Substantial Market Growth Projected for Transparent Conductors in PV Applications
GLEN ALLEN, VA - Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has released its latest report on materials for the photovoltaics (PV) industry. The report is titled Transparent Conductors in Thin-Film and Organic PV Applications 2012. NanoMarkets estimates that the total market for transparent conductors (TCs) in PV will grow at a CAGR of over 30 percent from a value of about $90 million in 2012 to about $300 million in 2016.
The report analyzes the opportunities for TCs in the TFPV, OPV and DSC markets. The focus of the report is on the shifting market share of different types of TCs in the different PV segments. TCs considered include ITO, alternative TCOs, nanosilver and related TCs, carbon nanomaterial-based TCs, and TCs based on PEDOT conductive polymers. The major PV application markets covered are thin-film Si PV, CdTe PV, CIGS PV, OPV and DSC. The report also discusses the strategies of some of the important suppliers of TCs to the PV market, especially those in the emerging nanomaterial- and conductive-polymer-based sector.