Contents

Growth of Solar Power
Technologies in Korea I About KOPIA

II PV Policy in Korea

III PV Industry & Technology in Korea

‐ Contents  ‐
Executive Vice President of KOPIA Seongho LEE IV PV Installation by Korea
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KOPIA (Korea Photovoltaic Industry Association)

ƒ Representing Korean PV industry at national
and international level
Board of 
ƒ Consisting of 50 companies active across whole Directors
PV value chain

Commi­
ƒ What KOPIA does : Advisor President ssioner
- Working to promote PV proliferation and dealing
with climate change through international
partnership
t hi
I About KOPIA - Advising adequate policies to ensure the Steering Sub­
development of PV market Committee Committee

- Regulatory transformation to remove barrier in

PV dissemination
- Facilitating PV business contacts through Executive Vice 
President
market research and support
Secretariat
- Increasing PV awareness through publication,
publicity activities
- Supporting PV technology development
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Recent Accomplishments Works in 2010

ƒ Expansion of R & D tax credit ƒ Activities to pass a quota on PV installation in RPS

ƒ Reformation works to improve legislative system

ƒ Publication of Industry analysis Report

ƒ Detailed survey of PV power resources in Korea

ƒ Ope
Operation
at o oof R & D co
committee
ttee to d
draw
a R & D tas
task

ƒ Research on overseas market, policy and technology

ƒ Research & Survey on PV industry record

ƒ Operation of task force team to draw items needed in building

ƒ Public Relations for PV dissemination
up the competitiveness of Korean PV industry

ƒ Launching the SPC for large-scaled PV utility service ƒ Business project to install large-scaled PV utility

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KOPIA Members (not exhaustive list)

Company Value Chain Remark

Hyundai Heavy Ind. polysilicon, cell, module, inverter, system Responsible for the role of president in KOPIA

World no. 3 polysilicon company in terms

OCI polysilicon
of production capacity

LG Electronics cell, module

In addition to c-Si, thin film and next generation
solar cells are actively being developed
Samsung Electronics cell, module
II PV Policy in Korea
cell , module(Shinsung CS),
CS) Recently achieved 17% efficiency in multi
multi-crystalline
crystalline
Shinsung Holdings
Polysilicon investment (HK Silicon) and 19% in mono-crystalline at mass production line

S-Energy module, system, BIPV

Module and system-specified companies
Symphony Energy module, system, BIPV

Nexolon ingot / wafer The largest wafer producer in Korea

Jusung Engineering equipment c-Si, thin-film, hybrid equipment

KPE cell It produced PV cell at the first time in Korea

And other 40 members joined KOPIA

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PV policy – implementing structure PV Policy Scheme in Korea

- Certification operation
Infra
- Core technology centers, best labs and specialized graduate schools
structure
MKE for training PV professionals
- Regulatory reform to remove barriers
- Loan Incentives: 2.75% of interest rate with 5 years grace and
Regulatory 10 years repayment
Support - Tax Incentive : 20% of income tax credit, 50% deduction in customs
- Mandate Program of Public Building
KNREC KETEP
- Regulatory reform to remove barriers
‐ Deployment ‐ R&D, Demonstration - Feed-In-Tariff : capped by 500MW, replaced by RPS from 2012
‐ Certification ‐ Evaluation - RPS: take effect from 2012
Promotion
‐ Industry Assistance ‐ Planning & Management Policy PV quota will be assigned from 2012 to 2016
™ PV requirement : 200MW(2012), 220MW(2013), 240MW(2014),
260MW(2015), 280MW(2016)
MKE     : Ministry of Knowledge Economy
KNREC  : Korea New & Renewable Energy Center 
Subsidy - Certification operation
KETEP   : Korea Energy Technology Evaluation & Planning - General Deployment, Demonstration Installment, Local Deployment,
- Core technology centers, best labs and specialized graduate schools
1 million Green Home
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for training PV professionals
- Regulatory reform to remove barriers

