Data For: 2007
Release Date: October 2008
Next Release Date: October 2009
Table
2.1 Annual Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors, 1998 - 2007
(Thousand
Square Feet) |
Year |
Number of Companies |
Collector
Shipments |
Total1 |
Imports |
Exports |
1998 |
28 |
7,756 |
2,206 |
360 |
1999 |
29 |
8,583 |
2,352 |
537 |
2000 |
26 |
8,354 |
2,201 |
496 |
2001 |
26 |
11,189 |
3,502 |
840 |
2002 |
27 |
11,663 |
3,068 |
659 |
2003 |
26 |
11,444 |
2,986 |
518 |
2004 |
24 |
14,114 |
3,723 |
813 |
2005 |
25 |
16,041 |
4,546 |
1,361 |
2006 |
44 |
20,744 |
4,244 |
1,211 |
2007 |
60 |
15,153 |
3,891 |
1,376 |
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Table 2.1 Annual Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors | html | pdf | xls
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| Table 2.3 Annual Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Type | html | pdf | xls
| Table 2.4 Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors Ranked by Origin and Destination | html | pdf | xls |
Table 2.5 Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors Ranked by Origin and Destination | html | pdf | xls
| Table 2.6 Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Destination | html | pdf | xls |
Table 2.7 Import Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Type | html | pdf | xls
| Table 2.8 Distribution of U.S. Solar Thermal Collector Imports by Country | html | pdf | xls |
Table 2.9 Export Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Type | html | pdf | xls
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Table 2.11 Distribution of Domestic Solar Thermal Collector Shipments | html | pdf | xls
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Table 2.13 Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Market Sector, End Use, and Type | html | pdf | xls
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Table 2.15 Shipments of Complete Solar Thermal Collector Systems | html | pdf | xls
| Table 2.16 Number of Companies Expecting to Introduce New Solar Thermal Collector Products | html | pdf
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Table 2.17 Percent of Solar Thermal Collector Shipments by the 10 Largest Companies |
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Table 2.18 Employment in the Solar Thermal Collector Industry |
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Table 2.19 Companies Involved in Solar Thermal Collector Related Activities by Type |
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Table 2.20 Solar-Related Sales as a Percentage of Total Company Sales |
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Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. (SES)/Boeing, 25 kW Dish Stirling
system at sunset. |
Solar
thermal devices use direct heat from the sun, concentrating it in some manner
to produce heat at useful temperatures. The modern solar industry began with the
oil embargo of 1973-1974 and was strengthened with the second embargo in 1979.
The growth of the solar industry during this period of fuel shortages and high
prices (1974-1984) soared from 45 solar collector manufacturing firms to 225 firms.The
solar market was helped during this period by government assistance, both Federal
and State. Currently, solar thermal devices do everything from heating swimming
pools to creating steam for electricity generation. |