The buyers of Trichlorosilane, and other companies along the solar PV value chain, have enjoyed tremendous growth in the past few years, as China is shifting from a dependence on energy derived by coal power generation (over 65% of the electricity in 2008). The Chinese government plans to spend $454 billion in alternative energy over the next 10 years, the majority of which is intended to affect a five-fold increase in Chinese solar production by 2020. Plus, with inexpensive raw material, low labor costs, major, scalable facilities, a base of large clients, and an estimated 65% of global solar production capacity, China is the place to be for solar production.

Outside of China, the solar energy industry growth has been even more dynamic. In fact, the global solar energy industry has grown by over 849% since 2000, from an installed capacity of 877 Mega Watts (MW) in 2000 to over 10,000 MW at the end of 2008. These figures represent a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 40% for the same period.

The outlook and industry forecast as reported by Solarbuzz, a leading solar industry publication is very favorable with projections of significant growth. By 2012, solar industry procurement and deployment could be 135% than 2007 levels.

The five countries leading the solar energy path over the next five years are:

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