1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 8
1.2 List of Figures 10
2 Global Solar Thermal Power Market, 2001-13 11
2.1 Global Solar Thermal Power Market, Overview 11
2.2 Global Solar Thermal Power Market Size and Growth, 2001-13 11
2.3 Global Solar Thermal Power Market, By Countries, 2008 14
3 The US Solar Thermal Power Market, 2001-13 16
3.1 The US Solar Thermal Power Market, Overview 16
3.2 The US Solar Thermal Power Market, Size and Growth, 2001-13 16
3.3 The US Solar Thermal Power Generation, 2001-13 18
3.4 The US Solar Thermal Power Regulatory Framework 19
4 Spain Solar Thermal Power Market, 2007-13 33
4.1 Spain Solar Thermal Power Market, Overview 33
4.2 Spain Solar Thermal Power Market, Size and Growth, 2007-13 33
4.3 Spain Solar Thermal Power Generation, 2007-13 35
4.4 Spain Solar Thermal Power Regulatory Framework 35
5 Australia Solar Thermal Power Market, 2008-13 41
5.1 Australia Solar Thermal Power Market, Overview 41
5.2 Australia Solar Thermal Power Market, Size and Growth, 2008-13 41
5.3 Australia Solar Thermal Power Generation, 2008-13 43
5.4 Australia Solar Thermal Power Regulatory Framework 43
6 Solar Thermal Market Development in Emerging Markets 51
7 Solar Thermal, Technology Trends 53
7.1 Solar Thermal, Technology Analysis 53
8 The Global Solar Thermal Market, Cost Analysis 55
8.1 Cost Comparison with Other Renewable Technologies 55
8.2 Capital Cost Break-up of a Solar Thermal Plant 56
9 The Global Solar Thermal Market, Key Drivers For Development 58
9.1 Environmental and Climate Change Concerns 58
9.2 Increasing Need for Secure Supply of Power 59
9.3 Competitive Price 60
9.4 Increase in Innovation and Investments 60
9.5 Supportive Policy and Regulatory Framework 61
10 Solar Thermal, Key Restraints For Growth 63
10.1 Large Requirement of Land and Environmental Concerns 63
10.2 Power Storage 63
10.3 Transmission Access 63
10.4 Need for Continuous Research and Development Efforts 64
11 Acciona Energia, Company Snapshot 65
11.1 Key Information 65
11.2 Company Overview 65
11.3 Financial Performance 65
11.4 Business Description 65
11.5 Major Products and Services 67
11.6 History 67
11.7 SWOT Analysis 69
11.8 Competitors 74
11.9 Key Employees 74
11.10 Locations and Subsidiaries 75
12 Abengoa, S.A.,Company Snapshot 77
12.1 Key Information 77
12.2 Financial Performance 77
12.3 SWOT Snapshot 77
12.4 Business Description 78
12.5 History 87
12.6 Business Strategy 90
12.7 SWOT Analysis 92
12.8 Competitors 95
12.9 Revenue Analysis 96
12.10 Revenue by Geography 96
12.11 Share Holding Structure 97
12.12 Key Employees 97
12.13 Company Statement 98
12.14 Locations and Subsidiaries 99
13 Ausra, Inc., Company Overview 101
13.1 Key Information 101
13.2 Major Products and Services 101
13.3 Competitors 102
13.4 Key Employees 102
13.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 103
14 Bethel Energy LLC, Company Overview 104
14.1 Key Information 104
14.2 Financial Performance 104
14.3 Major Products and Services 104
14.4 Competitors 105
14.5 Key Employees 105
14.6 Locations and Subsidiaries 105
15 BrightSource Energy, Inc., Company Overview 106
15.1 Key Information 106
15.2 Financial Performance 106
15.3 Major Products and Services 106
15.4 Competitors 107
15.5 Key Employees 107
15.6 Locations and Subsidiaries 108
16 eSolar Inc., Company Overview 109
16.1 Key Information 109
16.2 Major Products and Services 109
16.3 Competitors 109
16.4 Key Employees 110
16.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 110
17 FLABEG Holding GmbH., Company Overview 112
17.1 Key Informations 112
17.2 Financial Performance 112
17.3 Major Products and Services 112
17.4 Competitors 113
17.5 Locations and Subsidiaries 113
18 NextEra Energy Resources, LLC., Company Snapshot 115
18.1 Key Information 115
18.2 Company Overview 115
18.3 Financial Performance 115
18.4 Business Description 115
18.5 Major Products and Services 117
18.6 History 117
18.7 SWOT Analysis 118
18.8 Competitors 122
18.9 Key Employees 122
18.10 Company Statement 122
18.11 Locations and Subsidiaries 125
19 Solel Solar Systems Ltd., Company Overview 126
19.1 Key Information 126
19.2 Major Products and Services 126
19.3 Competitors 126
19.4 Locations and Subsidiaries 127
20 Solar Heat and Power Pty Ltd., Company Overview 128
20.1 Key Information 128
20.2 Major Products and Services 128
20.3 Competitors 128
20.4 Locations and Subsidiaries 129
21 Financial Deals Landscape 130
21.1 Detailed Deal Summary 130
22 Recent Developments 144
22.1 New Projects 144
22.2 New Contracts 152
22.3 Operations Updates 154
22.4 Financial Announcements 158
22.5 Strategy and Business Planning 209
22.6 Government and Public Interest 233
22.7 Other Significant Developments 254
23 Appendix 292
23.1 About Alternative Energy Etrack 292
23.2 Methodology 292
23.3 Contact Us 294
23.4 Disclaimer 295

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 20
Table 2: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Countries, MW, 2008 22
Table 3: The US Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 24
Table 4: The US Solar Thermal Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2001-13 25
