Solar Encapsulation Market Trends Innovations in Photovoltaic Technology
The global solar encapsulation market is witnessing significant traction. Solar encapsulation is crucial to make solar panels non-conductive.
According to Market Research Future
(MRFR), the global solar encapsulation market is projected to garner tremendous
traction by 2030, posting an impressive CAGR during the forecast period (2023-2030).
Therefore, increasing installations of
solar panels worldwide and technological advances improving functionalities of
solar modules contribute to the market growth. Besides, initiatives to
encourage renewable and energy-saving resources are major trends increasing the
market prominence of solar encapsulation.
With the growing PV installations in
residential rooftop applications, the market is projected to witness a
significant rise in its revenues during the years to come.
Competitive Analysis
Manufacturers strive to increase
production capacities of encapsulation resins with improved cost efficiency and
digitalization. They also explore the possibility of new product development
after mastering the existing ones.
For instance, recently, on August 10,
2021, Researchers at Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH -
Germany) announced the development of two different techniques integrating
stone veneers in conventional solar modules to make them suitable for BIPV
projects in stone facades.
All panels are bifacial heterojunction
solar cells encapsulated between two sheets of polyolefin encapsulation film.
These panels are considered an ideal solution for aesthetically demanding
applications in buildings with stone facades.
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First Solar
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STR Holdings Inc.
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HANGZHOU FIRST APPLIED MATERIAL CO., LTD.
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Dow
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DuPont
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Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
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Cambiosolar
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Kuraray Europe Gmbh
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3M
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RenewSys India Pvt. Ltd
Improvements in Solar
Encapsulation Techniques & Materials Boost Market size
The market outlook appears promising
mainly due to the continually growing energy demand worldwide. Rise in solar
panel installations in residential as well as commercial sectors drives the
solar encapsulation market growth. Additionally, increasing
government initiatives and awareness for solar encapsulation benefits influence
market revenues. Also, the vast uptake of thin-film solar and cadmium telluride
(CDTE) technology fosters the market's size.
Increasing installations of rooftop and
ground-mounted solar panels in industrial sectors and utility-scale systems are
other significant trends influencing the market growth. Substantial investments
by industry players to drive technology upgrades and improve materials,
alongside declining prices of essential raw materials and components, push the
solar encapsulation market growth.
EVA has long been the key
material for the encapsulation of silicon PV modules. The vast availability of
cheap & easy to process EVA from an established, cost-optimized supply
chain positively impacts market growth. Furthermore, increasing research
activities for specialized application of various vital raw materials in PV
modules creates vast market opportunities.
Prohibitive Costs Restrict
Market Growth
High costs related to the production
and maintenance of solar encapsulation are significant factors obstructing
market growth. Nevertheless, rising electricity prices and the availability of
cost-competitive solar encapsulation techniques would support the market growth
throughout the assessment period. Recent developments in module technology
have created major opportunities for the use of another class of materials,
polyolefins (POEs).
COVID-19 Impacts on the Market
The onset of COVID-19 could hardly
affect the solar encapsulation industry. Industry players faced major
challenges, including disrupted supply chains, attracting workers from
quarantines, and logistic issues in delivering end products.
At the same time, the pandemic
reassured a robust rise in the renewable energy market, continually propelling
energy demand. The solar encapsulation market value is projected to pick up
further, following lockdown mandates relaxed in many countries.
Segmentation
The market is segmented into
technologies, materials, end-uses, and regions. The technology segment is sub-segmented
into thin-film solar technology and polycrystalline silicon. Among these, the
polycrystalline silicon segment accounts for the largest market share. The
material segment is sub-segmented into ethylene-vinyl acetate,
polydimethylsiloxane, ionomers, polyvinyl butyral, and others.
Among these, the ethylene-vinyl acetate
segment holds a larger market share as it has good radiation transmission and
low degradability to sunlight. The end-use segment
is sub-segmented into automotive, electronics, construction, and others. The
region segment is bifurcated into Asia Pacific, Americas, Europe, and
rest-of-the-world.
Regional Analysis
Europe dominates the global Photovoltaic
encapsulation market size, heading with the rapid
development and R&D investment in solar energy. Moreover, long-term
contracts offered to renewable energy producers that are proportionate to the
cost of generation of each technology boost the solar encapsulation market
size.
Favorable government policies aimed to
promote solar energy influence the region's solar encapsulation market share.
Additionally, considerable investments in solar energy due to the rising focus
on developing renewable energy sources increase the solar encapsulation market
value.
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