小型發電系統產業回顧

INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY

By the year 2011, we could see a proliferation of small power plants at commercial sites, and possibly even at our homes, the way we have seen personal computers and cell phones multiply. Many analysts predict that, within 10 years, the market for distributed power could reach 24,000 megawatts in the USA alone. There are powerful forces pushing in that direction ¾ and equally powerful forces opposed. This anthology, which is based on a BCC newsletter Distributed Power News provides you with in-depth coverage of the latest developments in small-scale power technologies, from fuel cells to photovoltaic power.

Which technologies will win out? That depends on their energy efficiency, reliability, fuel cost, and cost of manufacture as well as whether "big power" embraces distributed power or pursues its traditional strategy of central plants with economies of scale. All these issues are covered in this publication.

This reviews keeps the reader informed in the following areas:

• Cogeneration
• Solar Power
• Fuel Cells
• Recent Patents
• Environmental Issues
• Low-Head Hydro
• Power and Grid Management
• Regulation and Deregulation
• Backup, Remote and UPSForeign Competition
• Research and Development
• Flywheel Power Storage
• Emerging Markets
• Power Storage
• Reverse Metering
• Microturbines
• Reciprocating Engines
• Wind Power

It also covers the market forces pushing for distributed generation, including utility deregulation, cogeneration, low power reserve margins, rolling blackouts, real-time metering, reverse-metering, peak-shaving, transmission bottlenecks, and high transmission costs. And we'll follow competitive developments in the companies-large and small-that are designing, manufacturing and installing distributed power worldwide.

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• CORN MILLER POWERS UP
• MANURE METHANE MAKES ELECTRICITY
• LARGEST WOOD-FIRED PLANT IN U.S.
• GARBAGE TO ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA
• DYNAMOTIVE TO BUILD BIOOIL PLANT IN CANADA
• MANURE + PAPER = ELECTRICITY
  • MANURE + PAPER = ELECTRICITY (CONTINUED)
• FORT ORD WILL DEMO THERMAL CONVERSION
• BIOMASS COMBINES WITH MICROTURBINES
• STRAW POWER LIGHTS CAMBRIDGESHIRE
• WASTE TECHNOLOGY TO POWER WISCONSIN
• FILTERS FOR BIOMASS SYSTEMS
• DYNAMOTIVE TESTS PYROLYSIS SYSTEM
• LANDFILL-GAS POWERS GM TRUCK PLANT
• ALAMEDA ISLAND SWITCHES TO BIODIESEL
• NEW U.S. INSTITUTE FOR BIO-ENERGY OPENS
• CONTINUOUS BIOMASS STARTS IN OREGON
• SIX WISCONSIN FARMS WILL FEED BIOMASS POWER
• GASNET PROMOTES EU BIOMASS POWER
• BIOMASS POWER RISING IN GERMANY
• KAWASAKI USES DECOMPOSITION GAS
• FUEL CELL OPERATES ON COCONUT SHELLS
• ALCHEMIX TO BUILD CA BIOMASS PLANT
• MANURE METHANE POWERS MICROTURBINE
• PROCESS TURNS AG WASTE INTO H2
• BURN TIRES, MAKE CEMENT
• DUCK MUCK POWERS PLANT
• GEM DEMOS PYROLYSIS PROCESS
• THINK-TANK LOOKS AT BIOWASTE
• BRIEFLY NOTED
  • LANDFILL MAY GENERATE ELECTRICITY FOR ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL
  • FLORIDA LANDFILL TO POWER 13 HOMES
  • UNDC AND WARM SPRINGS POWER ENTERPRISE TO DEVELOP POWER PLANT

