Green Energy
Resources and Links
Energy
US
Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Energy
This site provides information concerning some of the clean
energy options available.
US Department of Energy:
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Comprehensive U.S. Government site detailing its various renewable
energy programs - from biomass to wind.
National Renewable
Energy Laboratory
A government funded laboratory with information and studies
on energy efficiency and renewable energy.
G8
Renewable Energy Task Force
In July 2000 the Leaders of the eight major industrialized democracies
(G8) and the President of the European Commission met in Okinawa
for the 26th Summit. The Leaders agreed to set up a Task Force
with a remit to identify actions that can be taken to promote
a step change in the supply, distribution and use of renewable
energy in developing countries. This site includes a members
list, meetings, latest news, links and the Task Force report.
US Department
of Energy: Country Analysis Briefs
Country specific energy data collected by
the Energy Information Administration.
AGORES
A site featuring news, policy initiatives,
and links regarding renewable energy sources. Based in the E.U.
The American
Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
This website has a tremendous amount of information on energy
issues. Most of it is in PDF format.
The Rocky Mountain
Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization
that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources
to create a more secure, prosperous, and life-sustaining world.
SolarEco
This site by Real Goods has information on all varieties of
clean energy ranging from descriptions of potential uses to
planning help and products for one interested in buying/building
a small energy system. Real Goods has long been a leader in
environmentally friendly and renewable energy products.
Renewable
Energy Analysis
This is an interactive web site
run by NREL that offers the latest in renewable energy analysis.
The site contains sections organized by technology and content
area: Reports, Tools, Data, and Links for several renewable
technologies as well as crosscutting analysis.
Clean Energy
A worldwide directory of clean energy related products and companies.
Renewable Energy
An online news site focusing on recent developments
and issues with climate change and renewable energies. Based in New York.
Gridpoint
A product that intelligently and efficiently
manages electrical flow to provide instant backup in case of
power failure.
Green Energy
News
Covering clean, renewable and efficient energy for transportation,
industry and home. With links to progressive
clean energy companies.
Hydro
US
Department of Energy: Hydropower Topics
List of websites and reports dealing with hydropower.
World Commission
on Dams
This site has been redeveloped
as an archive of the World Commission on Dams (WCD). The Commission
was an independent, international, multi-stakeholder process
which addressed the controversial issues associated with large
dams. The Commission completed its work with the launch of its
final report and disbanded.
The Dams
and Development Project
The two-year follow-on to the process initiated by WCD is
a project of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
This project promotes dialogue on improving decision-making,
planning and management of dams and their alternatives based
on the WCD core values and strategic priorities. Also includes
information about reactions to the WCD Report and submissions
on good practice.
The Alternative Energy
Institute
A good overview of hydropower's extent and the current debate
surrounding dams for power vs. river integrity.
National
Hydroelectric Power Corporation
The website of India's
hydroelectric utility containing specifics on the Indian subcontinent's
hydro potential and current projects.
Sustainable
Minnesota
The hydro section of Sustainable Minnesota focuses
on raising local public awareness of the social and environmental
consequences of hydroelectric power, specifically the hydroelectric
dams of Manitoba Hydro and its devastating impacts on people
and the environment. It also has an extensive list of links
to Canadian, US, and Minnesotan groups.
Hydroelectric
Power
This site tracks the hydroelectric industry in the news.
Biomass
US Department
of Energy: Biomass Topics
List of websites and reports dealing with biomass.
National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
A branch of the Department of Energy. Details projects to develop
and integrate biochemical and thermochemical conversion processes
to create energy with biomass.
National
Biomass Initiative
A multi-agency effort to coordinate and accelerate Federal bioenergy
research and development.
IEA Bioenergy
An organization set up by the International Energy Agency to
encourage the spread of information between countries with bioenergy
programs.
Biomass Energy Research Association
An association of biofuel researchers promoting the education
and research of renewable biomass energy.
Renewable Energy
Policy Project
A simple, easy-to-follow analysis of biomass as a potential
energy source.
Cogeneration
The International
Cogeneration Alliance
With a focus on sustainable development, this site is a good
launching point for in-depth coverage of cogeneration.
Case
Study: Dow Corning Corporation Biomass Cogeneration Plant
A case study of a cogeneration plant
designed by Dow. It paid for itself in energy savings in four
years.
Wind
US Department
of Energy: Wind Energy Topics
List of websites and reports dealing with wind power.
Windpower
This site, run by the Danish Wind Energy Association, contains
information ranging from the history of wind power to publications
and frequently asked questions. A good place
to begin research on wind power.
Middelgrunden
The largest off-shore wind farm
in the world. In Danish and English.
Wind
Power Magazine
A periodical devoted to disseminating
information on wind electricity generation.
Solar
US Department
of Energy: Solar Energy Topics
List of websites and reports dealing with solar power.
American Solar
Energy Society
This national organization is dedicated to advancing the use
of solar energy for the benefit of U.S.
citizens and the global environment by promoting the widespread
near-term and long-term use of solar energy. It also publishes
the magazine Solar Today.
Database
of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
This site has information and contacts on existing incentives
for implementing renewable energy with a particular focus on
solar technologies.
Solar Energy
Industries Association
An industry group which follows solar legislation on the Federal
level. It has numerous links to solar companies and state
chapters.
