Europe Renewable Energy Market Analysis and Forecast to 2015

Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 12
1.2 List of Figures 16
2 Executive Summary 19
2.1 Introduction to Renewable Energy 19
2.2 Research Scope and Definition 21
2.3 Europe Renewable Power Market Overview 21
2.4 Europe Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, 2008 23
2.5 Europe Renewable Power Market, Net Annual Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, MW, 2001-2008 24
2.6 Europe Renewable Power Market, Historical and Forecast CAGR vs. Cumulative Installed Capacity by Renewable Type, 2008 26
3 Europe Wind Power Market, Total Market Analysis 28
3.1 Europe Wind Market, Overview 28
3.2 Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-15 28
3.3 Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-15 29
3.4 Europe Wind Market, Historical Annual Installed Capacity Split by Countries, 2001-15 31
3.4.1 Past Hotspots 32
3.4.2 Present Hotspots 32
3.4.3 Future Hotspots 33
3.5 Europe Wind Market, Key Drivers 34
3.5.1 Feed in tariffs have proved to be the main driver for wind power development in Europe 34
3.5.2 The new Renewable Energy Directive will play in major role in future wind power development across Europe 34
3.5.3 Supportive National Policy Measures have enabled strong Wind Power Development in Europe 35
3.6 Europe Wind market, Key Restraints and Challenges 36
3.6.1 Lack of sufficient grid infrastructure could hamper wind power growth in Europe 36
3.6.2 Financial crisis will result in decrease in wind power uptake in the short run 36
3.7 Europe Wind Market, Infrastructure Analysis 37
3.8 Europe Wind Market, Offshore Segment 38
3.9 Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, 2001-15 39
4 Europe Wind Market, Key Countries Analysis – Germany 41
4.1 Germany Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-15 41
4.2 Germany Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-15 43
4.3 Germany Wind Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by States, 2008 44
4.4 Germany Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, 2003-15 44
4.5 Germany Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, 2008 46
4.6 Germany Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, 2001-08 47
4.7 Germany Wind Farm Projects, 15 largest Wind Farms 48
4.8 Germany Wind Farm Projects, Planned/Under Construction Wind Farms 49
5 Europe Wind Market, Key Countries Analysis – Spain 50
5.1 Spain Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-15 50
5.2 Spain Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-15 51
5.3 Spain Wind Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by States, 2008 52
5.4 Spain Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, 2003-15 53
5.5 Spain Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, 2008 54
5.6 Spain Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, 2001-08 55
5.7 Spain Wind Farm Projects, 15 largest Wind Farms 56
5.8 Spain Wind Farm Projects, Planned/Under Construction Wind Farms 57
6 Europe Wind Market, Key Countries Analysis – Italy 59
6.1 Italy Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-15 59
6.2 Italy Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-15 60
6.3 Italy Wind Turbine Market Historical and Forecast Revenues, 2003-15 61
6.4 Italy Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, 2008 62
6.5 Italy Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, 2001-08 63
6.6 Italy Wind Farm Projects, 15 largest Wind Farms 64
6.7 Italy Wind Farm Projects, Planned/Under Construction Wind Farms 65
7 Europe Wind Market, Key Countries Analysis – France 66
7.1 France Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-15 66
7.2 France Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-15 67
7.3 France Wind Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by States, 2008 68
7.4 France Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, 2003-15 70
7.5 France Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, 2008 71
7.6 France Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, 2001-08 71
7.7 France Wind Farm Projects, 15 Largest Wind Farms 73
7.8 France Wind Farm Projects, Planned/Under Construction Wind Farms 74
8 Europe Wind Market, Key Countries Analysis – United Kingdom 75
8.1 UK Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, 2001-15 75
8.2 UK Wind Power Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation, 2001-15 76
8.3 UK Wind Power Market, Regional Share in Installed Capacity, 2008 77
