The initial scope of Transforming Solar: Supply Chains will focus specifically on the Solar PV Manufacturing value chain, including raw materials, polysilicon, ingots, wafers, cells and modules, and associated equipment (eg. Glass, frames, EVA).
The report examines solar PV supply chains from raw materials all the way to the finished product, covering areas such as energy consumption, emissions, employment, production costs, investment, trade and financial performance.
It finds that new solar PV manufacturing facilities along the global supply chain could attract USD 120 billion of investment by 2030. And the solar PV sector has the potential to double the number of PV manufacturing jobs to 1 million by 2030, with the most job-intensive areas in the manufacturing of modules and cells.
This phenomenon is so marked that the International Energy Agency (IEA) has, for the first time, produced an entire Special Report on Solar PV Global Supply Chains. China’s competitive labour market, availability of raw materials and ability for economies of scale has made it the clear global solar leader.
However, this has also led to imbalances in solar PV supply chains, according to the IEA Special Report on Solar PV Global Supply Chains, the first study of its kind by the Agency.
In Sicily, in southern Italy, a solar panel factory (the 3SUN Gigafactory) has, through a combination of continuous innovation and production since 2010, positioned itself as a leader in the renewable energy space. It started production in 2011 using thin-film silicon technology, which at the time was mainstream.
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