• CHEVRONTEXACO PLANS MAJOR EFFORT
• JOHNSON CONTROLS TO FOCUS ON DG
• CHI ENERGY INVESTS IN RENEWABLES
• BC HYDRO WANTS GREEN ENERGY
• SURE POWER JVS WITH HIGH-POINT RENDEL
• POWERWARE LANDS AIR FORCE CONTRACT
• SIXTH DIMENSION RAISES $12 MILLION
• PSI TO ASSEMBLE FOR POWER INTEGRATIONS
• MICROS TEACH WHILE THEY GENERATE
• WARTRSILA SELLS $20MM OF PEAKINGPLUS
• POWERLIGHT WORKS AROUND THE CLOCK
• EVERGREEN SOLAR SHIPS 10,000TH PANEL
• NATURAL STRATEGIES TEAMS UP WITH BP
• NYC INSTALLS 8 UTC FUEL CELLS
• POWERCOLD LANDS MAJOR NEW ORDERS
• ACTIVE POWER WINS FLYWHEEL ORDER
• COGEN SLASHES COSTS FOR MARINE BASE
• RE-POWERING OLD NUCLEAR SITE
• SOLAR DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY
• ASTROPOWER WILL OUTFIT 43 HOMES
• SHELL BUYS OUT SOLAR PARTNERS
• SOLAR POWERS WELSH BUSINESS PARK
• WIND POWER SWEEPS ACROSS U.S.
• GE BUYS ENRON WIND POWER
• FORMER ENRON EXECS LAUNCH CELEREN
• PROTON ENERGY JVs WITH SUMITOMO
• BOWMAN POWER EXPANDS INTO ASIA
• FCT JOINS WITH BORDER STATES
• FUEL CELLS TO WARM STOCKHOLM
• DELCO REMY JUMP-STARTS DG
• WORLD'S LARGEST FC INSTALLATION
• HESS LAUNCHES SALES NETWORK
• CLARUS OFFERS TURNKEY GENERATION
• SOLAR POWER ADDS 360 MW IN 2001
• SURE-POWER TEAMS WITH SOLARA
• DG INSTEAD OF TRANSMISSION
• INVENSYS LANDS BIG STATE DEPT. CONTRACT
• FUEL CELLS FOR TELECOM SUBSTATIONS
• SFC STARTS DMFC PRODUCTION
• CURRICULUM TRAINS DG TECHNICIANS
• BOWMAN GAINS ISO 9000 CERTIFICATION
• BEACON MARKETS HIGH-POWER UPS
• AVISTA, APERION JOIN FUEL CELL BUSINESSES
• SHELL BUYS OUT SIEMENS SOLAR
• CHEVRONTEXACO BUYS FUEL CELL BUSINESS
• DTE ENERGY BUYS CED
• DTE COGENERATES WITH POWERCOLD
• CO-OP PROMOTES SMALL WIND POWER
  • CO-OP PROMOTES SMALL WIND POWER (CONTINUED)
• MICROTURBINE SHIPMENTS LOWER THAN EXPECTED
• POWERCOLD ACQUIRES ALTURDYNE
• IMPCO SUPPLIES SYSTEMS TO COLEMAN
• EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES FILES FOR CHAPTER 11
• POWERSECURE LANDS $3 MILLION CONTRACT
• DTE PARTNERS WITH WAUKESHA ENGINE
• ECOENERGIES PARTNERS WITH POWERLIGHT
• SPIRE OPENS SOLAR PLANT IN CHICAGO
• FLUKE BUYS RELIABLE METERS
• MWH WILL DISTRIBUTE FOR FUELCELL ENERGY
• EXIDE MOVES ABSOLYTE BATTERY OPERATIONS
• AVISTA DISMISSES SIX EXECUTIVES
• BALLARD GETS $2 MILLION ORDER
• FOUR FIRMS FORM GREEN POWER GROUP
• WORLD ALLIANCE FOR DECENTRALIZED ENERGY
• COOPS ORDER 50 H POWER FUEL CELLS
• GE BUYING EURO-DIESEL
• SOLAR STANDARD IN NEW HOMES
• SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROVIDES CONTROLS
• MAINE BIOMASS PLANTS CLOSE DOWN
• WMC PLANS NEW LANDFILL PLANT
• BP'S REVIEW OF WORLD ENERGY 2002
• VENTURE CAPITAL IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
• CLARUS PARTNERS WITH HUNT POWER
• CHINA TO MAKE OVONICS BATTERIES
• PROTON OPENS NEW PLANT
• RENEWABLE ENERGY ATLAS OF THE WEST
• XANTREX SIGNS 50TH DEALER
• SURVEY SHOWS INTEREST IN DG
• METRETEK WINS BIG ORDER FROM RETAILER
• SAMSUNG TO MARKET CAPSTONE SYSTEMS
• ASTROPOWER MARKETS THROUGH HOME DEPOT
• PEPCO SPINS UNIT OUT TO EPRI
• HOMEOWNERS INTERESTED IN GENERATING ELECTRICITY
• NEW TOWN TO GET GREEN ENERGY
• STUART ENERGY JOINS HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND
• TECOGEN RECEIVES BIG COGEN ORDER
• BAXI GROUP ACQUIRES EUROPEAN FUEL CELL
• WARTSILA TO WORK WITH TOPSOE
• MAXWELL WILL FOCUS ON HIGH-VALUE POWER
• SHELL ESTABLISHES SUSTAINABILITY CENTER
• APS DELIVERS POWER MODULE
• EPC WILL PROVIDE ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS
• AVISTA SIGNS UP ITALIAN DISTRIBUTOR
• CAPSTONE ALLIES WITH UTC
• SOCALGAS FUNDS ITS SELF-GENERATORS
• WIND, INFO SYSTEMS TO DOMINATE
• SWRI OPENS FC COMPONENTS PILOT
• BP SOLAR EXITS THIN-FILMS
• GE POWER SYSTEMS WILL ACQUIRE JENBACHER AG
• PLUG POWER TO ACQUIRE H POWER
• COMPANIES RECOGNIZED FOR SOLAR ACHIEVEMENT
  • COMPANIES RECOGNIZED FOR SOLAR ACHIEVEMENT (CONTINUED)
• TURNKEY FINANCING FOR DG SYSTEMS
• SHELL SOLAR RESTRUCTURES
• THEWW JOIN STANFORD IN RESEARCH
• ASTROPOWER AMONG BEST SMALL COMPANIES
• BRIEFLY NOTED
  • IMPCO TECHNOLOGIES TO INTRODUCE 45 NEW ENGINE POWER GENERATION PACKAGES
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC TO ACQUIRE HONEYWELL TENSOR OPERATION AND HONEYWELL ADVANCED COMPOSITES
  • ECHELON CORP. TO SUPPLY POWER FOR 27 MILLION ITALIAN HOMES
  • HUNT POWER TO ACQUIRE ASSETS AND OPERATIONS OF E-MON CORP.

