PhotoVoltaic Fab Database

An exclusive tool for equipment & material suppliers to develop their business worldwide with the key players of the PV value chain

- More than 400 fabs; this database cover the photovoltaic industry value chain from polysilicon to module manufacturers

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More than a list of fabs, this tool will also provide you with an accurate estimation of the global production capacity by PV technology & by country. You will have the possibility to implement the database with new information and use it daily to structure your own analysis.

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Energy efficiency
May 9th, 2008

LESS INTENSE
May 8th 2008

IN WONKISH circles, energy efficiency used to be known as “the fifth
fuel”. Now, most blueprints for tackling climate change assume that
saving energy has a big part to play. A recent report by the McKinsey
Global Institute suggests that energy efficiency alone could get the
world halfway to a greenhouse-gas concentration goal recommended by
many scientists. Even though overall energy use is rising as the global
economy grows, the world is using less energy to generate output;
intensity is falling by 1.5% a year. Price is a big factor. In
countries with higher fuel prices, there is more incentive for
manufacturers and consumers alike to be more energy efficient.
America’s energy intensity was falling by a 0.4% until the oil shock of
1973. It is now falling by 2% a year.

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