Reportlinker Adds Global Markets for Renewable Energy

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Markets for Renewable Energy

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0306328/Global-Markets-for-Renewable-Energy.html

THIS REPORT CONTAINS

Discussion of the renewables industry's economic environment, technologies, and issues

Analysis of global market trends, with data from 2009, estimates for 2010, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2015

Projections of cumulative and annual new capacity for the various technologies from global, regional, and national perspectives

A comprehensive overview of the global photovoltaics market, and estimates of the markets for biomass-fueled generation capacity, small wind turbines, and mini-, micro- and pico-hydro

Examinations of the latest technology trends and other factors, such as funding agencies, resources, industry trends, and green power.

INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

BCC Research's goal in conducting this study was to determine the current status of the global market for renewable energy sources and then to assess their growth potential over a 5-year period from 2010 to 2015. Integrated studies covering renewables have become unusual due to their rapid growth and differing characteristics; moreover, we were particularly interested in assessing the possibility that renewables will begin to compete with each other as well as with fossil fuels for market share, government subsidies, and public support. We also wished to examine the impact on the market brought about by the surging global demand for energy, the impact of climate change on alternative fuels, improvements in technology, and the availability of new materials. Our key objective was to present a comprehensive overview of the current markets for renewable energy supplies and the future directions they make take.

A companion BCC Research report covering green technologies will be available in November 2010. Topics will include combined heat and power plants, waste-to-energy, utility-level storage, the smart grid, smart meters and home energy management, energy efficiency in buildings, lighting and internal combustion engines, electric and hybrid vehicles and more.

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

Market studies have become increasingly "stove-piped" regarding green technology in general and renewable energy sources specifically. This is natural. Each of the sources of renewable energy employs differing technologies, has differing constraints, and offers different possibilities to differing classes of users.

However, bringing renewable energy sources together allows an assessment of the combined contribution they can make in reducing CO2 emissions, helping countries achieve energy independence, conserving natural resources, and bettering the environment in various ways. Looking at renewables in a single report also allows an assessment of policy-relevant issues in terms of gauging where support is warranted, how close some energy sources are in terms of providing significant contributions to the portfolio of available resources, and what metrics might be useful in deciding what energy sources are best-equipped to satisfy the needs of individual countries and regions.

SCOPE OF REPORT

The scope of this report is intentionally wide. We cover the major sources of renewable energy as primary fuels—hydroelectric, wind, solar, liquid biofuels for transportation, geothermal, and oceanic sources (wave, tidal and thermal). There is no shortage of reports on each of these in the marketplace. What is lacking, and what this report is intended to provide, is a global perspective that places each of these sources in a relevant context for decision makers in both the public and private sectors.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This report is intended for professionals at several levels working in the energy and/or environmental field. Although the report is structured around specific technologies, it is largely nontechnical in nature. That is, it is concerned less with theory and jargon than with what works, how much of the latter the market is likely to purchase, and at what price.

As such, the report's main audience is executive management, marketing professionals, and financial analysts. It is not written specifically for scientists and technologists, although its findings concern the market for their work, including the availability of government and corporate research funding for different technologies and applications, so it should interest them as well.

Others who should find the report informative include government agencies and environmental and public policy interest groups concerned with energy, sustainable development, and the environment.

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in preparing this study. BCC Research surveyed approximately 33 companies to obtain market data. Included were manufacturers, utilities, regulators, environmental analysts and reporters, and commercial consumers. In addition, we compiled data from current financial and trade information and government sources.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

Thomas Fuller has been a market research analyst for 16 years and has published numerous reports on technology products and market issues. Fuller has broad experience in covering regulatory and consumer issues. He is the author of a book on climate change, and his work on bibliometrics is regularly cited in books and magazines.

Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION -- Complimentary

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 1

SCOPE OF REPORT 2

INTENDED AUDIENCE 2

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 2

ANALYST CREDENTIALS 2

RELATED REPORTS 3

BCC ONLINE SERVICES 3

DISCLAIMER 3

Chapter-2: SUMMARY

SUMMARY 4

SUMMARY TABLE   GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 5

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET, 2009?2015 ($ BILLIONS) 6

SUMMARY (CONTINUED) 7

Chapter-3: OVERVIEW

RENEWABLE ENERGY TODAY 8

TABLE 1   GROWTH OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, 2007-2015 (QUADRILLION BTUS) 9

FIGURE 1   GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY, 2007-2015 (QUADRILLION BTUS) 9

TABLE 2   SHORT-TERM PROGRESS OF RENEWABLES 10

TABLE 3 GLOBAL CAGRS OF RENEWABLE FUELS, THROUGH 2008 10

TABLE 4 GLOBAL LEADERS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY, 2009 11

AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 12

AFTER THE GOLD RUSH (CONTINUED) 13

AFTER THE GOLD RUSH (CONTINUED) 14

AFTER THE GOLD RUSH (CONTINUED) 15

AFTER THE GOLD RUSH (CONTINUED) 16

TABLE 5   GLOBAL ENERGY USE BY FUEL TYPE, 2010?2015 (QUADRILLION BTUS) 17

FIGURE 2   GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TOTAL ENERGY USE, 2010?2015 (QUADRILLION BTUS) 17

TABLE 6 GROWTH OF INSTALLED CAPACITY INDIVIDUAL FUELS FOR ELECTRICITY, THROUGH 2015 (GW) 18

THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS MODELS 18

WIND HOLDS ITS BREATH 19

TABLE 7 FIRST-QUARTER PERFORMANCE OF LEADING WIND POWER COMPANIES, 2010 ($ MILLIONS/%) 20

JUNE 1, 2010 21

NOTE ON THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 21

MEASUREMENTS 22

EXTERNAL FACTORS AFFECTING RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKETS 22

CO2 EMISSIONS 22

TABLE 8 SOURCE AND QUANTITY OF CO2 EMISSIONS, 2010 AND 2015 (BILLIONS OF METRIC TONS) 23

THE ETHICAL DILEMMA 24

THE ETHICAL DILEMMA (CONTINUED) 25

THE ETHICAL DILEMMA (CONTINUED) 26

THE DEEPWATER OIL SPILL 27

DEVELOPMENTS IN CLIMATE SCIENCE 28

CLIMATEGATE 29

COPENHAGEN 30

ERRORS IN THE IPCC'S 4TH ANNUAL REVIEW 30

TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION 31

TABLE 9   GLOBAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY SOURCE, THROUGH 2015 32

COSTS OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY 32

COSTS OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY (CONTINUED) 33

Chapter-4: APPLICATIONS

DESERTEC AND MASDAR 34

DESERTEC 34

MASDAR 35

HYDROELECTRIC POWER 36

TABLE 10 GROWTH IN GLOBAL HYDROELECTRIC CAPACITY, 2007?2015 (GW) 37

FIGURE 3  GROWTH IN GLOBAL HYDROELECTRIC CAPACITY, 2007?2015 (GW) 37

TABLE 11 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER, BY REGION, 2008 (GWH) 38

SMALL HYDRO AND MICRO HYDRO 39

TABLE 12 WORLD LEADERS IN SMALL HYDRO, BY REGION, 2008 (MW) 39

Small Hydro and Micro Hydro (Continued) 40

HYDROELECTRIC UPRATING 41

PUMPED STORAGE 41

RUN-OF-THE-RIVER HYDROELECTRIC POWER 42

WIND POWER 42

TABLE 13 GLOBAL LEADERS IN WIND INSTALLATIONS, BY REGION, 2009 (MW) 43

WIND POWER (CONTINUED) 44

TABLE 14   GLOBAL WIND POWER CAPACITY INSTALLATIONS AND TOTAL, 2007?2015 (GW) 45

FIGURE 4 GROWTH OF INSTALLED WIND POWER CAPACITY, 2007?2015 (GW) 46

OFFSHORE WIND POWER 46

SOLAR POWER 47

SOLAR POWER (CONTINUED) 48

SOLAR POWER (CONTINUED) 49

THE DRAM DILEMMA 50

TABLE 15 COMPARISON OF 1ST-QUARTER RESULTS FOR LEADING SOLAR POWER MANUFACTURERS, 2009 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS) 51

PRODUCTION CAPACITY OUTLOOK 52

TABLE 16 ANNOUNCED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MANUFACTURING PLANT OPENINGS, 2010 53

TABLE 16 (CONTINUED) 54

TABLE 17 GLOBAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY OUTLOOK FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS, 2009- 2015 (MW) 54

FIGURE 5 GLOBAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY PHOTOVOLTAICS, 2009?2015 (MW) 55

