ReNew magazine (currently subtitled
ReNew: technology for a sustainable future) is an
Australian magazine covering domestic
renewable energy technologies and
sustainable culture. Originally a
small magazine, printed and distributed locally in
Melbourne, it was first published by the Alternative Energy
Co-operative in 1980 as
Soft Technology: Alternative Energy in Australia. Although it sold for the high cover price of
$0.85, the magazine's circulation increased so rapidly that by issue 35, published in February 1991, it included a full colour cover. The price was increased from $2.50 to $3 and national distribution rights secured for issue 40, published in June the following year. A total of 13,000 copies were printed. The magazine was renamed, after much deliberation, under the present title in 1996.