ABSTRACT
The development of "new" energy sources in Mexico is a relatively occurrence, dating from the second half of the 1970s. Responsibility for the development of Mexico's impressive endowment of reserves rests with various institutes and centers, and their nature forms the character of the initial progress made in this area. A comparison of the sources of energy reserves reveals the importance of geothermal resources in the context of Mexico's total energy reserves position. A proportion of total spending smaller even than the proportion of manpower is assigned to biomass, wind, and wave energy research, confirming the low level of interest that has been aroused in the fields. The scientific and technological capacity has been acquired, in general, to develop practically all the processes for utilizing the nonconventional sources of energy on which research has been carried out. The financial resources of new energy centers and institutes are sometimes augmented by financing from a variety of institutions.
