Design of a Regional Program for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Research and Innovation Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean

The overall purpose of this study is to help foster the production and use of renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean and develop feasible and widely accepted energy efficiency models, by supporting R&D networks aiming to developing and transferring state of the art technology, adapted to the region, on a sustainable basis, considering environmental, economic and social aspects. The document provides an overview of several renewable energy technologies, including present status, potentialities and prospective scenarios; research priorities and potential innovation networks.