
Solar Energy Markets
An Analysis of the Global Solar Industry
Description
Key Features
- Analyzes key drivers of the solar industry at international, national and local levels
- Synthesizes the first comprehensive surveys of the U.S. solar industry
- Uniquely ties together technological innovation with market implications for engineers, business leaders and policymakers alike
- Examines the evolving role of China in global solar markets
Readership
Secondary: Students in Engineering and Physics programs; Technicians and Investors working in energy-related disciplines
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: An Overview of the Solar Industry
2. The Mechanics of Solar Power
Installed Capacity
The Manufacturing Process
Thin Film
Concentrated Solar Energy
Parabolic Trough
Power Tower
Fresnel Reflectors
3. The New Culture of Environmentalism
Global Trends
United States
Europe
China
4. Finance and Venture Capital
Research, Development, and Deployment
Private Investment Trends
Global Investments
Public Sector Spending
5. Global Solar Policy
Energy Policy
EU Policy Framework
Germany
6. Federal and State Energy Policies
Federal Policies
State Policies
PACE
7. The Solar Labor Market—Efficiencies and Productivity
United States
Installation
Manufacturing
Sales and Distribution
Project Developers
Other
Germany
China
8. Global Markets
Global Energy Demand
9. The Economics of Solar Power
10. Afterward
Glossary
Product details
- No. of pages: 158
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2013
- Published: November 14, 2013
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123971746
- eBook ISBN: 9780123977687