PV ENERGY SYSTEMS INDUSTRY REPORT ONE

--REPORT ONE--
THE WORLD PV MARKET: 1975-2006
June 15, 2006

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**
Foreword by Paul D. Maycock	i
Executive Summary	v
Section 1: Introduction 1.1 The 2000-2005 World Photovoltaics Environment 1.2 Negative Factors Affecting the World Photovoltaic Market 1.3 Positive Factors Affecting the World Photovoltaic Market	1
Section 2: Partitioning the Photovoltaic Market 2.1 Product-Based Sectors 2.2 Principal User Sectors	5
Section 3: The 2005 Photovoltaic Cell/Module Production Market 3.1 Manufacturers’ Production by Country of cell production 3.2 Production by Cell Technology 3.2.1 PV module production costs and materials consumption 3.3 PV Balance of Systems Technology, Performance, and Cost 3.3.1 BOS Requirements of PV Systems 3.3.2 Installed System Cost Forecast 3.4 PV Equipment Market 3.5 World PV Market Experience Curve	10
Section 4: The 2005 World Photovoltaic Market 4.1 World Photovoltaic Module Installations by Country 4.2 World PV Market Sectors by Application	25
Section 5: The 2005 United States Photovoltaic Market 5.1 US Photovoltaic Cell and Module Manufacturing 5.2 US PV Module Utilization and Systems Market 5.2.1 System Prices 5.3 US PV Initiatives 5.3.1 Framework for Deployment and New Initiatives 5.4 US PV Shipments and Installations by Market Sector 5.5 Conclusions and Future Trends	61
Appendix: Data Tables and Graphs	A1