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Low Iron Glass for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP): Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020

Published: Apr, 2014 | Pages: 565 | Publisher: WinterGreen Research
Industry: Power | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Low iron glass for concentrating solar power (CSP) accounts for about 3% of the total global glass production. The global low iron glass for CSP market was valued at USD 357 million in 2013. It is expected to reach USD 12 billion by 2020. By 2020, about 16% of the total glass produced in the world will be low iron glass, a share comparable to automotive glass.

This stupendous growth will be a result of accelerated adoption of CSP all over the world. Any CSP market becomes feasible when it has 100 paying reference accounts. CSP industry has strong growth potential. As solar energy becomes increasingly affordable, the world will undergo a transformation. It will then be possible to desalinate water, drive electric cars, and control home temperature to suit our taste all year round. 

Solar energy is expected to contribute more than 89% to the world energy production in the next 25 years. Its growth trajectory may be likened to that of the smart phone industry which became lucrative once prices dropped and generated economies of scale. CSP will lower electricity costs to a large extent. Silica is the main material required to manufacture low iron glass for CSP. Low iron glass’ advantages include clarity and more efficient capture of solar power. 

CSP plants, once built, require negligible amount of labor. Moreover, there are no subsequent fuel costs involved.  Electricity costs from CSP plants in 2013 stood at USD 0.15 to 0.24 per kWh. They could drop down to USD 0.03 per kWh and even lower by the end of 2017. The year 2020 should witness an even higher drop (in the range of 30%-50%) in CSP capital costs. This may be attributed to higher efficiencies brought in by the new technologies. 

The CSP industry is no longer in the trial phase. It now falls in the early adopter stage. The Ivanpah solar electric generating system has opened up avenues for steam generated electricity from the sun. Ivanpah CSP is bound to lend strength to the US economy and solar supply chain, gradually bringing in complete energy independence. Key players in the global low iron glass for concentrating solar power (CSP) market are Guardian Industries, Rioglass Solar S.A., eSolar, and Schott AG. 

Companies Profiled

Market Leaders

    Rioglass 
    Schott - Receivers 
    eSolar 
    Guardian
    ACWA Holding / SUN & LIFE / Flabeg

Market Participants

    Almeco Solar
    China Glass Holdings
    Dubai Investments PJSC
    Guangdong Golden Glass Technologies
    Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong)
    Gujarat Borosil Ltd. (GBL)
    Hangzhou AMD PV Glass
    Hecker Glastechnik
    Interfloat
    Jinjing Group
    Nippon Sheet Glass NSG Group
    Oerlikon Solar
    Pilkington
    ReflecTech
    Saint Gobain Solar SG
    Sener
    Shandong Glass Group
    Shanghai Flat Glass Co Ltd
    Siemens Concentrated Solar Power, Ltd
    Sisecam Group
    Succeed Glass Co., Ltd / Henan Succeed New Energy
    Sunarc Technology
    SunRun and U.S. Bancorp
    Targray
    Targray Solar
    Tata BP Solar
    Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S
    US Silica
    Zhejiang Flat Glass Co., Ltd

Check Out These Key Topics

    Low Iron Glass
    Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
    Nano Silver Coating
    Mirror Durability
    Reflectivity
    Polyvinyl butyral (PVB)
    Silver Coatings
    CSP Low Iron Solar Glass
    Clear Float Glass
    Mirror Quality on Plant Performance
    Ivanpah
    Receiver Mirrors
    Heliostats
    Low Iron Silica
    Low-Iron Float Lines
    Low Iron Silica Removal Processes
    Float Glass Cost Structure
    50 MW CSP Plant
    Sensors Based On Magnetic Materials
    Economies of Scale
    Powering Current Sensors
 Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Executive Summary
Low Iron Glass Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Market Driving Forces
Ivanpah At The Forefront Of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Low Iron Glass Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Market Growth Key Factors
Low Iron Glass Used for CSP
Low Iron Float Glass And Mirror Industry
CSP Parabolic Mirror Forming
Receiver Mirrors
CSP Low Iron Glass Market Shares
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Low Iron Solar Glass Market Forecasts

1. Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Market Description and Market Dynamics
1.1 CSP Low Iron Solar Glass Market Description and Market Dynamics
1.1.1 Glass and Mirrors in Concentrated Solar Power Systems
1.2 Low Iron Glass CSP Coatings
1.2.1 Solar Control Glazing
1.3 Parabolic Trough Technology
1.3.1 Concentrated Solar Power - Clean, Predictable Electricity Generation 24x7
1.3.2 http://www.us.schott.com/csp/media/img/csp-worldmap_thmb_550.jpg Parabolic Trough Power Plants
1.4 Low Iron Containing Materials for Glass
1.4.1 Clear Float Glass And Low Iron Glass
1.4.2 Performance Comparison - Clear Float Glass Versus Low Iron Glass
1.5 Low Iron Glass Yields
1.5.1 Influence of Mirror Quality on Plant Performance and Revenues
1.5.2 Glare Performance Anti-Soiling Coatings
1.6 CSP Low-Iron Solar Glass Creates Green Energy
1.7 Photovoltaics:
1.8 Performance Comparison - Clear Float Glass Versus Low Iron Glass
1.8.1 Clear Float and Low Iron Glass

2. Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Market Shares and Market Forecasts
2.1 Low Iron Glass Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Market Driving Forces
2.1.1 Ivanpah At The Forefront Of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
2.1.2 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Low Iron Glass Market Growth Key Factors
2.1.3 Low Iron Glass Used for CSP
2.1.4 Low Iron Float Glass And Mirror Industry
2.1.5 CSP Parabolic Mirror Forming
2.1.6 Receiver Mirrors
2.2 CSP Low Iron Glass Market Shares
2.2.1 Primary Suppliers Of Low Iron Float Glass
2.2.2 Rioglass Solar
2.2.3 Guardian Heat-Treated Glass
2.2.4 Schott Solar CSP
2.2.5 Schott Response To The Low Iron Glass CSP Market Challenge
2.2.6 ACWA Holding / SUN & LIFE / Flabeg
2.2.7 Bankrupt Flabeg Value: Installed Base
2.2.8 Flabeg Solar US Assets Auctioned December, 17, 2013
2.2.9 Nippon Sheet Glass Thin Film Photovoltaic Modules
2.2.10 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Crystalline Silicon PV
2.2.11 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington NSG TECâ„¢ - TCO
2.2.12 Rio Glass Glass Vendors Emerging As Experienced And Innovative Solar Energy Partners
2.3 Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Market Forecasts
2.3.1 CSP Installed Capacity
2.3.2 Demand for Low-Iron Float Glass
2.4 CSP Low Iron Glass Manufacturing Process
2.4.1 The Cost Of Production (Raw Materials Breakdown)
2.4.2 Technology Of Sheet Low Iron Glass
2.4.3 Heliostats
2.4.4 Low Iron Silica Quality
2.4.5 Sources For Low Iron Sand
2.4.6 Solar Low Iron Glass Segment Companies
2.5 Number of Float Glass Lines
2.5.1 Low-Iron Float Lines Globally / Ownership
2.5.2 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd NSG Capacity
2.5.3 Low Iron Glass Company Summary by Country
2.6 Low Iron Glass Manufacturing
2.6.1 Low Iron Removal Processes From Silica
2.6.2 Other Glass Raw Materials / Supply of the Low Iron Materials
2.6.3 Float Glass Cost Structure
2.6.4 Low Iron Glass Cost Reduction Through Localization
2.7 Low Iron Float Glass In China (Energy Implications, Raw Materials Implications)
2.7.1 Guangdong Golden Glass Technologies Ltd
2.7.2 Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong)
2.7.3 Shandong Glass Group Jinjing Group Advanced Equipment
2.8 Low Iron Solar Glass Market Growth
2.8.1 50 MW CSP Plant
2.8.2 Construction Costs of 50 MW CSP Plant
2.8.3 Construction Costs of a 100 MW CSP Plant
2.8.4 Mirrors
2.8.5 Nano Silver Coating
2.9 Solar Low Iron Glass Market Characteristics Factors
2.9.1 Low Iron Glass Product Differentiation
2.9.2 Outlook for Solar Electricity
2.9.3 Low Iron Glass Product Differentiation
2.9.4 Outlook for Solar Electricity
2.10 CSP Solar Market Installed Capacity
2.10.1 Concentrating Solar Power Projects by Project Name
2.10.2 Parabolic Trough Projects
2.10.3 Linear Fresnel Reflector Projects
2.10.4 Power Tower Projects
2.10.5 Dish/Engine Projects
2.10.6 Concentrating Solar Power Projects by Project Country
2.10.7 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in the United States and By Country
2.10.8 List of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Installations
2.10.9 CSP Number of HelioStats
2.10.10 Parabolic Trough Projects, General Contractor, Supplier, Glass, Turbine
2.11 CSP Glass ROI
2.11.1 ACWA Holding / Sun & Life / Flabeg ROI for Annealed Solar Mirrors
2.12 Concentrated Solar Thermal - Segment
2.13 CSP Low Iron Glass Price Trends
2.13.1 Reflectech Rolled Mirror Film Pricing
2.13.2 Cell Efficiency Improvements
2.13.3 Grid Parity
2.13.4 Impact of Oil Price on Solar Industry
2.13.5 Glass Manufacturer Infrastructure
2.13.6 The Need for Low Iron Glass
2.14 Low Iron Glass Regional Analysis

3. Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Product Description
3.1 Glass for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
3.2 Schott
3.2.1 Schott is the Leading Solar Receiver
3.2.2 Schott Receivers Manufacturing Improvement
3.2.3 Schott Receivers Specialized Part Of CSP Solar Field
3.2.4 Schott Solar Concentrated Power Parabolic Trough Technology Receivers
3.2.5 Schott PTR® 70 Receiver Platform
3.2.6 Schott PTR® 70 Minimization Of Heat Conduction Losses
3.2.7 Schott Solar Receiver Compact Bellow Design
3.3 Guardian PV Laminated Mirrors
3.3.1 Guardian Durable Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Mirrors
3.3.2 Guardian Sun-Tracking Mirrors Controlled Manufacturing Process
3.3.3 Guardian Sun-Tracking Mirrors Testing Results
3.3.4 Guardian Durable Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Mirror Testing
3.3.5 Guardian Durable Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Mirror Outdoor Exposure Testing
3.3.6 Guardian Durable Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Mirror Wind tunnel testing
3.3.7 Guardian EcoGuard
3.3.8 Guardian UltraWhite Low-Iron Glass
3.3.9 Guardian Float Glass
3.3.10 Guardian Heavy Float Glass
3.3.11 Guardian EcoGuard® Solar
3.3.12 Guardian Solar Glass Positioning
3.4 ACWA Holding / SUN & LIFE / Flabeg
3.4.1 Flabeg Parabolic Mirrors
3.4.2 Flabeg Solar Mirrors
3.4.3 Flabeg Parabolic Trough
3.4.4 Flabeg Parabolic Mirrors for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
3.4.5 Flabeg Testing and Durability of Mirror Coating System
3.4.6 Flabeg Flat Mirrors for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
3.5 Emirates Float Glass
3.5.1 Emirates Float Glass Technical Data
3.5.2 Emirates Float Glass and Mirrors in Concentrated Solar Power Systems
3.6 RIO Glass
3.6.1 Rio Glass Production Process
3.6.2 Rio Glass Nano Silver Coatings
3.6.3 Rio Glass CSP Operational Advantages
3.6.4 Rio Solar Glass Edge Protection
3.6.5 Rio Solar Glass Deflectrometry Analysis
3.6.6 Rio Glass Solar Mirror Reflectance
3.6.7 Rio Glass CSP Shot Testing Measurements
3.6.8 Rio Glass CSP Ball Drop Testing Measurements
3.6.9 Rio Glass CSP Variable Temperature Testing Measurements
3.6.10 Rio Glass CSP Testing Measurements Conclusions
3.6.11 RIO Glass US Manufacturing in Arizona
3.7 Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong) Low Iron Glass
3.7.1 Guangfeng Solarglass Characteristics
3.8 Nippon Sheet Glass / Pilkington Solar Energy Glass
3.8.1 Nippon Sheet Glass Thin Film Photovoltaics Modules
3.8.2 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Crystalline Silicon PV
3.8.3 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Concentrated Solar Power
3.8.4 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Solar Thermal Collectors
3.8.5 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington NSG TECâ„¢ - TCO
3.9 Masdar PV supplies 1.5 MWp Thin Film Modules to Indian villages
3.9.1 Masdar, Total S.A. and Abengoa Solar Abu Dhabi Solar Power Plant
3.10 Hangzhou AMD PV Glass Co Ltd
3.11 Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd
3.12 Borosil Glass Works
3.13 Yichang CSG Polysilicon Material Co., Ltd.
3.14 Dongguan CSG Solar Glass Co., Ltd.
3.14.1 Dongguan CSG Low Iron Solar Glass Anti-reflective Coating
3.14.2 China Glass Solar Glass & Mirrors
3.14.3 China Glass Solar Glass
3.15 Egi MJG Launches Float Glass Manufacturing Plant In Nigeria
3.15.1 Egi MJG Float Glass
3.16 fSolar
3.16.1 Low-Iron Solar Glass From F | Solar Is Used In High-Efficiency Photovoltaics Modules And Solar Collectors
3.16.2 Solar Combined Heat And Power:

4. Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Technology
4.1 Wind Tunnel Testing
4.1.1 RioGlass Wind Tunnel Testing
4.1.2 CSP Glass Production Processes
4.2 Parabolic Mirrors Solar Generation Elements
4.2.1 Solar Receiver
4.2.2 Key Parameters For The Yield Of A CSP Plant
4.3 Ceramic Mounting Pads For Bonding
4.4 Energy Reflection

5. Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Company Descriptions
5.1 ACWA Holding / Sun & Life Acquires FLABEG, CSP Solar Technology
5.1.1 ACWA Holding / SUN & LIFE
5.1.2 Sun & Life On Acquisition of Flabeg's Solar Division
5.1.3 Flabeg QDec Measurement
5.1.4 Flabeg Development Partners
5.1.5 Flabeg Ultimate Trough Design
5.1.6 Flabeg Solar Mirrors
5.1.7 Flabeg Holding GmbH / Flabeg Technical Glass / Naugatuck Glass
5.1.8 Flabeg Solar US Assets Auctioned December, 17, 2013
5.1.9 Sun & Life On Acquisition of Flabeg's Solar Division
5.2 Alanod GmbH & Co KG / Alanod-Solar
5.2.1 Alanod-Solar
5.2.2 Alanod-Solar Absorption
5.2.3 Alanod-Solar Solar Reflection
5.2.4 Alanod-Solar Surface Treatment
5.2.5 Alanod-Solar Global player
5.2.6 Almeco
5.2.7 Almeco Solar
5.3 China Glass
5.3.1 China Glass Holdings Limited
5.3.2 China Southern Glass (Australia)Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of CSG Holding Co., Ltd.
5.3.3 China Glass Holdings Production Base in Suqian, Jiangsua
5.3.4 China Glass Holdings Production Base in Weihai, Shandong
5.3.5 China Glass Holdings Production Base in Xianyang, Shaanxi
5.3.6 China Glass Holdings Production Base in Beijing
5.3.7 China Glass Holdings Production Base of Wuhai, Inner Mongolia
5.3.8 China Glass Holdings Production base in Nanjing, Jiangsu
5.3.9 China Glass Holdings Production base in Taicang, Jiangsu
5.3.10 China Glass Holdings Business and Revenue
5.3.11 China Glass Holdings Business Review
5.3.12 China Glass Holdings Outlook Tied To China’s Twelfth Five Year Plan
5.3.13 China Glass Holdings Lowers Cost to Manufacture Low Iron Glass
5.4 Dubai Investments PJSC
5.4.1 Dubai Investments PJSC / Emirates Float Glass
5.5 eSolar
5.6 Guangdong Golden Glass Technologies Ltd
5.7 Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong)
5.7.1 Guangfeng Solar Glass (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
5.8 Guardian Industries
5.8.1 Guardian Industries Manufactures Glass Using The Float Process
5.8.2 Guardian Heat-Treated Glass
5.8.3 Guardian Tempered Glass
5.8.4 Guardian Industries US Base, Global Growth
5.9 Gujarat Borosil Ltd. (GBL)
5.9.1 Gujarat Borosil Ltd. (GBL) Low Iron Glass
5.10 Hangzhou AMD PV Glass Co Ltd
5.11 Hecker Glastechnik
5.12 Interfloat
5.12.1 GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH
5.12.2 Interfloat / GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH
5.12.3 Interfloat Innovation At The Fore
5.12.4 Interfloat / GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH
5.13 Jinjing Group Co Ltd
5.14 Nippon / Pilkington
5.14.1 Pilkington Clear Float Glass Solutions
5.14.2 Pilkington Low-Iron Clear Float Glass Features and Benefits
5.14.3 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd NSG Group
5.14.4 Nippon Sheet Glass Revenue
5.14.5 Nippon Sheet Glass Solar Energy Products
5.14.6 Nippon Sheet Glass NSG Group / Pilkington
5.15 Oerlikon Solar
5.16 ReflecTech
5.16.1 ReflecTech® Mirror Film
5.16.2 ReflecTech® Mirror Film Construction
5.16.3 ReflecTech® Mirror Film Applications
5.16.4 ReflecTech® Mirror Film Properties
5.17 RIO Glass
5.17.1 RIO Glass Nano Silver Coating
5.18 Saint-Gobain / Saint Gobain Solar
5.18.1 Saint-Gobain/ SolarWood Technologies
5.18.2 French: SolarWood Technologies Solar Sunlap SG and SG ® Solar
5.18.3 Saint Gobain Solar
5.18.4 Saint Gobain Solar Photovoltaic Solar Tiles System by Sunlap ®
5.18.5 Saint Gobain Solar SG Solar Sunlap ® Embedded System
5.18.6 Saint Gobain Solar SG Solar Suneka
5.19 Sener
5.20 Schott
5.20.1 Schott Solar Manufacturing Facility in Albuquerque
5.20.2 Schott Revenue
5.20.3 Schott Parabolic Recievers
5.20.4 Schott Powered Thermal Parabolic Trough Power
5.20.5 Schott
5.20.6 Schott Electronic Packaging Gmbh
5.20.7 Schott AgFlat Glass
5.20.8 Schott Technological Competence
5.20.9 SCHOTT Solar Global presence
5.20.10 SCHOTT Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Business Division
5.20.11 SCHOTT Solar 2008 - Hospital Ward In Senegal
5.20.12 SCHOTT Light for Tanzania
5.20.13 SCHOTT Solar PV and Consolidated Solar Technologies at Moriarty High School
5.20.14 SCHOTT Solar Black Frame Modules
5.20.15 SCHOTT Solar Top in PV+ test by Solarpraxis and TÃœV Rheinland
5.21 Shandong Glass Group Jinjing Group Co Ltd
5.21.1 Shandong Glass Group Jinjing Group Advanced Equipment
5.21.2 Shandong Glass Group Jinjing Group Quality Management
5.21.3 Shandong Glass Group Jinjing Grouppowerful Scientific Research Team
5.21.4 Shandong Glass Group Jinjing Group Markets
5.21.5 Shandong Glass Group Jinjing Groupgoals
5.21.6 Shandong Glass Group Driving Development
5.22 Siemens Concentrated Solar Power, Ltd
5.23 ÅžiÅŸecam Group
5.24 SunRun and U.S. Bancorp
5.25 Tata BP Solar
5.26 Succeed Glass Co., Ltd / Henan Succeed New Energy Material Co
5.27 Sunarc Technology A/S
5.27.1 Sunarc Technology Low Iron Solar Glass
5.27.2 Sunarc Technology Float glass
5.27.3 Sunarc Technology Rolled glass
5.27.4 Sunarc Technology Tempering
5.27.5 Sunarc Technology Glass Suppliers
5.28 Targray Solar
5.28.1 Targray Crystalline Cell Materials
5.28.2 Process vs. Targray Materials - Combined For Results
5.28.3 Targray Materials
5.28.4 Targray Silver Paste
5.28.5 Targray Aluminum Paste
5.28.6 Targray Wafers
5.29 Trakya Cam Sanayii A.S.
5.29.1 Trakya Cam Partners with Saint-Gobain
5.30 Trakya Cam
5.31 Targray Solar Materials
5.32 US Silica
5.32.1 US Silica Uses
5.32.2 US Silica Operations
5.32.3 US Silica Low Iron Sand
5.33 Zhejiang Flat Glass Co., Ltd / Shanghai Flat Glass Co Ltd
5.34 Other Low Iron Glass Manufacturers
5.34.1 AQT Solar
5.34.2 Bergamo Acquisition Corporation
5.34.3 Centrosolar Group AG IG Solar PVT Ltd Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd Shenzhen Commonpraise Solar Co.,Ltd ShenZhen SuoYang New Energy Co.,LTD 
5.34.4 Low Iron Glass Country Company Summary
5.35 Winners of the Middle East Solar Pioneers Programme
List of Tables

