Energy

Organizations

AGORES (A Global Overview of Renewable Energy Sources)
http://www.agores.org
Portal for renewable energy. Background on sectors, who's who, policy, publicatons and more.

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
http://www.aceee.org

American Solar Energy Society
http://www.ases.org

American Wind Energy Association
http://www.awea.org

Association of Energy Service Professionals
http://www.aesp.org

Bioenergy Information Network
http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/
Part of U.S. DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy outreach activities. DOE-funded projects focus on the domestic production, recovery, and conversion of energy crops to environmentally beneficial fuels and power generation.

Chicago Climate Exchange
http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/
Voluntary program for trading credits for greenhouse gas emissions. Participating companies are issued tradable emission allowances. Emitting firms commit to a phased reduction schedule of 5 percent below 1999 levels by 2005.

Climate Neutral Network
http://www.climateneutral.com
Non-profits that helps companies, communities and individuals achieve a net zero impact on the earth's climate. Climate-Cool certified products, services & enterprises.

European Wind Energy Association
http://www.ewea.org

Fuel Cell Today
http://www.fuelcelltoday.com
Fuel Cell industry portal. Includes directory.

Fuel Cells 2000
http://www.fuelcells.org
Information site on the fuel cell industry.

Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
http://www.geoexchange.org
National association for geothermal energy.

Green Prices
http://www.greenprices.com/eu/index.asp
Green Energy in Europe. Country-by-country stats and information.

Green-e Renewable Electricity Program
http://www.green-e.org
Certified Green Power supplier program.

Hyweb: Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Information System
http://www.Hyweb.de/index-e.html

Independent Power Producers' Society of Ontario (IPPSO)
http://www.newenergy.org/ippso.html

International Solar Energy Society
http://www.ises.org
UN-accredited NGO present in more than 50 countries, the Society supports its members in the advancement of renewable energy technology, implementation and education all over the world.

Million Solar Roofs Initiative
http://www.millionsolarroofs.com
Government program enables businesses and communities to install solar panels on 1 million rooftops across the U.S. by 2010.

National Hydrogen Association
http://www.hydrogenus.com/

National Renewable Energy Lab
http://www.nrel.gov

Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/english/
Canada's "one-stop" service for energy efficiency information; databases, publications, tips and program descriptions.

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
http://www.nesea.org

Renewable Energy Policy Project
http://www.crest.org
REPP's goal is to accelerate the use of renewable energy by providing credible information, insightful policy analysis, and innovative strategies amid changing energy markets and mounting environmental needs by researching, publishing, and disseminating information, creating policy tools, and hosting highly active, on-line, renewable energy discussion groups.

Rocky Mountain Institute
http://www.rmi.org

Solar Energy Industries Association
http://www.seia.org

Sustainable Energy Coalition
http://www.sustainableenergycoalition.org/
Brings together more than 60 national and state-level business, environmental,consumer, and energy policy organizations. Founded in 1992, the Coalition promotes increased federal support for Energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and reduced federal support for unsafe or polluting energy resources.

U.S. DOE Green Power Network
http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/
Find out about green energy options in your state. News and information on green power markets: green power providers, product offerings, consumer protection issues, and policies affecting green power markets.

U.S. DOE High-Performance Photovoltaic Project
http://www.nrel.gov/pv/high_performance_pv.html
Learn about cutting edge research on solar electric technologies. The goal is to double the efficiency of PV technologies to lower costs.

U.S. DOE: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EREE)
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
Gateway to energy efficiency and renewable energy information on the Web.

U.S. EPA: Energy Star Program
http://www.energystar.gov/
Links to all Energy Star Programs: Green Lights, Appliances, Office, Residential, Commercial.

U.S. Fuel Cell Council
http://www.usfcc.com
Membership organization that promotes commercialization of fuel cells.

US EPA Climate Leaders Program
http://www.epa.gov/climateleaders
Industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Partner companies commit to reducing their impact on global warming by completing a corporate-wide inventory of greenhouse gas emissions based, setting aggressive reduction goals, and annually reporting their progress to the EPA.

