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Differentiation of SVC for consulting needs:
- SVC has been part of the product development process and knows the concerns of companies looking to drive successful business plans
- SVC has a technical basis to understand the technology behind solar cell manufacturing, cell design and material properties
- SVC has the business understanding of the market, derived from both industry experience and on the extended knowledge base of established industry experts
- SVC can understand the questions asked by business clients having been in the semiconductor and solar manufacturing environment for over a decade
- SVC can address the basic questions asked by interested parties
o "Can we fit into this industry"
o "How do we determine our market opportunity"
o "Where is our value and how do we exploit our strengths'
o "What are the market directions and can we meet the milestones in the industry with our strategy"
o "Can we develop significant revenue"
o "How do I understand the different market forecasts - who is "right"
o "How do we determine our market opportunity"
o "Where is our value and how do we exploit our strengths'
o "What are the market directions and can we meet the milestones in the industry with our strategy"
o "Can we develop significant revenue"
o "How do I understand the different market forecasts - who is "right"
Areas of interest
There are several areas where SVC can provide support:
- Assessment of thin film solar module manufacturing equipment providers - including the top players in the aSi single junction and tandem solar films arena such as Applied Materials and Oerlikon.
- Assessment of various non-silicon thin film solar module manufacturing including films based on CdTe and CIGS (Cu In Ga Se2).
- Assessment of novel approaches to thin film solar cells based on silicon and non-silicon materials.
- Comparative assessment of crystalline silicon manufacturing in regards to technology and market opportunity
- Future trends towards scaling to giga-watt manufacturing: the advantages and the trade-offs
- Assessment and advisement on Building Integrated Photo Voltaics (BIPV)
Further Details
SVC can provide capabilities to:* Assess your current solar strategy
* Evaluate potential market opportunities
* Develop a new solar strategy
* Develop a clearly defined value proposition
* Establish your product strategy
* Determine product features to meet the marketplace needs
* Define an achievable time-line for market entry and execution
* Assist in the Implementation of a business strategy based on PLC*
o Provide a technically based Market Requirement Statement (MRS)
o Assist in guiding and launching plans of new products
* Assist in the development of business relationships
* Provide an understanding of the competitive environment
* Provide an ability to communicate information internally to the segments in a client's organization, as well as externally to the solar community, including potential customers for that client
* Assist with an ability to define and articulate a company's vision and messaging
* Assist with MarCom
o Help develop content for client web sites, collateral, tradeshows, and investor relations engagements.
* Provide guidance to develop and implement projects
* Provide the networking to interface closely with engineering teams, sales, finance and executive management
*PLC is the Product Life Cycle methodology adopted by major corporations such as Applied Materials, and promoted by investment organizations such as Sevin Rosen.
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Additional capabilities provided by Solar Vision Consulting
* Understanding the market for solar PV cells and panels
* Understanding the technology for various solar PV solutions
* General technology and market assessment of PV manufacturing
o Thin film silicon
o Alternative thin film technologies
o Crystalline silicon
o Turn-key suppliers for the thin film PV market
* Solar cell market dynamics - understanding solar market growth outside the hype
o A foundation from the solar cell market history
o A knowledge of market projections and trajectories
o The ability to bring together various forecaster projections
* Providing an understanding of how will the market grow for your application and how can you participate.
* Market assessment of PV manufacturing in the context of semiconductor manufacturing
* Assessment of providers of Thin Film PV manufacturing
* Technology assessment of thin film PV materials and cells
SVC has followed the methodology for the Product Life Cycle (PLC*) business planning, utilizing a proven path to successful product introduction.
SVC can provide strong leadership and excels in communication skills.
SVC has a working knowledge of solar energy industry, semiconductors, nanotechnology and thin film technologies.
SVC has strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills which facilitate the exchange of technical, strategic, and business information.
SVC can provide an ability to accumulate and synthesize market data in order to formulate and define product plans and direction.
SVC has strong written communication skills to prepare complex reports and analysis.
SVC also has the ability to lead and facilitate meetings and presentations with internal staff, investors, board of directors and executive staff.
SVC brings a positive attitude and ability to quickly react to changing business demands, aggressive deadlines, and demanding hours in a fast paced environment.