Table ES-1 CSP Solar Market Growth Key Factors Driving Demand
Table ES-2 CSP Production Aspects
Figure ES-3 Low Iron Solar Mirror Glass And Receivers For Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2013
Figure ES-4 Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Mirrors and Receivers Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, 2014-2020
Figure 1-1 Different Types of Low Iron Solar Glass
Table 1-2 Low Iron Glass Coatings for Solar Applications
Figure 1-3 Glass Types Used for PV Cells
Table 1-4 Low Iron Solar Glass Production Issues
Figure 1-5 Solar Technologies and Glass Usage
Figure 1-6 Glass Segments and Products
Figure 1-7 CSP Low Iron Glass Consistently High Plant Yield
Figure 1-8 Flabeg CSP Focus Deviation <7mm, Direct Reflectance >94.4%
Figure 1-9 Influence of Mirror Quality on Plant Performance and Revenues
Table 1-10 Flabeg Dura Glare- Anti-Soiling Solar Glass Coating Testing
Figure 1-11 Flabeg Dura Glare- Anti-Soiling Solar Glass Yields Source:  Flabeg.
Figure 1-12 Transitional Roll Desk Used in Flat Glass Production
Figure 1-13 Total Cost of Flat Glass by Segment
Figure 1-14 Raw Material Breakdown of Flat Glass
Table 1-15 Performance Comparison – Clear Float Glass Versus Low Iron Glass
Table 1-16 Benefits Of Using Low Iron Glass Compared To Clear Float Glass
Table 2-1 CSP Solar Market Growth Key Factors Driving Demand
Table 2-2 CSP Production Aspects
Figure 2-3 Low Iron Solar Mirror Glass And Receivers For Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2013
Table 2-4 Low Iron Solar Mirror Glass and Receivers for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2013
Figure 2-5 Guardian PV Laminated Mirrors
Figure 2-6 Guardian PV CSP Laminated Mirrors
Figure 2-7 Schott Solar Low Iron Glass
Table 2-8 Schott Solar CSP Technology Strengths
Table 2-9 Schott Solar CSP Technology Challenges
Table 2-10 Flabeg ROI Assumptions
Figure 2-11 Flabeg Installations in Spain Source:  Flabeg.
Figure 2-12 Flabeg Installations in US and India Source:  Flabeg.
Figure 2-13 Flabeg Installations in Abu Dhabi, Australia, and Egypt Source:  Flabeg.
Figure 2-14 Flabeg Worldwide Installations Source:  Flabeg.
Figure 2-15 Low Iron Solar Glass Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Mirrors and Receivers Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide,2014-2020
Table 2-16 Low Iron Solar Glass Markets Dollars, Worldwide, 2014-2020
Table 2-17 Low Iron Glass and Receiver Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Market Segment Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014-2020
Table 2-18 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Installed Capacity Market Forecasts Worldwide, 2014-2020
Figure 2-19 Rio Solar Glass Production Process
Table 2-20 Technology Of Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington NSG TEC Low Iron Glassâ„¢ Products
Figure 2-21 US Silica Low Iron Sand Mines
Table 2-22 Low Iron Solar Glass Market Shares, Tonnes, Worldwide, 2010
Table 2-23 Low Iron Solar Glass Installed Capacity, Tonnes, Worldwide, 2010
Figure 2-24 Float Lines in The World by Region- 407
Figure 2-25 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd NSG Current and Planned Capacity
Table 2-26 PV Solar Glass Production Facilities
Figure 2-27 Glass Lines Needed to Support PV Development to 2020
Figure 2-28 Glass Production Growth per Segment Until 2015
Figure 2-29 Glass Production Cost Structure, 2010
Figure 2-30 Cost Structure for 50 MW Plant
Table 2-31 Low Iron Glass Company Summary by Country
Figure 2-32 Global Flat Glass Producers
Figure 2-33 European Float Sheet Capacity by Company
Figure 2-34 Low Iron Glass Number of Tanks and Capacity
Figure 2-35 Flat Glass Revenue Growth and Averages
Figure 2-36 Major Soda Ash Producers by Capacity
Table 2-37 Low Iron Silica Cost Reduction Through Localization
Figure 2-38 China Allows Media to Report on Air Pollution Crisis
Figure 2-39 Components of Solar Trough CSP Plant
Table 2-40 Construction Costs of 50 MW CSP Plant
Table 2-41 Economic Impact of 50 MW CSP Plant – HIGH (Maximum Local Purchasing)
Table 2-42 Economic Impact of 50 MW CSP Plant – LOW (Minimal Local Purchasing)
Table 2-43 Annual Operating Costs of 50 MW CSP Plant
Table 2-44 Economic Impact of Operating 50 MW CSP Plant
Table 2-45 Fiscal Impact of a 50 MW CSP Plant in New Mexico over 30 Years
Figure 2-46 Total Value of CSP Plant
Table 2-47 Construction Costs of 100 MW CSP Plant
Table 2-48 Parabolic-Reflector Power Station Glass Requirements
Table 2-49 PV Float Glass Plant Design Constraints
Table 2-50 CSP Low Iron Glass Specific Requirements
Figure 2-51 Nano Silver Coating
Figure 2-55 RioGlass Nano Silver Coating Reflectivity
