the list of >> course, and there were a few other sort-of plays, such as SPIR, ENER, >> SWVG.F or something. >> >> Anyway, I have been thinking that some of the criticism of the Bush >> administration is shallow, and that a primary weapon of their is the >> neglect of discussion of important topics, and the neglect of the >> importance of ordering massive quantities of alternative energy >> products, rather than paying lip service to alternative energies, >> funding some research with a pittance, and then continuing the massive >> river of money to traditional energy technologies. >> >> I see the collapse of one of the only decent non-oil-company-owned >> alternative energy companies as something that the fossil fuel >> lobbyists and others probably find hysterical. Doubtless they will >> sit around and smirk as to the corruption of those environmentalist >> jokers. >> >> One of APWRE's competitors, ENER (a subsidiary of theirs is United >> Solar, although that's only a percentage of ENER) is now part-owned by >> Chevron Texaco and I think has three or four decades of history of >> slow growth which has benefited the founder and hurt long-term >> investors irreparably. Somehow they've always stayed afloat, perhaps >> due to those government contracts which always seem to come in. We >> wouldn't want to perpetuate the idea that private sector demand could >> keep a PV company in business. >> >> So, APWRE is now in disgrace from a stock-market point of view, SPIR's >> solar subsidiary plods along (recent quarter was at a loss), SWVG is >> sort of a joke as far as I can see, stock-price-wise, etc. I doubt >> Chevron-TExaco, Royal Dutch Shell, etc. are crying in their milk. >> Doubtless they will try to make the case that it helps vindicate the >> idea that the market for PV is not strong enough to stand on its own. >> They will probably leave out that they helped, in my view, arrange for >> that condition. >> >> I haven't seen much mention or discussion of all this, so I am >> mentioning it. >> >> >> ========================================================== >> THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY LIST. >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> . Please feel free to send your input to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> . 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