The Canadian Association for
Renewable Energies
(CARE) an authoritative source of news on the renewable energy
industry in Canada
The US "Interstate Renewable
Energy Council"
The Green Energy Website
is a service
with information on how to buy green energy services. Alternate link for the
Green Energy
Website
World-wide
Information System for
Renewable Energy (WIRE)
Ontario Pilot Emission Reduction
Trading (PERT)
Website
National
Center for Appropriate
Technology
RETSCREEN (TM) Software for
assessing feasibility
of renewable energy products, distributed by the Government of Canada,
free-of-charge.
CANMET Energy
Diversification Research Laboratory R&D includes photovoltaics,
remote community energy systems, heat
pumps, heat storage, industrial drying as well as energy systems
analysis and modelling.
Ontario
Legislative Committee on
Ontario
Hydro website
British
Columbia's Electricity Task Force
Natural Life
Website's Alternative
Energy
Resources
The
Macdonald
Committee Report on competition in Ontario's electricity sector
Renewable Electric Plant
Information System
Information about utility grid-connected bioenergy, geothermal,
hydroelectric, photovoltaic, solar thermal, and wind energy generation
facilities throughout the
United States is contained in the DOE Office of Utility Technologies'
Renewable Electric Plant
Information System (REPiS) database.
Energy
Efficient Housing in
Canada
And, for other links on energy systems in buildings, Click here for
"other sources"
Or, advancedbuildings.org
This site is a
building professional's guide to over 60 environmentally
responsible technologies and materials for use in commercial/industrial
buildings. It covers topics such as phot`foltaics, daylighting, water
conservation, embodied energy, waste managment, septic treatment, and
more. For more information, e-mail: dcarpenter@grandconnections.com
Canada's
Office of Energy
Efficiency operates an annual program of Energy Efficiency Awards
The International Institute for
Sustainable
Development based in Winnipeg. They provide a Sourcebase, or List of Information
Sources on Sustainable
Development and a List of WWW
sites on Sustainable Development
CREST's
online
renewable energy education system
The US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Energy efficiency pages at
the Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN).
A site maintained by U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and
Technical Information
is
found at
http://www.doe.gov/.
The Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Network (EREN) Main Pages of the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, probably the
most comprehensive and up-to-date site of its type.
You may find it easier to use EREN's
alphabetically organized links
page
The Alberta Renewable
Energy Test Site
based in Calgary.
The Grassroots Support
for Clean Energy Site
has loads of information on why we need renewables, and how to make
your views known to
influential politicians, links to companies and organizations, etc.
etc.
Who's
Who in Renewable
Energy
The Sustainability Net
run by a
Chicago-based NGO called CASX
EnerNet
indexes all kinds of
energy business information and has News
site devoted to
conservation and renewable energy
Green Power Network
is billed as "...
a clearinghouse of information on electric power industry green
marketing efforts," the Greenpower Network offers general information
on the concept, summaries of marketing activities among 23 utility
companies, access to a library of literature on the topic, links to
other related information sources, market research data, descriptions
of international efforts, and a green marketing discussion group.
The Power Pool of Alberta
Ontario's Independent Electricity
Market Operator
Energy Probe's Web Site
has all
sorts of interesting data and links.
Ontario Power
Generation Inc.
Ontario Hydro Services Company
(These two links above represent the two primary successor companies to
the former
Ontario Hydro, which ceased to exist as a single company on April 1,
1999)
The Electricity Distributors
Association
The Association of Major Power
Consumers In
Ontario (AMPCO) home page
The Power Workers Union also
has a WWW site
ONGA, the Ontario Natural Gas
Association
Friends of the Earth
(Canada)
Canadian Electricity
Forum Magazine
European Media Marketing Ltd.
is a media
marketing
company involved in the promotion of renewable energy, and their main
business is the
organisation of the largest renewable energy event in the World, The
World Sustainable Energy
Fair. They also publish the sustainable energy industry Journal.
U.S.
