Future of Solar Power, The

Content

• The Future of Solar Power
• Executive summary
• Introduction
• The solar resource
• Solar photovoltaic power generation
• Solar thermal power generation
• Other approaches to solar power generation
• The economics of solar power generation
• The prospects for solar power
• Chapter 1 An introduction to solar power
  • Introduction
  • The report
• Chapter 2 The solar resource
  • Introduction
  • Solar potential
  • Solar resource sites
• Chapter 3 Solar photovoltaic power generation
  • Introduction
  • Solar cell basics
  • Energy levels and absorption
  • Types of solar cell
  • Different cell structures
  • Flat plate and concentrating cells
  • Solar photovoltaic systems
  • Building integrated photovoltaics
  • Energy storage
  • Photovoltaic environmental considerations
  • Solar photovoltaic production
  • Key manufacturers
  • Solar cell country markets
  • Utility photovoltaic systems
  • Costs
• Chapter 4 Solar thermal power generation
  • Introduction
  • Solar thermal basics
  • Parabolic troughs
  • The SEGS parabolic trough plants
  • Modern parabolic trough power stations
  • Parabolic trough with direct steam generation
  • Hybrid parabolic trough - fossil fuel power plants
  • Solar towers
  • Current solar tower developments
  • Other solar tower projects
  • Advanced solar tower developments
  • Solar dishes
  • Solar dish projects
  • Solar dish developments
  • Solar thermal environmental considerations
  • Solar thermal costs
• Chapter 5 Other approaches to solar power generation
  • Introduction
  • Solar ponds
  • Solar pond projects
  • Solar chimneys
  • Photoelectrolysis
• Chapter 6 The economics of solar power generation
  • Introduction
  • Solar thermal power plant economics
  • Solar photovoltaic power plant economics
  • Comparative costs of utility plants
• Chapter 7 The prospects for solar power
  • Introduction
  • Comparative costs of solar generation
  • Solar thermal markets
  • Solar photovoltaic markets
  • Conclusions
• List of Figures
  • Figure 3.1: Semiconductor band gaps at 300K (27C)
  • Figure 3.2: Market share among thin film technologies, 2007
  • Figure 3.3: Energy payback for solar cells (years)
  • Figure 3.4: Annual solar cell production (MW) and cumulative global capacity (MW), 1999-2007
  • Figure 3.5: Solar cell production (MW) by country, 2006
  • Figure 3.6: Thin film solar cell production (MW) by country, 2006
  • Figure 3.7: Top ten solar cell manufacturers, 2006
  • Figure 3.8: Largest solar cell markets by country (Annual installation), 2006
  • Figure 3.9: Annual US photovoltaic module production costs ($/W), 1970-2006
  • Figure 4.10: Typical breakdown of investment in parabolic trough power plant (%)
  • Figure 4.11: Breakdown of costs for Solar Tres solar tower plant (%)
  • Figure 4.12: Breakdown of costs for a hypothetical 50MW solar dish power plant (%)
  • Figure 4.13: Land area for solar thermal power plants (Capacity v ha/MW)
  • Figure 4.14: Capital costs for solar thermal power plants (€/kW)
  • Figure 6.15: EU cost estimates for 50MW reference solar thermal power plants (€/kW), (€/MWh)
  • Figure 6.16: Solar thermal installed cost projections ($/kW), 2006-2010
  • Figure 6.17: Benchmark (2005) and projected solar photovoltaic installed cost ($/kW), 2005-2020
  • Figure 6.18: Solar plant levelized electricity costs ($/MWh), 2007
  • Figure 7.19: Instant installed costs for power generation technologies in California ($/kW), 2007
  • Figure 7.20: Levelized cost of electricity from new generation plants in California ($/MWh)
  • Figure 7.21: US DoE Solar Program cost targets ($/MWh), 2011 and 2020
  • Figure 7.22: Projections for peak demand growth in southwestern US states (MW), 2006 to 2015
  • Table 3.1: Semiconductor band gaps at 300K (27C)
  • Table 3.2: Market share among thin film technologies, 2007
  • Table 3.3: Energy payback for solar cells (years)
  • Table 3.4: Annual solar cell production (MW) and cumulative global capacity (MW), 1999-2007
  • Table 3.5: Solar cell production (MW) by country, 2006
  • Table 3.6: Thin film solar cell production (MW) by country, 2006
  • Table 3.7: Top ten solar cell manufacturers, 2006
  • Table 3.8: Largest solar cell markets by country (Annual installation (MW)), 2006
  • Table 3.9: Annual US photovoltaic module production costs ($/W), 1970-2006
  • Table 4.10: Typical breakdown of investment in parabolic trough power plant (%)
  • Table 4.11: Breakdown of costs for Solar Tres solar tower plant (%)
  • Table 4.12: Breakdown of costs for a hypothetical 50MW solar dish power plant (%)
  • Table 4.13: Land area for solar thermal power plants (Capacity v ha/MW)
  • Table 4.14: Capital costs for solar thermal power plants (€/kW)
  • Table 6.15: EU cost estimates for 50MW reference solar thermal power plants (€/kW), (€/MWh)
  • Table 6.16: Solar thermal installed cost projections ($/kW), 2006-2010
  • Table 6.17: Benchmark (2005) and projected solar photovoltaic installed cost ($/kW), 2005-2020
  • Table 6.18: Benchmark (2005) and projected solar photovoltaic electricity costs ($/MWh), 2005- 2020
  • Table 6.19: Solar plant installation costs ($/kW), 2007
  • Table 6.20: Solar plant operation and maintenance costs ($/kW), 2007
  • Table 6.21: Solar plant levelized electricity costs ($/MWh), 2007
  • Table 7.22: Instant installed costs for power generation technologies in California ($/kW), 2007
  • Table 7.23: Levelized cost of electricity from new generation plants in California ($/MWh)
  • Table 7.24: US DoE Solar Program cost targets ($/MWh), 2011 and 2020
  • Table 7.25: Projections for peak demand growth in southwestern US states (MW), 2006 to 2015