Production Capacity Outlook (Continued) 56

TABLE 18 GROWTH OF ANNUAL SOLAR INSTALLATIONS AND TOTAL CAPACITY, 2007?2015 (GW) 57

FIGURE 6 GLOBAL GROWTH IN INSTALLED PHOTOVOLTAIC CAPACITY, 2007?2015 (MW) 57

PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) 58

Concentrated Photovoltaics (CPV) 58

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER (CSP) 58

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) (Continued) 59

LOW TEMPERATURE SOLAR THERMAL 60

LIQUID BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION 61

TABLE 19 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION, 2007?2015 (MILLION BARRELS PER DAY) 61

FIGURE 7 GLOBAL GROWTH OF BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION, 2007-2015 (MILLIONS OF BARRELS PER DAY) 61

TABLE 20 WORLD LEADERS IN BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION, 2008 62

TABLE 21 GLOBAL ENERGY FROM BIOFUELS BY USAGE, 2007 63

LIQUID BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) 64

TABLE 22   LIQUID BIOFUELS PRODUCTION, 2006?2030 (MBD) 65

ETHANOL 66

TABLE 23 MAJOR PRODUCERS OF ETHANOL, AND ANNUAL FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, 2007–2009 (MILLIONS OF U.S. LIQUID GALLONS PER YEAR) 66

Ethanol (Continued) 67

BIODIESEL 68

NEXT-GENERATION BIOFUELS 69

TABLE 24 NEXT GENERATION BIOFUELS AND DEVELOPERS 70

PARTNERING WITH THE MAJORS 71

Partnering with the Majors (Continued) 72

AVIATION FUELS 73

AVIATION FUELS (CONTINUED) 74

GEOTHERMAL 75

TABLE 25 GLOBAL GROWTH OF GEOTHERMAL POWER, 2007?2015 (GW) 76

FIGURE 8 GLOBAL GROWTH OF GEOTHERMAL POWER, 2007?2015 (GW) 76

ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS 77

ENERGY FROM THE OCEAN 77

WAVE 78

TIDAL 79

OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION 80

HORIZON SCANNING 81

SPACE BASED POWER SATELLITES 81

HYDROGEN 81

HYDROGEN (CONTINUED) 82

GEOENGINEERING 83

GEOENGINEERING (CONTINUED) 84

Chapter-5: HISTORY, DEFINITIONS, AND DESCRIPTIONS

HYDROELECTRIC 85

HYDROELECTRIC (CONTINUED) 86

SMALL, MINI, MICRO AND PICO HYDRO 87

Small, Mini, Micro and Pico Hydro (Continued) 88

WIND 89

HOW IT WORKS 90

How it Works (Continued) 91

OFFSHORE WIND 92

SOLAR 93

PHOTOVOLTAIC 93

Photovoltaic (Continued) 94

TABLE 26 MAJOR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES 95

Balance of Systems 96

Module Frames 96

Interconnections 96

Encapsulation 96

Concentrated Photovoltaic Power (CVP) 97

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER 98

Small Scale Solar Thermal 99

TABLE 27 CUMULATIVE INSTALLED SOLAR, WATER, AND SPACE HEATING CAPACITY IN TEN LEADING COUNTRIES AND THE WORLD, 2007 (THERMAL MEGAWATTS) 100

TABLE 27 (CONTINUED) 101

LIQUID BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION 101

FIRST GENERATION BIOFUELS 102

Ethanol 103

Biodiesel 103

Bioalcohols 104

Syngas 104

SECOND GENERATION BIOFUELS 104

Potential 105

Challenges 105

THIRD-GENERATION BIOFUELS 105

Third-Generation Biofuels (Continued) 106

GEOTHERMAL 107

GEOTHERMAL (CONTINUED) 108

OCEAN (WAVE, TIDAL, AND OTEC) 109

WAVE 109

How It Works 109

TIDAL 110

How It Works 110

OTEC 111

How It Works 112

How it Works (Continued) 113

Chapter-6: MARKET STATE, MAJOR MANUFACTURERS, AND MARKET SHARE

INTRODUCTION 114

GREEN STIMULUS 114

TABLE 28   TOTAL 2009 STIMULUS AND GREEN-DEDICATED PORTION, SELECTED COUNTRIES ($ BILLIONS) 115

INVESTMENT 115

TABLE 29   U.S. VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY SECTOR, 2009 (%) 116

