Introduction

• Total Global Primary Energy Supply from Renewable Sources
• Most Promising Technologies Worldwide

Methodology- Scope- Key Global Findings

• Methodology
• Scope
• Key Global Findings

Technologies and Applications- Drivers and Challenges

Thin Film Solar Cell Research

• Technical Drivers and Challenges
• US and the Philippines- Silicon and Semiconductor Research
• Japan- Sanyo Improves HIT Technology
• US- More Efficient Solar Cells Using Semiconductor Material

Other Solar Technologies/Standardization

• Germany- Tackling the Efficiency Problem
• Sweden/Norway- Collaboration on Thin-Film Solar Cells
• Nanotechnology in Italy- Targeting Low Cost Solar Cells with Nanotech
• Nanotechnology in the UK- Using Branched Nanoparticles to Improve Solar Cell Performance
• Nanotechnology in the US- Using Nanoparticles for Solar Energy Conversion
• Nanotechnology in the US and Japan- Exploring Nanocomposite Solar Cell Technology
• Nanotechnology in the US- Developing Hybrid Nanostructures for Solar Cells
• Nanotechnology in the US- Improving Flexible Solar Cells with Nanofilms

Technologies and Applications; Drivers and Challenges

Monitoring Wind Systems

Keeping Voltage Constant

Wind in Action; Four Key Projects

• Energy Capacity per Leading Country- Technical Drivers and Challenges
• Cost Reduction Ideas
• Germany- Turbine Technology
• US- Blade Technology
• US- Funding Blade and Tower Research
• Germany- Using Fiber-Reinforced Composites to Strengthen Turbine Blades
• Spain- Reducing Maintenance Costs

Descriptions of Technologies and Applications

Fueling and Pumping Technology

Descriptions of Technologies and Applications

Technical Drivers and Challenges

Descriptions of Technologies and Applications

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

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

Signs of the Times. Key Company Snapshot

Marketplace Analysis

Contacts and Bibliography

Technical Insights Science and Technology Awards 2003