Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size, Manufacturers, Opportunities and Forecast to 2030

Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size, Manufacturers, Opportunities and Forecast to 2030


Summary

Thin film solar cells refer to the fact that these types of solar cells use a much thinner level of photovoltaic material than mono-crystalline or multi-crystalline solar cells. The thin-film solar cells are made by depositing one or more thin layers, or thin film (TF) of photovoltaic material on a substrate, such as glass, plastic or metal. Thin-film solar cells are commercially used in several technologies, including cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS), and amorphous thin-film silicon (a-Si, TF-Si)

According to APO Research, The global Thin-film Solar Cell market was estimated at US$ million in 2023 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2030, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2024-2030.

North American market for Thin-film Solar Cell is estimated to increase from $ million in 2024 to reach $ million by 2030, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2030.

Asia-Pacific market for Thin-film Solar Cell is estimated to increase from $ million in 2024 to reach $ million by 2030, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2030.

Europe market for Thin-film Solar Cell is estimated to increase from $ million in 2024 to reach $ million by 2030, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2030.

The major global manufacturers of Thin-film Solar Cell include First Solar, Solar Frontier, Sharp Thin Film, MiaSole, NexPower, Stion, Calyxo, Kaneka Solartech and Bangkok Solar, etc. In 2023, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Thin-film Solar Cell, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Thin-film Solar Cell.
The Thin-film Solar Cell market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (MW) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2023 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2019 to 2030. This report segments the global Thin-film Solar Cell market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2019-2024. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses. Some of the prominent players reviewed in the research report include:

First Solar
Solar Frontier
Sharp Thin Film
MiaSole
NexPower
Stion
Calyxo
Kaneka Solartech
Bangkok Solar
Wurth Solar
Global Solar Energy
Hanergy
ENN Energy Holdings
Topray Solar
Thin-film Solar Cell segment by Type

CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells
CIS/CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells
A-Si Thin-Film Solar Cells
Thin-film Solar Cell segment by Application

Residential Application
Commercial Application
Utility Application
Thin-film Solar Cell Segment by Region

North America
U.S.
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
China Taiwan
Indonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Thin-film Solar Cell market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Thin-film Solar Cell and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Thin-film Solar Cell.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Thin-film Solar Cell manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Thin-film Solar Cell in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.


