Renewable Energy Technologies: Global Developments

Table Of Contents

1 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1. Total Global Primary Energy Supply from Renewable Sources

2. Most Promising Technologies Worldwide

Methodology- Scope- Key Global Findings

1. Methodology

2. Scope

3. Key Global Findings

2 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, GLOBAL ADVANCES IN SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

Technologies and Applications- Drivers and Challenges

1. Technical Drivers and Challenges

2. US and the Philippines- Silicon and Semiconductor Research

3. Japan- Sanyo Improves HIT Technology

4. US- More Efficient Solar Cells Using Semiconductor Material

Thin Film Solar Cell Research

1. Germany- Tackling the Efficiency Problem

2. Sweden/Norway- Collaboration on Thin-Film Solar Cells

3. Nanotechnology in Italy- Targeting Low Cost Solar Cells with Nanotech

4. Nanotechnology in the UK- Using Branched Nanoparticles to Improve Solar Cell Performance

5. Nanotechnology in the US- Using Nanoparticles for Solar Energy Conversion

6. Nanotechnology in the US and Japan- Exploring Nanocomposite Solar Cell Technology

7. Nanotechnology in the US- Developing Hybrid Nanostructures for Solar Cells

8. Nanotechnology in the US- Improving Flexible Solar Cells with Nanofilms

Other Solar Technologies/Standardization

1. Concentrator Solar Cells

2. Organic Solar Cells May Produce More Economical Choice

3. The European Union- Standardization Issues

3 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCES IN WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

Technologies and Applications; Drivers and Challenges

1. Energy Capacity per Leading Country- Technical Drivers and Challenges

2. Cost Reduction Ideas

3. Germany- Turbine Technology

4. US- Blade Technology

5. US- Funding Blade and Tower Research

6. Germany- Using Fiber-Reinforced Composites to Strengthen Turbine Blades

7. Spain- Reducing Maintenance Costs

Monitoring Wind Systems

1. Germany- The Magnetostrictive Effect Proves Effective

2. Northern Ireland- Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Winds

Keeping Voltage Constant

1. The Netherlands- Correcting Peaks and Dips

2. The Electronics System

Wind in Action; Four Key Projects

1. US and France- Wind Turbine Installed In The ?eWindy City?f

2. US- Innovative Utility Takes to the Wind

3. European Union- Offshore Wind Technology Is Ready for Application

4. Norway- Statkraft to Expand Wind Farm at Smola

4 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCES IN HYDROGEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

Descriptions of Technologies and Applications

1. Technical Drivers and Challenges

2. Norway and Spain- Production Advances

3. Catalysis- Engineering Low-Cost Hydrogen Catalyst

4. Catalysis- Cost-Effective Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

5. Catalysis- Oxide Materials May Facilitate Small-Scale Hydrogen Production

Fueling and Pumping Technology

1. UK- Natural Gas to Hydrogen Infrastructure

2. U.K- Developing a Hydrogen Pump

3. U.S- Hydrogen in Action

5 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCES IN GEOTHERMAL AND WAVE POWER

Descriptions of Technologies and Applications

1. Geothermal Exploration- Technical Drivers and Challenges

2. Geothermal- Making Use of a Geothermal Energy By-Product to Lower Exploration Costs

3. Geothermal- Instrumentation

4. Geothermal- Smart Coating for Geothermal Power Plant Heat Exchanger Tubes

5. Scotland- Wave Power Technology

6. Wave Power- Tripling Energy Production from Waves

6 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCES IN DISTRIBUTED GENERATION

Technical Drivers and Challenges

1. Introduction

2. Key Drivers and Challenges

Descriptions of Technologies and Applications

1. Microturbines

2. US Distributed Generation Research.

3. European Distributed Generation Research- Designing Distributed Generation Networks

7 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, DECISION SUPPORT DATABASES--ENERGY SECTOR PRODUCTION ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS

Year-by-Year Analysis of Oil-based Electricity Production; Measurements Are in Billions of Kilowatt Hours by Region and Country

1. North American and Latin American Markets

2. European Markets

3. Asia Pacific Markets

4. Middle East and African Markets

Year-by-Year Analysis of Coal-based Electricity Production; Measurements Are in Billions of Kilowatt Hours by Region and Country

1. North American Markets

2. South American Markets

3. Asia Pacific Markets

4. Western European Markets

5. African Markets

6. Middle East Markets

7. Eastern European Markets

8 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, GLOBAL MARKETPLACE IMPACT ANALYSIS

Signs of the Times. Key Company Snapshot

1. Wind- GE Wind Energy

2. Solar- BP Solar

3. Solar- Shell Solar Industries

4. Hydrogen- Shell Hydrogen

Marketplace Analysis

1. Solar- Analysis

2. Solar- Market Drivers

3. Solar- Market Challenges

4. Wind- Analysis

5. Wind- Market Drivers

6. Wind- Market Challenges

7. Hydrogen- Market Drivers and Challenges

8. Geothermal and Wave Power- Analysis

9. Geothermal and Wave Power- Market Drivers

10. Geothermal and Wave Power- Market Challenges

11. Distributed Generation- Market Drivers

12. Distributed Generation- Market Challenges

13. Integrating Technologies and Overcoming Challenges

14. Evaluating Distributed Generation Applications

15. Where Are We Headed?

9 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, CONTACTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AWARDS

Contacts and Bibliography

1. Key Contacts for Collaboration

2. Bibliography

Technical Insights Science and Technology Awards 2003

1. Technology Leadership

2. Excellence in Technology