| Chapter 1:
Major Trends Affecting the Renewable, Alternative
& Hydrogen Energy Industry |
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1) Introduction |
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2) Solar Power and Photovoltaics
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3) Wind Power
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4) Hydroelectric Power |
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5) Geothermal Power |
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6) Biomass, Waste-to-Energy and Waste Methane |
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7) Ethanol Use May Grow Quickly |
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8) Microturbines and Distributed Power |
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9) Tidal Power |
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10) Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Power |
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11) Governments Encourage Alternative Fuels
and Conservation |
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12) Homes and Commercial Buildings Go Green
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13) Alternative Fuels Quickly Gain Popularity
Among Automobile Consumers
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14) Fuel Efficiency Becomes a Key Selling
Element/Stiff Emissions Standards
Adopted
in Several States |
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15) The Industry Takes a New Look at Nuclear
Power |
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16) Nanotechnology Sees Applications in
Fuel Cells and Solar Power—Micro
Fuel
Cells to Power Mobile Devices |
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17) Coal Is the World’s Fastest-Growing
Fuel by Usage/Clean Coal
Technologies
Forge Ahead |
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18) Canada’s Tar Sands Reach Commercial
Production Levels |
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19) Oil Shale Sparks New Interest at Today’s
High Oil Prices |
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20) Superconductivity Comes of Age |
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21) Gas-to-Liquid Plants Spark Interest
in Qatar |
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| Chapter
2: Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Statistics |
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U.S. Alternative Energy Industry Overview |
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U.S. Energy Production, Total and by Fossil
Fuels and Nuclear Power: Selected Years 1950-2004 |
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U.S. Energy Production, Total and by Renewable
Energy Power Sources: Selected Years 1950-2004 |
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U.S. Energy Consumption by Source, 2004 |
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The 10 Largest Nuclear Power Plants in
the U.S., 2005 |
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World's 10 Largest Hydroelectric Plants,
2005 |
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Top Five U.S. Ethanol Producers, 2005 |
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Total Renewable Energy Consumption by Energy
Use Sector and Energy Source, 2000-2004 |
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Total Electrical Power Generation by Fuel
Type 1980-2004 |
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Electricity Net Generation From Renewable
Energy by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2000-2004 |
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U.S. Historical Hydroelectric Generation
Compared to 15 Year Average for 1989-2004 |
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U.S. Non-Hydroelectric Renewable Electricity
Generation By Energy Source, 2002-2025 |
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U.S. Electric Utilities That Generate More
Than 30% Of Electricity Through Nuclear, Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric,
Geothermal Or Biomass 2005 |
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Renewable Energy Consumption for Non-electric
Use by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source, 2000-2004 |
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Biomass Energy Consumption by Energy Source
and Energy Use Sector, 2000-2004 |
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Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled
Vehicles by Type of Fuel, U.S., 1992-2004 |
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Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled
Vehicles in Use, U.S., 2004 |
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Estimated Replacement Fuel Consumption by
Type of Fuel, U.S., 1992-2004 |
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Estimated U.S. Replacement Fuel Consumption:
1995-2004 |
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U.S. Ethanol and MTBE Consumption in the
Transportation Sector, 1992-2004 |
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Average Heat Content of Selected Biomass
Fuels |
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