Dublin, Nov. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2xfzqq/markets_for)
has announced the addition of the "Markets
for Inorganic and Organic Thin-Film PhotoVoltaic Encapsulation"
report to their offering.
Thin-film, DSC and organic PV are notoriously vulnerable to oxygen
and water vapor; much more so than conventional crystalline silicon
PV. These newer forms of solar panel technology become ever more
pervasive, it is creating a growing opportunity to supply
cost-effective encapsulation technology into the PV space.
Although, in the not-too-distant past, several firms have tried to
exploit similar opportunities without success, the time is right
for PV encapsulation to lead to significant revenue generation for
well-prepared companies and this report is designed to assist a
variety of firms in preparing for the PV encapsulation
opportunity.
Firms that have targeted the PV encapsulation space will learn
which of the several novel encapsulation technologies that are now
emerging will be success in the PV market and which sectors of the
market will be most receptive to them. In particular, this report
examines the implications for encapsulation makers of the rise of
flexible PV for BIPV and other applications. Our analysis here
takes into account the differing objectives of key encapsulation
firms, which include large multinationals like 3M and Corning to
specialty firms such as Tera Barrier Films and Beneq
The report also provides guidance to firms providing thin-film, DSC
and organic PV, showing how improved encapsulation can be leveraged
by such firms to create larger addressable markets. This discussion
of encapsulation-related opportunities for PV suppliers is set in
the context of today's PV industry with its poor margins and
technological uncertainties. The report will also be important to
the building products industry, since encapsulation is a key
enabling technology for building-integrated PV (BIPV), expected to
be the fastest growing sector of the PV industry over the next
decade and a diversification opportunity for
This report will also be of considerable interest to the glass
industry, since even though rigid and heavy we anticipate that
glass will continue to be the most widely used material for
encapsulation for PV
technology. In particular, this report we provide guidance on
the revenues that glass firms can expect to generate from the
non-conventional PV sector.
Breakouts are by type of encapsulation technology used and type of
PV. In addition, this report appraises the product/market
strategies being adopted by the leading active in thin-film, OPV
and DSC encapsulation.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
E.1 Emerging Opportunities in PV Encapsulation
E.2 Firms to Watch
E.3 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts for PV Encapsulation
Chapter One: Introduction to PV Encapsulation Technologies
Chapter Two: Markets for PV Encapsulation Technologies - Designs,
Materials, and Suppliers
2.1 Glass Technologies and PV Encapsulation
2.2 Multilayer Dyad Films and PV Encapsulation
2.3 Emerging Options for PV Encapsulation
2.4 Key Points Made in This Chapter
Chapter Three: Eight-Year Forecasts for Thin-Film and Organic PV
Encapsulation Materials
3.1 Forecasting Methodology
3.2 Eight-Year Forecasts of TFPV Encapsulation Technologies by
Application
3.3 Eight-Year Forecasts of TFPV Encapsulation by Product
Type
3.4 Summaries of Eight-Year Forecasts of PV Encapsulation
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