It’s done  )  We re-launched reegle today with its brandnew design and the new clean energy map. I will keep my blog-post short and simple as there is so much to do at the moment (everyone who ever organised a launch of a product knows what I am talking about )

What’s new on REEEPThe Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is a non-profit, specialist change agent aiming to catalyse the market for renewable energy and energy efficiency, with a primary focus on emerging markets and developing countries.’s clean energy search engine reegle:

• Brand-new design with heavily improved usability
• Widget system to customise your reegle startpage and integrate reegle widgets into other sites
• Improved search refinement possibilities (refine your search by related terms and phrases)
• The new clean energyThe ability to perform work, mainly kinetic, potential, thermal energy, but also in forms of gravitational, sound, elastic and electromagnetic energy. map which forms the new heart of reegle. Users can now click on a specific location and get the latest events, news, and a sampling of green energy development projects in that area.
• New renewable energyRenewable energy is power generated from infinite sources, such as wind or solar power. Conventional energy is generated from finite sources, such as natural gas or fossil oil. and energy efficiencyUsing less energy/electricity to perform the same function. Programs designed to use electricity more efficiently - doing the same with less. glossary
• and hundreds of other small improvements …

Try it at http://www.reegle.info – feedback is highly welcome )

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A searchable global map forms the new heart of www.reegle.info, the specialist search engine for renewable energy and energy efficiencyUsing less energy/electricity to perform the same function. Programs designed to use electricity more efficiently - doing the same with less.. Users can now click on a specific location and get the latest events, news, and a sampling of green energy development projects in that area.

Try out the new reegle yourself at www.reegle.info.

There is also a catalogue of stakeholders and an energy-oriented profile of the relevant country, including up-to-date statistics and information on local green energy policies and regulations.

A news feed integrating stories from ten of the leading environmental, energy efficiency and renewable energy news sites makes reegle the logical first stop for anyone needing a quick overview of the latest green energy developments.

In addition to the news feed and map search function, a web search function and a compiled catalogue of key actors make the website the most comprehensive public information resource for renewable and energy efficiency available online.  There is also a glossary of green terms from additionality to wind turbineA wind turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from the flow of wind. The simplest turbines have one moving part, a rotor assembly, which is a shaft with blades attached. Wind energy acts on the blades, or the blades react to wind, so that they rotate and impart energy to the rotor. ..., putting the jargon-rich field into plain language. A range of widgets enables users to track their own carbon footprintThe carbon footprint is a measure of the exclusive total amount of carbon dioxide emissions that is directly and indirectly caused by an activity or is accumulated over the life stages of a product. or link the reegle search function to their own website.

“The new reegle website is unique in the way it takes the flood of information and news that is available on green energy, categorises it and makes it so accessible”, says Florian Bauer, the site’s Product Manager. “We’re also placing a strong emphasis on quality of information, instead of leaving users to sift through to find the nuggets themselves. Experts can quickly find exactly the information they need, and newcomers get a good overview.”

reegle is a public online resource provided by REEEP (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership) and REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century), funded by the British Department of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (MINVROM) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of AgricultureCultivation of the ground and harvesting of crops and handling of livestock, the primary function is the provision of food and feed., ForestryForestry is the management and care of woods, including fellings and plantation of new trees., Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW).

Try out the new reegle yourself at www.reegle.info.

If you have any questions about reegle or suggestions on its content, please contact Florian Bauer: florian.bauer@reeep.org