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Renewable Energy Technologies: A Review of the Status and Costs of Selected Technologies (WB, 1994, 184 p.) (introduction...) Foreword Abstract Acknowledgments Abbreviations and acronyms 1. Overview Introduction Findings The costs of ethanol from biomass The costs of electricity from biomass Solar-thermal technologies for power generation Photovoltaics Wind Conclusions and implications Biomass Energy Introduction Formation of biomass Energy from biomass (introduction...) Liquid fuels from biomass Electricity from biomass Environmental effects The cost of biomass energy (introduction...) Cost of liquid fuel production from biomass Cost of electricity from biomass The future of biomass energy 3. Solar-thermal Introduction Solar-thermal electric technologies (introduction...) Parabolic trough Parabolic dish Central receiver Cost of electricity generation from solar-thermal electric technologies Cost of electricity generation from parabolic trough solar-thermal technology Cost of electricity from parabolic dish solar-thermal technology Cost of electricity generation from central receiver solar-thermal technology The future of solar-thermal electric energy 4 Photovoltaics Introduction Photovoltaic manufacturing and technology (introduction...) Efficiency Crystalline sillicon solar cells (''Thick'' Film) Thin-film solar cells Concentrator solar cells Environmental effects The cost of photovoltaic power Costs in detail (introduction...) Modules costs Balance-of-system costs Cost of photovoltaic electricity The future of photovoltaics Bibliography Annexes Annex 1. Cost calculations and currency adjustments Annex 2. Costs of ethanol production Annex 3. Costs of electricity from biomass Annex 4. Land requirements for power stations Annex 5. The Luz experience Annex 6. Calculated cost of electricity from solar-thermal technologies Annex 7. The photovoltaic effect Annex 8. Cost of electricity from photovoltaic systems Annex 9. Photovoltaic efficiencies Annex 10. Photovoltaic module costs