There are a number of places you can find such research.
The US EIA (Energy Information Administration), part of the Department of Energy, regularly posts forecasts. http://www.eia.gov/
There is research published by the National Research Labs (also part of DOE), particularly the National Renewable Energy Lab in Colorado, NREL. See their Renewable Electricity Futures Study:
http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/re_futures/
The Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI, an industry research organization.
http://epri.com/
Various large utilities, particularly in the Western US, post forecasts. See especially PG&E and Southern California Edison.
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) are among the private research organizations looking at renewables and future projections.
http://www.rmi.org/
Cleantechnica seems to be a pretty good online renewable energy source, without much of the fluff that infects the sector.
Internationally, the International Energy Agency (IEA), as well as various government organizations, particularly the European Commission. CSIRO is an Australian research organization comparable to the US National Labs.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has an impressively comprehensive report on renewable energy technologies:
http://srren.ipcc-wg3.de/report/
The US EIA (Energy Information Administration), part of the Department of Energy, regularly posts forecasts. http://www.eia.gov/
There is research published by the National Research Labs (also part of DOE), particularly the National Renewable Energy Lab in Colorado, NREL. See their Renewable Electricity Futures Study: http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/re_futures/
The Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI, an industry research organization. http://epri.com/
Various large utilities, particularly in the Western US, post forecasts. See especially PG&E and Southern California Edison.
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) are among the private research organizations looking at renewables and future projections. http://www.rmi.org/
WorldWatch Institute looks at many factors including energy: http://www.worldwatch.org/
Cleantechnica seems to be a pretty good online renewable energy source, without much of the fluff that infects the sector.
Internationally, the International Energy Agency (IEA), as well as various government organizations, particularly the European Commission. CSIRO is an Australian research organization comparable to the US National Labs.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has an impressively comprehensive report on renewable energy technologies: http://srren.ipcc-wg3.de/report/
There's the REN21 report: http://www.ren21.net/gsr
The Fraunhofer Institute has extensive information on Germany's renewables growth ("Energiewende"): http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/
My point is that the growth rates are spectacular, and as I recall have been markedly exceeding earlier projections.
These and other sources are referenced on the RenewableTech FAQ: http://www.reddit.com/r/RenewableTech/wiki/techfaq#wiki_reso...