8.4 UK Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, 2003-15 78
8.5 UK Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, 2008 79
8.6 UK Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, 2001-08 80
8.7 UK Wind Farm Projects, 15 largest Wind Farms 82
8.8 UK Wind Farm Projects, Planned/Under Construction Wind Farms 83
9 Europe Solar PV Market – Total Market Analysis 84
9.1 Europe Solar PV Market, Overview 84
9.2 Europe Solar PV Market, Key Drivers 84
9.2.1 Financial Incentives will drive the European solar PV market development 84
9.2.2 Government mandates promoting renewable energy industry to drive the uptake of solar PV in Europe 85
9.3 Europe Solar PV Market, Key Issues 85
9.3.1 Financial crisis will restrain the European solar PV market growth and revenues 85
9.4 Europe Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity 86
9.5 Europe Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation 87
9.6 Europe Solar PV Market, Market Share by Regions, 2008 89
9.7 Europe Solar PV Market, PV System Price Analysis 90
9.8 Europe Solar PV System Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues 91
10 Europe Solar PV Market, Key Countries Analysis – Germany 93
10.1 Germany Solar PV Market, Overview 93
10.2 Germany Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity 93
10.3 Germany Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation 95
10.4 Germany Solar PV Market, On-grid and Off-grid Development, 2001-08 97
10.5 Germany Solar PV Market, PV Cell Production, 2001-08 98
10.6 Germany Solar PV Market, Solar Parks 99
10.6.1 Germany Solar PV Market, Top Active Solar Parks 99
10.6.2 Germany Solar PV Market, Upcoming Solar Parks 99
11 Europe Solar PV Market, Key Countries Analysis – Spain 100
11.1 Spain Solar PV Market, Overview 100
11.2 Spain Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity 100
11.3 Spain Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation 102
11.4 Spain Solar PV Market, On-grid and Off-grid Development, 2001-08 104
11.5 Spain Solar PV Market, Solar Parks 105
11.5.1 Spain Solar PV Market, Top Active Solar Parks 105
11.5.2 Spain Solar PV Market, Upcoming Solar Parks 105
12 Europe Solar PV Market, Key Countries Analysis – Italy 106
12.1 Italy Solar PV Market, Overview 106
12.2 Italy Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity 106
12.3 Italy Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Power Generation 108
12.4 Italy Solar PV Market, On-grid and Off-grid Development, 2001-08 109
12.5 Italy Solar PV Market, PV Cell Production, 2001-08 110
12.6 Italy Solar PV Market, Solar Parks 111
12.6.1 Italy Solar PV Market, Top Active Solar Parks 111
12.6.2 Italy Solar PV Market, Upcoming Solar Parks 111
13 Europe Biopower Market – Total Market Analysis 112
13.1 Europe Biopower Market, Overview 112
13.2 Europe Biopower Market, Key Drivers 112
13.2.1 Financial support from the government is expected to drive the biopower market in the region 112
13.2.2 European Union (EU) directive to promote renewable energy industry drives biopower uptake 112
13.2.3 Need for waste management boost new biopower installations in Europe 113
13.3 Europe Biopower Market, Key Issues 114
13.3.1 Financial crisis will restrain the European biopower market growth 114
13.3.2 Logistical constraints will hamper the growth of biopower development in the region 114
13.3.3 Lack of proper logistics result in high feedstock prices 114
13.4 Europe Biopower Market, Historical and Installed Capacity, 2001-15 114
13.5 Europe Biopower Generation, 2001-15 116
13.6 Europe Biopower Market, Geographic Analysis, 2001-15 117
13.6.1 Past & Present Hotspots 117
13.6.2 Future Hotspots 117
13.7 Europe Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, 2001-08 118
13.8 Europe Biopower Market, Feedstock Analysis, 2008 119
13.8.1 Europe Biopower Market, Fuel Analysis 119
13.9 Europe Biopower Market, Carbon Savings, 2001-15 119
14 Europe Biopower Market, Key Countries Analysis – Germany 121
14.1 Germany Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, 2001-15 121
14.2 Germany Biopower Generation, 2001-15 122
14.3 Germany Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, 2001-2008 123
14.4 Germany Biomass Projects, Largest Biomass Power Plants 125
14.5 Germany Biomass Projects, Planned/Under Construction Biomass Power Plants 126
14.6 Germany Biogas Projects, Largest Biogas Power Plants 127
14.7 Germany Biogas Projects, Planned/Under Construction Biogas Power Plants 128
