Table 14. Solar Thermal Collector Shipments by Type, Quantity, Value, and Average Price,
1993 and 1994
1993 1994
Type Quantity Value Average Price | Quantity Value Average Price
(Thousand (Thousand (Dollars per | (Thousand (Thousand (Dollars per
Square Feet) Dollars) Square Foot) | Square Feet) Dollars) Square Foot)
Low-Temperature
Liquid and Air 6,025 16,819 2.79 6,823 17,241 2.53
Medium-Temperature
Air 1 7 10.19 3 34 13.63
Liquid
ICS/Thermosiphon 304 4,446 14.62 215 5,615 26.1
Flat Plate 623 5,887 9.44 583 5,123 8.79
Evacuated Tube 2 174 82.19 2 112 52.91
Concentrator 1 9 14.40 1 1 67.38
All Medium-Temperature 931 10,523 11.73 803 10,985 13.53
High-Temperature
Parabolic Dish and 12 260 22.11 2 28 176.99
Total 6,968 27,602 3.96 7,627 28,411 3.73
Notes: ICS = integral collector storage. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form CE-63A, "Annual Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey."