
REN21
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century gives you current information www.ren21.net
www.eurosolar.org
WCRE
For the renewable energy world council see
www.wcre.org/
Renewables 2005
The renewable 2005 conference took place in China in November 2005
http://www.birec2005.cn
Regions all over the world are working hard to bring forward renewable energies. They are motivated by the facts that an expansion of renewable energies permits development and growth especially in remote rural areas, that renewable energies create jobs, reduce dependence on oil and protect our climate.
The aim of this Internet Portal “www.regional-renewables.org” is to exchange information and experience on renewable energies and to further extend the worldwide networking between regions in this matter. With the active co-operation of regions all over the world this web site will be a helpful instrument to strengthen renewable energies. There are multiple reasons to focus on action!
Regions
We all know that there are already quite a lot of success stories worldwide! What is highly needed now is to improve co-operation and establish a worldwide professional network among experts and decision-makers in the field of renewable energies. A permanent and worldwide communication flow to exchange valuable experiences and information on renewable energies and best available technologies is required. Better co-operation will help to detect demand and requirements on regional level worldwide and to develop strategies to handle them. See all active regions
Energy SourcesEnergy consumption has increased rapidly during the last decades. Since 1870 the global population of mankind has quadrupled, whereas the world-wide energy consumption has increased by a factor of sixty... more | Wind EnergyWind energy is the energy present in the flow of air. The wind is driven by the temperature and pressure differences in the atmosphere arising from the heating of the earth by the sun ... more |
Hydro EnergyHydropower harnesses the energy of moving or falling water. This is usually realized in the form of driving a generator to produce electricity ... more | Solar EnergyAll forms of renewable energy are actually solar energy. Hydro systems and wind turbines are indirectly powered by the sun as described in the corresponding chapter ... more |
BioenergyApart from wood which is the most common form residues from forestry and agriculture as well as municipal and industrial wastes are considered as biomass resource ... more | Geothermal EnergyGeothermal energy is heat present in the earth's crust. Under the earth there is a gigantic energy reserve: more than 99% of our planet has temperatures above 1000°C ... more |