| Table 17.
Solar Thermal Collector Shipments by Type, Quantity, Value,
and Average Price 2002 and 2003
|
| Type |
2002 |
2003 P |
| Quantity (Thousand Square
Feet) |
Quantity (Thousand Square
Feet) |
Value (Thousand Dollars) |
Average
Price (Dollars
per Square Foot) |
Quantity (Thousand Square
Feet) |
Value (Thousand Dollars) |
Average Price (Dollars
per Square Foot) |
| Low-Temperature
|
| Liquid and Air |
R 11,126 |
R 21,942 |
1.97 |
10,877 |
22,674 |
2.08 |
| Medium/High Temperature |
537 |
11,344 |
21.11 |
567 |
13,784 |
24.31 |
| Medium: |
| Air |
R4 |
W |
W |
6 |
W |
W |
| Liquid
|
| ICS/Themosiphon |
110 |
5,229 |
47.74 |
111 |
5,803 |
52.09 |
| Flat Plate |
419 |
5,771 |
13.77 |
440 |
7,378 |
16.78 |
| Evacuated Tube |
2 |
W |
W |
2 |
W |
W |
| Concentrator |
* |
W |
W |
* |
W |
W |
| High:
|
| Parabolic Dish and Trough |
2 |
W |
W |
7 |
W |
W |
| Total |
11,663 |
33,286
a |
2.85 |
11,444 |
36,458 |
3.19 |
a
Total includes institutional research project. ICS = Integral
collector storage.
W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of proprietary company
data
R =Revised.
P = Preliminary
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent
rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration,
Form EIA-63A, "Annual
Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey." |
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