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Renewables Global Status Report 2009 Update

The 2009 edition is now available! This "update" edition supplements the 2007 full edition (below), with updated statistics and tables for 2008 and recent trends. A press release and further information is available on the website of the REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network. See below for previous editions. Language translations in Chinese, Japanese, French, German, and Spanish are forthcoming.

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Renewables Global Status Report 2009 Update (PDF 980k)

Renewables 2007 Global Status Report

The 2007 edition was a full version and reference for the situation as of end-2007. Language translations in Chinese, Japanese, French, German, and Spanish are available or forthcoming.

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Renewables 2007 Global Status Report (PDF 480k)
Japanese translation of Renewables 2007 Global Status Report (PDF 2.8 MB)
Summary slides from a symposium on carbon-neutral electricity in New Zealand, Wellington, February 21, 2008. (PDF 130k)
Summary article in Renewable Energy World magazine March/April 2008.

Renewables Global Status Report 2006 Update

A 10-page update to the original 2005 report (see below) is now available, plus supplemental notes and references and a special section on trends in private finance and investment. A press release and further information is available on the website of the REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network. A summary article of the 2006 update appeared in the July-August 2006 issue of Renewable Energy World magazine.

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Renewables Global Status Report 2006 Update (PDF 680k)
Chinese translation of Renewables Global Status Report 2006 Update (PDF 420k)
Summary article in the journal Environment (PDF 560k)
Summary slides from New Zealand Energy Summit, July 2006 (English) (PDF 230k)
Summary slides from Great Wall World Renewable Energy Forum (Beijing), October 23-27, 2006 (joint English/Chinese) (PDF 230k)
Presentation Graphics from Report (Figures 1-10):
English: PPT format PDF format
English with Chinese translation: PPT format PDF format

Renewables 2005 Global Status Report

This report is a first-ever synthesis of the renewable energy situation worldwide, in both developed and developing countries, fit into 30 pages. It includes markets, policies, investments, industry, and rural energy. The REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network sponsored the report. See the REN21 Global Status Report Page, which contains the report along with a press release and other information. Worldwatch Institute produced the report for REN21. A summary of the report also appears in the Renewable Energy World Nov-Dec 2005 issue.

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Renewables 2005 Global Status Report (PDF 430k)
Notes and References Companion Document (PDF 450k)
Contains full analytical details keyed to paragraphs in the report. Also see the methodology summary note and updates sections below on this page.
Summary slides from Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference (BIREC 2005) (PDF 500k)
Includes Chinese translation. Note: requires the Asian module for Adobe Acrobat Reader to display correctly. The reader will automatically prompt you to download and install the module if you don't have it.
German Translation Renewables 2005 Global Status Report (PDF 1.5 M) and Notes and References Companion Document (PDF 1.2 M)
Japanese Translation Renewables 2005 Global Status Report (PDF 800k) and Notes and References Companion Document (PDF 400k)
Chinese Translation Renewables 2005 Global Status Report and Notes and Refernces (PDF 830k)

Page updated June 13, 2009
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