15 Europe Biopower Market, Key Countries Analysis – Sweden 129
15.1 Sweden Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, 2001-15 129
15.2 Sweden Biopower Generation, 2001-15 130
15.3 Sweden Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, 2001-08 132
15.4 Sweden Biomass Projects, Largest Biomass Plants 133
16 Europe Biopower Market, Key Countries Analysis – Netherlands 134
16.1 Netherlands Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, 2001-15 134
16.2 Netherlands Biopower Generation, 2001-15 135
16.3 Netherlands Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, 2001-08 137
16.4 Netherlands Biomass Projects, Largest Biomass Power Plants 137
16.5 Netherlands Biomass Projects, Planned/Under Construction Biomass Power Plants 138
16.6 Netherlands Biogas Projects, Largest Biogas Power Plants 138
16.7 Netherlands Biogas Projects, Planned/Under Construction Biogas Power Plants 139
17 Renewable Energy Policy Framework 140
17.1 Renewable Energy Policy, Overview 140
17.2 Renewable Energy Policy Framework and Feed in tariffs 141
17.3 Renewable Energy Policy Framework and Renewable Portfolio Standard 141
17.4 Renewable Energy Policy Framework, Other Policy Measures 142
17.4.1 Capital Subsidies, Grants/Rebates 142
17.4.2 Energy Production Payments/ Investments or Other Tax Credits 142
17.4.3 Tax Reductions 142
17.4.4 Tradable Renewable Energy Certificates Systems 142
17.4.5 Net Metering 142
17.4.6 Public Investment Loans 142
18 Germany, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 144
18.1 Germany Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 144
18.1.1 Germany, Renewable Energy Law (REL), 2000 144
18.1.2 Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), 2004 145
18.1.3 The New Renewable Energies Act (EEG), 2009 145
18.1.4 Green Power 146
18.1.5 Market Incentive Program (MAP) 147
18.1.6 The Renewable Energies Heat Act (REHA) 147
18.1.7 Building Code 147
18.1.8 ERP-Environment and Energy Saving Program 148
18.1.9 Energy Industry Act 148
18.2 Germany Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 148
18.2.1 100,000 Roofs Solar Electricity Program (HTRP) 148
18.2.2 Interim Act on Photovoltaic Energy 149
18.2.3 Electricity Feed-in Law (EFL) 150
18.2.4 EEG 2009, Solar Incentives 150
18.2.5 Investment Incentives 152
18.2.6 Operational Incentives 153
18.2.7 The Joint Task for the Promotion of Industry and Trade 153
18.2.8 Germany, Solarthermie 2000Plus 154
18.3 Germany Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 154
18.3.1 Germany, Re-powering Policy 154
18.3.2 Support for Offshore Development 155
18.3.3 Germany, EEG 2009, Wind Incentives 155
19 France, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 157
19.1 France Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 157
19.1.1 France Renewable Energy, Targets 157
19.1.2 France, Electricity Act 2000 158
19.1.3 France, Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs 158
19.1.4 France, Tender System for Large Renewable Projects 159
19.1.5 France, Tax Credits for Renewable Energy 159
19.1.6 France, White Certificate Trading 160
19.1.7 Rural Electrification Using Renewables 160
19.1.8 Flexible Depreciation 161
19.1.9 Value Added Tax Reduction 161
19.1.10 Public-Private Research Partnerships 161
19.1.11 France, Le Grenelle de L' Environnement 161
19.1.12 France, Renewable Energy Market Development (Support for Demonstration and Diffusion) 163
19.1.13 France, Retailer Sustainable Commerce Agreement 163
19.1.14 France, Agreement to Reduce Agricultural Emissions 163
19.1.15 France, National Group on New Energy Technologies 163
19.1.16 France, Government Crediting and Loan Guarantee for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Investment – FOGIME 164
19.1.17 France, Investment Fund for the Environment and Energy Management 164
19.1.18 France, Survey and Pre-feasibility Assistance 164
19.1.19 France, National Strategy for Research and Development in the field of Energy 164
19.2 France Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 165
19.2.1 France Solar Power, Feed In Tariffs 165
19.2.2 France Solar Power, New Feed-in Tariffs 166
19.2.3 France, Beneficial Credit Terms 167
19.2.4 France, Tax Incentives 167
19.3 France Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 168
19.3.1 France, Expansion of Feed-In Tariffs for Wind Power 168
19.3.2 France, Zone de développement éolien/Wind Development Zone (ZDE) 168
19.3.3 France, EOLE Program 169
19.3.4 France, Guidelines to French Department Prefects on the Promotion of Wind Power 169