• POWERCOLD INTROS BCHP SYSTEMS
• FOUR COGEN PLANTS OPEN IN U.S.
• MICRO COGEN FOR THE HOME
• REALENERGY INSTALLS BIG ON-SITE SYSTEM
• NASHVILLE INSTALLS DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM
• BOTTLER INSTALLS ADVANCED COGEN
  • BOTTLER INSTALLS ADVANCED COGEN (CONTINUED)

• LIQUID-INJECTED COGENERATION
• DOE FUNDS DG-CHP PROJECT
• SKID-MOUNTED BCHP SYSTEM
• BIG COGEN PLANT FOR PAPER INDUSTRY
• CAPSTONE MICROTURBINE DRIVES CHP SYSTEM
• CHP FUEL CELL FROM PLUG POWER
• NiSOURCE DEVELOPS CHP FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
• MICROTURBINE FIRES UP CHP FOR THE YMCA
• TECOGEN MEETS IEEE'S STANDARD
• UREA-BASED CATALYST APPLIED TO COGEN
• MICROTURBINE COMBINES WITH HEAT PUMP
• DISTILLATION COULD BOOST COGENERATION
• SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSIDERS COGEN
• EPA HONORS INDIANA PLANTS

• CELERITY AGGREGATES DG FOR XCEL
• INVERTER INTEGRATES WITH CONTROL SYSTEM
• ION METERS FOR CALIFORNIA DG
• ENERWISE ENHANCES DG FOR PROGRESS ENERGY
• APX TO ADMINISTER COMPLIANCE SYSTEM
• ENCORP'S SWITCH NAMED TOP PRODUCT
• GENSCAPE ENHANCES GENERATION INFO SERVICE
• ELECTROTEK EVALUATES DG AGGREGATION
• CONTROLLING DG IN THE FROZEN NORTH
• APC SIMPLIFIES MANAGEMENT
• DTE LAUNCHES DG OPERATIONS CENTER
• SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TESTS NEW INVERTER
• COMMUNICATION VIA THE POWER LINES
• VOLTAGE REGULATORS FOR WIND FARMS
• BALLARD DEBUTS ECOSTAR CONVERTER
• PML INTROS WEBREACH
• SATCON DELIVERS PCS UNIT TO SIEMENS
• JAPAN STUDIES POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS
• NET METERING PROGRESS REPORT
• WIND POWER REGULATOR
• OPS CENTER FOR 50 STIRLING ENGINES
• SPECTRUM OFFERS SMARTSTART PDU
• AGGRECO LAUNCHES UL-APPROVED LINE
• CONTROLLER BLENDS ENERGY SOURCES
• SOFTWARE INCORPORATES INTERVAL PRICING
• E2I LAUNCHES CONNECTION INITIATIVE
• ENERWISE INTROS ADVANCED SOFTWARE
• INTEGRATING WIND INTO TEXAS GRID
• IEEE GETS POSITIVE VOTE ON P1547/D10
• NEXTEK IMPROVES SOLAR CONNECTION
• COMVERGE NAMED MOST PROMISING COMPANY
• DG PLANNING PROJECT IN SILICON VALLEY
• POWER CONDITIONERS FOR WIND TURBINES
• ABB MAKES CUSTOM CONTROLS FOR FCE
• TI ROLLS OUT DIGITAL SIGNALING
• CONNECTED ENERGY RUNS DG WEBSITE
• ASCO SWITCH PASSES ANTI-ISLANDING TESTS
• SATCON SYSTEM PASSES RULE 21
• INTERCONNECT STANDARDS SUMMARIZED

