2008 Solar Technologies Market Report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 29 04:00:00 EST 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1218436· OSTI ID:1218436

Price, Selya ^[1]; Margolis, Robert ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

The focus of this report is the U.S. solar electricity market, including photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. The report is organized into five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of global and U.S. installation trends. Chapter 2 presents production and shipment data, material and supply chain issues, and solar industry employment trends. Chapter 3 presents cost, price, and performance trends. Chapter 4 discusses policy and market drivers such as recently passed federal legislation, state and local policies, and developments in project financing. Chapter 5 provides data on private investment trends and near-term market forecasts.

• Research Organization: US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States). Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
• OSTI ID: 1218436
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO--102010-2867; 4129
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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