Figure 2-56 Solar Low Iron Glass Market Characteristics Factors
Table 2-57 R&D Directions To Optimize Production Of PV Thin Film Solar Glass
Table 2-58 R&D Directions To Optimize Control Of PV Thin Film Solar Glass Coatings
Table 2-59 Guardian CSP Mirror R&D Successes
Table 2-60 R&D Directions To Optimize Glass Properties Of PV Thin Film Solar Glass
Table 2-61 Create More Resilient Glass Able To Be Stable For 25 Years
Table 2-62 Low Iron Glass Market Driving Factors
Table 2-63 Low Iron Glass Market Issues
Table 2-64 Parabolic-Reflector Power Station Glass Requirements
Table 2-65 PV Float Glass Plant Design Constraints
Table 2-66 CSP Low Iron Glass Specific Requirements
Table 2-67 CSP Low Iron Glass Market Characteristics Factors
Table 2-68 Create More Resilient Glass Able To Be Stable For 25 Years
Table 2-69 Concentrating Solar Power Projects by Project Name
Table 2-70 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects That Use Parabolic Trough Systems
Table 2-71 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects That Use Linear Fresnel Reflector Systems
Table 2-72 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects
Table 2-73 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects That Use Dish/Engine Systems
Table 2-74 Concentrating Solar Power Projects by Project Country
Figure 2-75 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects In The United States
Table 2-76 Concentrating solar power (CSP) projects in Chile
Table 2-77 Concentrating solar power (CSP) projects in Mexico
Table 2-78 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in Algeria
Table 2-79 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in France
Table 2-80 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in Egypt
Table 2-81 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in South Africa
Table 2-82 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in United Arab Emirates
Table 2-83 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in India
Table 2-84 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in China
Table 2-85 
Table 2-86
Table 2-87 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Projects in Australia.
Table 2-88 List of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Installations
Table 2-89 Number of HelioStats in Each CSP
Table 2-90 Details of Parabolic Trough Projects, General Contractor, Supplier, Glass, Turbine
Table 2-91 CSP Installations and Suppliers
Figure 2-92 RIO Tempered Glass ROI Analysis
Figure 2-93 RioGlass Tempered Glass ROI
Figure 2-94 RioGlass 50 MW Plant Tempered Glass ROI
Table 2-95 ACWA Holding / Sun & Life / Flabeg ROI for Annealed Solar Mirrors
Figure 2-96 Reflectech Pricing
Figure 2-97 Low Iron CSP Solar Glass Regional Market Segments, Dollars,  2013
Table 2-98 Low Iron CSP Solar Glass Regional Market Segments, 2013
Table 3-1 Low Iron Solar Glass Application Areas for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV)
Table 3-2 Schott PTR®70 Receiver Features
Figure 3-3 Schott Solar Receivers
Figure 3-4 Schott Solar Receiver Manufacturing Excellence Award
Figure 3-5 CSP Solar Receiver Group Wide Best Production@SCHOTT Award
Figure 3-6 Schott Receivers As Specialized Part Of The Solar Field
Figure 3-7 Schott Solar CSP: Receivers
Figure 3-8 Schott PTR® 70 Receiver Platform
Table 3-9 Schott PTR® 70 Receiver Platform Modules
Table 3-10 Schott PTR® 70 Advanced Receiver Features
Table 3-11 Schott Solar Receiver Compact Bellow Design Components Specification
Table 3-12 Schott Solar Receiver Compact Bellow Design Components Solar, Thermal, and Vacuum Specification
Table 3-13 Schott Solar Receiver Design Components
Figure 3-14 Guardian PV Laminated Mirrors
Figure 3-15 Guardian PV CSP Laminated Mirrors
Figure 3-16 Guardian CSP Laminated Broken Mirror Still Works
Figure 3-17 Guardian Wind Tunnel Testing of Laminated CSP Mirrors
Figure 3-18 Guardian Wind Tunnel Breaking of Laminated CSP Mirrors
Figure 3-19 Guardian Durable Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Mirrors
Figure 3-20 Emmaqua Test by Atlas at Phoenix, Arizona
Table 3-21 Guardian Sun-Tracking Mirrors
Table 3-22 Guardian Copper Accelerated Acetic Acid Salt Spray (CASS) Test
Table 3-23 Guardian Salt Spray (SS) Test
Table 3-24 Guardian Humidity test
Table 3-25 Guardian Climate Cycling Test
Table 3-26 Guardian UV Test
Table 3-27 Guardian Damp Heat Test
Table 3-28 Guardian Wind Tunnel Test
Table 3-29 Guardian Outdoor Exposure Test3
Figure 3-30 Guardian UltraWhite Low-Iron Glass
Table 3-31 Guardian EcoGuard® Solar Modules
Figure 3-32 Guardian EcoGuard® Solar Modules
Figure 3-33 Guardian Parabolic Mirrors