Table 5: The US State Renewables Portfolio Standards and Policy Incentives, 2008 28
Table 6: The US, Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy for Leading States 31
Table 7: Adopted 2007 Market Price Referents ($/KWh) 35
Table 8: The Spain Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2007-13 41
Table 9: The Spain Solar Thermal Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2007-13 42
Table 10: Spain, Feed-in-Tariffs, € / kWh, 2007-08 46
Table 11: Spain, New Feed-in-Tariff, € / kWh, 2009 47
Table 12: Spain, Tax Rebate, By Year 47
Table 13: The Australia Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2008-13 49
Table 14: The Australia Solar Thermal Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2008-13 50
Table 15: Solar Thermal Cumulative Installed Capacity, By Country, MW, 20013 59
Table 16: The Global Renewable Power Market, Cost Analysis of Various Technologies 62
Table 17: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Capital Cost Break-up for a Parabolic Trough Plant, %, 2008 63
Table 18: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Capital Cost Break-up for a Power Tower Plant, %, 2008 64
Table 19: Acciona Energia, Key Facts 72
Table 20: Acciona Energia, SWOT Analysis 76
Table 21: Acciona Energia, Key Employees, 81
Table 22: Acciona Energia, Other Locations 82
Table 23: Acciona Energia, Subsidiaries 83
Table 24: Abengoa, S.A., Key Facts, 2006 84
Table 25: Abengoa, S.A., SWOT Analysis , 2006 99
Table 26: Abengoa, S.A., Revenue by Segment, Euro Thousand, 2002-2006 103
Table 27: Abengoa, S.A., Revenue by Geography, Euro Thousand, 2002-2006 104
Table 28: Abengoa, S.A., Share Holding Structure 104
Table 29: Abengoa, S.A., Key Employees, 2006 104
Table 30: Abengoa, S.A., Subsidiaries 106
Table 31: Abengoa, S.A., Subsidiaries (Contd) 107
Table 32: Ausra, Inc., Key Facts 108
Table 33: Ausra, Inc., Key Employees, 109
Table 34: Ausra, Inc., Other Locations 110
Table 35: Bethel Energy LLC, Key Facts 111
Table 36: Bethel Energy LLC, Key Employees, 112
Table 37: BrightSource Energy, Inc., Key Facts 113
Table 38: BrightSource Energy, Inc., Key Employees, 114
Table 39: BrightSource Energy, Inc., Subsidiaries 115
Table 40: eSolar, Inc., Key Facts 116
Table 41: eSolar, Inc., Key Employees, 117
Table 42: eSolar, Inc., Subsidiaries 118
Table 43: FLABEG Holding GmbH, Key Facts 119
Table 44: FLABEG Holding GmbH, Subsidiaries 121
Table 45: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, Key Facts 122
Table 46: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, SWOT Analysis 125
Table 47: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, Key Employees, 129
Table 48: Solel Solar Systems Ltd., Key Facts 133
Table 49: Solel Solar Systems Ltd., Other Locations 134
Table 50: Solel Solar Systems Ltd., Subsidiaries 134
Table 51: Solar Heat and Power Pty Ltd., Key Facts 135
Table 52: Israel Electric to Form a Joint Venture with Solel Solar 137
Table 53: BP To Form A Partnership With Qatar Petroleum 138
Table 54: Brookfield Power Amalgamates With Brookfield Power Corporation 139
Table 55: Solar Millennium Acquires 50% Stake In Ibersol Electricidad Solar Iberica From NEO Energia 140
Table 56: EnviroMission Acquires Majority Shareholding In SolarMission Technologies 141
Table 57: Solar Millennium Acquires 50% Share In Marquesado Solar From NEO Energia 142
Table 58: Karnataka Power Forms Joint Venture With NTPC And BHEL 143
Table 59: EDF And EDF Energies Nouvelles Form Joint Venture 144
Table 60: Iberdrola Renovables and Cajalon to Form Joint Venture 145
Table 61: Clear Skies Group Enters Into Partnership With SGFP 2 146
Table 62: Sacyr Vallehermoso To Form Joint Venture With Solel 147
Table 63: Solar Millennium Sells Stake In Andasol CSP Projects 148
Table 64: Abengoa Plans To Bid For Abu Dhabi Solar Plant 149
Table 65: SOLON Sells Solar Power Plants In Spain To Meinl International Power 150

1.2 List of Figures
Figure1: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 20
Figure 2: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity By Countries, %, 2008 21
Figure 3: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Countries, MW, 2008 22
Figure 4: The US Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-13 24
Figure 5: The US Solar Thermal Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2001-13 25
Figure 6: The Spain Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2007-13 41
Figure 7: The Spain Solar Thermal Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2007-13 42
Figure 8: The Australia Solar Thermal Market, Cumulative and Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2008-13 49
Figure 9: The Australia Solar Thermal Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2008-13 50
Figure 10: Solar Thermal Cumulative Installed Capacity, By Country, MW, 2013 59
Figure 11: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Capital Cost Break-up for a Parabolic Trough Plant, %, 2008 63
Figure 12: The Global Solar Thermal Market, Capital Cost Break-up for a Power Tower Plant, %, 2008 64
Figure 13: The Global CO2 Emissions, Million Metric Tons, 1970-2008 65
Figure 14: The Global Projected Energy Demand, Mtoe, 1980-2030 67
Figure 15: GlobalData Methodology 300