Semiconductors for Alternative Energy Technologies: Opportunities and Markets

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Solar Energy

• 2.1 Solar Infrastructure
  • 2.1.1 Current developments
  • 2.1.2 Worldwide installed photovoltaic totals
  • 2.1.3 Applications of PV
    • 2.1.3.1 PV Power Stations
    • 2.1.3.2 PV in Buildings
    • 2.1.3.3 PV in Transport
    • 2.1.3.4 PV in Atandalone Devices
    • 2.1.3.5 Rural Electrification
    • 2.1.3.6 Solar Roadways
  • 2.1.4 Economics of PV
    • 2.1.4.1 Power Costs
    • 2.1.4.2 Grid Parity
    • 2.1.4.3 Financial Incentives
  • 2.1.5 Solar Forecast
• 2.2 Semiconductor Technology
  • 2.2.1 Key Component Semiconductor Devices
  • 2.2.2 Semiconductor Forecast

Chapter 3 - Wind Energy

• 3.1 Wind Energy Infrastructure
  • 3.1.1 Electricity Generation
    • 3.1.1.1 Grid Management System
    • 3.1.1.2 Capacity Factor
  • 3.1.2 Turbine Placement
  • 3.1.3 Offshore Wind Farms
  • 3.1.4 Utilization Of Wind Power
  • 3.1.5 Small Scale Wind Power
  • 3.1.6 Economics And Feasibility
    • 3.1.6.1 Growth And Cost Trends
    • 3.1.6.2 Theoretical Potential
    • 3.1.6.3 Direct Costs
    • 3.1.6.4 External Costs
    • 3.1.6.5 Incentives
• 3.2 Semiconductor Technology
  • 3.2.1 Key Component Semiconductor Devices
  • 3.2.2 Semiconductor Forecast

Chapter 4 - Fuel Cells

• 4.1 Fuel Cell Infrastructure
  • 4.1.1 Fuel Cell Design
  • 4.1.2 History
  • 4.1.3 Types of fuel cells
    • 4.1.3.1 Polymer Electrolyte Membrane
    • 4.1.3.2 Phosphoric Acid
    • 4.1.3.3 Direct Methanol
    • 4.1.3.4 Alkaline
    • 4.1.3.6 Molten Carbonate
    • 4.1.3.7 Solid Oxide
    • 4.1.3.8 Regenerative (Reversible) Fuel Cells
  • 4.1.4 Efficiency
    • 4.1.4.1 Fuel cell efficiency
    • 4.1.4.2 In practice
  • 4.1.5 Fuel cell applications
    • 4.1.5.1 Suggested applications
    • 4.1.5.2 Hydrogen transportation and refueling
  • 4.1.6 Fuel Cell Forecast
• 4.2 Semiconductor Technology
  • 4.2.1 Key Component Semiconductor Devices
  • 4.2.2 Semiconductor Forecast

Chapter 5 - Storage Technology

• 5.1 Storage Infrastructure
  • 5.1.1 Usage And Applications
  • 5.1.2 Charging And Discharging
  • 5.1.3 Active Components
    • 5.1.3.1 Common Rechargeable Battery Types
    • 5.1.3.2 Less Common Types
  • 5.1.4 Recent Developments
  • 5.1.5 Alternatives
  • 5.1.6 Batteries for Electric Vehicles
• 5.2 Semiconductor Technology
  • 5.2.1 Key Component Semiconductor Devices

Chapter 6 - Geothermal Energy

• 6.1 Geothermal Energy Technology Infrastructure
  • 6.1.1 Geothermal Technologies
  • 6.1.2 Advantages
  • 6.1.3 Disadvantages
  • 6.1.4 History Of Development
  • 6.1.5 Development Around The World
  • 6.1.6 Geothermal Forecast
• 6.2 Semiconductor Technology
  • 6.2.1 Key Component Semiconductor Devices
  • 6.2.2 Semiconductor Forecast

