This inaugural conference on Renewable Energy was sponsored by a number of internationally prominent technical and professional organizations, such as the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics (CSET), ASME (the American Society of Mechanical Engineers), the Institute of Physics (IOP) in the UK, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in the UK, and the US National Science Foundation. It will be held in Beijing, China, from May 28-30, 2009. The theme is promoting international cooperation and collaboration in renewable energy science and technology. The Abstracts Book & CD package includes approximately 150 international paper abstracts in print, and about 1200 pages of full conference papers on CD.