SUPPLIERS 116

HYDROELECTRIC POWER 117

TABLE 30 GLOBAL HYDROELECTRIC MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 117

FIGURE 9 GLOBAL HYDROELECTRIC MARKET, 2009?2015 ($ BILLIONS) 118

TABLE 31 MAJOR MARKETS FOR HYDROELECTRIC POWER, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 119

PROVIDERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY 119

TABLE 32 GLOBAL HYDROELECTRIC MARKET FOR PLANTS AND MACHINERY BY COMPANY AND REVENUE 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 120

OPERATORS 120

TABLE 33 LEADING GLOBAL MARKET HYDROELECTRIC OPERATORS, RANKED BY CAPACITY, 2009 ($ MILLIONS/MW) 121

TABLE 34   NUMBER OF LARGE DAMS BY COUNTRY, 2010 121

Operators (Continued) 122

TABLE 35   GROWTH IN TOTAL HYDROELECTRIC CAPACITY, 2007?2015 (GW) 123

TABLE 36 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER, 2009 (GW) 124

IMPROVING PERFORMANCE FROM HYDROELECTRIC POWER 124

SMALL HYDRO AND MICRO HYDRO 124

Small Hydro and Micro Hydro (Continued) 125

HYDROELECTRIC UPRATING 125

WIND 126

TABLE 37 GLOBAL WIND POWER MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 127

FIGURE 10   GLOBAL WIND POWER MARKET, 2009?2015 ($ BILLION) 127

TABLE 38   MAJOR MARKETS FOR WIND POWER, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 128

TABLE 39   GLOBAL LEADERS IN WIND POWER MANUFACTURE, REVENUES, INSTALLATIONS, AND MARKET SHARE ($ MILLIONS/MW/%) 128

SOLAR 129

TABLE 40   GLOBAL SOLAR POWER MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 129

FIGURE 11 GLOBAL SOLAR POWER MARKET, 2009?2015 ($ BILLIONS) 130

TABLE 41   MAJOR MARKETS FOR SOLAR POWER, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 130

PHOTOVOLTAIC 131

TABLE 42   TOP GLOBAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURERS, 2009 REVENUES ($MILLIONS), SHIPMENTS (MW), AND MARKET SHARE 131

CONCENTRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC (CPV) 132

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER (CSP) 133

TABLE 43 CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PROVIDERS (ALPHABETICALLY) AND 2009 REVENUES, ($ MILLIONS) 134

MAJOR PURCHASERS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS 134

TABLE 44 GLOBAL PV ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY SECTOR, 2010 (TERAWATT HOURS) 135

LIQUID BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION 135

TABLE 45 GLOBAL BIOFUELS FOR LIQUID TRANSPORTATION MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 135

FIGURE 12 GLOBAL BIOFUELS FOR LIQUID TRANSPORTATION MARKET, 2009?2015 ($ BILLIONS) 136

TABLE 46 MAJOR MARKETS FOR LIQUID BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 136

ETHANOL 137

TABLE 47 ETHANOL: MARKET LEADERS, BY REVENUES, PRODUCTION, AND MARKET SHARE, 2009 ($ MILLIONS/BGY/% 137

BIODIESEL 138

TABLE 48 GLOBAL MARKET LEADERS BIODIESEL ($ MILLIONS) 138

TABLE 49 BIODIESEL CAPACITY LEADERS IN EUROPE, 2009 (MILLION LITERS PER YEAR) 139

GEOTHERMAL 140

TABLE 50 GLOBAL GEOTHERMAL POWER MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 140

FIGURE 13   GLOBAL GEOTHERMAL POWER MARKET, 2009?2015 ($ BILLIONS) 141

TABLE 51   MAJOR MARKETS FOR GEOTHERMAL POWER BY REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 141

TABLE 52 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND MARKET SHARE, GEOTHERMAL, 2009 (MW/$ MILLIONS/%) 142

OCEAN 143

TABLE 53   GLOBAL OCEAN POWER MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) 143

FIGURE 14 GLOBAL OCEAN POWER MARKET, 2009?2015 ($ BILLIONS) 143

TABLE 54   MAJOR MARKETS FOR OCEAN POWER, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 144

