Lead Author and Research Director
Eric Martinot,Worldwatch Institute and Tsinghua University

Sponsors
REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network; German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Protection, and Nuclear Safety; German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Producer and Publisher
Worldwatch Institute and GTZ GmbH

Special Thanks
Tsinghua-BP Clean Energy Research and Education Center, Tsinghua University

Researchers and Regional Correspondents
Kyung-Jin Boo (Korean Energy Economics Institute); John Michael Buethe (Georgetown University); Odon de Buen (National Autonomous University of Mexico); Akanksha Chaurey (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)); Red Constantino (Greenpeace Philippines); Jose Etcheverry (David Suzuki Foundation); Uwe Fritsche (Öko-Institut); Daniele Guidi (Ecosoluzioni); Katja Hünecke (Öko-Institut); Tetsunari Iida (Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies); Waeni Kithyoma (AFREPREN); Liu Pei (Tsinghua University); Samuel Martin (Asian Institute of Technology); Jose Roberto Moreira (Biomass Users Network Brazil);Miquel Muñoz (Autonomous University of Barcelona);Mika Obayashi (Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies); Derrick Okello (AFREPREN); Kilian Reiche (World Bank);Michael Rogol (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and CLSA Asia Pacific Markets); Ikuko Sasaki (Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies); Janet Sawin (Worldwatch Institute); Klaus Schmidt (Öko-Institut); Peter Stair (Worldwatch Institute); Fabby Tumiwa (Indonesia NGOs Working Group on Power Sector Restructuring);Wang Yunbo (Tsinghua University).

Other Contributors
Thanks to the following people for contributing time, materials, and/or review comments:Molly Aeck (Worldwatch Institute); Lily Alisse (International Energy Agency); Dennis Anderson (Imperial College of London); Sven Anemüller (Germanwatch); Frederic Asseline (EU-China Energy and Environment Programme); Robert Bailis (University of California at Berkeley); Doug Barnes (World Bank);Morgan Bazilian (Sustainable Energy Ireland); Jeff Bell (World Alliance for Decentralized Energy); Eldon Boes (NREL); John Byrne (University of Delaware); Anil Cabraal (World Bank); John Christensen (UN Environment Programme); Wendy Clark (NREL); Christian de Gromard (French FFEM); Nikhil Desai; Jens Drillisch (GTZ); Christine Eibs- Singer (E+Co); Chas Feinstein (World Bank);Manfred Fischedick (Wuppertal Institute); Larry Flowers (NREL); Lisa Frantzis (Navigant Consulting); David Fridley (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory); Lew Fulton (International Energy Agency); Chandra Govindarajalu (World Bank); Chris Greacen (Palang Thai); Gu Shuhua (Tsinghua University); Jan Hamrin (Center for Resource Solutions);Miao Hong (World Bank/GEF China Renewable Energy Project); Thomas Johansson (Lund University); Dan Kammen (University of California at Berkeley); Stephen Karakezi (AFREPREN); Sivan Kartha (Tellus Institute);Marlis Kees (GTZ); Jong-dall Kim (Kyungpook National University); June Koch (CMT Consulting); Jean Ku (NREL); Lars Kvale (Center for Resource Solutions); Ole Langniss; Dan Lieberman (Center for Resource Solutions); Li Hua (SenterNovem); Li Junfeng (China Renewable Energy Industries Association); John Lund (International Geothermal Association and Oregon Institute of Technology); Subodh Mathur (World Bank); Paul Maycock (PV News); Bob McCormick (NREL); Susan McDade (UNDP); Tim Merrigan (NREL); Alan Miller (International Finance Corporation); Fred Morse (Morse Associates);Wolfgang Mostert; Hansjörg Müller (GTZ); Kevin O’Connor, Kathy O’Dell, and Ralph Overend (NREL); Rolf Posorski (GTZ);Mark Radka (UNEP); Venkata Ramana (Winrock International); Jeannie Renne (NREL); Jamal Saghir (World Bank); Oliver Schaefer (European Renewable Energy Council);Michael Schlup (BASE):Martin Schöpe (German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety); Rick Sellers (International Energy Agency); Shi Pengfei with Qin Haiyan (China Wind Energy Association); Judy Siegel (Energy and Security Group); Scott Sklar (Stella Group); Brian Smith (NREL); Virginia Sonntag-O’Brien (BASE); Till Stenzel (International Energy Agency); Paul Suding (GTZ); Blair Swezey (NREL); Christof Tempe (Öko-Institut); Valérie Thill (European Investment Bank);Molly Tirpak (ICF); Dieter Uh (GTZ); Eric Usher (UN Environment Programme); Claudia von Fersen (KfW); Bill Wallace (UNDP/GEF China Renewable Energy Project); Njeri Wamukonya (UNEP); Xiaodong Wang (World Bank);Wang Zhongying (China Energy Research Institute);Werner Weiss (AEE INTEC); Ryan Wiser (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory); Christine Woerlen (GEF); Jeremy Woods (Imperial College of London); Dana Younger (International Finance Corporation); Arthouros Zervos (European Renewable Energy Council and European Wind Energy Association).