DOE/EIA-0603(97/1)
Distribution Category UC-950
October 1997
Energy Information Administration
Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585
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This report was prepared by the staff of the Renewable Energy Branch, Coal and Electric Data and Renewables Division, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels. General information regarding this publication may be obtained from Fred Mayes, Chief, Renewable Energy Branch (202/287-1750, e-mail fred.mayes@eia.doe.gov). Questions about the preparation and content of the report should be directed to Mark Gielecki, project coordinator (202/287-1729, e-mail mark.gielecki@eia.doe.gov).
Questions regarding specific information in the report should be directed as follows:
Renewable Data Overview:
Fred Mayes (202/287-1750, fred.mayes@eia.doe.gov)
Louise Guey-Lee (202/287-1731, louise.guey-lee@eia.doe.gov)
Biomass Energy:
Fred Mayes (202/287-1750, fred.mayes@eia.doe.gov)
Municipal Solid Waste:
John Carlin (202/287-1734, john.carlin@eia.doe.gov)
Geothermal Energy:
Fred Mayes(202/287-1750, fred.mayes@eia.doe.gov)
Wind Energy:
Louise Guey-Lee (202/287-1731, louise.guey-lee@eia.doe.gov)
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic:
Peter Holihan (202/287-1735 james.holihan@eia.doe.gov).
This report, the Renewable Energy Annual 1997, Volume 1, is the third in a series of annual reports published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to provide current information on renewable energy. In doing so, this report provides detailed explanations of summary renewable energy information originally published in EIA’s Annual Energy Review 1996, released in July 1997. It also constitutes an annual update of renewable energy data presented in the Renewable Energy Annual 1996.
The publication of this report marks a change in the publication format of the Renewable Energy Annual. The prior two issues contained both renewable data and analytical material. This year, EIA has split the Renewable Energy Annual into two volumes in order to make data available more quickly. Volume 1 includes renewable energy consumption, capacity, and generation data, along with brief descriptive text. It also includes a chapter on solar (thermal and photovoltaic) manufacturing activity, and an appendix on the direct uses of geothermal energy. The Renewable Energy Annual 1997, Volume 2, a topical issues analysis report, is scheduled to be published in Summer 1998.
This report covers the following energy sources: biomass, geothermal, wind, and solar. While hydropower is a renewable energy resource, it is also regarded as a “conventional” energy source because it has furnished a significant amount of electricity for more than a century. Therefore, this report discusses hydropower as it contributes to total renewable energy consumption but does not address hydropower as an individual energy source. Also, EIA collects data only on terrestrial systems. Satellite and military applications are not included in this report. See Appendix A, “EIA Renewable Energy Data Sources,” and Appendix B, “Renewable Data Limitations,” for more detail.
The Energy Information Administration was established formally by the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-91). The legislation requires EIA to carry out a comprehensive, timely, and accurate program of energy data collection and analysis. It also vests EIA with considerable independence in determining its mission and the data and analyses it chooses to present.
H1. U.S. Renewable
Energy Consumption by Energy Source, 1992-1996
1. U.S. Energy Consumption by Energy Source,
1992-1996
2. Renewable Energy Consumption by Sector
and Energy Source, 1992-1996
3. Renewable Energy Consumption for Electricity
Generation by Energy Source, 1992-1996
4. Electricity Generation From Renewable
Energy by Energy Source, 1992-1996
5. Renewable Electric Utility Net Generation,
1995
6. Nonutility Gross Generation From Renewables,
1995
7. U.S. Electric Generating Capacity, 1992-1996
8. Biomass Energy Consumption by Sector
and Census Region, 1992-1996
9. U.S. Utility Net Electric Generation
from Solar Energy, 1996
10. Annual Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal
Shipments, 1977-1996
11. Annual Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors,
1987-1996
12. Annual Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors
by Type, 1987-1996
13. Shipments of Solar Collectors Ranked
by Top Five Origins and Destinations, 1995 and 1996
14. Distribution of Solar Thermal Collector
Shipments, 1995 and 1996
15. Solar Thermal Collector Shipments by
Type, Quantity, Value, and Average Price, 1995 and 1996
16. Shipments of Solar Collectors by Market
Sector, End Use, and Type, 1995 and 1996
17. Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors
by Destination, 1996
18. Distribution of U.S. Solar Thermal Collector
Exports by Country, 1996
19. Shipments of Complete Solar Thermal
Collector Systems, 1995 and 1996
20. Number of Companies Expecting To Introduce
New Solar Thermal Collector Products, 1996
21. Percent of Solar Collector Shipments
by the 10 Largest Companies, 1987-1996
22. Companies Involved in Solar Thermal
Activities by Type, 1995 and 1996
23. Solar-Related Sales as a Percentage
of Total Sales, 1995 and 1996
24. Annual Shipments of Photovoltaic Modules
and Cells, 1994-1996
25. Annual Shipments of Photovoltaic Modules
and Cells, 1986-1996
26. Distribution of Photovoltaic Modules and
Cells, 1994-1996
27. Photovoltaic Module and Cell Shipments
by Type, 1994-1996
28. Photovoltaic Module and Cell Shipments
by Type, 1995 and 1996
29. Shipments of Photovoltaic Modules and
Cells by Market Sector, End Use, and Type, 1995 and 1996
30. Export Shipments of Photovoltaic Modules
and Cells by Type, 1996
31. Destination of U.S. Photovoltaic Module
and Cell Export Shipments by Country, 1996
32. Shipments of Complete Photovoltaic Module
Systems, 1994-1996
33. Companies Expecting to Introduce New
Photovoltaic Products in 1997
34. Employment in the Photovoltaic Manufacturing
Industry, 1991-1996
35. Number of Companies Involved in Photovoltaic-Related
Activities, 1995 and 1996
B1. Evaluation of EIA's Undercoverage of
Nonutility Electricity Data
B2. Preliminary and Final Nonutility Renewable
Generation Data Comparison
B3. Geothermal Energy Supplied for Major
Direct Use Applications, 1993
C1. Temperatures of Geothermal Fluids Required
for Various Uses
C2. States with Co-Located Cities and Direct-Use
Geothermal Resources
E1. List of State Agencies That Provide Energy
Information
H1. U.S. Energy Consumption
by Source, 1996
1. Renewable Energy Consumption by Source,
1992-1996
2. Biomass Energy Consumption, 1990-1996
3. Residential/Commercial and Industrial
Consumption of Biomass Energy, 1990-1996
4. Regional Pellet Fuel Sales by Heating
Season, 1993-1997
5. Pellet Fuel Appliance Sales, 1993-1997
6. Primary Components of Biomass Energy
Consumption, 1990-1996
7. Annual Net Generation from The Geysers,
1983-1996
8. Wind Energy Consumption, 1992-1996
9. Import and Export Shipments of Solar
Thermal Collectors, 1987-1996
10. Solar Thermal Collector Shipments by
Collector Type, 1984-1996
11. Average Price of Solar Thermal Collector
Shipments by Collector Type, 1995 and 1996
12. Import and Export Shipments of Photovoltaic
Modules and Cells, 1988-1996
13. Photovoltaic Module and Cell Shipments
by Type, 1994-1996
14. Average Price of Photovoltaic Modules,
1995 and 1996
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