OCEAN (CONTINUED) 145

TABLE 55 WAVE POWER COMPANIES 146

TABLE 56 TIDAL POWER COMPANIES 146

TABLE 56 (CONTINUED) 147

TABLE 56 (CONTINUED) 148

TABLE 57   OTEC COMPANIES 148

TABLE 57 (CONTINUED) 149

Chapter-7: MAJOR MARKETS

INTRODUCTION 150

RENEWABLES 150

TABLE 58 20 TOP ENERGY CONSUMING COUNTRIES AND DELIVERED RENEWABLE ENERGY, 2006 150

TABLE 58 (CONTINUED) 151

CHINA 151

China (Continued) 152

China (Continued) 153

China (Continued) 154

UNITED STATES 155

TABLE 59   U.S. COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, SELECTED RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, 2000?2008 (%) 155

TABLE 60   U.S. ELECTRICITY CAPACITY AND GENERATION, ALL RENEWABLES, 2000?2008 156

TABLE 61   U.S. ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY ENERGY SOURCE, 2004–2008 (QUADRILLION BTU) 157

RUSSIA 157

JAPAN 158

INDIA 159

SELECTED COUNTRIES NOT LISTED ABOVE 159

Australia 159

South Korea 160

HYDROELECTRIC POWER 161

TABLE 62 GLOBAL HYDROELECTRIC MARKET BY COUNTRY 161

TABLE 63 PLANNED HYDROELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION (OVER 2,000 MW) 161

TABLE 63 (CONTINUED) 162

SOLAR 162

PHOTOVOLTAIC 162

TABLE 64 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS, BY COUNTRY, 2009 (%) 162

TABLE 65   ANNUAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS PRODUCTION BY COUNTRY, 1995?2008 (MW) 163

GEOTHERMAL 163

TABLE 66 MAJOR MARKETS FOR GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY, 2010 (MW) 164

UNITED STATES 165

PHILIPPINES 165

INDONESIA 166

MEXICO 166

ITALY 167

ICELAND 167

UTILITY SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS 168

TABLE 67   TOP U.S. DEVELOPERS OF LARGE SOLAR PROJECTS (MW) 168

CONCENTRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER (CVP) 169

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER (CSP) 169

TABLE 68 WORLD INSTALLED CONCENTRATED SOLAR THERMAL POWER CAPACITY, 2000?2007 (MW) 170

TABLE 69 PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER PLANTS 171

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) (Continued) 172

Chapter-8: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

M&A ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST 15 MONTHS 173

M&A ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST … (CONTINUED) 174

M&A ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST … (CONTINUED) 175

Chapter-9: DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES

INTRODUCTION 176

GENERAL 176

TABLE 70 DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2050 (MILLIONS) 176

AGE 177

TABLE 71 AGING OF WORLD POPULATION, 2000 AND 2014 177

TABLE 71 (CONTINUED) 178

HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION 178

INCREASING INCOME 179

INCREASING INCOME (CONTINUED) 180

Chapter-10: TRENDS IN PRICE AND PRICE PERFORMANCE

INTRODUCTION 181

WIND POWER 181

TURBINE SIZE 181

GEARBOXES 182

Chapter-11: OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING DEMAND

GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES 183

EUROPEAN UNION 183

UNITED STATES 183

United States (Continued) 184

United States (Continued) 185

SOLAR 186

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS 186

European Activities 186

Implementing the Vision 187

Germany's National Program 188

European Photovoltaic Industry Association 189

Japanese PV Efforts 190

The Subsidy Program 190

OTHER INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT 191

STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ORGANIZATIONS 192

PV ECONOMICS AND COSTS 192

SOLAR REBATES AND INCENTIVES 193

The U.S. Example 193

Federal and State PV Incentives 194

The Solar America Initiative (SAI) 195

CARBON MARKETS 195

EMISSION TRADING SCHEMES 196

Emission Trading Schemes (Continued) 197

Chapter-12: GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND SUPPORT

GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES 198

TABLE 72 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS, SELECTED COUNTRIES 198

TABLE 72 (CONTINUED) 199

FEED-IN TARIFFS (FIT) 200

RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS (RPS) 201

POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (PPA) 201

PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS (PTC) 202

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM (UNEP) 202

United Nations Environment … (Continued) 203

DIVISION OF EARLY WARNING AND ASSESSMENT (DEWA) 204

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS (DTIE) 205

DIVISION OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND LAW (DPDL) 205

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION (DEPI) 206

DIVISION OF REGIONAL COOPERATION (DRC) 207

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONVENTIONS (DEC) 207

UNEP/GEF 208

UNEP Governing Bodies 208

UNEP Partnerships 208

UNEP Scientific Advisory Groups 208

The Ecosystem Conservation Group (ECG) 209

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 209

The Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine (STAP) 209

UNEP ENERGY 210

Renewable Energy 210

Energy Efficiency 211

Transport – Sustainable Mobility 211

Global Initiative on Promoting Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems 212