EPA web site - renewable energy devoted to examining climate
change as it
relates to the business/renewable industry sector.
The Energy
Group
at Reading University includes details of an M.Sc. course on
"Renewable Energy and the
Environment" as well as
a series of short (two week) courses on Solar Energy, Wind Energy,
Micro-Hydro Power and
Biomass Energy.
International Network for
Sustainable Energy
The Earth Council's "Network
for Sustainable
Development"
A plethora of online resources are available at Planet-Friendly's
Link Pages on "The Blackout, Energy & You"
There is also the: Canada
Energy
Industry End-Use Data and Analysis Centre, or the Energy Research Group,
Simon Fraser University Home Page
and their Energy
Research Group home page
The Centre for Alternative
Technology in
Wales is one of the longest established resource centres on alternative
power generation.
In addition, Eco
Net's
Renewable
Energy Pagehas some useful resources
The Kortright Centre's
Website
features a Renewable
Energy Information
Site
Clean Energy is a world-wide
WWW
directory
of clean energy companies and services
GreenWare Environmental Systems Inc.
has a
website with related information
For an excellent page of links to environmental, energy, sustainable
development and
related sites, try ICLEI's
links page
Home Power Magazine has a page
of renewable energy WWW links
The World Directory of
Renewable Energy
Suppliers and Services
Summary Table of
Public Benefit
Programs and Electric Utility Restructuring
The Grid Company of Alberta
The Globe Resource Centre bills
itself as "the
most
complete and up-to-date source for environmental business intelligence
on the Internet. "
Delft University's Clean
Technology Institute Web
Site ("Interduct")
The UN Sustainable Energy
and
Environment Division has a directory and newsletter on line
Jens
Staeck's web site
contains many links concerning renewable energy, in several languages,
mostly German.
The
Sustainability Project has some interesting papers and ideas
Sustainable Minnesota
Newsletter
The Canadian
Global Change Program
Global
Change Global Change - Electronic Edition seeks to educate the Web
browsing public on
climate change and ozone depletion issues.
Then Environmental Web Directory
contains
a search engine specific to environmental themes
Engineered Systems Inc.
New Zealand Energy
Efficiency and
Conservation Authority The Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Authority (EECA)
provides
policy advice
to the New Zealand Government, contributes to the creation of energy
efficiency legislation,
gathers statistics, runs seminars, and initiates public education
projects and programs. Come to this Web site to learn more about EECA's
projects and
capabilities and to send e-mail to EECA staff members. See also its
newsletter at Energy-Wise News
Hemispheric Experiences
in Energy
Efficiency and
Renewable Energy The Hemispheric Energy Symposium, held in October
1995, was a
follow-up to
the Summit of the Americas. During both meetings, the need for
participating
countries to exchange information on the application of energy
efficiency and renewable energy technologies was recognized as a way to
ensure their continued proliferation.
The
Sustainable Communities Network from Nova Scotia
More
websites on sustainability
The Union of Concerned
Scientists'
Energy Pages contain lots of useful
information.
Helinet's Canadian
Environmental
Resource Directory looks promising
Dave Rezachek's Page has
a lot of
interesting material on renewable energy, utility integration of
renewables, energy economics,
and
other subjects.
Eco Expo produces a three day
conference and
trade show aimed at marketing environmental products, services and
technolgy to government
and private companies.
The Envirolink
Organization
claims to be "the largest online environmental information resource on
the planet. "
Sustainable Business.com
Sustainable
Business.com is a focal point on the Web for all environmental
business sectors, from recycling to green building, from renewable
energy
to organic products, from social investing to certified forestry. Read
the
"Sustainable Business Insider" magazine, post Business Opportunities,
find
a Green Dream Job, use the comprehensive Links Library.
The Paperless Environmental
Journal,
Greendisk hosted by the Institute for Global
Communications, allows visitors to browse a review issues of the
journal, see sample listings
from
the Guide to Environmental Computing
v1.2 and explore eBase v5.1 (an 8500 page keyword-searchable
environmental encyclopedia).
