Progressive Investor Releases Report, "Investing in Solar Energy"
Progressive Investor announces the release of its report, "Investing in Solar Photovoltaics: a Market at the Tipping Point." 2004 may well be remembered as the watershed year for solar energy.
New York (PRWEB) February 17, 2005 -- Progressive Investor announces the
release of its report, "Investing in Solar Photovoltaics: a Market at the
Tipping Point."
2004 may well be remembered as the watershed year for
solar energy. It's been a long time coming, but in this 50th anniversary of the
solar cell, the industry is showing clear signs it is indeed at the tipping
point toward mass commercialization.
Experts say the solar PV market
will grow from the current US$7 billion to US$30 billion in 2010. With annual
growth rates exceeding 30%, and expanding profit margins, solar PV is in
transition to becoming one of the world's fast-growth, profitable industries.
2004 was the year the industry really took off. Together, the world's 24
publicly traded solar companies saw their shares jump by almost 185%. Customer
demand is so high that solar manufacturers are completely sold out and are
ramping up to meet demand.
2005 portends to be even a bigger year, with
over 20 IPOs in the works. The sector will be much bigger with many new players,
and with existing players practically all reaching profitability.
The
companies our analysts favor for investors are Japan's Sharp (6753 JP), Kyocera
(6753JP),and Tokuyama (4043JP), Germany's SolarWorld (SWVG.BE) and Q-Cells (a
much anticipated 2005 IPO), and Evergreen Solar (ELSR) in the U.S.
"Until recently, few analysts followed this industry. Now, especially
because Sharp is investing so heavily in the field - with an impressive annual
growth rate of 63% and with solar contributing to about 15% of operating profit
by the end of next year - they are incorporating solar into their financial
models. Institutional investors are also showing great interest," notes Rona
Fried, Editor.
Says, Michael Rogol, a solar analyst with CSLA Asia
Pacific, The company I'm most excited about is Q-Cells. It has the potential to
be the Netscape of the solar sector. When Netscape went public in 1994 it
started the Internet stock boom."
This report is a succinct overview of
the industry, the investing landscape, and the main players.
The
sections are:
* The Solar PV Landscape
* The Solar Investment
Landscape
* The Major Solar Players
* Meet the German Pure Play Favorites:
SolarWorld & Q-Cells
* Meet the U.S. Pure Play Favorite: Evergreen
Solar
* Meet Canada's Pure Play Favorite: Carmanah Technologies
*
Performance Charts & Table of the Public Companies
* Future PV
Technologies
* Partner Conversation: The Experts' View on Solar
Investments
The contributing analysts are:
Michael Rogol, Senior
Analyst with CSLA Asia Pacific Markets.
Walter Nasdeo, Managing Director
& Head of Energy Technology Group, Ardour Capital.
Mark Cox, CEO, New
Energy Fund, LP.
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