Alternative Fuels 212

Roundtable of Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) 212

International Resource Panel 212

Promoting Vehicles Energy Efficiency 212

Bioenergy 213

INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) 213

IPCC Energy 214

Development of New Scenarios 215

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 215

European Commission Energy 215

Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) 215

Smart Grids 216

Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) 216

Executive Agency for … (Continued) 217

Euratom Supply Agency 218

U.S. STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 219

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 219

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) 220

Biomass 221

Geothermal 221

Solar 221

About the Solar Program 221

Water 222

Vehicles 222

Vehicles (Continued) 223

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 224

EPA Timeline 224

EPA Financials 225

Investing in Clean Air 225

Cap and Trade Offsets Methodology 225

Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS) 226

Air Toxics 226

Look Ahead 226

EPA Priorities 227

EPA Energy 228

EPA Energy Star 229

REGIONAL 230

LOCAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES 230

Local Government Initiatives (Continued) 231

Local Government Initiatives (Continued) 232

Chapter-13: CHALLENGES TO ADOPTION

SOLAR 233

STANDARDS AND SAFETY 233

International Standards 233

The Global Approval Program (PV GAP) 234

Other Organizations 234

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 235

BIOFUELS 236

OCEAN 236

WAVE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT 236

FISH AND MARINE LIFE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES 237

VISUAL APPEARANCE AND NOISE 237

SEDIMENTARY FLOW PATTERNS 237

DEVICE FLUID LEAKS 238

RECREATIONAL 238

THE PERMITTING PROCESS IN THE U.S. 238

THE FERC PROCESS 239

Chapter-14: TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING PATENT EVALUATION

