Solar energy markets : an analysis of the global solar industry /

Italy -- Italian Supply-Side Policies -- Italian Economic Development Strategies -- China -- Chinese Supply-Side Policies -- Chinese Economic Development Strategies -- Chinese Demand-Side Policies -- 6. Federal and State Energy Policies -- Federal Policies -- Tax Credits -- Modified Accelerated Cost...

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Main Authors: Jordan, Philip G.
Published:
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Elsevier insights.
Subjects:
Summary: Italy -- Italian Supply-Side Policies -- Italian Economic Development Strategies -- China -- Chinese Supply-Side Policies -- Chinese Economic Development Strategies -- Chinese Demand-Side Policies -- 6. Federal and State Energy Policies -- Federal Policies -- Tax Credits -- Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System -- Grants -- Loans and Loan Guarantees -- Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program -- Clean Renewable Energy Bonds -- Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds -- State Policies -- Renewable Portfolio Standards -- Tax Credits -- Direct Cash Financing -- PACE -- Property Tax Incentives -- Economic Development Incentives -- Permitting -- Loan Programs -- 7. The Solar Labor Market--Efficiencies and Productivity -- United States -- Installation -- Manufacturing -- Sales and Distribution -- Project Developers -- Other -- Germany -- China -- 8. Global Markets -- Global Energy Demand -- Residential -- Commercial -- Industrial -- Global Renewable Energy Outlook -- 9. The Economics of Solar Power -- 10. Afterward.
Carrier Form: vii, 148 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780123971746 :
0123971748 :
Index Number: HD9681
CLC: F471.262
Call Number: F471.262/J824
Contents: Introduction: An Overview of the Solar Industry --
The Mechanics of Solar Power --
Installed Capacity --
Photovoltaic --
The Manufacturing Process --
Thin Film --
Concentrated Solar Energy --
Concentrated Photovoltaics --
Solar Thermal Energy --
Parabolic Trough --
Power Tower --
Fresnel Reflectors --
The New Culture of Environmentalism --
Global Trends --
United States --
Europe --
China --
Finance and Venture Capital --
Research, Development, and Deployment --
Private Investment Trends --
Global Investments --
Comparative Investments --
Germany --
Spain --
Italy --
India --
Public Sector Spending --
Global Solar Policy --
Energy Policy --
EU Policy Framework --
EU Supply-Side Policies --
German Supply-Side Policies --
German Economic Development Strategies --
German Demand-Side Policies --
Spanish Supply-Side Policies --
Spanish Economic Development Strategies --
Spanish Demand-Side Policies