Chapter 7 - Nuclear Power

• 7.1 Nuclear Power Infrastructure
  • 7.1.1 History
    • 7.1.1.1 Origins
    • 7.1.1.2 Early Years
    • 7.1.1.3 Development
  • 7.1.2 Future Of The Industry
    • 7.1.2.1 Micro Reactors
  • 7.1.3 Nuclear Reactor Forecast
• 7.2 Semiconductor Technology
  • 7.2.1 Key Component Semiconductor Devices
  • 7.2.2 Semiconductor Forecast

LIST OF TABLES

• 2.1 Total Photovoltaic Peak Power Capacity By Country
• 2.2 World' s Largest Photovoltaic Power Plants
• 2.3 Large PV Systems In Planning Or Under Construction
• 3.1 Operational Wind Farms
• 3.2 Wind Farms Under Construction
• 3.3 Installed Windpower Capacity (MW)
• 3.4 Annual Wind Power Generation (TWh)
• 4.1 FUEL CELL COMPARISONS
• 4.2 FUEL CELL DETAILS
• 5.1 Rechargeable Battery Technologies
• 5.2 List Of Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturers
• 5.3 Number Of Electric Cars In The United States
• 5.4 Alternative Fuel Vehicles In Use In The U.S. By Fuel Type
• 5.5 Technical Targets: Inverter/Motor Powertrain
• 5.6 Technical Targets: Integrated Inverter/Motor
• 7.1 Worldwide Nuclear Reactors By Region
• 7.2 Small-Medium Reactors
• 7.3 Number Of Reactors In Operation Worldwide
• 7.4 Number Of Reactors Under Construction Worldwide
• 7.5 Nuclear Share In Electricity Generation In 2006 (%)

LIST OF FIGURES

• 2.1 Flat Plate Solar Collector
• 2.2 Parabolic Trough Solar Collector
• 2.3 Solar Dish/Engine Collector
• 2.4 Solar Power Tower Collector
• 2.5 Forecast Of Solar Power
• 2.6 Block Diagram Of Microcontroller-Based Inverter
• 2.7 Block Diagram Of Solar Inverter System
• 2.8 Full Bridge IGBT Topology
• 2.9 PV Inverter Market Distribution
• 2.1 Semiconductor Revenues From Solar Energy Systems
• 3.1 Evolution Of U.S. Commercial Wind Technology
• 3.2 U.S. Installed Capacity (Megawatts) 1981-2007
• 3.3 U.S. Installed Capacity (Megawatts) 2007
• 3.4 Worldwide Wind Turbine Shipments 1995 - 2012
• 3.5 Wind Power As Percent Of Electricity 2006
• 3.6 Semiconductor Revenues From Wind Energy Systems
• 4-1 Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell
• 4-2 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) Fuel Cell
• 4-3 Alkaline (AFC) Fuel Cell
• 4-4 Molten Carbonate (MCFC) Fuel Cell
• 4-5 Solid Oxide (SOFC) Fuel Cell
• 4-6 Transition To A Hydrogen Economy
• 4-7 Hydrogen Reformer Fueling Station
• 4-8 Diversified Fuel Cell Development
• 4-9 Shipments Of Stationary Fuel Cells 50kW And Below - 2003-2006
• 4-10 Shipments Of Stationary Fuel Cells Above 50kW - 2003-2006
• 4-11 Worldwide Fuel Cell Shipments 2003 - 2012
• 4-12 Fuel Cell Inverter In Car
• 4-13 Block Diagram Of Fuel Cell Inverter
• 4-14 Semiconductor Revenues From Fuel Cell Systems
• 5.1 Mass And Volume Energy Densities Of Secondary Cells
• 5.2 Hybrid Sales Versus National Average Gas Prices
• 5.3 North American Battery Forecast For Vehicles
• 7.1 Conventional Geothermal Well
• 7.2 Conventional Geothermal Well
• 7.3 Geothermal Heat Pump
• 7.4 Hyperion Nuclear Reactor
• 7.5 Heat Transfer For Different Primary Coolants
• 7.6 Historical And Projected World Energy Use By Energy Source, 1980-2030,