INNOVATION 240

BIOTECHNOLOGY 240

BIOTECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED) 241

BIOTECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED) 242

NANOTECHNOLOGY 243

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 244

FAST TRACKING 244

HYDROELECTRIC 245

Turbines 245

WIND 245

TABLE 73 GLOBAL WIND TURBINE PATENT ACTIVITY, BY COMPANY, 1990-2009 246

SOLAR POWER 246

TABLE 74 TOP 10 MANUFACTURERS OF SOLAR TECHNOLOGY* 247

Photovoltaic 247

TABLE 75 SOLAR-RELATED PATENT ACTIVITY BY COMPANY, 2009?JUNE 2010 248

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) 248

GEOTHERMAL 249

TABLE 76   PATENTS BY GEOTHERMAL COMPANIES FILED IN 2009 249

TABLE 76 (CONTINUED) 250

OCEAN 250

TABLE 77 PATENTS FOR OCEAN POWER, 2009 250

Chapter-15: COMPANY PROFILES

LARGE MULTI-SECTOR OPERATORS 251

ACCIONA 251

BP 252

News 253

RWE 254

RWE NPOWER 255

News 256

SUPPLIERS TO THE RENEWABLES INDUSTRY SECTORS 257

ABB LTD. 257

News 258

ALSTOM 258

News 259

ANDRITZ AG 260

News 261

BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED (INDIA) 261

News 262

DONGFANG ELECTRIC CORPORATION LTD. (CHINA) 263

News 264

FUJI ELECTRIC GROUP 265

Fuji Geothermal Steam Turbines 265

News 266

Targeted Markets for Newly Installed Facilities 266

GENERAL ELECTRIC 267

GE ENERGY 268

Renewable Power Generation 268

Solar 269

Utility Scale Inverters 269

Solar Plant Features: 269

Thin-Film Solar 269

Wind 269

Products 270

GE AERO ENERGY 270

GE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CORP. 270

News 271

GE GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL - AMERICAS, LLC 271

HARBIN POWER EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (CHINA) 271

News 272

HITACHI 272

News 273

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES 273

Mitsubishi Steam Turbines 274

News 275

SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 275

SIEMENS AG (HYDROPOWER) 276

News 277

TOSHIBA CORPORATION 278

Toshiba Thermal Power Plant Engineering 279

News 280

News (Continued) 281

HYDROPOWER 282

CHINA HUADIAN (CHINA) 282

Business Scope 282

Key Financials and capacities 283

News 284

HYDRO GREEN ENERGY (U.S.) 284

News 285

ONTARIO POWER GENERATION (CANADA) 285

News 286

SHAOYANG HENGYUAN ZIJIANG (CHINA) 286

SINOHYDRO 287

News 288

VOITH AG 288

News 289

WIND 290

ACCIONA 290

ENERCON GMBH 291

News 292

GAMESA 292

News 293

(XINJIANG) GOLDWIND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 294

(Xinjiang) Goldwind Science…(Continued) 294

News 295

NORDEX SE 296

News 297

News (Continued) 297

REPOWER 298

REpower (Continued) 299

SINOVEL WIND COMPANY 300

News 300

SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED 301

News 302

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS 302

Outlook for 2010 303

News 303

SOLAR 304

BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 304

CANADIAN SOLAR INC. 305

News 305

FIRST SOLAR. INC. 306

News 307

KYOCERA 307

Kyocera (Continued) 308

News 309

MOTECH INDUSTRIES 310

Q-CELLS – SE 310

News 311

SANYO SOLAR USA (PANASONIC CORPORATION) 311

News 312

SHANGHAI JA SOLAR PV TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 312

News 313

SHARP CORPORATION 313

News 314

SOLARFUN POWER HOLDINGS 314

News 315

SUNPOWER CORPORATION 315

News 316

SUNTECH 317

SUNTECH AMERICA 317

News 318

TRINA SOLAR LIMITED 318

News 319

YINGLI SOLAR 320

News 321

LIQUID BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION 321

AMYRIS BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. 321

Amyris Renewable Diesel 322

ARCHERS DANIELS MIDLAND 322

News 323

BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. 324

News 324

BIOJET CORP. 325

BLUEFIRE ETHANOL 326

News 326

COSAN 327

GREEN PLAINS RENEWABLE ENERGY INC. 328

News 329

GREENSHIFT CORPORATION 329

News 330

GUSHAN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY 330

News 330

POET, LLC 331

RENTECH, INC. 331

News 332

SAPPHIRE ENERGY INC. 332

News 333

SOLAZYME, INC 334

News 335

SUSTAINABLE OILS 335

VALERO ENERGY CORP. 336

News 336

VERENIUM BIOFUELS CORPORATION 337

News 338

GEOTHERMAL 338

ALTAROCK ENERGY INC. 338

CHEVRON CORPORATION 339

Chevron Geothermal 339

Future Outlook and News 340

CALPINE CORPORATION 340

News 341

CFE (COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD) 342

ENEL S.P.A. 343

News 343

ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC) 344

News 345

MIGHTY RIVER POWER 345

News 346

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 347

News 348

REYKYAVIK ENERGY (ORKUVEITA REYKJAVIKUR) 348

Current Projects 349

News 349

news(Continued) 349

OCEAN POWER 351

AQUAMARINE POWER 351

AW ENERGY 351

AWS OCEAN ENERGY, LTD. 352

BIPOWER SYSTEMS 352

CETO WAVE ENERGY 352

C-WAVE, LTD. 353

EMBLEY ENERGY, LTD. 353

FINAVERA RENEWABLES 354

INDEPENDENT NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. 354

OCEANLINX, LTD. 355

OCEAN NAVITAS, LTD. 355

OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES 356

OCEAN WAVEMASTER, LTD. 356

ORECON 357

PELAMIS WAVE POWER 357

RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS 358

SDE 358

SEABASED AB 359

SYNCWAVE SYSTEMS, INC. 359

TRIDENT ENERGY, LTD. 359

WAVEBOB 360

WAVE DRAGON 360

WAVE ENERGY 361

WAVEGEN 362

WAVE STAR ENERGY 362

Chapter-13: APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 1: SELECTED NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS 363

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (MEPC) 363

NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE 363

National Action Plan on Climate Change (Continued) 364

MEP CHINA 365

MEP OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS 366

KEY AREAS AND MAIN TASKS 367

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS INDIA 368

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (DEFRA) U.K. 369

DEFRA'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 370

SDIG TARGETS 371

BIODIVERSITY 372

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES 373

GOVERNANCE AND DELIVERY 373

THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY GERMANY 373

THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT … (CONTINUED) 374

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