Global Solar Power Industry

Table of Contents

A. Executive Summary

B. Solar Power

• What is Solar Power?
• Pros & Cons of Solar Power
• Readily Available Solar Power

C. Various Uses of Solar Power

• Daylighting
• Heliostat Power Plants
• Passive Solar Building Design
• Solar Cookers
• Solar Electric Vehicles
• Solar Hot Water Systems
• Solar Photovoltaic Technology
• Solar Power Satellites
• Solar Thermal Energy
• Solar Updraft Tower

D. Technologies Associated with Solar Power

• Parabolic Trough
• Central Receiver or Solar Tower
• Parabolic Dish
• Direct & Indirect Technology
• Concentrating & Non-Concentrating Technology
• Passive & Active Technology

E. Costs & Advances in Solar Power Technology

• Parabolic Trough Systems
  • Present Projects
    • Algeria
    • Australia
    • Egypt
    • India
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Italy
    • Mexico
    • Morocco
    • Spain
    • United States
  • Economics
• Central Receiver/Solar Tower Systems
  • Present Projects
    • Spain
    • South Africa
  • Economics
• Parabolic Dish Engines
  • Present Projects
    • United States
    • Europe
  • Economics
• Future of Electricity Production Using Solar Power

F. Effect of Solar Power on Consumer Energy Industry

G. Solar Power & the Global Photovoltaic Industry

H. Marketing & Economizing Solar Power

• Connecting to the Grid
• Selling Electricity
• Western Governors Association Solar Task Force
• California’s Solar Initiative

I. Development & Applications of Renewable Solar Power Systems

J. Using Solar Energy Effectively in Agriculture

• Solar Electric Systems
• Heating Greenhouses
• Generating Heat for Farmland Purposes

K. Research & Development

L. Analyzing the Major Regions

• Africa
• Asia
• Australia
• Europe
• North America

M. Major Projects

• Google’s Solar Power Project
• India’s Large Photovoltaic Powered Water Filtration Program
• Australia’s Solar City Project
• Large BIPV System at Chinese Airport
• New York City’s Largest Commercial Solar Power System
• Project ACCESS in Philippines
• World’s Largest Solar Energy Plant in Portugal
• Solar System at German Sport Cycling Track
• Largest PV Installation in Northern Germany
• Solar Roof Tiles in Solana Beach, USA
• Largest PV Array in Florida
• Largest All-Solar Neighborhood in America
• New England’s Largest Solar Power Installation
• Mexico’s Valle Las Misiones Home Development Goes Solar
• TunisieTelecom & Photovoltaics
• Australian Government Commits towards a Lower Emission Future
• Chinese Airport Becomes Solar
• Phönix SonnenStrom Receives Order for 6.5 MW Spanish PV Project

N. Leading Companies

• Atlantis Energy
• Amonix
• BP Solar
• Entech Engineering, Inc.
• Evergreen Solar
• GE Power
• GT Solar
• Kyocera Solar
• Photowatt
• PowerLight Corporation
• Sanyo
• Siemens Solar
• Spire Corporation
• Sharp Solar Energy Systems
• Shell Solar
• SunPower Corporation
• TerraSolar
• Unisolar

O. Appendix

P. Glossary of Terms