MAGAZINES AND NEWS

Renewable Energy World magazine and news. The free magazine provides excellent market, industry, and technology articles and news, and there is also a paid daily e-newsletter and a free weekly e-newsletter, along with industry directories, jobs, and other services. The best single source for keeping track of renewables.

PV News -- A great monthly newsletter by the Prometheus Institute covering developments throughout the world. Comprehensively covers companies, policies, trends, installation data, and technology development. Requires subscription.

Photon International -- Solar PV industry news, with a free archive sorted by world region and also searchable. Magazine requires subscription.

Renewable Energy News -- daily free news from the World News Network.

Solar Buzz (World Solar Energy News) -- a great free source of industry and project news and information, including a freely weekly e-newsletter "NBuzz."

Solar Today -- free on-line monthly magazine from the American Solar Energy Society.

INFORSE Sustainable Energy News -- articles from around the world on policy, sustainable development, and grass-roots actions.

REFocus -- free magazine emphasizing projects, planned investments, future technology possibilities, and political and institutional developments.

Wind Power Monthly -- global wind power development news, with print edition by subscription and selected articles on-line for free.

ACADEMIC JOURNALS

Energy Policy
Energy--The International Journal
Environment
International Journal of Global Energy Issues
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Bioenergy International
Energy for Sustainable Development

ANNUAL MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTS

Renewables Information 2008 -- with 2007 data, International Energy Agency (Paris, 2008). Provides comprehensive statistics on renewable energy supply for all OECD countries.

Global Wind 2007 Report. The Global Wind Energy Council produces this free annual report that provides information on all countries and regions, industry trends, policies, emerging markets, and five-year forecasts. GWEC also produced a long-term scenario-based report, Global Wind Energy Outlook 2006 (see also the futures page).

The World Wind Energy Association produces an annual "Wind Energy International 2007/2008" yearbook for sale with both country reports and topical reports.

Solar Heat Worldwide: Markets and Contribution to Energy Supply 2006 (Edition 2008), Werner Weiss, Irene Bergmann, Gerhard Faninger (International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Program, Paris, 2008). The best annual source of data and trends in solar hot water and heating, including avoided carbon emissions.

Solar Thermal Markets in Europe 2007, European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) (Brussels, June 2008). Annual report covers the whole EU.

OTHER WEB DIRECTORIES AND SOURCES

AGORES (A Global Overview of Renewable Energy Sources) - European "gateway" to renewable energy. Extensive site on policy, markets, applications, technologies, with focus on the European Union. Directories and links for "who's who" of organizations globally.

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Contains technology information and many links to other organizations and resources, including U.S. agencies, trade groups, non-profits, universities, research organizations, newsletters, magazines, and products and services, all organized by technology.

REEGLE Information Gateway for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Links and content particularly related to policy and financing, sponsored jointly by REEEP and REN21. There is also an "actors catalogue" that links to many organizations engaged in renewable energy.

Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) - Provides web links to many other organizations, organized by technology. In addition, the Global Energy Marketplace provides over 1000 searchable listings of renewable-energy organizations around the world, for many different categories, with web links.

Bioenergy Wiki - Information on technologies, policies, standards, organizations, news, etc., all related to biomass and biofuels.

CADDET Renewables - Hundreds of project case studies for commercial applications including technical, economic and environmental characteristics.

Greentie - General information dissemination and directory of international suppliers and organizations.

Observ'ER - Statistics and other information on renewable energy equipment installed and energy produced, some of it found nowhere else.

World Renewable Energy Congress/Network(WREC/WREN) - Informational sharing, biannual congresses, and regional meetings and networking.

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