• FUEL CELL MARKET FOR LARGE SCALE APPLICATIONS FORECAST TO REACH $642 MILLION BY 2007
• Table 1 NORTH AMERICAN VALUE OF FUEL CELLS BY TYPE FOR LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 1 NORTH AMERICAN VALUE OF FUEL CELLS BY TYPE FOR LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS, 1998, 2000, 2002 AND 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • U.S. SMALL BATTERY AND FUEL CELL MATERIALS MARKET TO REACH ALMOST $1.3 BILLION BY 2006
    • U.S. SMALL BATTERY AND�cBY 2006 (CONTINUED)
• Table 2 U.S. SMALL AND PORTABLE BATTERY AND FUEL CELL MATERIAL MARKET, THROUGH 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 2 U.S. SMALL AND PORTABLE BATTERY AND FUEL CELL MATERIAL MARKET, 2001 AND 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
  • H POWER PROTOTYPES RESIDENTIAL UNITS
  • NUVERA DEMOS AT TELECOM SITE
  • PROTON BUILDS H2 GENERATOR
  • BALLARD IMPROVES FUEL CELL GENERATOR
  • PLUG POWER, VAILLANT INSTALL IN EUROPE
  • TELEDYNE SHIPS NEW HYDROGEN "STATION"
  • SYNERGY TECH ACHIEVES SOOTLESS REFORMING
  • ASTRIS DEVELOPS ALKALINE CELL
  • TYING FUEL CELLS TO THE POWER GRID
  • FCT TRY-OUTS IN 10 CALIFORNIA HOMES
  • H POWER TESTS HOME FUEL CELL
  • H POWER TESTS FC IN JAPAN
  • SHELL TO COMMERCIALIZE LARGE-SCALE FUEL CELLS
  • HYDROGEN FROM A SOLAR ARRAY
  • AVISTA PATENTS FC MODULARITY
  • GM TO SELL EMERGENCY BACKUP FUEL CELLS
  • GM OPENS FUEL CELL RESEARCH CENTER
  • PALCAN'S STACK POWERS BACKUPS
  • NUVERA LAUNCHES H2-POWERED FUEL CELL
  • ANL DEBUTS FUEL CELL MODELING TOOL
  • FUEL CELLS DRIVE CHP FOR THE NAVY
  • SLURRY STORES HYDROGEN SAFELY
  • STATIONARY DGS MUST PRECEDE HYDROGEN AUTOS
  • OFFICE BUILDING TO RUN ON HYDROGEN
  • METALLIC POWER FC PROVIDES BACKUP POWER
  • HYBRID PLANTS OFFER TOP EFFICIENCY
  • DTE ANNOUNCES H2 POWER PARK
  • ACUMENTRICS DELIVERS RAPID-START SOFC
  • METALLIC POWER SHIPS ZINC CELLS
  • PLUG POWER DELIVERS BACKUP SYSTEMS
  • AUTOMATED GASKETING FOR FUEL CELLS
  • ENOVA WORKS ON CONTROLS
  • FIRST HYDROGEN, COGEN STATION
  • GREENLIGHT OPENS TESTING SERVICES
  • BRIEFLY NOTED
    • FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD ENTERS DEMO PHASE
    • H POWER CORP. GETS BUSINESS
    • IDATECH LAUNCHES FPM 20 FUEL PROCESSOR MODULE