The Conservation
Information
Co-operative is a focal point of conservation and stewardship
information for landowners,
university faculty, students, government, non-governmental
organizations, and others concerned
about environmental issues.
IndEco does all sorts of work on
industrial
ecology, environmental accounting and strategic management issues. IndEco's links page is also
interesting
The Sustainable Development
Resources
Database
Nordlicht
(Northern
Lights) is a public campaign for climate protection by energy
saving and traffic reduction.
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
provides education and demonstration, on the application of
renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.
The World
Bank's site
on power projects, rural development and related issues
APP-TECH Inc.APP-TECH's home
page
features descriptions of it energy consultation,
design, and engineering services, includining solar site feasibility
assessments.
Iowa Energy CenterThe Iowa
Energy
Center (IEC) conducts and sponsors research on the use of
energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies. Consequently, the
IEC Web site contains electronic copies of some of its "Home Series"
publications for energy conscious consumers; offers information about
the Office's mission, staff, and scheduled events; yields descriptions
of its research grant initiatives, loan programs, and facilities; and
establishes links to other related sites.
Massachusetts Division
of Energy
Resources Descriptions of grants, legislation filed to deregulate
the electric utility industry in
Massachusetts, and case studies of wind power and landfill gas
installations are included on the
Division of Energy Resources (DOER) Web server.
The Canadian Environment Industry
Association
(Ontario
Chapter) website
The Renewable Energy Policy
Project at
the University of Maryland, seeks to
accelerate the use of renewable technology through policy research and
advocacy.
The Ontario Round table on
Environment and
Economy (ORTEE) is set up to foster sustainable development within
the province.
The Institute for Research on
Environment and
Economy's new web site highlights the four research projects at the
Institute.
International Economic
Platform for
Renewable Energies While the content of this site is presented
entirely in German, links to
the
various
sections are also available in English. It includes business contacts,
resource assessment
materials,
installation regulations, information source listings, job postings,
links to related
organizational and institutional Web sites, and guidelines for
financing, planning, installing, and
operating renewable energy (wind, solar thermal, biomass, and
photovoltaic) power plants.
on-line
discussions on Science and Technology for Development organized by
the U.S. National
Academy
of Sciences and hosted by The World Bank, through its TechNet
Initiative, and the Carnegie
Corporation. In advance of the
in-person conference in Toronto, TechNet is holding four virtual
conferences via the Internet --
called Think Tanks. The Think Tanks will focus on the themes of: Small
and Medium Enterprise
Development, Environment, Health and Agriculture.
"Empowerment Resources
for Personal Growth, Social Change, and Ecology"
The Magrath Energy
Corporation has a
Foundation which encourages the use of alternative energy in a number
of ways, including
through its web pages on
alternative energy
The
Common Purpose
Institute For Energy And Environmental Solutions Energy And
Environmental News
The Common Purpose
Website is
one of the best-developed renewable energy resources around.
Environmental Networking
Facilities is an
extremely convenient tool for anyone searching for environmental
experts on the www.
Talk Power is a "Power
Utility Distribution
Message
Board, created to exchange
questions, answers and help amongst people in the power field
Tennessee Power
Company's Green Power
Pages
Navitas is a site intended to
help consumers in
choosing electricity suppliers
www.calpol.com
www.deregulation.com
www.energymarketplace.com
www.energyonthenet.com
www.electricitychoice.com
www.cpuc.ca.gov
puc.paonline.com
The Consumer
Energy Council of
America's website focuses largley on electricity restructuring
issues
President
Clinton's Council
for Environmental Quality (CEQ) website
Helio's website on energy
and
eco-development
Canadian
Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2) offers easy access to
national and
international pollution prevention information through a search
service, hard copy
distribution, easy-to-use P2 Internet site, on-line forums, current
publications, customized training and conference delivery
ENERGYguide says it is "
the first site on
the Internet to tie together information with tools consumers can use
to act on that knowledge."
