 51% of German renewables owned by citizens
Feed-in tariff expert, Paul Gipe, looks at how individuals and farmers in Germany are leading the renewables revolution there. A "Citizen Power" conference will be held in the historic chamber in Bonn in July where the world's first feed-in law was enacted in 1991. | Investments in clean energy rise 5% in 2011 to $260 billion 
Global investment in clean energy reached a new record of $260 billion in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and almost five times the total of $53.6 billion in 2004. Investment in solar far outstripped that in wind, and perhaps of most note, US clean energy investment moved back ahead of China for the first time since 2008, according to the latest authoritative data from analysis company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Last year also saw the one trillionth dollar invested in clean energy globally since the company started compiling data in 2004. | United States
NREL publishes e-maps of renewable resources
A new geospatial application developed by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been published, offering users access to accurate maps of potential renewable energy resources in the United States. | Panorama UN to launch International Year of Sustainable Energy next week Environment jeopardised by economic bail-out plans, warns WWF Malaysia
Malaysian's set to boost renewable energy five-fold PV United Kingdom
Uncertainty will grow due to appeal over “unlawful” solar plans United States
Strong growth to continue in US, says PV event chairman Dubai launches solar park to boost sustainability Wind France
Iberdrola-led consortium pitches for a GW of French offshore wind capacity New Zealand
Wind farms would benefit Kiwis, finds report United Kingdom
Harsh criticism by renewables association of new wind power report Biomass Global biomass investments to top $100 billion by 2021 Electric/Hybrid United States
Report on testing electric vehicles hoped to improve V2G systems US Energy Department steps up promotion of electric vehicles Agenda Climate Finance and Carbon Markets Africa 2012 Wind Power Romania World Future Energy Summit 2012 | 
