Indium Markets for Photovoltaics

Indium Markets for Photovoltaics published by NanoMarkets in June, 2009. This report consists of 79 Pages and the price starts from US $ 995.

Introduction

Abstract

Indium currently plays two important roles in the photovoltaic industry. First, it is used in the form of indium tin oxide (ITO) - the transparent conductor in PV devices. This is the largest role for indium in the PV industry; however, the future of ITO is in question as better performing transparent conductors emerge. Indium' s second role in the PV industry is as one of the active materials in the thin-film PV technology copper indium/gallium diselenide (CIGS) cells. While CIGS holds only a small percentage of the PV market today, it is considered the wave of the future for thin-film PV, and thus represents a growing market for indium.

The continuing hyper-growth in the PV industry combined with the expectation that CIGS PV will take a more prominent position within this industry will create a new demand pool for indium. This report will provide more on how this growth will occur and what this will mean for indium producers. The report will focus on traditional indium, but will also discuss the use of newer materials such as indium-containing composites. The report begins with a review of the state of the PV industry and then goes into indium' s current and potential roles in each of the PV segments. Finally, the report quantifies the opportunities for indium in the PV space through an eight-year forecast.

This report is one of a seven-report series on Metals in PV.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 Overview of Indium Use in PV Manufacturing
• E.2 Key Developments and Trends in the Use of Indium-Based Materials in PV Manufacturing
• E.3 Opportunities for Mining, Refining, and Distribution Firms
• E.4 Opportunities for Indium-Based Material Firms
• E.5 Opportunities for Solar Panel Firms
• E.6 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this Report
  • 1.1.1 ITO in PV: Market Evolution
  • 1.1.2 CIGS PV Overview
• 1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report
• 1.3 Methodology of this Report
• 1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Photovoltaic Markets and Technology

• 2.1 Introduction: PV Markets Overview
• 2.2 Photovoltaic Markets and Technologies
  • 2.2.1 Crystalline Silicon PV
  • 2.2.2 Thin-Film Silicon PV
  • 2.2.3 CdTe PV
  • 2.2.4 CIGS PV
  • 2.2.5 Organic and DSC PV
  • 2.2.6 Other PV
• 2.3 Specialty Metal Usage Within PV Technology
• 2.4 Key Points Made in this chapter

Chapter Three: Markets and Opportunities for Indium in Photovoltaics

• 3.1 Introduction: Overview of Indium' s Role in Photovoltaic Technology and Markets
• 3.2 ITO' s Place Among Transparent Electrode Materials for PV
• 3.3 ITO Materials and Processes
  • 3.3.1 Sputtering and Other Vacuum Deposition Materials and Methods for ITO
  • 3.3.2 Printing of ITO
  • 3.3.3 Other Deposition Materials and Methods for ITO
• 3.4 CIGS Materials and Processes
  • 3.4.1 Sputtering and Other Vacuum Deposition Materials and Methods for CIGS
  • 3.4.2 Electrodeposition of CIGS
  • 3.4.3 Printing of CIGS
• 3.5 Impact of Broader Indium Markets on Indium for Photovoltaics
  • 3.5.1 Indium Commodities Pricing
  • 3.5.2 Indium Production and Recycling
• 3.6 Safety, Health, and Environmental Concerns with Indium Production and Use
• 3.7 Key Points Made in this Chapter

Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of Indium in Photovoltaics

• 4.1 Forecasting Methodology
  • 4.1.1 Data Sources
  • 4.1.2 Scope of Forecast
  • 4.1.3 Alternative Scenarios and Other Factors Taken into Consideration
• 4.2 Forecasts of Indium Consumption in PV by PV Technology
• 4.3 Forecasts of Indium Consumption in PV by Indium Material Type

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