• POWER WITHOUT MOVING PARTS
• SIMULATING MICROTURBINES
• WATER VALVE MAKES ELECTRICITY
• WESTPORT ENGINE RIVALS DIESEL
• P&W IMPROVES TURBINE 17%
• INGERSOLL RAND INTROS MICROTURBINE
• GM OFFERS 1.6-L ENGINE
• IMPERIAL TO DEVELOP RX POWER'S TECHNOLOGY
• GE PUTS "POWER IN A BOX"
• NEW OX2 ENGINE
• ALM ADVANCES MINITURBINE TECHNOLOGY
• SCROLL COMPRESSORS BOOST POWER OUTPUT
• ELLIOTT MICROTURBINE NEARS COMPLETION
• DR. WILSON'S NEW REGENERATOR
• HYDROGEN FROM BLACKLIGHT POWER
• BALLARD, FORD TEAM ON COMBUSTION GENERATORS
• SURFIN' FOR POWER OFF CALIFORNIA'S COAST
• MICROTURBINE WEDS FUEL CELL
• STUART ENERGY, FORD DEVELOP H2 ENGINE
• KAWASAKI INCORPORATES XONON TECHNOLOGY
  • KAWASAKI INCORPORATES XONON TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED)
• CAPSTONE TURBINES SERVE NM HOSPITAL
• NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR STIRLING ENGINES
• A MICROTURBINE WITHOUT BLADES
• FUEL CELL ENERGY WINS PATENT
• NREL INTROS EFFICIENT NATURAL GAS ENGINE
• COATES INTROS SPHERICAL ENGINE
  • COATES INTROS SPHERICAL ENGINE (CONTINUED)
• STIRLING ENGINES PENETRATE HOME
• FAMILY OF MICRO ROTARY GENERATORS
  • FAMILY OF MICRO ROTARY GENERATORS (CONTINUED)

• BEACON OFFERS IMPROVED FLYWHEEL
• NEW BATTERIES FROM HAWKER ENERGY
• MIDTRONICS IMPROVES BATTERY CONTROLLER
• COMPOSITE FLYWHEEL PROMISES FASTER SPEEDS
• BREAKTHROUGH BATTERY FROM VALENCE
• TECHNOLOGY MANAGES BATTERY PERFORMANCE
• HYDROGEN CYLINDER WINS CERTIFICATION
• MONOBLOC BATTERY DESIGNED FOR UPS
• SMARTSHUNT RECEIVES U.S. PATENT
• COMPRESSED AIR STORES ENERGY
• STORING POWER IN ULTRACAPACITORS
• ECD WILL DEVELOP BATTERIES WITH RUSSIA
• PENN STATE DEVELOPS BATTERY MONITOR
• FLYWHEEL WITHIN A FLYWHEEL
• ADVANCING THE LMP BATTERY
• INDIGO TESTS MAGNETIC FLYWHEEL
• TYCO DEBUTS TESTING FACILITY
• VRLA BATTERIES FROM ENERSYS
• VANTECK AND SCHMITT ADVANCE VRB SYSTEM
• ENERSYS DEBUTS HIGH-TEMP BATTERY
• FIRST NAS BATTERY INSTALLED IN U.S.
• PENTADYNE READIES FLYWHEEL PRODUCTION
• EXIDE WORKING WITH SANDIA
• AVESTOR OPENS LMP BATTERY PLANT
• PEAK SHAVING BATTERY SYSTEM
• ACTIVE POWER IMPROVES START-UP
• INDIGO PATENTS NEW FLYWHEEL

• APC'S NEW NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD
• ONLINE DEBUTS POWER SUPPLY
• AEP DEMONSTRATES NAS BATTERY
• POWERCELL OFFERS HYBRID UPS
• TDI INTROS REMOTE POWER
• AC AND DC GET MARRIED
• OFF-THE-SHELF AC/DC POWER
• HARDENED UPS FOR OUTDOOR APPLICATIONS
• TYCO UNVEILS NEW OUTDOOR UPS SYSTEM
• APC ANNOUNCES SYMMETRA UPS
• COMPACT AC/DC FROM CALIFORNIA INSTRUMENTS
• SOLAR, BATTERIES, AND POWER CONDITIONING
• JOHNSON PROVIDES POWER ASSURANCE
• MASTERELITE UPS FROM GALATREK
• STACO INTROS UNISTAR SX UPS
• UPS INTRO FROM ADVANCE-GALATREK
• ADVANCE GALATREK INTROS POWERCENTRE2
• STACO ENERGY OFFERS GUIDE TO POWER QUALITY
• ADVANCE-GALATREK OFFERS LINE-INTERACTIVE UPS
• INVENSYS INTRODUCES ONLINE INDUSTRIAL UPS
• MGE DEBUTS GALAXY PW UPS
• STANDBY POWER FOR NEW HOMES
• DRANETZ-BMI INTROS NEW POWER METER
• BENNING POWER UNVEILS POWER LINE 400 UPS
• ASTRODYNE UNVEILS HIGH-OUTPUT UPS
• SATCON INTROS TWO ROTARY UPSS
• ABSOPULSE PRESENTS PFC6000 POWER SUPPLY
• ADVANCE GALATREK UNVEILS LINEUPS-R
• APC INTROS 5-KV SMART-UPS
• INVENSYS DEBUTS POWERWARE SYSTEM
• TDI INTRODUCES NEW MERCURY SERIES
• TYCO DEBUTS POWER MODULES

