本書共九章,分別為:CHAPTER ONE A DEVELOPMENT HISTORY;CHAPTER TWO FEATURES AND POLICIES;CHAPTER THERR SHP AS AN IMPORTANT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCE;CHAPTER FOUR SHP DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS;CHAPTER FIVE SHP PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT;CHAPTER SIX APPROPRIATE AND COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY;CHAPTER SEVEN PROMOTE INTERNA TIONAL COOPERATION;CHAPTER EIGHT OVERCOMING THE GROWTH BARRIERS OF SHP;CHAPTER NINE FUTURE DEVEL OPMENT OF SHP。全書為英文。