New NanoMarkets Report Identifies the Key Opportunities for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics

New NanoMarkets Report Identifies the Key Opportunities for
Building-Integrated Photovoltaics

GLEN ALLEN, Va., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- NanoMarkets, a leading industry
analyst based here, today announced the release of its most recent report,
"Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Markets 2009 and Beyond." This report,
which builds upon the firm's coverage of the BIPV market, contains analysis
and market projections of both crystalline silicon (c-Si) and the thin-film PV
technologies used in various portions of a building -- rooftops, exterior
walls, windows, facades, sunshades, skylights, etc., and other related
materials. Further details about the report are available at
www.nanomarkets.net. Executive summaries for registered press are available
upon request.

Key Findings:

According to NanoMarkets' new report, revenues from building-integrated PV
will grow from about $1.8 billion this year, to reach over $8.7 billion in
2016. While the PV market, and specifically the BIPV market, will be
impacted by the current recession, the combination of policy incentives and
trends in architectural style produces a need for aesthetic integration of PV
cells into the buildings that use them.

NanoMarkets also expects to see a shift in the type of PV materials used in
building-integrated products. While crystalline silicon (c-Si) currently makes
up about 75 percent of the market in volume terms, by 2016 this value will
drop to close to 33 percent as the thin-film PV technologies penetrate the
market. By 2016, NanoMarkets projects that thin-film silicon will represent 35
percent of the BIPV market while CIGS will have 17 percent share.

About the Report:

NanoMarkets' new report pays special attention to the exciting new products
coming on line that incorporate PV cells into actual building materials like
siding, windows, and roofing shingles. The report also analyzes and quantifies
the current and future markets for BIPV products in light of current
conditions in real estate, construction, finance and year over year reductions
in energy prices. The report focuses on how BIPV technologies can break into
the market now and how planners at BIPV firms can ensure that their products
will do well once the new construction market begins to stabilize and how they
can also best meet the demands of the retrofit market.

The report also discusses the materials and technology aspects of BIPV; we
look at how traditional crystalline silicon firms PV can best fit their
products into the new BIPV environment and how the new TFPV and OPV/DSC
technologies can be leveraged for BIPV applications. The report also goes into
depth on the market, policy and technology factors that make BIPV more popular
in some regions versus others. Finally, our eight-year forecasts of the BIPV
market quantify the opportunities in BIPV by region and by product type.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities in energy and
electronics markets. Visit www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of
NanoMarkets' reports and other services.

SOURCE NanoMarkets

Robert Nolan, NanoMarkets, +1-804-360-2967, info@nanomarkets.net