Green Energy in Asia: Renewable Investment, Capacity Growth and Future Outlook

The EIA forecasts that robust economic growth and improved standards of living will underpin a massive surge in power consumption in Asia. China and India account for the world’s largest projected increases in national electric power demand over 2004-2030. Most of this is likely to be fossil fuel based resulting in a surge in GHG emissions.

In parallel, growing global concern about climate change will lead to international pressure on high polluting countries like India and China to curb their emissions. Cap and trade systems, once adopted by the US and Australia, will make the case of renewables more attractive in Asia. 'Green Energy in Asia: Renewable investment, capacity growth and future outlook' is a new management report that analyses the current trends driving the use of renewable energy in Asia.

This report compares the progress of each renewable energy technology in Asia with the rest of the world, identifies the key players and analyzes the potential and outlook for each technology. Assess the future prospects and investment potential for renewable technologies in Asia with this new report.

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Some key findings from this report...
-Electricity generation in Asia remains dominated by coal. Both
China and Australia derive over 75.0% of their electricity from coal whilst over 50.0% of electricity is generated from coal in India.
-Electricity generation in non-OECD Asian countries will nearly triple in volume by 2030, rising to 10,185bn kWh from 3,517bn kWh in 2004 according to the EIA. Most of this additional power generation is expected to be coal-fired.
-Renewable energy source usage is significantly higher in Asia than in the US where renewables comprise just 11.5%. Renewables account for 32.0% of India’s total electricity generation capacity. In China and Japan they represent 21.0% and 20.0% respectively.
-Asia holds the lead the world in hydroelectric power. Installed capacity of SHP in Asia account for more than 70.0% of the world SHP installed capacity..

Green Energy in Asia
Renewable investment, capacity growth and future outlook
The EIA forecasts that robust economic growth and improved standards of living will underpin a massive surge in power consumption in Asia.
China and India account for the world’s largest projected increases in national electric power demand over 2004-2030. Most of this is likely to be fossil fuel based resulting in a surge in GHG emissions. In parallel, growing global concern about climate change will lead to international pressure on high polluting countries like India and China to curb their emissions. Cap and trade systems, once adopted by the US and Australia, will make the case of renewables more attractive in Asia.
Green Energy in Asia: Renewable investment, capacity growth and future outlook is a new management report published by Business
Insights that analyses the current trends driving the use of renewable energy in Asia. This report compares the progress of each renewable energy technology in Asia with the rest of the world, identifies the key players and analyzes the potential and outlook for each technology.
Assess the future prospects and investment potential for renewable technologies in Asia with this new report.

This new report will enable you to...
-Benchmark the growth potential for each of the leading renewable energy technologies in Asia using this report’s independent comparative assessment of the five leading technologies.
-Understand the drivers and resistors of the key renewable technologies in Asia with the help of this report’s overview of the factors affecting technologies’ growth including key market trends and the initiatives taken by Asian countries to promote renewable energy.
-Assess the landscape for renewable energy in Asia with this report’s detailed analysis of the market structure including capacity and generation, global comparison, economic conditions and key players.
-Identify the resources, strategies and competitive threat posed by leading players in Asian renewable energy using the key competitor analysis contained in this report SHOW LESS READ MORE >

Executive summary xii
Market development xii
Australia xiii
China xiv
India xv
Japan xvi
Other Asian countries xvii
Future outlook xvii
Abbreviations xix

Chapter 1 Market development
Summary
Overview of the electricity sector in Asia
Installed capacity
Overview of renewable energy in Asia
Wind power
Solar power
Biopower
Hydropower
Geothermal power

Chapter 2 Australia
Summary
Introduction
Overview of power generation in Australia
Demand and supply situation and outlook
Overview of renewable energy in Australia
The Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET)
Other initiatives
State government initiatives
Wind power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of wind power
Resistors of wind power
Solar power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of solar power
Resistors of solar Power
Biopower
Overview
Drivers of biopower
Resistors of biopower
Hydropower
Overview
Key players
Drivers of hydropower
Resistors of hydropower
Geothermal power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of geothermal power
Resistors of geothermal power
Conclusions

Chapter 3 China
Summary
Introduction
Overview of power generation in China
Demand and supply situation and outlook
Overview of renewable energy in China
Renewable Energy Law
Wind power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of wind power
Resistors of wind power
Solar power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of solar power
Resistors of solar power
Biopower
Overview
Key players
Drivers of biopower
Resistors of biopower
Small-hydro power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of small-hydro power
Resistors of small-hydro power
Large-hydro power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of large-hydro power
Resistors of large-hydro power
Geothermal power
Overview
Conclusions