RAINBOW POWER COMPANY/ RESHAPE PTY
LTD
issues a free 1-2 page Newsletter once a month with information
about Renewable
Energy, new products, specials etc.
GEO Index is a search engine
for
geo-environmental professionals
INIST Free
access and consultation of
the INIST international collections.
Documents from periodicals (serials), theses or
congresses, with focus on: energy, environment, ecology and earth
sciences.
SEVEn from the Czech Republic
compiles a great deal
of
information on energy efficiency, cogeneration, and renewables, with
extensive references to
various projects, publications, conferences, contacts and policy
papers.
California Alliance for
Distributed Energy
Resources
Energy Alternatives
Ltd., billed as "Canada's Sustainable Living Store," offers a
variety of
resources for people interested in renewable energy with an emphasis on
solar, wind and micro
hydro. They can also be reached at 8 - 6782 Veyaness Road, Saanichton,
BC V8M 2C2, tel.
(250) 544-0488 (250) 544-0478 Fax (contact: Kevin Pegg)
http://www.EnergyAlts.com and
http://www.EnergyAlternatives.WS
"Alternative Energy Industry"
a "human edited site of links, news and commentary at About.com"
http://altenergy.about.com/
The Source for
Renewable
Energy is a comprehensive listing of renewable energy companies
The Planetary
Systems
website features extensive listings of "products and systems promoting
renewable energy /
sustainable living" including wind & solar power, and energy
efficient homes.
Sectoral Listings
Biomass
The Biomass Energy Research
Association
(BERA) supports biofuels research in the
public and private sectors and facilitates information exchange,
education, and
international cooperation. Available here are its 1997 annual report
and a summary of its activities this year; news from the Association's
Capitol
Hill luncheon meetings with Congressional staffers and policy makers;
an
historic overview of biomass energy use, development, resources, and
research
areas; a listing of BERA Officers and Directors; guidelines for
membership; and
an e-mail link for submitting questions on biomass energy research and
technologies to the BERA Information Resource Service.
Western Regional Biomass
Energy Program
s one of five such programs established and funded by the U.S.
Department of
Energy to ensure the commercial adoption of biomass energy
technologies.
Hurst Boiler and Welding Co.,
Inc., is a 32 year
old company, that has been
engineering, manufacturing and installing biomass fired steam plants
for
the past 20 years. They are the third largest US manufacturer of
packaged
(gas/oil fired) boiler systems and claim to be the preeminent sole
source
provider of biomass fired steam systems in North America.
Sunpower, Inc.
Environmental
Effects of Biomass Crop Production
A listing of members
and
publications of the National BioEnergy Industries Association.
A co
m
pilation of Biomass information sources on the Internet compiled
8/1/94 by Christopher
Gronbeck (ceg@crest.org)
Site for data
bases at
CREST The Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology.
The US
DOE's Regional
Biomass Program site
The gopher site at CREST.
For a list of biofuels
publications.
Canadian Renewable Fuels
Association
Beth
Candlish's bio-energy page
another
bio-energy page
An active American biomass
web site
TREElectric are
commercialising
energy cropping concepts.
U.S. Department of
Energy BioPower Demonstration project summaries, industry photos,
technical papers, fact sheets,
introductory literature, and publications describing US federal
activities are all
available from the DOE BioPower Program Web server.
The IEA Bioenergy Site
The B.C. Pellet Fuel Manufacturers
Associatiin is a
non-profit society promoting the use of densified wood residue and
biomass.
The Third Biomass Conference of
the Americas
Integrated
Energy
Agriculture is a research site describing the results of a biomass
energy research project with an interest in tobacco and "significant
potential for Canadian agriculture."
National
Bioenergy
Industries
Association
Biomass Energy Alliance
Arkenol, Inc. Using a
concentrated acid hydrolysis
process, Arkenol converts biomass
feedstocks into simple sugars to produce chemicals and transportation
fuels in the "biorefineries" it constructs and operates worldwide.
