The International Network for
Sustainable Energy

Sustainable Energy News is a quarterly newsletter where INFORSE members and other NGOs exchange information on renewable and sustainable energy.

Sustainable Energy News also targets decision makers to raise their awareness of sustainable energy problems, solutions, and successes.

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Between 1,400 and 3,000 paper copies are published each quarter and distributed world wide, mainly to NGOs, but also to government representatives and research and educational institutions. Approximately 1000 organisations (which pay for, exchange or are supported for subscription) receive paper editions by mail, and the remaining issues are distributed at events and conferences in which INFORSE and its members participate. Approximately 1700 additional organisations receive email notification of the newsletter's availability in pdf format through this website.

We welcome proposals for articles or other content such as short news pieces, events updates, success stories and technical articles. All proposals should be sent to the Editorial Office. We welcome illustrations, photos and charts and also request a short biography and photo of the author.

Themes Tackled by Sustainable Energy News
Periodically, we publish editions of Sustainable Energy News with thematic focuses. Recent themes have included women, poverty, schools, local energy supply, financing and desertification. Recent theme articles are collected here. You can also go direct to directly the following themes: GENDER, SCHOOL, CLIMATE. Underneath you can read the ASIA related articles.

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Sustainable Energy News is free of charge for INFORSE members. Between 1992-2002, we sent the newsletter free of charge to non-profit and non-governmental organisations, especially in developing countries and Central and Eastern Europe, that requested it but could not pay the subscription fee. We are looking for financial support to be able to do this again. Since 2002, INFORSE-Europe has received support from EU DG Environmental Civil Society Support for environmental NGO networks and the Swedish Acid Rain Secretariat, which has made it possible to reach out to more NGO readers in the EU and in Eastern Europe.

Contacts
Editorial Address
INFORSE-Europe
Sustainable Energy News
Gl. Kirkevej 82, 8530, Hjortshoj, Denmark
Ph: +45 86 22 70 00, Ph/Fax: +45-86 22 70 96
e-mail: ove@inforse.org

Editors
Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe/OVE, Denmark
Judit Szoleczky, INFORSE-Europe/OVE, Denmark
Niki Fowler (text advice), USA.

Editorial Advisory Board
INFORSE Regional Coordinators and the INFORSE-Europe Board.
INFORSE member organisations send regular inputs to each issue.

The following issues and articles contain stories related to renewable energy in Asia:

Issue #61 (July 2008)
Asia: p. 8
- IDEA from Sri Lanka is inviting international volunteers.
- Road 2020 Haribon Rainforestation Campaign in the Philippines
- Ashden Award to Grameen Shakti and TIDE
- Solar Energy Leads in Indian Climate Action Plan
Publications: p. 11
INFORSE-South Asia CD

Issue #60 (April 2008)
Articles from Asia under the Gender Theme:
• Bangladesh: 1000 Women Trained to Solar and Cookstoves
• Asia: CRT-Nepal Became Asia Coordinator for ENERGIA
• India: Follow-up of INFORSE Activities:
Manuals, Jatropha, Open Uni, Soft Loans, Financing
• India: Micro-hydro Units in the Himalayas

Issue #59 (December 2007)

• A Great "No-smoke" - Kitchen in Sri Lanka (p. 9)
By Zaren Myles, Women's Action For Development (WAFD), INFORSE member, India

• Seminars & Manual to Sustainable Energy for Poverty Reduction (p. 8)
By Raymond Myles, INFORSE South Asia Coordinator INSEDA, India.
Training Manuals for Sustainable Energy Solutions to Reduce Poverty. Available in English, Bangladeshi, Hindi, Nepalese and Singhalese. The Manual is a result of a 3-year cooperation project among INFORSE organisations. Read more on the manual at: INFORSE-Asia project.

Issue #57 (August 2007)
• Increasing South Asian INFORSE activities (p. 8.)
• Can Sustainable Bioenergies Bring New Opportunities to Chinese Farmers? (p. 10-11)

Issue #56 (April 2007)
• CSD 15: Challenge for Sustainable Energy, (p. 3)
Side Events at IPM & CSD, February and April, 2007
Among the INFORSE organisations who made presentations: CRT, Nepal which is also ENERGIA Asia Coordinator; Grameen Shakti, which provides micro-credit to women in Bangladesh to install solar energy.
Read about this side event and about other INFORSE members' side events like ENERGIA at UN CSD 15 and IPM to CSD15.
• Seminars & Manual to Sustainable Energy for Poverty Reduction, p.8
by Raymond myles, INFORSE-South Asia, INSEDA, India.

Issue #54 (September 2006)
- Sustainable Energy for Poverty Reduction: How-to (p. 9)

Issue #53 (June 2006)
- Central Asia-European Forum, Kyrgyzstan p. 7
- Low-Cost Solar Heaters, Kyrgyzstan p. 7
- Better Sustainable Energy Solutions to Reduce Poverty p. 9
- Inforse-South Asia Regional Meeting p. 9
- Biogas Center in Kazakhstan p. 9

Issue #51 (December 2005)
- 1st Central Asian RE Conference p. 8

Issue #50 (September 2005)
- Commercialised Stove Production in Sri Lanka. A success story of 300,000 Stoves a Year p.10
- Energy to Reduce Poverty-INFORSE-South Asia Project 2005-06 p.10

Issue #49 (June 2005)
-South Asian NGO Project for Poverty-Reducing Sustainable Energy Solutions: p. 10

Issue #48 (March 2005)
- INFORSE South Asia news: p. 8

- INFORSE South Asia Cooperation project 2005-06

- AIWC Receives SESI Awards 2004
- Solar Dryer Project in Nepal and India 2005
- Grameen Shakti's Continued Success in Solar System

Issue #45 (May 2005)
- New Continuation of the Action Program for Improved Cook Stoves in Nepal: p.12
- Solar Dryers to Generate Income for Poor Women in India: p12
- New Demonstration & Documentation Centre for Sustainable Energy Solutions in Malysia: p.13

Issue #44 (March 2004)
- 4,000 New Water Mills's Installation Start with Full Swing in Nepal : p. 10

Issue #42 (October 2003)
- Energy Partnership Coming up in India : p.8
- Who Lacks Electricity ? p.8
- REST: Indian National Support for Energy for the Poor p.8

Issue #41 (June 2003)
- The Urban Poor-How do they Access Electricity? p.8-9

Issue #38 (October 2002)
- 10,000 Solar Home System in Bangladesh p.10
- Gender, Energy, & Water Network Established in Nepal p.11
- SPENA, Network for Sustainable & Peaceful Energy Policies in Asia p.11

Issue #37 (August 2002)
- A solar Designer in Nepal How necessity made me a disigner of sustainable devices p.12