The increased demand and surge in energy prices in the Asian energy markets has renewed the concerns of governments, businesses, and individuals regarding the rapidly depleting fossil fuel resources and expensive methods of generating electricity to meet the growing demand.

Renewable Energy has been growing at rapid rates in the recent past. This growth has mainly been triggered by concerns of climate change, projected depletion of fossil fuels and consequent need for energy security. Another major reason is the need for energy access to millions of people-mostly in developing countries-who have been deprived of this vital economic input. According to latest estimates, renewable energy supplied an estimated 16.7% of energy consumption in 2010.

This report was prepared by Dr.Vinod Kumar Gupta, Former Scientist G National Institute of Science Technology And Development Studies Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research New Delhi, under a consultancy assignment given by APCTT. The report provides practical guidance on the intellectual property issues to be considered while transferring renewable energy technologies from (a) a company to company, and (b) a research and development (R&D) institution to a company.

This Report consists of the material complied by an Indian NGO the Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technology and Institutions (SRISTI) prepared under APCTT’s project “Promotion of Grassroots Innovation in Asia-Pacific Countries”. This Report comprises valuable knowledge and experiences that SRISTI brought to this project for sharing with countries of the Asia-Pacific region.