Renewables Global Status Report   (Updated February 2008)
The 2007 edition is now available! A unique synthesis of the renewable energy situation worldwide, in both developed and developing countries, fit into 30 pages. Includes markets, policies, investments, industry, and rural energy.

Renewable Energy in China   (New Comprehensive Report November 2007)
New reports and sites; new renewable energy policy; conference materials; links to English-language reports and web sites; renewables development targets; market/industry summaries.

Renewable Energy Futures   (New for April 2007)
Scenarios, visions, and pathways for renewables globally, regionally, and locally, to 2030 and 2050. Material on ways to think about the future of renewables.

Renewable Energy Policy References
Links to a variety of databases, web sites and on-line publications describing and analyzing renewable energy policies around the world. Taken from Renewables Global Status Report sources.

Recent and Ongoing Information Sources   (New for August 2008)
Magazines, journals, news sources, annual market and technology reports, and other web directories and sources.

Selected Publications and Reference Material
Basic references on energy and environment, energy statistics, multilateral agreements, energy futures, renewable energy markets, renewable energy technologies, and fuel-price risk.

Renewable Energy Publications by Eric Martinot
Renewable energy markets, policies, experience, and lessons worldwide, and particularly for developing countries; methods of assessing market development.

Other Publications by Eric Martinot
Older publications on energy efficiency in Russia; energy and environment in China, efficient lighting programs; international technology transfer for climate mitigation.

Organizations Engaged in Renewable Energy
Businesses, market facilitation organizations, international networks and partnerships, government and intergovernmental agencies, research centers, and university programs.

Careers in Energy and Environment
A few items to help thinking about careers.

Contact and Biography
Email and biography of the website author and editor.

The following pages have not been updated since 2004. They still contain much useful and timely material, although they are provided as archive pages until further site updates. The Productive Uses page in particular continues to receive many visits due to the uniqueness of the material.

Solar (and Sustainable) Cities
Case studies of city government policies and programs for renewable energy, along with topical links and references, organizations working on solar cities, and future visions and targets.

Market Indicators and References
Statistics for developing countries and world totals; world annual investment in renewable energy and existing replacement value; market-related references.

Productive Uses of Renewable Energy
References, analyses, and case studies of rural renewable energy for food production and processing, cottage industry, drinking water, education, health care, and community services.

Case Studies of Renewable Energy
Sources/groups of case studies available on the web, GEF project and other selected case studies, and GEF project briefs. Mostly for developing countries and rural energy.

Supplementary Bibliography
Additional references on renewable energy markets and policies.

This site has existed since September 2003. There were 44,000 visits to the site in 2007 and 31,000 visits in the first six months of 2008. Each visit generates an average of about 4 hits. The site is updated on an occasional basis and new content and format are planned. Reports of broken links and suggestions for new links are always appreciated and may be sent to contact @ martinot.info. This home page updated August 10, 2008. Other pages updated as indicated at the bottom of each page. Photo credits for banner to C. Babcock, W. Gretz and DOE/NREL Photo Information Exchange. All site content copyright 2003-2008 Eric Martinot unless otherwise noted.