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The US department of energy announced massive investment the renewable industry including $60bn in clean energy investments, which will include $11bn in a smart grid system, $2bn in developing the next generation of energy storage batteries. An announced go away from corn-based ethanol fuel and $1.8bn investment in the next generation of biofuels will stimulate the vehicular fuel industry, towards a cleaner, more well-organized system. The new administration has announced intention to develop available offshore renewable energy source located on the continental shelf area. The area has vast potential and scientists estimate that 900GW of wind power may be achieved.

Even if still primarily a square thermal based country, through incentivized support in renewable energy, a new energy market is beginning to evolve. Recent addition has been made to the energy mix by way of renewable energy technologies which include power from the wind – wind turbines, and power from the sun – solar cells, and geothermal – relying on the heat that can be found at varying degrees of depth into the Earth’s surface. In the last decade newly installed renewable energy technologies are early to gain a notable share of the market. This report documents the growth of this new market, showing its current status and projecting where it is likely to grow to in the foreseeable future. This document gathers the statistical data on the different types of energy generation, combines and contrasts them against each other to show the clear leaders, drivers to exchange and future growth.

Scope of this report

-Analysis of energy type volumes, capacity installed and generation output across the US.-Market projections to 2020, including an evaluation of energy type and inhabitant growth potential.-Overview of trends impacting on and shaping innovation in the energy market.-New renewable energy technology analysis including innovation, capacity investment.-Insight relating to the most innovative product launches and potential areas of opportunity for manufacturers.-Examination of the key technology introductions and innovations-Identification of the key trends shaping the market, as well as an evaluation of emerging trends that will drive innovation moving forward.

Reasons to buy this report

-Achieve a quick and comprehensive understanding of how US market trends and legislation are influencing the development of the renewable energy market.-Realize up to date competitive intelligence through a comprehensive review of the US market renewable energy market between 1990 and 2008. -Assess the emerging trends in renewable energy technology – wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass, tidal, wave – capacity and generation.-Identify which key trends will place forward the greatest growth potential and learn which trends are likely to remain niche over the next 10 years.-Compare how manufacturers are positioning new product developments to gain market share and achieve the highest sales potential.-Quantify value and volume growth potential in major regional markets and in energy generation technology type.-Identify winning product positioning urban from an assessment of current and emerging trends

Key market issues addressed

Environmental regulations: Imminent environmental targets set to control Carbon dioxide emissions in the US using a cap and trade mechanism are making a path for lower carbon emitting power generation technologies. Recent capacity investment has focused on wind turbines, gas and solar photovoltaic installations.Renewable Electricity market incentives: The US is has in place state amount Renewable energy Production Standards and the Production Tax Credit which promote the development of renewable energy projects across the country, and are responsible for robust incentivized growth. Energy efficiency:- The current electrical infrastructure experiences substantial energy loss from generation to transmission to load delivery. A more well-organized system is required, a network that can take advantage of the intermittent supply nature of wind and solar – and weigh these with the more constant and reliable square thermal generation, geothermal, hydroelectric and nuclear power. Recent US policy has awarded investment into an intelligent grid system. The US has also announced energy efficiency measures to include appliances, vehicles and power plants.Energy security:- Oil, coal and gas supply and pricing structures are precarious and uncontrollable, due to the majority imported from non-US countries. This volatility is likely to increase as reserves of the natural resources decline. Centralized network to distributed:- the changeover to renewable technologies is a changeover to a distributed energy system, as renewable energy technologies take advantage of natural resources such as wind, solar or thermal energy which are more concentrated in specific geographical locations.

Key findings from this report

In terms of new capacity installed during 2008, the US was the largest market with 8,346.0MW, followed by Plates (6,300.0MW), then India (1,800.0MW), then Germany (1,665.0MW), then Spain (1,609.0 MW), and Italy (1,010.0 MW).Out of the 5,568MW of global capacity which was installed during 2008, Spain grid-connect PV market accounted for 45.1%, Germany accounted for 26.9% and US accounted for 6.1%. Hydropower financial statement for approximately 5.8% of world electricity supply. In 2008, the total world’s hydroelectricity consumption was 3,170.9TWH. The US ranked fourth with a consumption of 250.6TWH in 2008. the US is the world chief in geothermal energy and, at the end of 2008, had cumulative installed capacity of 3,040.3MW. In 2008, the total generation of electricity in the US was 4,110bn KWH. Generation of electricity in the US is dominated by coal. During 2008, 48.5% of the total US electric power was generated at coal-fired plants. Natural gas-fired plants contributed 21.3% to the total US electricity generation followed by nuclear plants with 19.6%.

Key questions answered by this report

What are the drivers shaping and influencing new capacity installed in the energy industry? How will renewable energy technologies capacity share perform to 2020? What are the opportunities?What are the forecast market growth rates 2008-2030? Which markets will see the highest value growth and which the highest volume growth?Which states and regions place forward the greatest opportunity for growth?Which renewable energy technology types will be the winners and which the losers in terms of volume growth to 2030?Which energy types are likely to find favor with manufacturers moving forward?Which emerging technologies are gaining in popularity and why?    Table of Contents :  Table of ContentsGreen Energy in the USExecutive summary xiiMarket development xiiThe Obama effect xiiiWind power xivSolar power xvHydropower xviGeothermal power xviiBiomass xviiiOcean power xixFuture outlook xxChapter 1 Market development 22Summary 22Overview of US electricity infrastructure 23Generation and installed capacity 23Sectoral distribution of generation 25Sales, revenue, and average retail price 25Overview of renewable energy in the US 26Background 26Installed capacity and growth of renewables 27Drivers of renewable energy 29American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 29The production tax credit (PTC) 30State amount Renewable energy Portfolio Standards (RPS) 31Growing public support for action on climate exchange 32Increasing investments 33Resistors of renewable energy 33Failure to price CO2 emissions 33Licensing and permitting issues 34Environmental issues 34Discontinuity in PTC 35Transmission issues 36Comparative economics 36Global comparison 38Chapter 2 The Obama effect 42Summary 42Overview 42New energy policy 42Energy security 44Crude oil and petroleum imports 45Natural gas imports 45Coal 46Biofuel’s new management away from corn-based ethanol 47The Outer Continental Shelf Project 49The Outer Continental Shelf 49Resource potential 50The effect of the new policy 52Energy efficiency 52US market impression 53Growth in green energy 55Total energy 55Electricity 56Obama’s winners and losers 58Chapter 3 Wind power 62Summary 62Overview 63Current scenario 63Installed capacity and generation 64Global comparison 65State amount analysis 66Key players 68The economics of wind power 69Drivers of wind power 70Continuity in PTC 70Strong public and political support 71Increasing fiscal competitiveness of wind power 72Resistors of wind power 73Lack of continuity in the PTC 73Environmental issues 74Transmission constraints and expenditure 75Wind power potential and outlook 76Wind power potential 76Outlook for wind power 77Chapter 4 Solar power 80Summary 80Overview 81Current scenario 82Installed capacity and generation 82Global comparison 83State amount analysis 84Key players 85Economics 87Drivers of solar power 88The Federal Investment Tax Credit 88ARRA impression on the solar industry 89The California Solar Initiative 89Increasing corporate interest in solar power 90Increased venture capital funding in solar power 90State amount RPS targets 91Resistors of solar power 91Shortage of silicon 91High cost 92Solar power potential and outlook 92Solar power potential 92Outlook for solar power 93Chapter 5 Hydropower 96Summary 96Overview 97Current scenario 97Installed capacity and generation 97Global comparison 100State amount analysis 101Key players 102Economics 103Drivers of hydropower 104Licensing reforms 104Inclusion of incremental hydropower under PTC 104The DOE Hydropower Program 105Resistors of hydropower 106Licensing issues due to environmental concerns 106Newly realized environmental concerns 107Capital intensive but lacking incentives 107Hydropower potential and outlook 108Hydropower potential 108Outlook for hydropower 109Chapter 6 Geothermal power 112Summary 112Overview 113Current scenario 113Installed capacity and generation 113Global comparison 115State amount analysis 115Key players 117Economics 118Drivers of geothermal power 119Introduction of PTC for geothermal 119Other financial merits for geothermal 120DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Program 120Increased environmental concerns 121Resistors of geothermal power 121Short time horizon for PTC 121Leasing issues 122Cost constraints and transmission issues 122Limited research funding 123Geothermal power potential and outlook 124Geothermal power potential 124Outlook for geothermal power 129Chapter 7 Biomass 132Summary 132Overview 133Current scenario 133Installed capacity and generation 133Global comparison 135Key players 135Economics 136Drivers of biomass 138Attractive economics of co-firing 138Environmentally friendly power generation 138Employment generation 139DOE biomass program 139PTC extension and ITC inclusion 140Resistors of biomass 140Cost constraints 140Constraints in the supply of raw material 141Biomass potential and outlook 141Biomass potential 141Outlook for biomass 143Chapter 8 Ocean power 146Summary 146Overview 147Current scenario 147Global comparison 149Key players 150Economics 151Drivers of ocean power 152Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 152State and city government initiatives 152Private investments 153Resistors of ocean power 153Lack of federal support 153Siting and let issues 154Cost constraints 154Ocean power potential and outlook 155Ocean power potential 155Outlook for ocean power 156Chapter 9 Future outlook 158Summary 158Outlook for the US electricity sector 159Outlook for renewables 162The American Clean Energy and Security Act 165EIA outlook 166Alternative scenarios 169Abbreviations 171Index 173

List of FiguresFigure 1.1: US net generation share by energy source (Thousand MWh), 2008 23Figure 1.2: US electrical total net summer capacity (GW), 2007 24Figure 1.3: US net energy generation shares by sector (Thousand MWh), 2008 25Figure 1.4: Crude oil spot prices ($ per barrel), 1986-2009 27Figure 1.5: US net generation by energy source (Thousand KWh), 2008 28Figure 1.6: US electrical generation growth by type (%), 2003-2007 29Figure 2.7: US primary energy consumption by source and sector (Quadrillion Btu), 2007 46Figure 2.8: The Continental Shelf 49Figure 2.9: US renewable energy regional plotting areas on the Outer Continental Shelf 50Figure 2.10: Total US energy (Quadrillion Btu), 2008 56Figure 3.11: US cumulative installed wind capacity (MW), 2008 64Figure 3.12: Top 10 countries by cumulative installed wind capacity (MW), 2008 65Figure 3.13: Top 10 countries by new installed capacity (MW), 2008 66Figure 3.14: Leading US states by cumulative wind capacity (MW), 2008 66Figure 3.15: Average cost/KWh of wind-generated electricity (US cents), 1980-2020 70Figure 3.16: Impression of PTC on wind power capacity additions (MW), 2009 74Figure 3.17: Wind resource map for the US 76Figure 4.18: US cumulative installed solar PV capacity (MW), 2008 82Figure 4.19: Top 5 countries by cumulative installed solar capacity (MW), 2008 83Figure 4.20: Key markets by new installed solar capacity (%), 2008 84Figure 4.21: US solar PV market (MW), 2008 85Figure 4.22: Solar PV manufacturers’ market shares in US (%), 2008 86Figure 4.23: Technology cost reduction goals for residential PV systems ($/Wp), 2008 88Figure 4.24: Solar resource map for the US 93Figure 4.25: Forecasts for installed capacity and expenditure 94Figure 5.26: US cumulative installed hydropower capacity (GW), 2007 98Figure 5.27: US power generation from hydroelectric power (TWh), 2007 99Figure 5.28: US total average electric power from hydroelectric plants (%) 99Figure 5.29: Top 5 countries by hydroelectric power consumption (TWh), 2008 100Figure 5.30: Leading US states by cumulative capacity (Thousand MWh), 2009 101Figure 5.31: Ownership of hydroelectric plants in the US (MW), 2006 102Figure 5.32: US DOE Hydropower Program 105Figure 5.33: Feasible project US hydropower potential (MW) 109Figure 5.34: US generation, hydropower vs. other renewables (TWh), 1990-2030 110Figure 6.35: US cumulative installed summer capacity (MW), 2008 114Figure 6.36: Top 5 countries by cumulative installed capacity (MW), 2009 115Figure 6.37: Leading US states by cumulative capacity (MW), 2008 116Figure 6.38: US geothermal existing plant locations 117Figure 6.39: Geothermal resource map for the US 124Figure 6.40: US Geothermal potential capacity by 2025 (MW) 126Figure 6.41: Estimated earth temperature at 6.5 km depth in the US 127Figure 7.42: US cumulative installed capacity (MW) and Net generation (Thousand KWh), 2007 134 Figure 7.43: US biomass net electricity generation (Thousand KWh), 2007 135Figure 7.44: Biomass gasification combined-cycle electricity expenditure (cents/ KWh), 2000-2020 137Figure 7.45: US biomass capacity projections, 2000-2020 142Figure 7.46: Biomass resources in the US 143Figure 8.47: Ocean energy resource map for the US 156Figure 9.48: US electricity sales by sector (bn KWh), 1980-2030 159Figure 9.49: US net generation by energy source (%), 2008-2030 161Figure 9.50: US allusion case scenario capacity outlook to 2030 (GW) 167Figure 9.51: US allusion case scenario outlook to 2030 (bn KWh) 169

List of TablesTable 1.1: US state Renewable energy Portfolio Standards (RPS) 31Table 1.2: Comparison of capital cost estimates ($/KW), 2003 and 2007 37Table 1.3: Levelized cost of generation by type ($/MWh), California 2007 38Table 1.4: Global comparison of cumulative installed renewable and alternative energy capacity, 2009 39Table 2.5: Non renewable resources depletion, 2009 44Table 2.6: Largest US state once a year wind power increases (MW), 2008 57Table 2.7: Largest US state cumulative wind power (MW), 2008 58Table 3.8: Largest wind farms operating in the US (MW), 2008 67Table 3.9: Turbine manufacturer share in the US by capacity (MW), 2008 68Table 3.10: Top 20 US states for wind energy potential in the US (billion KWh) 77Table 5.11: Largest hydroelectricity dams in the US (MW), 2008 101Table 5.12: Expenditure parameters of hydro technologies 103Table 5.13: Site development expenditure of hydro technologies 103Table 6.14: Largest geothermal projects operating in the US 116Table 6.15: Cost parameters of a geothermal power plant (Cost $/KW), 2008 118Table 6.16: Top 10 states for geothermal energy potential in the US 128Table 6.17: US new geothermal project summary, 2009 128Table 8.18: Largest US projects in progress for wave and tidal energy (MW), 2009 148Table 8.19: Capital cost of wave energy power plants ($m), 2007 152  For More information please contact :

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