Iowa
State University IPRT
Biomass Energy Program The mission of the Institute for Physical
Research and Technology
(IPRT)
Biomass Energy Program at Iowa State University is to "...develop,
demonstrate, and promote
better ways to produce, process, and utilize biomass resources as part
of a sustainable energy
future."
DOE/USDA
Biomass Power for Rural Development Initiative
DOE/USDA Biomass Power for Rural Development Initiative. Chariton
Valley, Iowa •
Switchgrass Biomass Power Cooperative Research and Development
Agreement...
http://www.etde.org/html/doe/whatsnew/factshet/fsl96038.html
- size 7K - 07-Oct-96
Biomass
Enery Project
Announcement
U.S. SECRETARY OF ENERGY O'LEARY ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR NEW
YORK-BASED BIOMASS ENERGY PROJECT. Dr. Edwin White joins U.S. Secretary
of
Energy Hazel O'Leary..
http://149.11
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ACTIVITI
ES AND ACTIVITY LEADERS - Task XII - Biomass Production, Harvesting a
ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITY LEADERS Task XII - Biomass Production,
Harvesting and Supply. Operating Agent: L. Zsuffa University of
Toronto, Canada. Assistant...
http://syssrv9.nrel.gov/business/international/documents/taskxii.html
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Biomass-Terminology
Biomass - Terminology. Navigational Help. ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Biological
degradaion of organic matter in the absense of oxygen. ARISINGS
Quatitity of....
http://nmrc.
ucc.ie/rems/biomass/bmterm.htm - size 2K -
02-Jan-96
Centre of
Biomass Technology -
Literature List
Centre of Biomass Technology publishes its reports and other
literature. Some
of it is available for free and a small fee is taken for others.
For....
http://www.sp.dk/~cb
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Biomass
Resources
for
Energy and Industry
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Industry. by Lynn
and Judy Osburn © 1993. The point where the cost of producing....
http://w
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- 17-Nov-96
Biomass
Burning and the Production of Greenhouse Gases
9. BIOMASS BURNING AND THE PRODUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GASES.
Joel S. Levine. Atmospheric Sciences Division NASA Langley Research
Center Hampton,
Virginia.....
http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/biomass_burn/biomass.html
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Biomass
Power
Industry
BIOMASS POWER INDUSTRY. ASSESSMENT OF KEY PLAYERS AND
APPROACHES FOR DOE AND INDUSTRY INTERACTION. FINAL REPORT. July 1,
1993.
Department of Energy Office..
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- 26-Sep-96
Biomass
Power Industry
BIOMASS POWER INDUSTRY. ASSESSMENT OF KEY PLAYERS AND
APPROACHES FOR DOE AND INDUSTRY INTERACTION. FINAL REPORT. July 1,
1993.
Department of Energy Office..
http://www.eren.doe.gov/biopower/acknowledgements.html
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Public
and Private
Programs to Increase Biomass and Soil Carbon in the US
5.6.3
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS TO INCREASE BIOMASS AND SOIL
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Hemp Canada makes biomass for
energy information
available.
DOE's
Bioenergy Initiative
Agrilab is a company which
has developed an
alternative fuel heating system that uses the energy from biomass
decomposition to heat large
greenhouse complexes and any other agricultural
buildings
Co-generation and Geothermal
Geothermal:
The Geothermal Resources
Association
Website
The GeoExchange Information Center
site "facilitates outreach, communications, technology transfer,
networking, and the exchange af
information related to geothermal or ground-source heating and
cooling."
Geothermal
energy at Sandia National Laboratories in the southwestern USA
International
Geothermal
Association
U.S. Department of Energy -
Geothermal Energy Technical Site. This is a technically oriented
web site dealing with Geothermal Energy. Look here for the latest DOE
Geothermal Project Research Summaries.
US DOE Geothermal
Technologies
Pbuildrogram comprise impressively detailed resources on the
subject.
