Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-2010
Publisher
U.S. Department of Energy
First page number:
1
Last page number:
131
Abstract
This report focuses on the U.S. solar electricity market, including photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. The report provides an overview of global and U.S. installation trends. It also presents production and shipment data, material and supply chain issues, and solar industry employment trends. It also presents cost, price, and performance trends; and discusses policy and market drivers such as recently passed federal legislation, state and local policies, and developments in project financing. The final chapter provides data on private investment trends and near-term market forecasts.
Keywords
Concentrating solar power technologies; Energy analysis; Energy markets; Photovoltaics; Solar energy; United States solar electricity market
Disciplines
Oil, Gas, and Energy | Power and Energy
Language
English
Repository Citation
U.S. Department of Energy
(2010).
2008 Solar Technologies Market Report.
1-131.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs/9
Comments
NREL Report No. TP-6A2-46025; DOE/GO-102010-2867