Figure 3-34 Guardian Solar Glass Positioning
Table 3-35 Flabeg Parabolic Mirrors Features
Figure 3-36 Flabeg Mirrors For Parabolic Troughs
Figure 3-37 Flabeg Mirrors For Parabolic Troughs Description
Figure 3-38 Flabeg Mirrors For Solar Dishes
Figure 3-39 Flabeg Mirrors For Towers and Linear Fresnel
Figure 3-40 Flabeg Mirrors For Towers and Linear Fresnel Description
Figure 3-41 Flabeg Mirrors For Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic
Table 3-42 Flabeg Leading Glass Technology Aspects
Table 3-43 Flabeg Solar Concentrating Mirror Benefits
Table 3-44 Flabeg ROI for Annealed Solar Mirrors
Figure 3-45 Flabeg Annealed Solar Mirrors
Figure 3-46 Flabeg Annealed Solar Mirrors vs. Tempered Advantages
Figure 3-47 Flabeg Parabolic Mirrors for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Figure 3-48 Flabeg Parabolic Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Mirrors
Table 3-49 Flabeg Testing and Durability of Mirror Coating System
Table 3-50 Flabeg Available Mirror Types
Figure 3-51 Flabeg Available Mirror Types
Table 3-52 Flabeg CSP Coatings
Table 3-53 Flabeg CSP Packaging
Figure 3-54 Flabeg Flat Mirrors for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Table 3-55 Flabeg CSP Quality testing
Table 3-56 Flabeg CSP Quality Testing Metrics
Figure 3-57 Emirates Float Glass Dura GLARE
Figure 3-58 Emirates Float Glass Dura GLARE Performance
Figure 3-59 Rio Glass Solar CSP Installations I and II
Figure 3-60 Rio Glass Solar CSP Installations 1
Figure 3-61 Rio Glass Solar CSP Installations 2
Table 3-62 Rio Glass Production Process
Table 3-63 Rio Glass Nano Silver Coatings
Figure 3-64 Rio Glass Nano Silver Coating Capabilities
Figure 3-65 Rio Glass CSP Operational Advantages
Figure 3-66 Rio Solar Glass Edge Protection
Figure 3-67 Rio Solar Glass Edge Preparation Description
Figure 3-68 Rio Solar Glass Edge Specifications
Figure 3-69 Rio Glass Robot Edging for Solar Protection
Figure 3-70 Rio Solar Glass Edge Protection Durability Analysis
Figure 3-71 Rio Solar Glass Deflectrometry Analysis
Figure 3-72 Rio Solar Glass Deflectrometry Analysis Summary
Figure 3-73 Rio Glass Solar Mirror Reflectance Measurements
Figure 3-74 Rio Glass CSP Shot Testing Preparation
Figure 3-75 Rio Glass CSP Testing Design
Figure 3-76 Rio Glass CSP Shot Testing Measurements
Figure 3-77 Rio Glass CSP Shot Testing Results
Figure 3-78 Rio Glass CSP Ball Drop Testing Measurements
Figure 3-79 Rio Glass CSP Multi Impact Cannon Testing Measurements
Figure 3-80 Rio Glass CSP Scaled Wind Tunnel Testing Measurements
Figure 3-81 Rio Glass CSP Scaled Wind Tunnel Testing Measurements
Figure 3-82 Rio Glass CSP Scaled Wind Tunnel Testing Fragments Speed Claculation
Figure 3-83 Rio Glass CSP Testing Measurements
Figure 3-84 Rio Glass CSP Variable Temperature Testing Measurements
Figure 3-85 Rio Glass CSP Flexion Load Test With Vaariable Temperature Measurements
Figure 3-86 Rio Glass CSP Testing Measurements Conclusions
Figure 3-87 Rio Glass CSP Testing Certificate
Figure 3-88 RIO Glass US Manufacturing in Arizona
Figure 3-89 Guangfeng Solar Mirror Low Iron Glass
Figure 3-90 Guangfeng Solar Flat Low Iron Glass
Figure 3-91 Guangfeng Solar Flat Mirror Low Iron Glass
Figure 3-92 Guangfeng Solar Low Iron Glass Uses
Figure 3-93 Guangfeng Solar Light Transmittance of Low Iron Glass
Figure 3-94 Guangfeng Solar Light Transmittance Main Characteristics of Low Iron Glass
Figure 3-95 Guangfeng Solar Energy Transmittance of Low Iron Patterned Glass
Figure 3-96 Guangfeng Solar Specifications and Properties of Low Iron Glass
Table 3-97 Guangfeng Solarglass Characteristics
Figure 3-98 Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong) Low Iron Patterned Glass, Low Iron Float Glass, and Solar Mirrors
Figure 3-99 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Solar Energy
Figure 3-100 Nippon Sheet Solar Energy Glass
Table 3-101 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington  Low Iron Patterned Glass for C-Si Cell
Figure 3-102 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Concentrated Solar Power
Figure 3-103 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington Sunplusâ„¢ and Pilkington Optiwhiteâ„¢ For Solar Thermal Collectors
Table 3-104 Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington NSG TECâ„¢ Range Product Features
Table 3-105 Properties Of Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington NSG TEC Glassâ„¢ Products
Table 3-106 Technology Of Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington NSG TEC Low Iron Glassâ„¢ Products
Figure 3-107 Masdar, Total S.A. and Abengoa Solar Abu Dhabi Solar Power Plant
Figure 3-108 Borosil Glass Works
