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Secretariat

REN21 is supported by a Secretariat which is located in Paris, France.

The REN21 Secretariat

supports the Steering Committee as it further develops the Network
acts in the service of the work programme as agreed by the Steering Committee
coordinates the outreach of the Network
provides substantive support to the Steering Committee
supports the working proceedures of the Network's thematic issue groups
provides organisation and logistics for events
maintains the website and public relations products of the Network
performs necessary 'back-office' functions, such as finance, administration/funding

The REN21 Secretariat is provided by GTZ and UNEP. In facilitating the functioning of the Secretariat, GTZ and UNEP work in close collaboration with IEA and will also link up with an organisation representing developing countries which has yet to be determined.

	Virginia Sonntag-O’Brien, Head of the Secretariat, joined the REN21 Secretariat in 2007 after having served on its Steering Committee for two years. Her areas of expertise include renewable energy finance and investment and local government energy and climate policy.
	Rana Adib, industrial engineer, has been working since 1997 as project manager in the area of renewable energies, water and solid waste management. She currently supports the organisational development of the REN21 network and participant relations.
	Diana Kraft, environmental scientist, previously worked for both private and public institutions in the field of sustainable energy and sustainable management since 2002, the last four years with specific focus on international and development cooperation. As project manager she joined the REN21 secretariat in 2010 to support key process and publications of the REN21 network, such as the REN21 Global Status Report.
	Shannon Wang, environmental economist, joined REN21 in 2008. Her work includes mapping renewable energy policies in China and India and supporting the Indian Government on the upcoming Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference DIREC2010.
	Saskia Ellenbeck is an intern at the REN21 secretariat, working on the setup and design of its Renewables Interactive Map. Saskia graduated with major in political science and economics. In her master thesis she analyzed the security implications of importing solar electricity from North African deserts to European Union.
	Christof Griebenow is an intern at the REN21 secretariat and currently finishing his studies in economics at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. At REN21, he works on the setup and design of the Renewables Interactive Map and supports the further development of Reegle.

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REN21 News and Update

3 Feb 2010
Global wind power boom continues despite economic woes
The Global Wind Energy Council today announced that the world’s wind power capacity grew by 31% in 2009, adding 37.5GW to bring total installations up to 157.9GW.

6 Jan 2010
Renewables Interactive Map published by REN21
The map contains a wealth of information on renewable energy, including support policies, expansion targets, current shares, installed capacity, current production, future scenarios, and policy pledges.

3 Dec 2009
IRENA and REN21 Side Event at COP15 in Copenhagen
On 15 December, IRENA and REN21 together with IEA, RETD, EREC and Greenpeace will present the leading renewable energy scenarios to show how renewables can help meet CO₂ reduction targets and secure affordable energy supply.

2 Dec 2009
REN21 Steering Committee member was named to head Greece Public Power Corp
Greece named renewable energy expert Arthouros Zervos to head state-controlled Public Power Corp (PPC), the country's biggest electricity provider.

26 Nov 2009
The Economics of Renewable Energy - True Costs and Value
A one-day experts meeting hosted jointly by IEA and REN21 will take place on November 30th, 2009 in Paris. The purpose of the meeting is to take a close look at alternative approaches to the levelized generation cost methodology and to discuss implications for energy modeling and energy policy. The outcome of the discussion will provide initial guidance for further analysis of the economics of electricity generation, in particular, renewable energy technologies.

16 Oct 2009
Recommendations for Improving the Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Policies in China
REN21 released its report today with key recommenda-
tions to decision makers in China.

02 Oct 2009
Pledge submission online
The online submission is now available to all governments and stakeholders with interests in expressing their voluntary actions towards advancing renewable energy deployment and policy development.

30 Sept 2009
Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010
REN21 will be a key partner to the Indian Government in organising the conference and setting the themes.

30 Sept 2009
REN21 Ninth Steering Committee Meeting
The ninth meeting of the REN21 Steering Committee took place in New Delhi from 10-11 September 2009.