1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2019-2030)
1.2.2 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2019-2030)
1.3 Thin-film Solar Cell Market by Type
1.3.1 CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells
1.3.2 CIS/CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells
1.3.3 A-Si Thin-Film Solar Cells
1.4 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Overview by Type (2019-2030)
1.4.2 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Historic Market Size Review by Type (2019-2024)
1.4.3 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Forecasted Market Size by Type (2025-2030)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Type (2019-2024)
1.5.2 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Type (2019-2024)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Type (2019-2024)
1.5.4 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Type (2019-2024)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Type (2019-2024)
2 Global Market Dynamics
2.1 Thin-film Solar Cell Industry Trends
2.2 Thin-film Solar Cell Industry Drivers
2.3 Thin-film Solar Cell Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Thin-film Solar Cell Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
3.1 Global Top Players by Thin-film Solar Cell Revenue (2019-2024)
3.2 Global Top Players by Thin-film Solar Cell Sales (2019-2024)
3.3 Global Top Players by Thin-film Solar Cell Price (2019-2024)
3.4 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Industry Company Ranking, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2024
3.5 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Key Company Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Company Commercialization Time
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Thin-film Solar Cell Players Market Share by Revenue in 2023
3.8.3 2023 Thin-film Solar Cell Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Thin-film Solar Cell Regional Status and Outlook
4.1 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
4.2 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Sales in Volume by Region (2019-2024)
4.2.2 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Sales in Value by Region (2019-2024)
4.2.3 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
4.3 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Sales in Volume by Region (2025-2030)
4.3.2 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Sales in Value by Region (2025-2030)
4.3.3 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2025-2030)
5 Thin-film Solar Cell by Application
5.1 Thin-film Solar Cell Market by Application
5.1.1 Residential Application
5.1.2 Commercial Application
5.1.3 Utility Application
5.2 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Overview by Application (2019-2030)
5.2.2 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Historic Market Size Review by Application (2019-2024)
5.2.3 Global Thin-film Solar Cell Forecasted Market Size by Application (2025-2030)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Application (2019-2024)
5.3.2 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Application (2019-2024)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Application (2019-2024)
5.3.4 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Application (2019-2024)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Breakdown by Application (2019-2024)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 First Solar
6.1.1 First Solar Comapny Information
6.1.2 First Solar Business Overview
6.1.3 First Solar Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.1.4 First Solar Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.1.5 First Solar Recent Developments
6.2 Solar Frontier
6.2.1 Solar Frontier Comapny Information
6.2.2 Solar Frontier Business Overview
6.2.3 Solar Frontier Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.2.4 Solar Frontier Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Solar Frontier Recent Developments
6.3 Sharp Thin Film
6.3.1 Sharp Thin Film Comapny Information
6.3.2 Sharp Thin Film Business Overview
6.3.3 Sharp Thin Film Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.3.4 Sharp Thin Film Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Sharp Thin Film Recent Developments
6.4 MiaSole
6.4.1 MiaSole Comapny Information
6.4.2 MiaSole Business Overview
6.4.3 MiaSole Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.4.4 MiaSole Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.4.5 MiaSole Recent Developments
6.5 NexPower
6.5.1 NexPower Comapny Information
6.5.2 NexPower Business Overview
6.5.3 NexPower Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.5.4 NexPower Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.5.5 NexPower Recent Developments
6.6 Stion
6.6.1 Stion Comapny Information
6.6.2 Stion Business Overview
6.6.3 Stion Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.6.4 Stion Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Stion Recent Developments
6.7 Calyxo
6.7.1 Calyxo Comapny Information
6.7.2 Calyxo Business Overview
6.7.3 Calyxo Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.7.4 Calyxo Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Calyxo Recent Developments
6.8 Kaneka Solartech
6.8.1 Kaneka Solartech Comapny Information
6.8.2 Kaneka Solartech Business Overview
6.8.3 Kaneka Solartech Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.8.4 Kaneka Solartech Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Kaneka Solartech Recent Developments
6.9 Bangkok Solar
6.9.1 Bangkok Solar Comapny Information
6.9.2 Bangkok Solar Business Overview
6.9.3 Bangkok Solar Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.9.4 Bangkok Solar Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Bangkok Solar Recent Developments
6.10 Wurth Solar
6.10.1 Wurth Solar Comapny Information
6.10.2 Wurth Solar Business Overview
6.10.3 Wurth Solar Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.10.4 Wurth Solar Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Wurth Solar Recent Developments
6.11 Global Solar Energy
6.11.1 Global Solar Energy Comapny Information
6.11.2 Global Solar Energy Business Overview
6.11.3 Global Solar Energy Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.11.4 Global Solar Energy Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Global Solar Energy Recent Developments
6.12 Hanergy
6.12.1 Hanergy Comapny Information
6.12.2 Hanergy Business Overview
6.12.3 Hanergy Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.12.4 Hanergy Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Hanergy Recent Developments
6.13 ENN Energy Holdings
6.13.1 ENN Energy Holdings Comapny Information
6.13.2 ENN Energy Holdings Business Overview
6.13.3 ENN Energy Holdings Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.13.4 ENN Energy Holdings Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.13.5 ENN Energy Holdings Recent Developments
6.14 Topray Solar
6.14.1 Topray Solar Comapny Information
6.14.2 Topray Solar Business Overview
6.14.3 Topray Solar Thin-film Solar Cell Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
6.14.4 Topray Solar Thin-film Solar Cell Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Topray Solar Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
7.1 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
7.1.2 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country (2019-2024)
7.1.3 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
7.2 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
7.2.2 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
7.2.3 North America Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
8 Europe by Country
8.1 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
8.1.2 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country (2019-2024)
8.1.3 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
8.2 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
8.2.2 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
8.2.3 Europe Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
9.1 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country (2019-2024)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
10 Latin America by Country
10.1 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country
10.1.1 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
10.1.2 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country (2019-2024)
10.1.3 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
10.2 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country
10.2.1 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
10.2.2 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
10.2.3 Latin America Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
11.1 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Sales by Country (2019-2024)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size by Country (2019-2024)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Thin-film Solar Cell Market Size Forecast by Country (2025-2030)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
12.1 Thin-film Solar Cell Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Thin-film Solar Cell Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Thin-film Solar Cell Production Mode & Process
12.2 Thin-film Solar Cell Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Thin-film Solar Cell Distributors
12.2.3 Thin-film Solar Cell Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer

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