Korean PV Player ‐ 1

Polysilicon Ingot&Wafer
Production  Capacity by the  Production Capa.  
Capacity by the end of 
Company capa .as of end of 2010  Company as of Feb 
2010 (MW)
Feb 2010 (ton) (ton) 2010(MW)
27,000(2010) 470(2010)
OCI 16,500 Nexolon Wafer 230
32,000(2011) 1,000 (2013)
Woongjin  Ingot : 400,  Ingot 530  wafer140(2010)
KCC 6,000 Ingot 1100, wafer500(2011)
Energy wafer30
III PV Industry and Technology in Korea HK Silicon
HK Silicon 3,200 10,000(2012) Neosemitech
Ingot  200,
W f 100
Wafer 100
Ingot 400
Wafer 200
W f 200
Woongjin Under Ingot 50
5,000(2011) Lexor Ingot 100, Wafer 80
Polysilicon construction Wafer40
Ingot 40 Ingot 40 Wafer 210(2010)
Osung LST Wafer 410(2011)
Wafer40
Siltron Ingot 30, Wafer30 Ingot 40, Wafer 40

Glosil Ingot 20 Wafer20 Ingot 100, Wafer 30

Elpion Wafer 20

SK Solmics Under construction 50(2011), 200 (2012)

Sum 25,700 Sum(Wafer) 510

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 Korean PV Player ‐ 2
Cell Module
Other Korean PV Players
Production capa. Capacity by the  Production capa. Capacity by the 
Company Company
as of Feb 2010(MW) end of 2010 (MW) as of Feb 2010(MW) end of 2010 (MW)
Field Companies
Hyundai Heavy Ind. 330 600(2011) Hyundai Heavy Ind. 270 600(2011)
Samsung Electronics, LG Innotech, Daiyang Metal, Telio Solar,
LG Electronics 120 240 S­Energy 150 200  CIGS
LG Electronics, TG Energy
Shinsung Holdings 100 150 LG Electronics 120 240
Millinet Solar 90 300 Solar World Korea 100 150 Samsung SDI, Samsung Electronics, Dyesoltimo, LG Electronics,
DSSC
KPE 90 90 Symphony Energy 100 140 Eagon Windows & Doors, Dongjin semichem
Samsung Electronics 30 100 KD Solar 80 100 OPV Samsung SDI, Samsung Electronics, KOLON
Hanwha Chemical 30 1,000  (2015) T & Solar 50
HIT(Samsung Electronics),
STX Solar 25 50 Seoul Marrine (SDN) 50 100 a-Si/uc-Si
a Si/uc Si Tandem(LG Electronics
Electronics, LG Display)
Amorphous-Si
Alti Solar 25 50 Kyungwon 50 a-Si/a-SiGe(Samsung Electronics)
Korea Iron & Steel 20 Luxco 40 single a-Si:H(Alti Solar, Korea Iron&Steel / under mass production)
JES Solar 30 LS Industrial Sys. 30 50 Equipment Jusung Eng., Semi Materials, YS-Thermtech, EO Technics, SFA, etc
Samsung Electronics 30 100
Inverter Hyundai Heavy Ind., Dasstech, Hanyoung, Hex Power, etc
Bibong E&G 25
Alti Solar 25 50 System, LG Hausys, Eagon windows & doors, S-Energy, KC cottrell,
Korea Iron & Steel 20 BIPV Daehan Techran, FTENE, Wooshin Solartech, etc
Shinsung CS 10 Hanwha Chemical (EVA), OCI Materials(Sodiff) (Silane gas),
Haesung Solar 10
Material,
Daejoo Electronic Materials (paste), Quartz-tech (Quartz),
Solartech 10 Parts SKC (EVA, PET, PVPF), NT Solar Glass (Glass), etc
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Industrial Indicator of Korea PV Industry
PV Technology Roadmap in Korea

Year 2004 2009 2010(expected)