• SECRETARY NORTON MAY FREE UP PERMITS
• NEVADA GETS 49 GREEN PROPOSALS
• EPA PARTNERSHIP PROMOTES CHP
• CALIFORNIA PROMOTES SMALL WIND POWER
• EPRI LAUNCHES DP INITIATIVE
• FERC PURSUES NATIONAL CONNECTION STANDARD
• FARM BILL ADVOCATES SMALL WIND POWER
• IDAHO POWER PROPOSES EASIER NET METERING
• WHAT'S IN THE BUSH BUDGET?
• CALIFORNIA PLANS RENEWABLES INITIATIVE
• MASSACHUSETTS PUSHES RENEWABLES, DG
• CAPSTONE IS FIRST DG CERTIFIED IN CALIFORNIA
• CALIFORNIA PROMOTES AGGREGATION OF DG
• WIND BLOWS FAIR AT FERC
• WIND POWER GETS EXTENDED TAX CREDIT
• NARUC CALLS FOR MODEL AGREEMENTS
• DOE SUPPORT FOR STATE PROGRAMS
• GRANTS AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA
• MORE GRANTS - IN NEW YORK
• ENERGY STORAGE COUNCIL LOBBIES WASHINGTON
• FERC PLANS FOR DG TRANSMISSION
• MICHIGAN PLAN TO LEAD IN RENEWABLES
• NET METERING: A STATUS REPORT
• LA DEPARTMENT A LEADER IN DG
• FERC SEEKS NATIONAL INTERCONNECT STANDARDS
• CANADA DEVELOPS INTERCONNECT GUIDES
• NRECA PROVIDES DG TOOLKIT
• SANDIA ADAPTS BUILDING CODE
• STRONG BRITISH CHP INCENTIVES
• OHIO PURSUES FUEL CELL INDUSTRY
• WEST VA OPENS ENERGY VILLAGE
• NARUC DRAFTING NEW INTERCONNECT RULES
• DOE GRANTS INCLUDE DG
• OREGON ENERGY TRUST GETS UNDERWAY
• STATE-BY-STATE SOLAR INCENTIVES
• FARM BILL PROMOTES SOLAR
• FERC'S SMD AIMS TO EXPAND DG
• CA ADOPTS PLAN FOR RENEWABLES
• DOE FUNDS $70 MILLION IN FUEL CELL RESEARCH
• BPA EXEMPTS WIND FROM IMBALANCE PENALTY
• CALIFORNIA EXPANDS RENEWABLE STANDARD
• LADWP EXPANDS RENEWABLES PROGRAM
• CLIMATE TRUST HELPS PROMOTE SURE POWER
• FERC DELAYS DG CONNECTION COMMENTS
• MA PROVIDES $2.6 MM FOR PV
• WRI ACCELERATES SOLAR IN CHINA
• WORLD BANK FUNDS SOLAR IN BANGLADESH
• UPDATED INFO ON SOLAR, WIND
• AWEA RELEASES SURVEY OF STATE INCENTIVES
• XENERGY ISSUES GUIDEBOOK OF FUNDS & INCENTIVES
• BRIEFLY NOTED
  • ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RELEASES RULES FOR NET METERING
  • WORKSHOP DESCRIBING INTERCONNECTION OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS OFFERED
  • CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR PROPOSES SPENDING CUTS
  • POWER SHIFT CAMPAIGNS FOR BETTER FINANCING
  • MINNESOTA COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TO LAUNCH REBATE PROGRAM
  • XCEL ENERGY PILOTS PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROGRAM
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS ESTABLISHES SELF-GENERATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION CREATES HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON HYDROGEN
  • LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LAB RELEASES REPORT ANALYZING STATE CLEAN ENERGY FUND SUPPORT
  • FARMERS ENCOURAGED TO SELL EXCESS ELECTRICITY
  • PV PIONEER PROGRAM FACES FISCAL CHALLENGES