Table 3-109 Dongguan CSG Low Iron Solar Glass Parameter s
Table 3-110 Dongguan Primary CSG Low Iron Solar Glass Characteristics
Table 3-111 Dongguan Tempered CSG Low Iron Solar Glass Characteristics
Table 3-112 Dongguan Anti-reflective Coating CSG Low Iron Solar Glass Characteristics
Figure 3-113 f Solar Manufacturing Of High-Quality Glass
Figure 3-114 f solar Glass Plant
Figure 3-115 f solar Glass Making
Table 4-1 CSP Low Iron Glass Functional Characteristics
Table 4-2 CSP Low Iron Glass Application of Coatings
Figure 4-3 Rio Wind Tunnel Testing
Figure 4-4 RioGlass Full Scale Wind Tunnel Testing Set Up
Figure 4-5 RioGlass Full Scale Wind Tunnel Testing Air Flow
Figure 4-6 RioGlass Full Scale Wind Tunnel
Figure 4-7 CSP Glass Production Processes
Table 4-8 Parabolic Mirrors Solar Generation Elements
Figure 4-9 Schott PTR 70 Receiver Heat Transfer Fluid
Table 4-10 Key Parameters For The Yield Of A CSP Plant
Table 4-11 Low Iron Solar Glass Coatings
Table 4-12 Low Iron Solar Glass Coating Functions
Table 4-13 Nanotechnology techniques are emerging that permit even better laying
Figure 5-1 Flabeg Worldwide Presence: Solar Glass
Figure 5-2 Flabeg QDec Measurement
Figure 5-3 Flabeg Solar Mirrors
Figure 5-4 Flabeg CSP Solar Mirrors
Figure 5-5 Flabeg Development Partners
Figure 5-6 Flabeg Ultimate Trough Design
Table 5-7 FLABEG Holding GmbH Profile
Figure 5-8 Flabeg Worldwide Presence: Solar Glass
Figure 5-9 Alanod-Solar in Germany
Table 5-10 China Glass Holdings CSGA's Notable Projects
Figure 5-11 Guangfeng Solarglass (Hong Kong) Low Iron Patterned Glass, Low Iron Float Glass, and Solar Mirrors
Figure 5-12 Nippon / Pilkington Brand Elegance
Figure 5-13 Pilkington Low-Iron Clear Float Glass Features 
Figure 5-14 Pilkington Low-Iron Clear Float Glass Benefits
Figure 5-15 Pilkington Low-Iron Clear Float Glass
Figure 5-16 Pilkington Low-Iron Clear Float Glass Architecture
Figure 5-17 Nippon Sheet Glass Revenue and Logistics Business
Figure 5-18 Nippon Sheet Glass Business Segments
Figrue 5-19 Nippon Sheet Glass Pinkington World Presence
Figure 5-20 Nippon Sheet Glass Pinkington Northern Ballet Leeds UK
Figure 5-21 Nippon Sheet Glass Glazing In Car Show Room Ukraine
Figure 5-22 One Post Office Square Boston MA US
Figure 5-23 Centro Cultural Gabrieta Midtrial - Chile
Figure 5-24 Nippon Sheet Glass Solar Production Facilities Operational Plants
Figure 5-25 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.NSG Group Current and Planned Capacity
Figure 5-26 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. NSG Sales from Solar Sector
Table 5-27 Nippon Sheet Glass NSG Group Future Growth Options
Table 5-28 Nippon Sheet Glass Greenfield TCO float
Figure 5-29 ReflecTech®  Mirror Film
Figure 5-30 ReflecTech®  Mirror Film Characteristics
Figure 5-31 RIO Solar Glass Group
Figure 5-32 RioGlass Profile
Figure 5-33 RioGlass Product Lines
Figure 5-34 RIO Solar Glass Location Map
Figure 5-35 RIO Solar Glass Group Solar 1 and Solar 2 Locations
Figure 5-36 RIO Solar Glass Nano Silver Coating
Figure 5-37 RIO Solar Glass Group Customers
Figure 5-38 RIO Solar Glass Installation
Figure 5-39 RIO Solar Glass Seville Installation
Figure 5-40 RIO Solar Glass Nextra Martin Site
Figure 5-41 RIO Solar Glass Nextra Martin Site Overview
Figure 5-42 RIO Solar Glass Projects
Figure 5-43 RIO Solar Glass Buildings Project
Figure 5-44 RIO Solar Glass Overview
Figure 5-45 SolarWood Technologies
Figure 5-46 Sener Solar Tower Project
Table 5-47 Schott Solar CSP
Figure 5-48 Schott Global Presence
Figure 5-49 Solar Irradiation World Map
Table 5-50 SCHOTT POLY® PV Modules Key Advantages:
Figure 5-51 Schott ProductsGlass-to-Metal-Seals and Ceramic-to-Metal-Seals
Figure 5-52 Schott Automotive Glass
Figure 5-53 Schott Defense Seals
Figure 5-54 Schott Industry Special Products
Figure 5-54 (Continued)Schott Industry Special Products
Figure 5-54 (Continued)Schott Industry Special Products
Table 5-55 Schott Electronic Packaging Product Benefits:
Figure 5-56 Schott A Flexible Glass Fiber Light Guides Transmit The Light
Figure 5-57 Schott Ultra thin Glass Flexible Substrates
Table 5-58 SCHOTT Solar Products Photovoltaic Modules Advantages
Figure 5-59 Sisecam Group Sales Profile
Figure 5-60 Sisecam Group Results by Businesses
Figure 5-61 Sisecam Group Revenue
Figure 5-62 Sisecam Group Revenue and International Sales
Figure 5-63 Sisecam Group Employees and Glass Production
Table 5-64 Targray Materials Intelligence Segments
Figure 5-65 Trakya Cam Float glass Manufacturing Process
Figure 5-66 US Silica Low Iron Sand Mines
Table 5-57 US Silica Locations 
 



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