RENEWABLE ENERGY ENERGY GENERATED FROM NATURAL RESOURCES WHICH ARE NATURALLY REPLENISHED –SOLAR,WIND, RAIN, TIDES,GEOTHERMAL HEAT etc DEMAND ON THE INCREASE : (i) 2006 - 18% OF TOTAL GLOBAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION (ii) CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS & HIGH OIL PRICES (iii)GOVERNMENT SUPPORT (LEGISLATION, SPENDING, INCENTIVES) & COMMERCIALISATION (iv)SECTROR FARED BETTER THAN MANY OTHERS IN 2009 ECONOMIC CRISES.