Geothermal
Information and Technology
Transfer Site
The Geothermal Resources
Council
Virginia Tech Geothermal Data
Through this Web
server, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's
Department of Geological Sciences
identifies optimum
geothermal development sites, provides resource data for the eastern
United States, and facilitate
access to other sources of background information about related
technologies.
GEOCRACK is a
program for the
analysis and design of Hot Dry Rock geothermal energy reservoirs.
Small Hydro
The Canadian Hydropower
Association
The Ontario Waterpower Association
small-hydro.com The
International
Small-hydro Atlas: developed by the IEA's Hydropower Programme, a
resource for developers to
assist with resource, technological and regulatory issues related to
small-hydro projects.
Low Impact Hydro Institute
(LIHI)
Dam-Reservoir
Impact Info-Archive maintained in Ottawa.
Canadian Hydro Developers
Micro
Hydro power
station design site has lots of technical data and resources for
designers
Solar Plus is a complete
Renewable Energy
supplier, offering Consulting, Design, Installation and Sales of solar,
micro-hydro, wind energy.
Mardon
Erbland's small
hydro
links
National
Performance of Dams
Program Website maintained gy Dr. Martin McCann of Stanford
PowerTel Utilities is
active in the small hydro
business in Ontario
The Magrath Energy
Corporation small
hydro pages
Descriptions of the different types of large hydropower systems,
economic data
for facilities now in operation, and details on the non-energy benefits
of U.S.
installations are posted on the DOE's
Hydropower Web site EREN's Related Hydropower Sites
page found at This site
includes a link to the DOE Hydropower Web site and to a wealth of other
resources
covering this mature technology.
To obtain guidelines on assessing whether or not the installation
of your own
small-scale hydropower system makes sense, download a copy of the
Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse brief, "Is a
Micro-Hydroelectric
System Feasible for You?" posted in the Consumer Energy Information
section of
EREN at This
site
Blue Energy Tidal Power Website
Hydro
information links
suggested by the government of Hawaii
The Underwater
Electric Kite is a
company with a system for generating power underwater, using natural
water flows.
International Centre for
Hydropower is an
international association of organizations involved in hydropower,
based in Norway
Diving Services has 30
years experience
working with Ontario Hydro and the private sector on Hydroelectric
generation stations
Solar
Solar Energy Society of Canada, Inc. (SESCI).
SESCI's new website
"Solar Buzz" Canadian
listings
EuroREX, the European
Renewable
Energy Exchange s the world's first renewable energy commercial
World Wide Web
(WWW) site devoted exclusively to the commercial promotion of renewable
energy in
Europe
European Solar Energy
Association
Go Solar Power is a
directory with hundreds
of Solar Power sites
A listing of Solar
and Renewable Energy Conferences for the coming months and years.
The International Solar Energy
Society headquartered in Freiburg, Germany
Centre
for Photovoltaic
Devices at the University of New South Wales in Australia
Solar Energy International
(SEI) provides
"hands-on" education and technical assistance for planning, designing,
and building renewable
energy systems and environmentally friendly homes.
DEMOSITE of
the
International centre for the presentation of photovoltaic construction
elementsat the Swiss
Federal
Institute of Technology - Lausanne
ISB's
Photovoltaic-Laboratory in
Switzerland
Material on Solar Energy maintained by Raymond J. Bahm and
Associates in
Albuquerque, NM USA
A
Self-Sufficient Solar House in the City of Freiburg, Germany
A Canadian solar company
Sovran Energy
Inc. maintains a web site
the Alberta Renewable
Energy Test Site
The Zero
Energy
Building Project.
Solar Evaluation Services
has a good
www site
3-D Software(tm) Solar
Energy &
Architecture Index has a number of interesting links.
The Swiss organization LESO-PB maintains a very impressive Page of links to
servers with renewable energy
information
The PV Power Resource Site is
billed as "... a
site for the coordination and dissemination of information on global
photovoltaic (PV)
technologies, applications, history, and resources." Information posted
here is categorized according to the following and other headings:
industry and technology updates, identification of companies involved
with various aspects of the industry, available training and employment
opportunities, industry events, and
frequently asked questions about PV technologies.
