Press Release

European Panel Manufacturers Sell 250 MWp in 1H 2005

UK, December 1, 2005 - ENF announced today the publication of the sales results of European solar power cell and panel manufacturers. 58 panel manufacturers, and 17 cell manufacturers are covered in the report, of which almost all supplied their sales information directly to ENF.

The report looks at the external sales of cells and panels in Watt Peaks, as a monthly average of January to June 2005. Panel manufacturers reported a total of 41.1 MWp sold each month during this period (totaling around 250 MWp over 6 months), with many of them stating that sales in the second half were much higher. Cell manufacturers reported just 20.3 MWp of sales, primarily due to many of them using the cells internally rather than selling them to other companies.

Highest ranking European photovoltaic cell manufacturers:

Rank Company Monthly Wp Sales Market Share
       
1 Q-cells 11,100,000 54.6%
2 Schott Solar 2,680,000 13.2%
3 Ersol 1,960,000 9.6%
4 ScanCell 1,660,000 8.2%
5 Isofotón 1,130,000 5.6%

Highest ranking European photovoltaic panel manufacturers:

Rank Company Monthly Wp Sales Market Share
       
1 SolarWorld 3,400,000 8.3%
1 Isofotón 3,400,000 8.3%
3 Solarwat 3,300,000 8.0%
4 Solon Photovoltaik 3,160,000 7.7%
5 Photowatt International 2,830,000 6.9%
5 Aleo Solar 2,830,000 6.9%

German manufacturers, having benefited from strong government support, are clearly dominating the market. They accounted for 82% of all the solar cell sales, and 51% of all the solar panel sales.

ENF would like to thank the panel of market experts in SolarWorld, Solarwatt, BP Solar, Schott Solar and Ersol for helping to review the submitted numbers.

The full report can be found on ENF's website: www.enf.cn

About ENF

ENF Ltd is a photovoltaic research and media company with offices in UK and China. The ENF website contains a database of photovoltaic manufacturers, with detailed information available on the companies. ENF is also able to offer custom research, and provide companies with assistance in communicating with Chinese PV companies and government officials.

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Note to editors: ENF can supply the above Top5 tables in picture format if needed, and can also supply a pie chart of panel sales by country. Please email kit@enf.cn if this is required.

The full report (which cannot be republished) can be found here:

http://www.enf.cn/magazine/issue3/cell.html
http://www.enf.cn/magazine/issue3/panel.html