Renewable Energy for Development RED

Studies are carried out in close cooperation with local institutions. The printed version (ISSN 1101-8267) is distributed free of charge. This newsletter is supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

Latest issue:

• Brazilian electrification program LPT (Light for All).
• Small-scale biomass gasification in Asia.
• The expansion of soy production and trade in Latin America.
• Carbon finance for woodfuels.

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Previous newsletters

Vol. 21, issue 1, 2009, ISSN 1101-8267:

• EU 10% biofuel target: a win–win opportunity for Africa and the EU.
• Zambian biofuels farm bears sustainable fruit.
• Solar home systems light up lives in China.

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2008
May 2008 Vol. 21, no. 1

• Policies and partnerships for biofuels development in Africa, by Maria Milagros Morales.
• Public-private partnership for the use of biomass gasification technology in Uganda By Sunil Dhingra.
• A biofuels prenuptial: Questions for policy makers before the marriage, by Margaret N. Matinga.
• Development of Local Biofuel Markets: A Case Study from Ethiopia, by Fiona Lambe.
• Lessons from China: Rural Household Biogas, an Integrated Solution for Sustainable Livelihood Development, by Lailai Li.
• Assessing the African Biofuel Debate: The Need for Sustainable Biofuel Development Strategies By Bothwell Batidzirai.

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2007
Dec 2007 Vol. 20 No. 2

• Financing the path to renewable energy enterprises by Eric Usher.
• Asian biofuel development at a crossroads by Yong Chen and Jinyue Yan.
• Highlights of first Africa high-level biofuels seminar by Fiona Zuzarte.
• Access to clean energy for cooking in Ethiopia: impacts and potential of the Gaia Association ethanol-stove programme by Fiona Lambe.
• Sweden looks at bioenergy from agriculture by Max Åhman.
• Towards a new global agreement on climate change by Richard J.T. Klein and Mikael Román.

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Special theme issue: Renewable Energy in the EU, May 2007 Vol. 20 No. 1
A Testing Ground for a Global Sustainable Energy Future: Overview of Renewable Energy in the EU.

Country Focus

• Ireland and UK.
• Nordic Countries.
• Baltic Countries.
• Poland.
• Central Europe- Austria.
• Germany.
• Benelux Countries.
• The Iberian Peninsula.
• Mediterranean Countries.
• Romania and Bulgaria.

For older publications, please contact Fiona Lambe