• DOE GRANTS $9 MILLION FOR DG INDUSTRY STUDIES
• OAK RIDGE TESTS HOME MICROTURBINES
  • OAK RIDGE TESTS HOME MICROTURBINES (CONTINUED)
• EPRI DEDICATES TEST FACILITY
• BALLARD OPENS ALTERNATIVES LAB
• GM LAUNCHES FC RESEARCH FACILITY
• RMI PUBLISHES SMALL IS PROFITABLE
  • RMI PUBLISHES SMALL IS PROFITABLE (CONTINUED)

• SIEMENS INTROS SELF-CONTAINED SOLAR
• SIEMENS PV PANELS LIGHT A ROADWAY
• PURIFIED QUARTZ FOR SOLAR CHIPS
• SOLARWORLD, DEGUSSA PRODUCE SOLAR SILICON
• APS TESTS GALLIUM ARSENIDE CELL
• KYOCERA INTROS 158-W MODULE
• SCHOTT MARKETS COMPLETE SYSTEM
• WORLD'S LARGEST THIN-FILM MACHINE
• GT SOLAR'S NEW TABBER-STRINGER
• A WINDOW THAT PRODUCES POWER
• COMPANY MARKETING SPHERAL SOLAR CELLS
• HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GETS SOLAR POWER
• SOLAR-POWERED RAILROAD LIGHTS
• FACILITY WILL POWER TREATMENT PLANT
• SOLICORE AND ICP MARRY PRODUCTS
• SUNWIZE SYSTEM POWERS FIRE STATION
• BP FUSES SOLAR INTO GLASS ARCHITECTURE
• TAILORING SOLAR POWER TO FIT CALIFORNIA
• BOEING, SANDIA IN SOLAR EFFORT
• PACKAGED PV SYSTEM INCLUDES FINANCING
• EVERGREEN, NREL WORK ON STRING RIBBON CELLS
• SOLAR REFRIGERATION HELPS ARIZONA TRIBES
• ASTROPOWER OFFERS IMPROVED SOLAR CELL
• DISCOVERY PROMISES BETTER CELLS
• SYSTEM EMBEDDED IN HOME ROOFS
• NAVY DEPLOYS BIG PV SYSTEM
• SCHOTT INTROS SUNROOF SYSTEM
• SOLAR INSTALLATION IN OREGON
• TURNKEY PLANT FOR CHINA
• UNITED SOLAR IMPROVING ROOFTOP SYSTEM
• NEW ENERGY'S UNITS CONCENTRATE PV
• SOFTWARE SIMULATES PV SYSTEMS
• SANYO PROPOSES FUTURISTIC SOLAR NET
• PHOTOCATALYST CLAIMED MORE EFFICIENT
• SOLAR POWER LIGHTS UP WHOLE FOODS MARKET
• SUNTRACKER DOME FROM SOUTH AFRICA
• HOUSING FEATURES BOTH SOLAR AND CHP
• SOLAR ARRAYS AS SHADING FEATURE
• SOLAR POWER FROM NANOMATERIALS
• LOWER COSTS FOR SOLAR PANELS
• HONDA LOWERS PV MANUFACTURING COSTS
• SOLAR INTEGRATED INTO A METAL ROOF
• SHIFTING FROM CHIPS TO PV
• THIN-FILM TECHNOLOGY FROM AUSTRALIA
• AWARD-WINNING SOLAR CELLS
• SHARP SOLAR OPENS U.S. PRODUCTION
• AUTOMATING PV CELL PRODUCTION
• SOLAR POWER LIGHTS GROCERY STORE
• VALUE OF WORLDWIDE PV MODULE SHIPMENTS TO CROSS $3.7 BILLION BY 2006
• Table 3 WORLDWIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET, THROUGH 2006
• Figure 3 WORLDWIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET, 2001 AND 2006
  • BRIEFLY NOTED
    • POWERLIGHT TO INSTALL LARGEST SOLAR ROOFTOP ELECTRIC SYSTEM
    • NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY NEGOTIATING WITH POWERLIGHT CORP.
    • ASE AMERICAS TO POWER TUCSON WATER'S HAYDEN/UDALL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
    • SOLAR WORKS TO INSTALL 2-KW PV SYSTEMS IN 50 SCHOOLS
    • COLLEGE STUDENTS COMPETE IN SOLAR DECATHLON
    • ONE OF THE LARGEST SOLAR ARRAYS BEING BUILT IN HOUSTON
    • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INSTALLS PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING PANELS

