PV Equipment Suppliers Post Record Backlogs in Q410

摘要

Quarterly PV manufacturing equipment spending by c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panel producers grew for the sixth consecutive quarter during Q410 to USD2.9B, as double-digit Q/Q manufacturing capacity growth continued to grip the PV industry. Rising equipment demand from Asian cell manufacturers will be the primary driver of global industry revenues during 2011, forecast to grow from $10.7B in 2010 to $11.7B.Driven by vertical integration aspirations of tier 1 Chinese c-Si producers and strong investment into existing and emerging thin-film technologies, a further 1.25 GW of quarterly manufacturing capacity came online during Q410, bringing annualized c-Si cell and thin-film panel capacity added during 2010 to 11.5 GW, according to the latest Solar-buzz* PV Equipment Quarterly report.