Chapter 4 India
Summary
Introduction
Overview of power generation in India
Demand and supply situation and outlook
Overview of renewable energy in India
Government initiatives
Wind power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of wind power
Resistors of wind power
Solar power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of solar power
Resistors of solar power
Biopower
Overview
Key players
Drivers of biopower
Large-hydro power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of large-hydro power
Resistors of large-hydro power
Small-hydro power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of small-hydro power
Resistors of small-hydro power
Geothermal power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of geothermal power
Resistors of geothermal power
Conclusions

Chapter 5 Japan
Summary
Introduction
Overview of power generation in Japan
Demand and supply situation and outlook
Overview of renewable energy in Japan
The Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
Wind power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of wind power
Resistors of wind power
Solar power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of solar power
Resistors of solar energy
Hydropower
Overview
Key players
Drivers of hydropower
Resistors of hydropower
Biopower
Overview
Key players
Drivers of biopower
Resistors of biopower
Geothermal power
Overview
Key players
Drivers of geothermal power
Resistors of geothermal power
Conclusions

Chapter 6 Other Asian countries
Summary
Indonesia
Introduction
Wind power
Solar power
Biopower
Hydropower
Geothermal power
Philippines
Introduction
Wind power
Solar power
Biopower
Hydropower
Geothermal power
South Korea
Introduction
Wind power
Solar power
Biopower
Hydropower
Geothermal power
Thailand
Introduction
Wind power
Solar power
Hydropower
Geothermal power

Chapter 7 Future outlook
Summary
The outlook for power generation in Asia
OECD Asia
Non OECD Asia
CO2 emissions
Renewable energy outlook
Wind power
Solar power
Biopower
Hydropower
Geothermal power

List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Net electricity generation capacity by source, 2005
Figure 1.2: Wind power, installed capacity, 2006
Figure 1.3: Solar power, installed capacity, 2005
Figure 1.4: Biopower, installed capacity, 2005
Figure 1.5: Hydropower, installed capacity, 2005
Figure 1.6: Geothermal, installed capacity, 2005
Figure 2.7: Net electricity generation by source, 2005
Figure 2.8: Electricity generation in Australia, 2005 and ABARE projections
Figure 2.9: Share of renewables, electricity generation, 2005
Figure 2.10: Share of renewables, electricity generation, 1960-61 to 2001-02
Figure 2.11: Cumulative wind power capacity (MW), 2000-2006
Figure 2.12: Distribution of wind installed capacity in Australia
Figure 2.13: Cumulative solar power capacity in Australia (MWp), 1992-2005
Figure 2.14: Cumulative hydropower capacity (MW), 1996-2004
Figure 2.15: Hydropower installed capacity by state, 2005
Figure 2.16: Key players
Figure 2.17: Increasing expenditure and geothermal licenses and geothermal license applications in
Australia, 2000-2007
Figure 2.18: Potential geothermal sites in Australia
Figure 3.19: Net electricity generation capacity by source, 2006
Figure 3.20: Growth rate of power consumption and generation capacity in China, 1980-2005
Figure 3.21: Share of renewables by generation capacity in China, 2005
Figure 3.22: Cumulative wind power generation capacity (MW), 2000-2006
Figure 3.23: Distribution of wind resource in China
Figure 3.24: Key Players in China
Figure 3.25: PV annual installation and cumulative in China, 1976-2005
Figure 3.26: PV generation capacity by sector (MWp) in China, 2005
Figure 3.27: Cumulative SHP generation capacity, 1950-2005
Figure 4.28: Net electricity generation capacity by source in India, March 2007
Figure 4.29: Evolution of electricity generation by fuel in India, 1971-2004
Figure 4.30: Power supply, demand and shortage in India, 1997-2006
Figure 4.31: Electricity generation capacity in India, 2006-07 vs. 2011-12
Figure 4.32: Share of renewables, generation capacity in India, 2005
Figure 4.33: Cumulative wind power generation capacity in India (MW), 2000-2006
Figure 4.34: Wind resources in India
Figure 4.35: Key players in India
Figure 4.36: Cumulative large-hydro generation capacity (GW), 1960-2007
Figure 4.37: Potential geothermal provinces in India
Figure 5.38: The ten electric companies in Japan by service area
Figure 5.39: Net electricity generation in Japan by source, 2005
Figure 5.40: Composition of electric power production in Japan from the ten EPCs, EPDC, and others (1000 GWh)
Figure 5.41: Share of renewables, electricity generation in Japan, 2005
Figure 5.42: Ten electric power companies purchasing volume of green power
Figure 5.43: Cumulative wind power generation capacity in Japan (MW), 2006
Figure 5.44: Key Players in Japan
Figure 5.45: Cumulative solar power generation capacity (MW), 2006
Figure 5.46: Key players in Japan
Figure 5.47: Cumulative geothermal power generation capacity in Japan (MW), 1966-2005
Figure 5.48: Locations of geothermal power plants in Japan
Figure 6.49: Share of renewables, generation capacity in Indonesia, 2005
Figure 6.50: Share of renewables, generation capacity in the Philippines, 2006

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