Rrenewable energy medium-term market report 2012: market trends and projections to 2017 (ENERGIE ENERGIE NUCLÉAIRE)

As the fastest growing sector and accounting for around a fifth of worldwide electricity production, renewable energy has emerged as a significant source in the global mix. Much of this success has stemmed from significant policy effort and economic incentives at the country level, particularly in the OECD. Massive investment has taken place on a global scale, with costs for most technologies falling steadily. As a result, renewable energy technologies are becoming more economically attractive in an increasing range of countries and circumstances, with China, India and Brazil emerging as major deployment grounds. Going forward, the continued growth of renewable energy will depend upon the evolution of policy and market frameworks. Yet, further technology development, grid and system integration issues and the availability of finance will also weigh as key variables. This new annual IEA publication, Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2012, provides a key benchmark, assessing the current state of play of renewable energy, identifying the main drivers and barriers to deployment and projecting renewable energy electricity capacity and generation through 2017. Starting with an in-depth analysis of key country-level markets, which represent 80% of renewable electricity generation today, the report examines the prospects for renewable energy finance and provides a global outlook for each renewable electricity technology. The report analyses enablers and barriers to renewable energy deployment in detail, examining larger electricity market issues that have implications for renewable development, including country-level demand projections, anticipated changes in conventional generating capacity and power system integration MEDIUM-TERM RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET REPORT 2012 FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MEDIUM-TERM OUTLOOK: OECD AMERICAS Summary United States Other OECD Americas countries References MEDIUM-TERM OUTLOOK: OECD ASIA-OCEANIA Summary Japan Other OECD Asia-Oceania countries References MEDIUM-TERM OUTLOOK: OECD EUROPE Summary Austria Denmark France Germany Italy Norway Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom Other OECD Europe countries References MEDIUM-TERM OUTLOOK: NON-OECD MARKETS Summary Brazil China India Other non-OECD countries and regions References INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY Summary Recent market trends in renewable electricity financing Medium-term enablers and challenges for renewable energy financing References MEDIUM-TERM OUTLOOK: RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES Summary Bioenergy for power Concentrating solar power Geothermal power Hydropower Ocean power Onshore wind Offshore wind Solar photovoltaics Global trends in renewable technology: diffusion and competitiveness References GLOSSARY OF DEFINITIONS, TERMS, ANDABBREVIATIONS Regional definitions Abbreviations and acronyms Currency codes Units