Employees 170 5587 7572

33 billion KRW 2376 billion KRW 5373 billion KRW

Revenue
($ 28 million) ($ 2.0 billion) ($ 4.6 billion)

Export $ 6 million $ 1.3 billion $ 3.4 billion

Percentage
of export 21% 62% 71%
in revenues

Source Ministry of Knowledge Economy

(1 USD=1,172KRW)
Driven by government sector Driven by private sector
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Technical Goal according to the types of solar cell

Type Focus Goal (2015~2020)

Crystalline Cell efficiency : 22% 
• Cell–structure development @ mass production
solar Cell &  Module efficiency : 19% 
• Process optimization
Module @ mass production
• Increasing throughput by scale‐
Silicon Thin Film up  of substrate Cell : 15% @ 8th generation
Cell & Module • Productivity improvement 
Productivity improvement Module : 12% @ 8
Module : 12% @ 8th generation IV PV Installation by Korea
combined with high efficiency

• Scale‐up of substrate Cell efficiency: 22% (glass), 20% 
CIGS (substrate), 18% (R2R process)
• Process development

• Material & equipment             
DSSC development Cell efficiency : 15%
• Reliability improvement
• Material synthesis
OPVs • Establishing Roll to Roll    Cell efficiency: 15%
production system
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Korean PV installers PV Installation in Korea
※ Korea is
Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010F 2011F 2012F 2013F
Quantitative Review Qualitative Review expected to
Annual hit a cumultative
21.1 47.5 278 159.7 124.6 112.7 213.0 258.0
○ Along side with the expansion of Installation
installed capacity       
○ In Korea, there are more than
PV market, Korean PV installers Accumulated of 1GW in 2013
2000 PV installers from have accumulated lots of track record Installation
35 82.5 360.5 520.2 644.8 757.5 970.5 1228.5

small-scaled integrators to ※ 99.8% of PV

Promotion FIT, RPA, RPS was installed for      
megawatt-scaled constructors ○ Korean PV installers have shown Driver
Subsidy FIT
RPA up front
RPS
on­grid
good performance in each kind of
PV iinstallation
t ll ti such
h as residential
id ti l
system, large-scaled PV utility.

While on a steady climb to install PV system in domestic market,

Korean PV installers are pushing active into overseas market.

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Large PV Utility in Korea Overseas Installation 
The Arctic Ocean

Location Shinan, Jeonnam Kimcheun, Kyungbuk Taean, Chungnam

Area 670,000㎡ 580,000㎡ 300,000㎡

Europe North America

Capacity 24MWp 18.4MWp 14MWp Asia

The Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
Constructor Dongyang Construction Samsung Everland LG Solar Energy Africa

South America
South America
Feature 1-axis tracking system
Australia
The Indian Ocean

US (California)
Canada (Ontario) ◦ Matinee Energy Project
Picture ◦ Developer : Samsung Corporation - Capacity : 240MW (Phase 1 of Matinee Energy Project)
◦ Capacity : 500MW - Consortium consisting of HHI & LG was selected as
preferred bidders for negotiation
◦ Startup of operation : Year 2012 ◦ SECP Project
Europe - Capacity : 100MW
– Korea Iron & Steel will install it from the end of 2010
◦ Spain (El Bonillo) : 7MW installed by HHI
◦ PG&E Project
Developing Countries - Capacity :130MW(scheduled to be operated from 2013)
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◦ Bangladesh, Ethiopia, etc - Samsung Corporation will construct the utility.

Summing‐up

1. Korea has been disseminating PV through regulatory support, promotion  Thank you !

policy, subsidy, and infrastructure establishment.

2. Korea has been boosting PV industrial competence combined with  Solar Korea

technological advancement and active investment.

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3. Korea has been accumulating expertise of PV installation in domestic and 
Korea has been accumulating expertise of PV installation in domestic and
overseas sites with a wide range of experience from residential 
installation to large‐scaled utilities.

Attributes as above could ensure the contribution of Korea

to ADB’s ASEI project.
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