Renewable Energy Technologies

Technology Map Contents

December 2007

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Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Solar Technologies
• Wind Technologies
• Biomass Conversion Technologies
• Geothermal Technologies
• Small Hydroelectric Technologies
• Ocean-Tidal and -Wave Technologies

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
• General Constraints
• Synergistic Technologies
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors

Areas to Monitor

• Global Warming
• Cost Competitiveness
• Government Regulations and Policies
• World Energy Demand
• Conventional Energy Prices and Supply
• Rural-Area Financing and Adoption
• Consumer Demand
• Systems and Technology Advances
• Energy Storage
• R&D Funding
• Distribution and Infrastructure
• Materials Availability
• Large-Scale Sustainability
• Utility Deregulation and Restructuring

Implications of Commercialization

Opportunities

• Solar Energy
  • Residential Grid-Connected PV
  • Building-Integrated PV
  • Utility-Scale Solar Power
  • Rural/Off-Grid Solar Electrification
  • Solar Water/Space Heating
  • Off-Grid Industrial/Remote Power
• Wind Energy
  • Utility-Scale Wind Power
  • Micro Wind Power
• Biomass Energy
  • Transportation Biofuels
  • Biopower
  • Rural/Off-Grid Power and Heating
• Geothermal Energy
  • Utility-Scale Power
  • Heating and Cooling Applications
• Small Hydroelectric Energy
  • Distributed Power
  • Rural Off-Grid Power
• Ocean Energy
  • Utility-Scale Power

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