Tbe ener87 R & D progrUlllle of the European COIIIIIIuni ties, a four year iDdirect aotion progaamme coping with "nev energies" , ener87 conservation and ener87 ~stems modelling, is now w.ll under~. All projects to b. carried out in th. f'rsme of th. first phase of this , programme are in progress and the Commission' s s.rvio.s, together vi th the different adviso17 bodi.s, ar. already strongly involved in th. impl .. entation of the seoond phase of the programme. It .e.ed to u. at this point that th. publication of a cClllprehen.ive overviev of a11 contracta concluded in th. first pro~e pha. would be the b.st ~ of keeping infomK tha ** individualB or institution. naturally int.r ** ted in our work. Tbe pr ** ent r.port ehould be conlidered as th. first att .. pt to Mfi11 thi. task. ciLu ~ SCHUSTER D etOJ.-Oeneral for Researoh, Sciene.