Plunkett's Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Almanac 2009

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters. Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

PLUNKETT'S RENEWABLE, ALTERNATIVE & HYDROGEN ENERGY INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2009 CONTENTS A Short Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Glossary i Introduction 1 How to Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry 7 1) Introduction 7 2) Solar Power and Photovoltaics 9 3) Wind Power 12 4) Hydroelectric Power 15 5) Geothermal Power 15 6) Biomass, Waste-to-Energy, Waste Methane and Biofuels such as Biodiesel 16 7) Ethanol Production Soared, But a Market Glut May Slow Expansion 17 8) Microturbines and Distributed Power 20 9) Tidal Power 20 10) Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Power Research Continues 21 11) Governments Encourage Alternative Fuels and Conservation R&D 24 12) Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Will Quickly Gain Popularity 25 13) Hybrid Cars Gain Market Share 27 14) Clean Diesel Technology Gains Acceptance 28 15) Natural Gas Powered Vehicles Off to a Slow Start 29 16) Homes and Commercial Buildings Go Green 30 17) Fuel Efficiency Becomes a Key Selling Element/Stiff Emissions Standards Adopted in Several States 31 18) The Industry Takes a New Look at Nuclear Power 34 19) Nanotechnology Sees Applications in Fuel Cells and Solar Power-Micro Fuel Cells to Power Mobile Devices 37 20) Polymers Enable New Display Technologies with PLEDs (Polymer Light Emitting Diodes) 38 21) Coal Is Abundant/Clean Coal and Coal Gasification Technologies Have Promise 39 22) Canada's Tar Sands Production Reaches 1.4 Million Barrels per Day, But Operating Costs Are High 40 23) Oil Shale Sparks Continued Interest 41 24) Superconductivity Comes of Age 42 25) Alternative Energy Attracts Significant Venture Capital 43 Chapter 2: Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Statistics 45 U.S. Alternative Energy Industry Overview 46 Global Alternative Energy Industry Overview 47 Approximate Energy Unit Conversion Factors 48 Average Heat Content of Selected Biomass Fuels 49 Biomass Energy Resource Hierarchy 50 Comparison of Alternative Fuels with Gasoline & Diesel 51 Energy Consumption by Source & Sector, U.S.: 2007 53 Total Electrical Power Generation by Fuel Type, U.S.: 1980-2008 54 Net Electricity Generation from Conventional Hydropower by Sector & Region, U.S.: 2007-2008 55 U.S. Historical Hydroelectric Generation Compared to 16-Year Average for 1992-2007 56 Share of Electricity Generation by Energy Source, U.S.: Projections, 1980-2030 57 Energy Production by Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2007 58 Energy Production by Renewable Energy, U.S.: Selected Years, 1950-2007 59 Renewable Energy Consumption by Source: Selected Years, 1950-2007 60 Renewable Energy Consumption in the Residential, Commercial & Industrial Sectors: 2001-2007 61 Renewable Energy Consumption in the Transportation & Electric Power Sectors: 2001-2007 62 Summary of U.S. Ethanol & MTBE Production: September 2008 63 The Top 40 Ethanol Plants in the U.S.: 2007 64 The 10 Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the U.S.: 2008 65 Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells & Modules by Market Sector, End Use & Type, U.S.: 2005-2006 66 Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors, U.S., 1998-2007 67 U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Scientific Research: 2007-2009 68 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009 69 Chapter 3: Important Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Contacts 70 (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 250: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 101 Industry List, With Codes 102 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 104 Alphabetical Index 111 Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 113 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 116 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 118 Index of Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. 123 Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY 250 125 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 394 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 395