BP Solar
BP Solar is a world leader in solar power applications manufacturing,
designing, marketing, and installing a wide range of crystalline
silicon and new generation thin film solar electric products
and systems. BP Solar is a BP Group company, an oil company
redefining itself in the 21st century.
Solar Server
A German site with information
on photovoltaics, engineering and solar heating.
Geothermal
US
Department of Energy: Geothermal Topics
List of websites and reports dealing with geothermal power.
Hawaii
Geothermal Page
Hawaii has great
geothermal potential, some of which is already utilized. The
state maintains this site to disseminate information about the
process. Includes a sizable list of links.
International
Geothermal Association
A group which seeks to encourage research, development and
utilization of geothermal resources worldwide through the compilation,
publication and dissemination of scientific and technical data
and information, both within the community of geothermal specialists
and between geothermal specialists and the general public.
Stanford
Geothermal Program
Stanford University's
program for research and development of Geothermal
technologies.
International
Ground Source Heat Pump Association
Non-profit based at Oklahoma
State University.
This site was designed to educate the public and connect it
with professional heat pump installers. Ground Source Heat Pumps
differ from conventional geothermal electricity generation in
that they are used for heating and cooling, not pow er production.
Alliant Geo
A company that installs
geothermal heat pumps. Very good on the educational part and
includes some case studies, which demonstrate costs and payback
time etc.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
US Department
of Energy: Hydrogen Topics
List of websites and reports dealing with hydrogen power.
The Proton Exchange
Membrane Fuel Cell
A good basic description of the fundamentals of a pure hydrogen
fuel cell. Includes an animation of the chemical
reaction.
What are fuel
cells?
An explanation of six different fuel cell types, Solid Oxide, Molten
Carbonate, Phosphoric Acid, Solid Polymer, Direct Methanol,
and Alkaline.
American
Hydrogen Association
A trade group for advancing fuel cells, extensive links
to hydrogen and fuel cell related sites.
National Hydrogen
Association of
Australia
A site promoting hydrogen as a renewable energy source
in Australia. Based
in Australia.
Bellona
Foundation
A non-profit foundation that takes an international focus
on environmental problems, specifically clean energy solutions.
Based in Norway.
European Fuel Cell Forum
An organization chartered to promote fuel cell technology
through scientific conferences and relevant literature. A
very good site with many recent articles and reports.
Based in Switzerland.
International Partnership for
the Hydrogen Economy
An organization aiming to promote effective international
support for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. An international
partnership based in Washington, DC.
Fuel CellToday
A comprehensive source of information on hydrogen and
advancing fuel cell technologies, aiming to accelerate the commercialization
of fuel cells. Based in the
United Kingdom.
Fuel
Cell Markets
An interactive communication platform for a Hydrogen
Economy highlighting the latest technology. Based in the United
Kingdom.
Hyweb
A German group devoted to tracking the development of hydrogen
fuel cells. In English and German.
Ballard Power
Systems
Ballard is the world leader in proton exchange membrane
(PEM) fuel cell technology.
The
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Investor
This site tracks the media daily for fuel cell stories and
is designed for the potential investor in hydrogen companies.
Nuclear
International Atomic Energy
Agency
The IAEA is an independent intergovernmental, science and technology-based
organization, in the United Nations family, that serves as the
global focal point for nuclear cooperation. It inspects nuclear
programs to ensure nations comply with their non-proliferation
agreements.
Safe Energy
Communications Council
The Safe Energy Communication Council (SECC) is a national,
non-profit council of ten environmental and public interest
media groups. Since 1980, SECC has educated the public and the
media about energy efficiency and renewable energy's potential
to produce a larger share of our nation's energy, as well as
the economic and environmental liabilities of nuclear power.
Institute for
Energy and Environmental Research
The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)
is dedicated to increasing public involvement in and control
over environmental problems through the democratization of science.
Provides a fair analysis of the risks involved with uranium.
Nuclear Energy
Institute
An industry funded group devoted to the promotion of nuclear
power in the US
and around the world.
World
Nuclear Association
The World Nuclear Association is a global non-governmental
trade organization concerned with nuclear power generation and
all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, including mining, conversion,
enrichment, fuel fabrication, plant manufacture, transport,
and the safe disposition of spent fuel.
Natural Gas and Petroleum
The American
Gas Association
A trade group that advocates on behalf of US natural gas
companies.
The Natural
Gas Information and Educational Resources website
This site is the result of an industry-wide
collaborative effort sponsored by the Natural Gas Supply Association
(NGSA), the Independent Petroleum Association of American (IPAA),
and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA).
The
American Petroleum Institute
The American Petroleum Institute is the primary trade association
representing the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. Its membership includes more than
400 corporations involved in all aspects of the oil and gas
industry.
National
Petroleum Council
The National Petroleum Council (NPC), a federally chartered
and privately funded advisory committee, was established in
1946 at the request of President Harry S. Truman.
World
Petroleum Congress
The World Petroleum Congress was founded in London in 1933. It provides a forum for discussing the issues facing
the oil industry on a worldwide basis and is strictly non-political.
Coal
World Coal Institute
The World Coal Institute is a non-governmental, non-profit,
independent organization with membership open to coal producers
and coal consumers from around the world. The site contains
facts on world and regional coal consumption as well as an extensive
links to other fossil fuel groups.
International
Energy Agency - Clean Coal
This IEA site provides information on efficient coal supply
and use and enhances innovation and continued development of
coal as a clean source of energy.
