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CHAPTER 3 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SECTORS ............................................................................................................... 25
OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
EU resource assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Employment, market development and generating capacity ............................................................................................................................ 27
Research, development and demonstration in the EU ...................................................................................................................................... 27
SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
EU resource assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Employment, market development and generating capacity ............................................................................................................................ 28
Research, development and demonstration in the EU ...................................................................................................................................... 28
SOLID BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
EU resource assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Employment, market development and generating capacity ............................................................................................................................ 29
Research, development and demonstration in the EU ...................................................................................................................................... 29
OFFSHORE/ONSHORE WIND TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
EU resource assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Employment, market development and generating capacity ............................................................................................................................ 31
Research, development and demonstration in the EU ...................................................................................................................................... 31
RENEWABLE MUNICIPAL WASTE TECHNOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................................... 32
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
EU resource assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Employment, market development and generating capacity ............................................................................................................................ 32
Research, development and demonstration in the EU ...................................................................................................................................... 32
SMALL SCALE HYDRO TECHNOLOGIES.................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
EU resource assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Employment, market development and generating capacity ............................................................................................................................ 33
Research, development and demonstration in the EU ...................................................................................................................................... 33
GEOTHERMAL AND GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGIES .......................................................................................................................... 34
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
EU resource assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Employment, market development and generating capacity ............................................................................................................................ 34
Research, development and demonstration in the EU ...................................................................................................................................... 35
BIOMASS SOURCED LIQUID AND GASEOUS FUELS ..................................................................................................................................................... 36
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 36
EU resource assessment ................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
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