Scotten W Jones
Scotten W. Jones is president of IC Knowledge, which provides knowledge resources to the semiconductor, MEMS and solar industries, including Solar Watch, a database of solar cell producers. Jones has a B.S. in physics from the University of Rhode Island, and has extensive experience in manufacturing and process development.
Email: sjones@icknowledge.com
Solar Fab WatchLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Utilization Effects on Profitability for Solar Cell ManufacturersIn my first entry in this blog, I noted that the rapid buildup of solar capacity over the last several years has led to utilization levels of 50% for 2007 and 64% for 2008, with our forecast for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 at 41%, 40%, 48% and 65%, respectively. Since that first entry, we have added additional companies to our database as well as making other updates based on newer information.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (6) Solar Cell Technology TrendsThe vast majority of solar cells manufactured to date have leveraged the huge investment made by the semiconductor industry in silicon wafer processing technology. Either monocrystalline or multicrystalline wafers (bulk silicon) cut to 125mm x 125mm or 156mm x 156mm in size represented 85% of installed solar cell manufacturing capacity in 2008 (there are also some bulk silicon cells produced... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (4) Waiting for Better Solar AlignmentWelcome to the first entry in the Solar Fab Watch Blog!It should be no surprise to readers of this blog that there is a worldwide energy crisis! According to the UN, worldwide energy demand is forecast to increase 60% between 2002 and 2030 driven by emerging economic powers such as China. The incumbent energy sources such as coal, oil and natural gas are all constrained by finite supplies and... More |
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