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May 8, 2007

The Future of Thin Film Solar

Greentech Media's inaugural research report, The Future of Thin Film Solar, is the first of a series of joint projects with the esteemed Prometheus Institute. The Institute's president, Travis Bradford, is the author of the book Solar Revolution and a recognized expert on solar technologies and market trends.

The Future of Thin Film Solar analyzes the technical merits of different thin-film solar technologies, their mark ets and applications, manufacturing costs and prices and the dynamics of a growing and exciting new industry. The 75 page report identifies more than 80 companies planning to provide thin film products and explores the manufacturing methods and product differentiators for various technological approaches, including:

  • Amorphous Silicon (a-Si)
  • Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)
  • Copper Indium (Gallium) di-Selenide (CIS/CIGS)
  • Emerging (Dye-sensitized, Organic or Nano-materials)
  • The report also includes market data about the major manufacturers by region and technology, as well as a discussion of the feedstock issues that could affect this growing industry segment. It projects thin-film production volumes, costs and market dynamics through 2015.

Packing the substantial insight of the authors into an easy-to-use format, this report is invaluable for anyone who is interested in understanding thin-film photovoltaic technology and industry dynamics.

Report Authors

Travis Bradford, Sorin Grama, Alok Bhargava

Author Bio

Travis Bradford is one of the world’s leading experts on innovative energy technologies, markets, and economics. 

As the founder and president of the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, he has pioneered data-driven economic analysis of renewable energy issues. His publications include Solar Revolution: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry (MIT Press, 2008), as well as many groundbreaking research reports on clean technologies, including solar, biofuels, fuel cells, and ocean power. He is an advisor to Greentech Media and a member of the Solar Board at the Fraunhofer Institute’s Center for Sustainable Energy Systems in Cambridge, MA. 

Bradford has worked in investments and innovation for more than twenty years as an equity investor, entrepreneur, and economist for organizations such as Atlas Capital Investments, the Carbon War Room, Steel Partners, Holding Capital Group, and the Federal Reserve Bank. Since 2008, he has been an adjunct professor of energy innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA Program, Duke University’s joint MBA/MEM Program, and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He has advised on finance, entrepreneurship, and energy to a wide audience, including many of the world’s top public and private institutions. 

Author Bio

Sorin Grama holds a Masters of Science in Engineering and Management from MIT and is the president and co-founder of a renewable energy start-up based in Cambridge, MA.  Before coming to MIT, Sorin worked for 12 years as an engineering consultant and was the co-owner of a systems integration business in California focusing on developing test, measurement and automation systems for a diverse base of clients ranging from biotech to telecom and aerospace.  Sorin researched and co-authored the prior thin-fi lm solar report published by the Prometheus Institute and Greentech Media in 2007.

Author Bio

Alok is considered an expert in network architectures, control and data protocols, and many other optical and IP communications standards. He has a deep understanding of complex system architectures and product design, and brings a tremendous passion for alternative and novel energy technologies. Alok's skills will translate directly to many greentech initiatives, including smart grid, green computing and solar technologies. Alok has a master's and bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Jadavpur University in Calcutta, India respectively.