The World Radiation Data Centre
is the source
for information on how much sunshine falls where.
Specialty Concepts Inc.
Manufactures equipment
for PV installations, and maintains a website with links to many other
PV sites.
International
Energy Agency
SolarPACES ProgramThe IEA's Program for Solar Thermal Power and
Chemical Energy
Systems (SolarPACES) facilitates collaboration between the research and
industrial communities to hasten the development and application of
concentrating technologies for electric generation and chemical energy
systems for production of energy carriers, detoxification of hazardous
wastes and chemical processing.
Florida Solar Energy Center
Sunelco
Photovoltaics Program -- U.S.
Department of
EnergyThis latest site addition to EREN offers a wealth of
information about solar electric (photovoltaic or PV) technology.
Illustrations, photographs, and text are used to present
case studies of terrestrial applications of PV systems,
information about the history of the technology, descriptions of the
photovoltaic effect and the
solar resource, and discussions of cell, array, and system
configurations.
National
Solar
Thermal Test Facility Research performed for the U.S. Department of
Energy at Sandia
National
Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) continues to
hasten the development
and maturation of concentrating technologies for generating
electricity, destroying hazardous wastes, processing materials and a
variety of other industrial applications.
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar
Energy Systems The
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems is a member of the Solar
Energy Research Association (Forschungsverbund Sonnenenergie) and the
European Renewable
Energy Centres (EUREC) Agency. Go to the Institute's Web site to learn
about its research, development, and demonstration project activities
and facilities.
Solar Electric
Specialties Co. Solar
Electric Specialties manufactures photovoltaic (PV) system components
and
distributes integrated power systems. Visit this site and read about
SES products and packaged systems, use the glossary provided to look up
industry terms, learn more about the many aspects of the technology in
SES's Frequently Asked Questions section, and download online versions
of the company's newsletter.
Alternative Energy Systems,
Inc.Alternative Energy Systems (AES) designs and installs renewable
energy
and hybrid generating systems, conducts energy conservation
assessments, specifies and applies measures for saving energy, manages
projects during implementation, and installs advanced control and
monitoring systems.
The US National Center for
Photovoltaics
Powermat Mfg. Inc.
has
manufactured Powermat solar heating systems for swimming pools for over
16 years.
Solar Plus is a complete
Renewable Energy
supplier, offering Consulting, Design, Installation and Sales of solar,
micro-hydro, wind energy.
Solar Attic Home Page
features solar heating and
ventilation technology solutions.
Echo Systeme Echo
Systeme provides
design, installation, and consultation services for
applying solar water and space heating systems, renewable energy
generation systems
(photovoltaic, wind, hydroelectric), solar cookers, and other
alternative energy technologies. The content for the Echo Systeme Web
site is presented entirely
in French and includes educational information and detailed schematics
for many of the systems
the company services.
Solar
Institute Juelich The Fachhochschule Aachen Polytechnic's Solar
Institute - Juelich
conducts
research and development on decentralized electric, hybrid, and thermal
energy systems. Also
includes information on renewable energy training and coursework.
The El Paso Solar Energy
Association seeks to
hasten the application of solar technologies in northern and southern
New Mexico and western
Texas.
Photocomm, Inc. According
to its home page,
Photocomm is "...the nation's largest publicly-owned manufacturer and
marketer of wireless solar
electric power
systems." Information about the company, its products and services, and
a list of its
applications/products for stand-alone photovoltaic systems are
presented.
Simpler Solar Systems
Conserval Engineering
features award-winning
technology used to solar heat large buildings and for crop drying.
ConSolar's
web site
Go SolarGo Solar
specializes in the
design and installation of solar pool and watering heating systems and
solar electric and wind energy generation systems. The company also
distributes solar-powered toys and educational kits from an office
showroom that has operated free of utility generated electricity since
1993. Visit Go Solar's Web site to learn more about its products and
services and to order a copy of the new "Solar Electric Design Guide
and Catalog."
