[Solar Glass Analysis] Small, But Perfectly Formed

The solar energy application for flat glass is relatively small in volume, compared to the markets of flat glass for architectural and automotive purposes. In fact, the solar share has decreased over recent years. Until a few years ago, the solar-energy glass market was on the rise and was expected to grow steadily to represent over 10% of flat glass volume by 2015. At that time, significant investments were made in fully-dedicated patterned and float glass installations to produce glass for solar energy applications. Unfortunately, these expectations did not materialise and the market experienced slowdown by a significant degree. This article takes a look at more recent trends in ASEAN countries.