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Status Report

Policies / public investment, loans, or financing

Definition:
Provides preference to renewables in government procurement, infrastructure projects and use of public benefits, funds, loans etc.

Source: GSR 2009; http://www.ren21.net/REPolicies/policy/instruments.asp

International/World Regions

Global	Yes year: 2009 New Energy Finance technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal

National Level

Australia	Yes year: 2009 http://www.aph.gov.au/Lib... technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Austria	Yes year: 2009 GSR 2007 technologies: All, Renewables in general
Bangladesh	Yes year: 2009 http://planetark.org/wen/... technologies: All, Renewables in general, Solar PV, Biomass
Belarus	Yes year: 2009 IEA http://www.iea.org/te... technologies: All, Biomass
Brazil	Yes year: 2009 http://www.ren21.net/iap/... technologies: All, Solar PV, Hydropower
Bulgaria	Yes year: 2009 http://www.energias-renov... technologies: All, Solar PV
Canada	Yes year: 2009 GSR 2007 technologies: All, Renewables in general
Chile	Yes year: 2009 GSR 2009 technologies: All, Renewables in general
China	Yes year: 2009 Recommendations for Impro... technologies: All, Renewables in general, Solar PV, Biomass
Croatia	Yes year: 2009 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Denmark	Yes year: 2009 GSR 2007 technologies: All
El Salvador	Yes year: 2010 http://www.reeep.org/inde... technologies: All
France	Yes year: 2009 http://www.developpement-... technologies: All
Germany	Yes technologies: All
Greece	Yes year: 2009 http://www.energias-renov... technologies: All, Solar PV
Hungary	Yes year: 2009 RES-legal german ministry... technologies: All
India	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All
Italy	Yes year: 2009 http://www.energias-renov... technologies: All
Japan	Yes year: 2009 http://sefi.unep.org/engl... technologies: All
Korea Republic	Yes year: 2009 http://www.reuters.com/ar... technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Latvia	Yes year: 2009 GSR 2007 technologies: All, Renewables in general
Lithuania	Yes RES-legal http://res-lega... technologies: All, Renewables in general
Malaysia	Yes year: 2009 http://www3.kettha.gov.my... technologies: All
Mexico	Yes year: 2009 http://www.sener.gob.mx/w... technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass
Morocco	Yes technologies: All, Solar Thermal
Netherlands	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar PV
New Zealand	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar PV
Norway	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All
Philippines	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Poland	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Hydropower, Biomass
Slovakia	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All
Slovenia	Yes year: 2008 technologies: All, Solar PV
Spain	Yes year: 2010 http://www.iea.org/textba... technologies: All
Thailand	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All
Tunisia	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar PV, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Uganda	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All
United Kingdom	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar Thermal
United States of America	Yes year: 2009 http://www.lgprogram.ener... technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal

Regional Level

Alabama	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Alaska	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
California	Yes year: 2008 technologies: All, Solar PV
Connecticut	Yes year: 2008 technologies: Solar PV, Solar Thermal
Georgia	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Geothermal
Idaho	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass
Iowa	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Kentucky	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar Thermal
Kerala	Yes year: 2009 technologies: Solar PV
Maine	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Geothermal, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Massachusetts	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar Thermal
Minnesota	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar PV, Geothermal, Solar Thermal
Mississippi	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Missouri	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Montana	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
New Hampshire	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal
New Jersey	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass, Solar Thermal

Local Level

Austin, TX	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR on Local Renewa... technologies: All, Solar PV
Beijing	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR2009 on local re... technologies: All, Renewables in general
Kunming	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR on local renewa... technologies: All, Renewables in general, Solar PV
Montreal	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR2009 on local re... technologies: All, Renewables in general
Oxford	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR on local renewa... technologies: All, Solar PV
Portland	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR on local renewa... technologies: All, Biomass
San Francisco	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR2009 on local re... technologies: All, Solar PV
Toronto	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR2009 on local re... technologies: All, Renewables in general

REN21 News and Update

12 August 2010
Second Announcement of Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) (revised version)

09 August 2010
Delhi International Action Programme

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15 July 2010
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21 June 2010
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19 May 2010
Global Wind Day 2010

The Global Wind Day 2010 takes place on 15 June all over the world.