Global market for renewable energy to grow 8.1% by 2015

The global renewable energy market was worth an estimated $204.5 billion in 2009, a figure that is expected to reach nearly $224.5 billion in 2010 and nearly $331 billion in 2015, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1% over the next 5 years.

Learn about the major sources of renewable energy as primary fuels—hydroelectric, wind, solar, liquid biofuels for transportation, geothermal, and oceanic sources (wave, tidal and thermal) and get a global perspective that places each of these sources in a relevant context for decision makers in both the public and private sectors...

Use this report to:

• Examine the market implications of the surging global demand for energy, the impact of climate change on alternative fuels, improvements in technology, and the availability of new materials
• Gain a global perspective that places the major sources of renewable energy as primary fuels in a relevant context for decision makers in both the public and private sectors
• Learn which energy sources may provide significant contributions to the portfolio of available resources, and what metrics might be useful in deciding what energy sources are best equipped to satisfy the needs of individual countries and regions
• Identify renewable energy sources that are in the planning stages, such as space-based solar power satellites.

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