Solar Energy Society of India (SESI) has been quite forthcoming in forging close alliances amongst all the interested sections of the renewable energy community. ICORE 2008 assumes greater importance since issues related to sustainable development with climate change will be discussed and hopes to encourage activities that need to be undertaken for sustainable development across the globe.

ICORE-2008 is going to be organized in Chennai, which has already reaped a good harvest of wind energy. Amongst the climate change concerns it is imminent danger to the coastal areas like that in Chennai, so it will be of significant interest to build a strong case for an increased use of various RE technologies. Let us join in large numbers so as to view the direct and indirect roles of renewable energy in entirety. The replacement of oil lamps by the solar lamps for example in the remote rural areas is a sound rejoinder to the replacement of GHG emissions in whatever measure.