Abstract
Introduction
- In recent years renewable energy has become a high profile issue
- Renewable energy is a significant resource, with many diverse applications
- It accounts for 14% of the world's primary energy supply
- It is the energy mainstay of large swathes of the developing world
- Many people see it as a sustainable, environmentally friendly energy for a
polluted industrialised world, with rapidly developing new technologies
- Renewable energy is a vital resource for many isolated communities
- Hydro Power/Geothermal/Marine Energy/Hybrids/Fuel Cells/Hydrogen/Wind
Power/Solar Photovoltaic/Solar Thermal/Biomass
The report:
- Pulls the various resources into a coherent picture
- The contribution and characteristics of each resource are examined
- The technologies are explained and new developments outlined
- The status of industrial development described for each resource
- Markets are evaluated and those in commercial development are sized
- The manufacturing industry for each technology is outlined
- The report is divided into 13 sections, covering each resource in detail
- Historical development is charted and commercialisation is described
Key Findings
- The technologies cover a spectrum from mature to pioneering status
- The mainstream technologies are identified
- Accessibility of renewable energy sources is explored
- How far off is large scale usage and of which resources?
- The structure of renewable energy markets and industries
- The size of the markets
- The commercialisation of each technology
- Which forms of renewable energy can provide base load power?
- The costs of this energy
- The environmentally friendly renewable energies
Reasons to buy
- Gain insight into a rapidly developing new market
- Understand the market positioning of each resource
- Look at opportunities in these markets
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