Report: Distributed Solar Energy Generation TOC

1. Executive Summary

2. Market Issues

2.1 Defining the Market
2.2 Photovoltaic Systems
2.3 Energy Storage
- 2.3.1 Batteries
- 2.3.2 Compressed Air Energy Storage
- 2.3.3 Flywheels
- 2.3.4 Pumped Hydro
- 2.3.5 Supercapacitors
- 2.3.6 Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
2.4 Greening of Conventional DEG Technologies
- 2.4.1 Microturbines
- 2.4.2 Combustion Turbines
- 2.4.3 Reciprocating Engines
2.5 Market Segmentation
- 2.5.1 Global Cumulative Electricity Capacity
- 2.5.2 Global Cumulative Renewable Electricity Capacity
- 2.5.3 Global Electricity Generation Capacity Additions
- 2.5.4 Global Renewable Electricity Generation Capacity Additions
- 2.5.5 Global Distributed Renewable Electricity Generation Capacity Additions
2.6 Industry Growth Drivers
- 2.6.1 Legislative, Regulatory, Incentives, and Subsidies
- 2.6.2 Improvements to Existing Technologies
- 2.6.3 Emergence of New Technologies
- 2.6.4 Cogeneration
- 2.6.5 Other Drivers
  - 2.6.5.1 Push for Energy Independence
  - 2.6.5.2 Benefits of Green Marketing
  - 2.6.5.3 Supporting Organizational Missions
2.7 Implementation Issues
- 2.7.1 Grid Interconnection
  - 2.7.1.1 Grid Integrity and Safety
  - 2.7.1.2 Grid Intelligence
    - 2.7.1.2.1 Integration with System Components
    - 2.7.1.2.2 Net Metering
    - 2.7.1.2.3 Demand-Side Management

3. Technology Issues

3.1 Photovoltaic Systems
- 3.1.1 History
- 3.1.2 Basic Principles
- 3.1.3 Strengths and Weaknesses
- 3.1.4 Types
- 3.1.5 Market Trends
  - 3.1.5.1 Installations by Country
  - 3.1.5.2 Grid Tied vs. Off Grid
- 3.1.6 Marketability and Commercialization
  - 3.1.6.1 Cost
    - 3.1.6.1.1 Module Cost
    - 3.1.6.1.2 Economies of Scale
    - 3.1.6.1.3 Silicon Per Watt
    - 3.1.6.1.4 Silicon Supply
    - 3.1.6.1.5 PV System Installed Cost
  - 3.1.6.2 Efficiency
  - 3.1.6.3 Reliability
  - 3.1.6.4 Scalability
  - 3.1.6.5 Availability
3.2 RDEG Applications
- 3.2.1 Residential Off Grid
- 3.2.2 Residential Grid Tied
- 3.2.3 Commercial and Retail
- 3.2.4 Community Microgrid
- 3.2.5 Telecom Primary and Backup Power
- 3.2.6 Hybrid systems
- 3.2.7 Application Comparison

4. Demand Drivers

4.1 Legislation, Regulations, Incentives, and Subsidies
- 4.1.1 United States
  - 4.1.1.1 State Level
  - 4.1.1.2 California
  - 4.1.1.3 New Jersey
  - 4.1.1.4 Massachusetts
- 4.1.2 Europe
  - 4.1.2.1 Germany
  - 4.1.2.2 Spain
  - 4.1.2.3 Italy
  - 4.1.2.4 France
  - 4.1.2.5 Rest of Europe
- 4.1.3 Asia Pacific
  - 4.1.3.1 China
  - 4.1.3.2 Japan
  - 4.1.3.3 India
  - 4.1.3.4 Korea
- 4.1.4 Rest of the World
4.2 Nonlegislative, Regulatory, Incentives, and Funding Drivers
- 4.2.1 Conventional Energy Demand Trends
- 4.2.2 Economics Overview
  - 4.2.2.1 Conventional Electricity Price
  - 4.2.2.2 RDEG Technology Price
- 4.2.3 Break-Even Analysis

5. Market Forecasts

5.1 World Energy Generation
5.2 World Renewable Distributed Energy Generation
5.3 Photovoltaic Systems
- 5.3.1 North America
- 5.3.2 Europe
- 5.3.3 Asia Pacific
- 5.3.4 Rest of the World

6. Key Industry Players

6.1 Q-Cells
6.2 SolarWorld
6.3 Suntech
6.4 First Solar
6.5 SunPower
6.6 Solaria

7. Company Directory

8. Acronym and Abbreviation List

9. Table of Contents

10. Table of Figures

11. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes

List of Charts and Figures

Segmentation of Major Electricity Generation Sources into Renewable Distributed
Global Cumulative Electricity Capacity by Source, 2007
Global Cumulative Renewable Electricity Capacity, Distributed vs. Centralized - 2007
Global Cum. Renewable Electricity Capacity by Source , 2007
Global Electricity Generation Capacity Adds by Source, 2007
Global Renewable Electricity Generation Capacity Add, Distributed vs. Centralized - 2007
Global Renewable Electricity Generation Capacity Additions by Source - 2007
Annual PV Installations for OECD Countries, 2003-2008
Cumulative Installed PV Systems, Grid Tied vs. Off Grid, 2003-2008
Representative Global Deployments of Telecom Backup Power by Technology
U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards, Goals, and Required Renewables
Comparative Household Electricity Prices for Industrialized Countries, 1999-2006
Comparative Industry Electricity Prices for Industrialized Countries, 1999-2006
Electricity Generation Sources for U.S., OECD, Europe, and Japan - 2007
Comparative Prices of Conventional and RDEG Electricity Generation Sources
SunPower PV Value Chain Cost Reduction Model, 2006-2012
Installed PV System Price Projection, 2007-2013
Global Installed Electricity Generating Capacity by Geographic Region, 2005-2025
Annual RDEG Technologies Capacity Additions, 2007-2013
Annual RDEG Technology Revenue, 2007-2013
Distributed Sub-Utility Scale PV Deployments as % of Total, 2008
Summary Comparison of RDEG Technologies
Relevant RDEG Standards and Permitting Agencies
Summary Comparison of Applications by RDEG Technology
Summary of Emission Reduction Targets for Major Industrialized Countries and Regions
Summary Comparison of U.S. Federal Tax Credit for RDEG Technologies
Summary of U.S. Subsidies and Incentives for RDEG Techs
PV Capacity Projection Scenarios for Total and Distributed Capacity, World Markets: 2007-2010

List of Tables

Annual Growth of Distributed PV Capacity, World Markets: 2008 to 2013
Distributed PV Global Installed Capacity, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
Distributed PV System Installed Price, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
Distributed PV Installed System Revenue, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
Annual Growth of RDEG Technologies, World Markets: 2008 to 2013
RDEG Technologies Global Capacity, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
RDEG Technologies Installed Price, World Markets: 2007 to 2013
RDEG Technologies System Revenue, World Markets: 2007 to 2013