20 Italy, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 170
20.1 Italy Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 170
20.1.1 Italy, Quota Obligation System / Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) 170
20.1.2 Italy, Green Power Certification System 172
20.1.3 Italy, Purchase and Sale of Electricity by the Grid Operator 173
20.1.4 Italy, Net Metering 173
20.1.5 Italy, Interconnection Standards 174
20.1.6 Italy, Incentives for Renewable Energy Production Investment - Capital Cost Offsets 174
20.1.7 Italy, Promotion of Electricity Generated by Renewable Sources in Internal Market 174
20.1.8 Italy, New Feed in Tariff System 175
20.1.9 Italy, Reduction in VAT 177
20.1.10 Italy, Investment Subsidies 177
20.2 Italy Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 177
20.2.1 Italy, Feed-in Tariff Law 177
20.2.2 Italy, Net Metering Law 179
20.2.3 Italy, Solar PV support Measures 180
20.2.4 Italy, Solar Thermal, Tax Incentives 180
20.2.5 Italy, Solar Thermal, Investment Incentives 180
20.2.6 Italy, Grants for Installing Domestic Solar Systems 180
20.2.7 Italy, Feed-In Tariff for Solar Thermodynamic Energy 181
20.3 Italy Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 181
20.3.1 Italy, Use of Green Certificate System for Wind Power 181
20.3.2 Italy, Feed-in Tariffs for Wind Power 182
20.3.3 Italy, Incentives for Wind Production Investment - Capital Cost Offsets 182
21 Spain, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 183
21.1 Spain Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 183
21.1.1 Spain Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework, Overview 183
21.1.2 Spain Renewable Energy, Targets 184
21.1.3 Renewable Energy Plan for 2005-10 (PER) 184
21.1.4 Special Regime for the Production of Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources (Royal Decree 661/2007) 186
21.1.5 Feed in Tariffs for Electricity Generation 187
21.1.6 Business Tax Reduction 189
21.1.7 Financing for Renewables and Efficiency 189
21.1.8 Support for Renewables in Heating and Cooling Sectors 189
21.2 Spain Solar PV Power, Major Policies and Incentives 189
21.2.1 Solar Feed-in Tariff Law 189
21.2.2 Building Codes for Solar 191
21.2.3 Tax Credit 191

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Global Carbon Emissions, Million Metric Tons, 1970-2008 20
Table 2: The Global Projected Energy Demand, Mtoe, 1980-30 20
Table 3: Europe Renewable Power Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 23
Table 4: Europe Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, %, 2008 24
Table 5: Europe Renewable Energy Market, Net Annual Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, MW, 2001-08 25
Table 6: Europe Renewable Energy Market, Net Annual Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, %, 2001-08 26
Table 7: Europe Renewable Power Market, Historical and Forecast CAGRs vs. Cumulative Installed Capacity by Renewable Type, 2008 27
Table 8: Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 29
Table 9: Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 30
Table 10: Europe Wind Market, Historical Annual Installed Capacity Split by Countries, %, 2001-15 32
Table 11: Europe Wind Market, Major Policy Instruments Supporting Wind Power Industry, 2009 35
Table 12: Europe Offshore Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Countries, %, 2008 39
Table 13: Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, Million Tons, 2001-15 40
Table 14: Germany Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 42
Table 15: Germany Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 43
Table 16: Germany Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by States, %, 2008 44
Table 17: Germany Wind Turbine Market, Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 45
Table 18: Germany Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, %, 2008 47
Table 19: Germany Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 48
Table 20: Germany Wind Farm Projects, Top 15 Active Wind Farms, 2008 48
Table 21: Germany Wind Farm Projects, Top 10 Planned or Under Construction Wind Farms 49
Table 22: Spain Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 51
Table 23: Spain Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 52
Table 24: Spain Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by States, %, 2008 53
Table 25: Spain Wind Turbine Market, Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 54
Table 26: Spain Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, %, 2008 55
Table 27: Spain Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 56
Table 28: Spain Wind Farm Projects, Top 15 Active Wind Farms, 2008 57
Table 29: Spain Wind Farm Projects, Top 10 Planned or Under Construction Wind Farms 58
Table 30: Italy Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 60
Table 31: Italy Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 61
Table 32: Italy Wind Turbine Market, Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 62
Table 33: Italy Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, %, 2008 63
Table 34: Italy Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 64
Table 35: Italy Wind Farm Projects, Top 15 Active Wind Farms, 2008 65
Table 36: Italy Wind Farm Projects, Top 10 Planned or Under Construction Wind Farms 65
Table 37: France Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 67
Table 38: France Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 68
Table 39: France, Share of Wind Installed Capacity by Regions, %, 2008 69
Table 40: France Wind Turbine Market, Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 70
Table 41: France , Turbines Manufacturers Share in the Cumulative Wind Power Installations, %, 2008 71
Table 42: France, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 72
Table 43: France Wind Farm Projects, Top 15 Active Wind Farms, 2008 73
Table 44: France Wind Farm Projects, Top 10 Planned or Under Construction Wind Farms 74
Table 45: The UK Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 76
Table 46: The UK Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 77
Table 47: UK Wind Market, Share of Wind Installed Capacity by Regions, %, 2008 78
Table 48: The UK Wind Turbine Market, Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 79
Table 44: The UK , Turbines Manufacturers Share in the Cumulative Wind Power Installations, %, 2008 80
Table 50: UK Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 81
Table 51: UK Wind Farm Projects, Top 15 Active Wind Farms, 2008 82
Table 52: UK Wind Farm Projects, Top 10 Planned or Under Construction Wind Farms 83
Table 53: European Solar PV Market, Key Incentive Schemes 85
Table 54: Europe Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 87
Table 55: Europe Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 88
Table 56: Europe Solar PV Market, Market Share by Countries, %, 2008 89
Table 57: Europe Solar PV Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Countries, MW, 2008 90
Table 58: Europe Solar PV Market, PV System Price Analysis 91
Table 59: Europe Solar PV System Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues 92
Table 60: Germany Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 95
Table 61: Germany Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 96
Table 62: Germany Solar PV Market, Cumulative On-grid and Off-grid Capacity, MW, 2001-08 97
Table 63: Germany Solar PV Market, PV Cell Production, MW, 2001-08 98
Table 64: Germany Solar PV Market, Top Active Solar Parks, 2008 99
Table 65: Germany, Planned/ Under construction Solar Parks 99
Table 66: Spain Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 102
Table 67: Spain Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 103
Table 68: Spain Solar PV Market, Cumulative On-grid and Off-grid Capacity, MW, 2001-08 104
Table 69: Spain, Ten largest Active Solar Parks, 2008 105
Table 70: Spain, Planned/ Under Construction Solar Parks 105
Table 71: Italy Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 107
Table 72: Italy Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 108
Table 73: Italy Solar PV Market, Cumulative On-grid and Off-grid Capacity, MW, 2001-08 109
Table 74: Italy Solar PV Market, PV Cell Production, MW, 2001-08 110
Table 75: Italy, Ten largest Active Solar Parks, 2008 111
Table 76: Italy, Planned/ Under Construction Solar Parks 111
Table 77: The EU Directive, Share of Renewables, Country %, 2020 113
Table 78: Europe Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 115
Table 79: Europe Biopower Generation, GWh, 2001-15 116
Table 80: Europe Biopower Installed Capacity, Country Share, %, 2001-15 118
Table 81: Europe Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, %, 2001-08 119
Table 82: Europe Biogas Market, Carbon Savings, Millions Tons, 2001-15 Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 83: Germany Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 122
Table 84: Germany Biopower Generation, GWh, 2001-15 123