US EPA Green Power Partnership
http://www.epa.gov/greenpower
Voluntary partnership with businesses that are interested in reducing their carbon footprint by purchasing green energy. Members range from government agences to Fortune 500 companies.

US EPA's Energy Star for Small Business
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=small_business.sb_index
Information and technical support on saving energy for your small business from the US EPA, Energy Star.

VentusVigor.com
http://www.ventusvigor.com
Wind energy web site.

Database(s)

BioCarbon Fund
http://www.forest-trends.org
The poorest farmers and rural communities across the developing world will earn income from land management practices that keep the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere under a new $100 million carbon fund launched by the World Bank. The BioCarbon Fund is a public/private partnership that will finance the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through improved land management practices. As added benefits soil fertility and crop yield may increase, non-timber forest products can add to local livelihoods, and biodiversity is maintained. The BioCarbon Fund will focus on projects that would not happen without the incentive provided by carbon finance. A recent World Bank study found that only 13 percent of all direct private sector carbon emission reduction dollars go to the developing world, a situation the fund's participants hope to change. Read more: http://ens-news.com/ens/nov2002/2002-11-13-03.asp

The BioCarbon Fund will complement the two other World Bank managed carbon funds - the flagship Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF), and the Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF).

Case Studies of State Support for Renewable Energy
http://www.cleanenergyfunds.org/Innovative%20Practices%20Report/Report_Index.htm
The 15 states that have established clean energy funds to date are expected to collect $3.5 billion between 1998 and 2012 for renewable energy investments. Clean Energy Group, in collaboration with the Berkeley Lab, has initiated a case study series that will report on the use of these clean energy funds.

Cleaner and Greener Program
http://www.cleanerandgreener.org
Company certification for actions supporting environmental emission reductions.

Climate Ark
http://www.climateark.org/
Climate Change & Renewable Energy Portal. News and thousands of articles.

Climate Care
http://www.CO2.org
Climate Care helps you calculate and offset your personal and/or business's emissions. They offer a portfolio of projects including reforestation, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
http://www.irecusa.org/index.php?id=24
The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Energy Tax Incentives
http://www.energytaxincentives.org
Database on tax incentives available for energy efficiency (for individuals and businesses) from the Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP).

Energysearch
http://www.energysearch.com/
Search engine launched by the Electric Power Research Institute specifically on Energy.

FindSolar.com
http://www.FindSolar.com
Find a solar pro to install your solar system; if you're a solar pro then join the network.

Global Energy Marketplace (GEM)
http://www.crest.org/gem.html
Sponsored by the EPA, GEM provides 2000 links to resources on renewable energy and energy efficiency in 150 countries. "ReInState" is a guide to state-by-state renewable energy and sustainable development resources: case studies, products and services, utility information, programs and policies, and energy usage. ReInState: http://gem.crest.org/sbs

Greenhouse Gas Technology Center
http://www.sri-rtp.com/
Locates promising GHG mitigation technologies, subjects them to independent third-party performance testing, and provides performance results to the public free of charge. Sponsored by US EPA

MetaEfficient: A Guide to the Most Efficient Things in the World
http://www.reactual.com
Reviews of countless products on their energy efficiency.

Renewable Energy Atlas of the West
http://www.energyatlas.org/
Online Atlas profiles wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass power resources in the West using high-resolution maps. An interactive map tool allows you to control your view and printing of the maps.

State Energy Efficiency Policy Index
http://www.ase.org/content/article/detail/2356
Database of all the U.S. state energy-efficiency laws - search by state or by policy topic. You can search for appliance standards, building codes, greenhouse gas emission cap & trade programs, energy-efficiency funds, public benefits funds, tax incentives, transportation initiatives, and other legislation. Or just click on the US map to find all the laws for the state you're interested in. From the Alliance to Save Energy.

World Energy Council (WEC)
http://www.worldenergy.org/
Energy stats around the world.

Listserv(s)

Bioenergy Listservs
http://www.crest.org/discussiongroups/index.html
Discussion groups and archives.