Table 10.5  Solar Thermal Collector Shipments by Type, Price, and Trade, 1974-2006
                       (Thousand Square Feet, Except as Noted)





Year		 Low-Temperature Collectors 1 Medium-Temperature Collectors 2 High-Temperature Collectors 3 Total Shipments Trade
Number
of U.S.
Manu-
facturers

Quantity
Shipped		 Shipments
per
Manu-
facturer		 Price 4
(nominal
dollars 5 per
square foot)		 Number
of U.S.
Manu-
facturers

Quantity
Shipped		 Shipments
per
Manu-
facturer		 Price 4
(nominal
dollars 5 per
square foot)

Quantity
Shipped		 Price 4
(nominal
dollars 5 per
square foot)

Quantity
Shipped		 Price 4
(nominal
dollars 5 per
square foot)


Imports


Exports
1974
 6 1,137 190 NA 39 137 4 NA NA NA 1,274 NA NA NA
1975
 13 3,026 233 NA 118 717 6 NA NA NA 3,743 NA NA NA
1976
 19 3,876 204 NA 203 1,925 10 NA NA NA 5,801 NA NA NA
1977
 52 4,743 91 NA 297 5,569 19 NA NA NA 10,312 NA NA NA
1978
 69 5,872 85 NA 204 4,988 25 NA NA NA 10,860 NA 396 840
1979
 84 8,394 100 NA 257 5,856 23 NA NA NA 14,251 NA 290 855
1980
 79 12,233 155 NA 250 7,165 29 NA NA NA 19,398 NA 235 1,115
1981
 75 8,677 116 NA 263 11,456 44 NA NA NA 21,133 NA 196 771
1982
 61 7,476 123 NA 248 11,145 45 NA NA NA 18,621 NA 418 455
1983
 55 4,853 88 NA 179 11,975 67 NA NA NA 16,828 NA 511 159
1984
 48 4,479 93 NA 206 11,939 58 NA 773 NA 17,191 NA 621 348
19856
 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
1986
 22 3,751 171 2.30 87 1,111 13 18.30 4,498 NA 9,360 6.14 473 224
1987
 12 3,157 263 2.18 50 957 19 13.50 3,155 NA 7,269 4.82 691 182
1988
 8 3,326 416 2.24 45 732 16 14.88 4,116 NA 8,174 4.56 814 158
1989
 10 4,283 428 2.60 36 1,989 55 11.74 5,209 17.76 11,482 10.92 1,233 461
1990
 12 3,645 304 2.90 41 2,527 62 7.68 5,237 15.74 11,409 9.86 1,562 245
1991
 16 5,585 349 2.90 41 989 24 11.94 1 31.94 6,574 4.26 1,543 332
1992
 16 6,187 387 2.50 34 897 26 10.96 2 75.66 7,086 3.58 1,650 316
1993
 13 6,025 464 2.80 33 931 28 11.74 12 22.12 6,968 3.96 2,039 411
1994
 16 6,823 426 2.54 31 803 26 13.54 2 177.00 7,627 3.74 1,815 405
1995
 14 6,813 487 2.32 26 840 32 10.48 13 53.26 7,666 3.30 2,037 530
1996
 14 6,821 487 2.67 19 785 41 14.48 10 18.75 7,616 3.91 1,930 454
1997
 13 7,524 579 2.60 21 606 29 15.17 7 25.00 8,138 3.56 2,102 379
1998
 12 7,292 607 2.83 19 443 23 15.17 21 53.21 7,756 3.66 2,206 360
1999
 13 8,152 627 2.08 20 427 21 19.12 4 286.49 8,583 3.05 2,352 537
2000
 11 7,948 723 2.09 16 400 25 W 5 W 8,354 3.28 2,201 496
2001
 10 10,919 1,092 2.15 17 268 16 W 2 W 11,189 2.90 3,502 840
2002
 13 11,126 856 1.97 17 535 31 W 2 W 11,663 2.85 3,068 659
2003
 12 10,877 906 2.08 17 560 33 W 7 W 11,444 3.19 2,986 518
2004
 9 13,608 1,512 1.80 17 506 30 19.30 0 – – 14,114 2.43 3,723 813
2005
 10 15,224 1,522 2.00 17 702 41 W 115 W 16,041 2.86 4,546 1,361
2006
 11 15,546 1,413 1.95 35 1,346 38 W 3,852 W 20,744 5.84 4,244 1,211
1Low-temperature collectors are solar thermal collectors that generally operate at temperatures below
110° F.		 6No data are available for 1985.
2Medium-temperature collectors are solar thermal collectors that generally operate in the temperature
range of 140° F to 180° F but can also operate at temperatures as low as 110° F.  Special collectors are
included in this category.  Special collectors are evacuated tube collectors or concentrating (focusing)
collectors.  They operate in the temperature range from just above ambient temperature (low concentration
for pool heating) to several hundred degrees Fahrenheit (high concentration for air conditioning and
specialized industrial processes).		 NA=Not available.  – – = Not applicable.  W=Value withheld to avoid disclosure of proprietary company
data.  
3High-temperature collectors are solar thermal collectors that generally operate at temperatures above
180° F.  High-temperature collector shipments are dominated by one manufacturer.		 Notes:  ·  Shipments data are for domestic and export shipments, and may include imports that
subsequently were shipped to domestic or foreign customers.  ·  Manufacturers producing more than one
type of collector are accounted for in both groups.
4Prices equal shipment value divided by quantity shipped.  Value includes charges for advertising and
warranties.  Excluded are excise taxes and the cost of freight or transportation for the shipments.		 Web Page:  For related information, see http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html.
5See "Nominal Dollars" in Glossary. Sources:  ·  1974-1992—Energy Information Administration (EIA), Solar Collector Manufacturing Activity,
annual reports, and Form CE-63A, "Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey," and
predecessor forms.  ·  1993-2001—EIA, Renewable Energy Annual, annual reports, and Form EIA-63A,
"Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey," and predecessor form.  ·  2002 forward—EIA, Solar
Thermal and Photovoltaic Collector Manufacturing Activities, annual reports, and Form EIA-63A, "Annual
Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey."