Abstract
The harnessing of solar energy is not new in fact, development of solar energy dates back more than 100 years, to the middle of the industrial revolution. Solar energy is pollution-free, an important benefit when the cost of removing pollutants from the environment is considered. For example, a typical SWH system will, over its lifetime, displace 10.5 tons of CO2 if replacing a natural gas system, or 71.5 tons if replacing an electric system.
The solid industrial and political commitment to the expansion of the solar thermal power plant industry shows that the current surge of activity in the solar electricity sector is only a foretaste of the potential, massive transformation and expansion over the coming decades.
Aruvian Research’s focus on the Global Solar Power Industry explores this niche market globally and focuses on the happenings of this industry. Analyzing the global trends, the growth drivers, the strengths and weaknesses of this industry, industry statistics and forecast, technologies involved, leading companies in the sector, region-wise analysis, uses of solar power in the various fields of everyday life such as agriculture, etc., are just some of the in-depth points of discussion included in this report. The report covers the complete developments in the global solar power industry.
Table of Contents
A. Executive Summary
B. Solar Power
- What is Solar Power?
- Pros & Cons of Solar Power
- Readily Available Solar Power
C. Various Uses of Solar Power
- Daylighting
- Heliostat Power Plants
- Passive Solar Building Design
- Solar Cookers
- Solar Electric Vehicles
- Solar Hot Water Systems
- Solar Photovoltaic Technology
- Solar Power Satellites
- Solar Thermal Energy
- Solar Updraft Tower
D. Technologies Associated with Solar Power
- Parabolic Trough
- Central Receiver or Solar Tower
- Parabolic Dish
- Direct & Indirect Technology
- Concentrating & Non-Concentrating Technology
- Passive & Active Technology
E. Costs & Advances in Solar Power Technology
- Parabolic Trough Systems
- Present Projects
- Algeria
- Australia
- Egypt
- India
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Spain
- United States
- Economics
- Present Projects
- Central Receiver/Solar Tower Systems
- Present Projects
- Spain
- South Africa
- Economics
- Present Projects
- Parabolic Dish Engines
- Present Projects
- United States
- Europe
- Economics
- Present Projects
- Future of Electricity Production Using Solar Power
F. Effect of Solar Power on Consumer Energy Industry
G. Solar Power & the Global Photovoltaic Industry
H. Marketing & Economizing Solar Power
- Connecting to the Grid
- Selling Electricity
- Western Governors Association Solar Task Force
- California’s Solar Initiative
I. Development & Applications of Renewable Solar Power Systems
J. Using Solar Energy Effectively in Agriculture
- Solar Electric Systems
- Heating Greenhouses
- Generating Heat for Farmland Purposes
K. Research & Development
L. Analyzing the Major Regions
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- North America
M. Major Projects
- Google’s Solar Power Project
- India’s Large Photovoltaic Powered Water Filtration Program
- Australia’s Solar City Project
- Large BIPV System at Chinese Airport
- New York City’s Largest Commercial Solar Power System
- Project ACCESS in Philippines
- World’s Largest Solar Energy Plant in Portugal
- Solar System at German Sport Cycling Track
- Largest PV Installation in Northern Germany
- Solar Roof Tiles in Solana Beach, USA
- Largest PV Array in Florida
- Largest All-Solar Neighborhood in America
- New England’s Largest Solar Power Installation
- Mexico’s Valle Las Misiones Home Development Goes Solar
- TunisieTelecom & Photovoltaics
- Australian Government Commits towards a Lower Emission Future
- Chinese Airport Becomes Solar
- Phönix SonnenStrom Receives Order for 6.5 MW Spanish PV Project
N. Leading Companies
- Atlantis Energy
- Amonix
- BP Solar
- Entech Engineering, Inc.
- Evergreen Solar
- GE Power
- GT Solar
- Kyocera Solar
- Photowatt
- PowerLight Corporation
- Sanyo
- Siemens Solar
- Spire Corporation
- Sharp Solar Energy Systems
- Shell Solar
- SunPower Corporation
- TerraSolar
- Unisolar