Table 85: Germany Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, %, 2001-08 124
Table 86: Germany, Largest Biomass Power Production Facilities, 2008 125
Table 87: Germany Upcoming Biomass Power Production Facilities 126
Table 88: Germany, Largest Biogas Power Production Facilities, 2008 127
Table 89: Germany Upcoming Biogas Power Production Facilities 128
Table 90: Sweden Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 130
Table 91: Sweden Biopower Generation, GWh, 2001-15 131
Table 92: Sweden Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, %, 2001-08 132
Table 93: Sweden, Largest Biomass Power Production Facilities, 2008 133
Table 94: Netherlands Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 135
Table 95: Netherlands Biopower Generation, GWh, 2001-15 136
Table 96: Netherlands Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, %, 2001-08 137
Table 97: Netherlands, Largest Biomass Power Production Facilities, 2008 138
Table 98: Netherlands Upcoming Biomass Power Production Facilities 138
Table 99: Netherlands, Largest Biogas Power Production Facilities, 2008 139
Table 100: Netherlands Upcoming Biogas Power Production Facilities 139
Table 101: Germany, Feed-In Tariffs, 2008 145
Table 102: Germany, Payment Structure for Different Types of PV Installations, 2004 149
Table 103: Germany, EEG 2009, Remuneration for Solar Facilities 151
Table 104: Germany, EEG 2009, Wind power Remunerations (€ct/kWh) 156
Table 105: France, Renewable Sources Feed-In Tariffs 158
Table 106: France, Tax Credits For Renewable Energy 160
Table 107: France Solar Power, Feed In Tariffs For Electricity Produced 165
Table 108: France Solar, New Proposed Tariffs 166
Table 109: Italy, RPS, Minimum Obligation Quota per Fiscal year 171
Table 110: Italy, Green Power Certificates, by Renewable Energy Source Co-efficient factor 172
Table 111: Italy, Purchase And Sale By The Grid Operator, Tariffs 2008 173
Table 112: Italy, Feed in Tariff System 176
Table 113: Italy, Solar Feed-in-Tariff, € / KWh, 2007-08 178
Table 114: Italy, Solar PV Support Measures, 2008 180
Table 115: Spain PER, Targets for Renewable Energy Plan For 2005-10 185
Table 116: Spain, Feed-in-Tariffs, € / kWh, 2007-08 190
Table 117: Spain, New Feed-in-Tariff, € / kWh, 2009 191
Table 118: Spain, Tax Rebate, By Year 191
Table 119: Spain, Solar PV Support Measures, 2009 193
Table 120: Netherlands, SDE, 2008 197
Table 121: Netherlands, Details Of The SDE, 2009 198
Table 122: SDE, Total Realized Power And Target For This Cabinet Period, 2009 200
Table 123: Renewables Obligation for England, Wales and Scotland, 2006-15 211
Table 124: Renewables Obligation for the Northern Ireland, 2007 13 212
Table 125: The UK, Renewable Energy, Overview of Proposed Bands 214
Table 126: The UK, Low Carbon Buildings Program, Grants Available To Householders 217
Table 127: The UK, Low Carbon Buildings Program, Grant validity periods 217
Table 128: The UK, Low Carbon Buildings Program Phase 2, Technologies supplied by Framework Suppliers 219

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Carbon Emissions, Million Metric Tons, 1970-08 19
Figure 2: Global Projected Energy Demand, Mtoe, 1980-30 20
Figure 3: Europe Renewable Power Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 22
Figure 4: Europe Renewable Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, %, 2008 24
Figure 5: Europe Renewable Energy Market, Net Annual Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, MW, 2001-08 25
Figure 6: Europe Renewable Energy Market, Net Annual Installed Capacity Split by Renewable Type, %, 2001-08 26
Figure 7: Europe Renewable Power Market, Historical and Forecast CAGRs vs. Cumulative Installed Capacity by Renewable Type, 2008 27
Figure 8: Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 29
Figure 9: Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 30
Figure 10: Europe Wind Market, Historical Annual Installed Capacity Split by Countries , %, 2001-15 31
Figure 11: Europe Offshore Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity Split by Countries, %, 2008 39
Figure 12: Europe Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Carbon Savings, Million Tons, 2001-15 40
Figure 13: Germany Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 42
Figure 14: Germany Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 43
Figure 15: Germany Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by States, %, 2008 44
Figure 16: Germany Wind Turbine Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 45
