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Plunkett's Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Almanac

Table of Contents

*A Short Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Industry Glossary*		i
*Introduction*		1
*How to use this book*		3
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry		7
	1) Introduction	7
	2) Solar Power and Photovoltaics	8
	3) Wind Power	9
	4) Hydroelectric Power	11
	5) Geothermal Power	11
	6) Biomass, Waste-to-Energy and Waste Methane	12
	7) Ethanol Use May Grow Quickly	12
	8) Microturbines and Distributed Power	13
	9) Tidal Power	13
	10) Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Power	14
	11) Governments Encourage Alternative Fuels and Conservation	16
	12) Homes and Commercial Buildings Go Green	16
	13) Alternative Fuels Quickly Gain Popularity Among Automobile Consumers	18
	14) Fuel Efficiency Becomes a Key Selling Element/Stiff Emissions Standards Adopted in Several States	20
	15) The Industry Takes a New Look at Nuclear Power	21
	16) Nanotechnology Sees Applications in Fuel Cells and Solar Power—Micro Fuel Cells to Power Mobile Devices	24
	17) Coal Is the World’s Fastest-Growing Fuel by Usage/Clean Coal Technologies Forge Ahead	25
	18) Canada’s Tar Sands Reach Commercial Production Levels	25
	19) Oil Shale Sparks New Interest at Today’s High Oil Prices	26
	20) Superconductivity Comes of Age	27
	21) Gas-to-Liquid Plants Spark Interest in Qatar	28
Chapter 2: Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Statistics		29
	U.S. Alternative Energy Industry Overview	30
	U.S. Energy Production, Total and by Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power: Selected Years 1950-2004	31
	U.S. Energy Production, Total and by Renewable Energy Power Sources: Selected Years 1950-2004	32
	U.S. Energy Consumption by Source, 2004	33
	The 10 Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S., 2005	34
	World's 10 Largest Hydroelectric Plants, 2005	35
	Top Five U.S. Ethanol Producers, 2005	36
	Total Renewable Energy Consumption by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2000-2004	37
	Total Electrical Power Generation by Fuel Type 1980-2004	38
	Electricity Net Generation From Renewable Energy by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2000-2004	39
	U.S. Historical Hydroelectric Generation Compared to 15 Year Average for 1989-2004	40
	U.S. Non-Hydroelectric Renewable Electricity Generation By Energy Source, 2002-20025	41
	U.S. Electric Utilities That Generate More Than 30% Of Electricity Through Nuclear, Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal Or Biomass 2005	42
	Renewable Energy Consumption for Non-electric Use by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2000-2004	43
	Biomass Energy Consumption by Energy Source and Energy Use Sector, 2000-2004	44
	Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles by Type of Fuel, U.S., 1992-2004	45
	Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use, U.S., 2004	46
	Estimated Replacement Fuel Consumption by Type of Fuel, U.S., 1992-2004	47
	Estimated U.S. Replacement Fuel Consumption: 1995-2004	48
	U.S. Ethanol and MTBE Consumption in the Transportation Sector, 1992-2004	49
	Average Heat Content of Selected Biomass Fuels	50
Chapter 3: : Important Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Contacts
	Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites	51
Chapter 4: THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 250:
	Who They Are and How They Were Chosen	77
	Industry List, With Codes	78
	Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups	80
	Alphabetical Index	87
	Geographical Index
	Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State	89
	Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country	92
	Index by Regions of the U.S. Where THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 250 Have Locations	94
	Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S.	99
Individual Profiles on each of THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 250		101
Additional Indexes
	Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities	342
	Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations	343

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