• BALLARD INTROS HIGH-SPEED V-6
• MICROTURBINES BURN FLARE GAS
• WRTSIL ADDS TWO CYLINDERS
• TRAIN ENGINES HAUL A LOAD OF ELECTRICITY
• PROPANE FUELS 60-KW MICROTURBINE
• SWRI WORKS TO IMPROVE RECIPROCATING EFFICIENCY
• EPRI EVALUATES PORTABLE TURBINES
• BALLARD, FORD UNVEIL ECOSTAR H2 GENSET
• GTI TO DEVELOP PARTIAL OXIDATION TURBINES
• ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR MICROTURBINES
• TURBINE FLEET MGT OPENS FOR BUSINESS
• AQUAFUEL DEVELOPS EMULSION FUEL
• NOVELEDGE HRSG IMPROVES EFFICIENCY
• KAWASAKI TO REFIT TURBINE
• "DUAL-FUEL" FOR DIESEL GEN-SET
• ELECTROTEK INSTALLS NJ MICROTURBINE
• TRIUMPH DESIGNS HEATER/COMBUSTOR
• MILITARY VEHICLES GENERATE ELECTRICITY

• GLOBAL LARGE WIND TURBINE MARKET IS EXPECTED CROSS $16 BILLION BY 2007
• Table 4 GLOBAL LARGE WIND TURBINE MARKET, THROUGH 2007
  • COMPOSITE TOUGHENS WIND TOWERS
  • FLYWHEELS HANDLE GUSTING WIND
  • WAVE-ENERGY FROM AUSTRALIA
  • HINGED BLADES ADVANCE SMALL WIND POWER
  • WIND-GENERATED HYDROGEN
  • CARBON-FIBER WIND TURBINE BLADES
  • WIND POWER ON THE ROOF
  • BLUE ENERGY GOES COMMERCIAL
  • ATLANTIC CITY GAMBLES ON WIND
  • COMPUTING THE HEDGE VALUE OF WIND POWER
  • FROND WAVE GENERATOR GOES COMMERCIAL
  • "WIND" TURBINES MOVE UNDERSEA
  • FORD ENGINE FACTORY GETS WIND POWER
  • AF GROUP TRAINS WIND DEVELOPERS
  • MULTI-AXIS TURBO TO BE TESTED
  • ANTARCTICA GETTING WIND TURBINES
  • NORTHERLY TOWN GETS TIDAL ENERGY
    • NORTHERLY TOWN GETS TIDAL ENERGY (CONTINUED)
  • TITANIUM PLANT GETS WIND POWER
  • WIND SYSTEMS TO POWER ICELAND
  • VALMONT'S TOWERS ARE A BREEZE TO ERECT
  • FUJI DEVELOPS COMPACT WIND POWER SYSTEM
  • NOISELESS WIND POWER FROM JAPAN
  • UC-DAVIS HOSTS WIND ENERGY INSTITUTE
    • UC-DAVIS HOSTS WIND ENERGY INSTITUTE (CONTINUED)
  • SOUTHWEST WINDPOWER WINDS AWARD
  • WIND DESIGN FOR DEVELOPING WORLD
    • WIND DESIGN FOR DEVELOPING WORLD (CONTINUED)

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 NORTH AMERICAN VALUE OF FUEL CELLS BY TYPE FOR LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 2 U.S. SMALL AND PORTABLE BATTERY AND FUEL CELL MATERIAL MARKET, THROUGH 2006 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 3 WORLDWIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET, THROUGH 2006

Table 4 GLOBAL LARGE WIND TURBINE MARKET, THROUGH 2007  

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 NORTH AMERICAN VALUE OF FUEL CELLS BY TYPE FOR LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS, 1998, 2000, 2002 AND 2007 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 2 U.S. SMALL AND PORTABLE BATTERY AND FUEL CELL MATERIAL MARKET, 2001 AND 2006 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 3 WORLDWIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET, 2001 AND 2006