"2009 will represent an inflection point in solar," said Travis Bradford, President of the Prometheus Institute. Recent policy changes and financial market conditions are shifting the supply-constrained market to a demand-constrained one. In response, GTM Research constructed global supply and demand curves to identify the technologies and companies that will be in a position of strength to weather the storm, and those likely at risk from a global shakeout. (215 Pages)

The $50 billion global PV industry is fast approaching a critical juncture in its history. Buoyed by climate change, national security concerns and slowing productivity in traditional, fossil fuel-based power generation, PV has emerged over the last 20 years as an economically and environmentally sustainable source of energy. (164 Pages)

In this report, Greentech Media and the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development address the underlying fundamentals that will determine when ocean power technologies will become competitive with other renewable and traditional energy sources, what technologies will bring the industry to that point, and how investment, government policies and power sector buy-in will drive the growth of this industry. (146 Pages)

This Greentech Media InDetail report, authored by the Prometheus Institute, is the industry's most comprehensive research report to date on the Thin-Film PV market. The full 113-page report, complete with 80 tables, charts, and graphs, provides a comprehensive and data-rich analysis of the impact thin-film will have on the solar market through 2012. (113 Pages)

Co-produced with the Prometheus Institute, this Greentech Media InDetail report is the industry's most comprehensive research report to date on the polysilicon market. The full 134-page report, complete with over 50 tables and other graphics, provides a comprehensive and data-rich analysis of the impact polysilicon will have on the solar market through 2012. (134 Pages)

Co-produced with the Prometheus Institute, this Greentech Media InDetail report is the industry's most comprehensive research report to date on the burgeoning CSP market. The full 145-page report, complete with over 130 tables and other graphics, provides a comprehensive and data-rich analysis of the impact CSP technologies will have on the solar and broader renewable energy markets through 2020. The report finds that CSP could amass up to $200 Billion in investment globally for installations through 2020 yet remain relatively small as compared to the evolving flat plate and tracking photovoltaic (PV) markets. (145 Pages)

Companies that provide solar power purchasing agreements (PPAs) are ushering in a wave of innovation -- not just in financing, but in the entire photovoltaic systems industry. (41 Pages)

VC investment in the solar industry has gone from a few deals in 2004 to more than $1B in 2007. This phenomenal investment growth is spurring innovation and efficiency in every sector of the booming $18B solar industry. We are seeing a VC-funded entrepreneurial wave get the attention of incumbent solar vendors, private equity investors, government, and even reach the public consciousness at the consumer level. (36 Pages)