RENEWABLES INTERNATIONAL / International magazine for renewables launched

Hanover (ots) - At Intersolar Europe in June, Germany's leading
investor magazine ERNEUERBARE ENERGIEN published by SunMediaVerlag of
Hannover will be presenting its new international magazine RENEWABLES
INTERNATIONAL. The first issue was presented to much acclaim at
Windpower 2011 in Anaheim, California, and will now be presented to a
wide range of investors from Asia and Europe at Intersolar in Munich
for the first time.

RENEWABLES INTERNATIONAL is the new journal for investors who do
business in projects and technologies involving renewable energy. In
addition to wind power, the focus is also on photovoltaics,
concentrated solar power, and biomass. The wide range of renewables
poses great challenges for the grid, but a proper combination of
these energy sources can provide regions and cities with affordable
clean power. Renewables are one of the biggest development
opportunities for currently underdeveloped regions and off-grid
areas. These energy sources offer a solution for the drastic scarcity
of clean drinking water in many parts of the world. Pumps powered by
wind power or solar power make valuable potable groundwater
available. In addition, solar technology can be used for
desalinization to help remedy the water shortage in the Middle East
and Northern Africa.

In addition, renewables take some of the burden off of the already
tight budgets in underdeveloped nations, which have had to spend a
lot of money importing diesel, natural gas, and uranium up to now.
Sunlight, wind, biogas, and timber are available for free locally.

The first issue of RENEWABLES INTERNATIONAL focuses on the
progress being made in thin-film technology, which is conquering a
much larger share of the market in 2011; as a result, the price of
solar panels continues to drop. An insightful report from Shanghai
analyzes the problems that Chinese module manufacturers face without
proper growth on their domestic market. Market researcher Henning
Wicht of iSuppli analyzes inverter markets. The price of these
components is now also dropping, mainly because of excess production
and increasing competition from Asia. Another report focuses on
concentrated solar power on the North American market.

You can pick up the new magazine at SunMediaVerlag's stand in hall
B3, booth 538.

Contact:
Editorial office: staff@ renewablesinternational.net,
tel.: +49 511 8550-2633
SunMedia publishing house, Hans-Böckler-Allee 7,
30173 Hannover, Germany

www.renewablesinternational.net