Figure 17: Germany Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, %, 2008 46
Figure 18: Germany Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 47
Figure 19: Spain Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 50
Figure 20: Spain Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 51
Figure 21: Spain Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by States, %, 2008 53
Figure 22: Spain Wind Turbine Market, Annual Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 54
Figure 23: Spain Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, %, 2008 55
Figure 24: Spain Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 56
Figure 25: Italy Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 59
Figure 26: Italy Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 60
Figure 27: Italy Wind Turbine Market, Annual Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 61
Figure 28: Italy Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, %, 2008 63
Figure 29: Italy Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 64
Figure 30: France Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 66
Figure 31: France Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 67
Figure 32: France Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by States, %, 2008 69
Figure 33: France Wind Turbine Market, Annual Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 70
Figure 34: France Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, %, 2008 71
Figure 35: France Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 72
Figure 36: The UK Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 75
Figure 37: The UK Wind Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 76
Figure 38: UK Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Regions, %, 2008 78
Figure 39: UK Wind Turbine Market, Annual Revenues, US$ Million, 2003-15 79
Figure 40: UK Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share by Installed Capacity, %, 2008 80
Figure 41: UK Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-08 81
Figure 42: Europe Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 86
Figure 43: Europe Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 88
Figure 44: Europe Solar PV Market, Market Share by Countries, %, 2008 89
Figure 45: Europe Solar PV Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Countries, MW, 2008 90
Figure 46: Europe Solar PV Market, PV System Price Analysis 91
Figure 47: Europe Solar PV System Market, Historical and Forecast Revenues 92
Figure 48: Germany Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 94
Figure 49: Germany Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 96
Figure 50: Germany Solar PV Market, Cumulative On-grid and Off-grid Capacity, MW, 2001-08 97
Figure 51: Germany Solar PV Market, PV Cell Production, MW, 2001-08 98
Figure 52: Spain Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 101
Figure 53: Spain Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 103
Figure 54: Spain Solar PV Market, Cumulative On-grid and Off-grid Capacity, MW, 2001-08 104
Figure 55: Italy Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 107
Figure 56: Italy Solar PV Market, Historical and Forecast Cumulative Power Generation, GWh, 2001-15 108
Figure 57: Italy Solar PV Market, Cumulative On-grid and Off-grid Capacity, MW, 2001-08 109
Figure 58: Italy Solar PV Market, PV Cell Production, MW, 2001-08 110
Figure 59: Europe Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 115
Figure 60: Europe Biopower Generation, GWh, 2001-15 116
Figure 61: Europe Biopower Installed Capacity, Country Share, %, 2001-15 117
Figure 62: Europe Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, %, 2001-08 118
Figure 63: Europe Biopower Market, Fuel Analysis 119
Figure 64: Europe Biopower Market, Carbon Savings, Million Tons, 2001-15 120
Figure 65: Germany Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 121
Figure 66: Germany Biopower Generation, GWh, 2001-15 123
Figure 67: Germany Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, %, 2001-08 124
Figure 68: Sweden Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 129
Figure 69: Sweden Biopower Generation, GWh, 2001-15 131
Figure 70: Sweden Biopower Market, Power Capacity Split, %, 2001-08 132
Figure 71: Netherlands Biopower Market, Historical and Forecasted Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-15 134
Figure 72: Netherlands Biopower Generation, GWh, 2001-15 136
Figure 73: Netherlands