Solar Now is
"Dedicated to promoting
education about renewable energy and the environment"
ICP Canada Inc.
manufactures solar chargers
in
Montreal.
Georgia Tech
University Center of
Excellence for Photovoltaics Research and Education
PV
Users Mailing List
Subscribers to this mailing list are encouraged to share their
experiences with solar electric
(photovoltaic or PV) systems and gain insight by asking
questions of other subscribers. A unique feature of the PV Users
Mailing List is that the
administrator attempts to locate guest "speakers" who would be willing
to post brief messages to
share their knowledge about the technology.
ASE Americas, Inc. produces
crystalline silicon solar
electric (photovoltaic or PV) modules and supplies their PV cells and
module laminates to
equipment manufacturers.
Keep It Simple
Systems
T*SOL software is a tool for
designing and simulating
solar heating systems.
Australian Solarcar EV
event for January
1998
BP Solar
Sunmotor International Ltd. "Specialists
in Solar Water Pumps"
"Solar Electricity.
Engineering of Photovoltaic
Systems" (1995 edition)
Canrom Photovoltaics Inc. (Email
Address:
ndalacu@canrom.com)
Greenfield Hydroponics
Systems Inc. are manufacturers of patented Solar Photo Voltaic
powered portable greenhouse to grow different crops.
SolarPACES
is the
International Energy Agency's Solar
Thermal and Chemical Energy Systems Program
Greenpeace's
Solar Pioneers Website the goal of which is to inform the public
about grid-interactive solar rooftop systems, giving them the knowledge
they need to confidently purchase a system.
Northern California Solar
Energy Society
SOLTEK Solar Energy Ltd. #2 -
745 Vanalman Ave.
Victoria, BC V8Z 3B6
Advanced Glazings Limited
says it
manufactures the worlds first cost effective transparent
insulation for passive solar hot water systems, passive
solar heating, Trombe Walls, energy efficient greenhouses
and day/sky lighting applications. PO Box 277, 65E Memorial Drive
North Sydney NS B2A 3M3 Canada phone: 902-794-2899 fax: 902-794-1869
email: info@advancedglazings.com
SunWind Inc. is an
educational service that
provides information on a range of solar and wind energy applications.
Generation Solar is an
advanced renewable
energy company that can supply products and consultation services for
residential, commercial, agricultural or home installation of solar,
wind, hydroelectric and other
types of systems.
Sandia National Laboratories
Photovoltaics
Program is a non-profit, government organization with
the goal of ensuring that photovoltaic systems perform to their
potential by
conducting photovoltaic research and testing.
The German Aerospace Center website
describes the
Centre's activities in the area of solar thermal, solar chemistry and
the solar furnace. It links to
various solar activities worldwide, for example the SolarPACES and
AG-SOLAR North-Rhine
Westphalia and to the biggest European test center for solar
applications. The DLR is a member
of the IEA (International Energy Agency) and presently the national
coordinators of the
SolarPACES. Go to the web site to learn about its research,
development, and demonstration
project activities and facilities.
Ecolend says it provides
funding for the
purchase/construction of new buildings and the renovation of existing
homes and commercial
buildings to use active and passive solar systems and other
ecologically friendly building
products.
Kyocera Solar Inc. provides
engineered solar
energy applications including turnkey arrangements and has "thousands"
of customers
worldwide.
Solardyne.com carries
renewable energy
products and high-efficiency appliances. It is the creator of the
24-pound Solar Power Pack that
provides energy on the go.
Wind
CREST's
list of wind
energy associations from around the world
American Wind
Energy Association
The Colorado Wind Power Web
site is to inform Colorado consumers about their options to buy
wind power. The Web site allows consumers to sign up for
wind power from any of 18 electric utility companies located
throughout the state.
The Canadian Wind Energy Association
A newer site for AWEA, as
mentioned in Wind
Energy Monthly newsletter
Wind
Energy Technology at Sandia National Laboratories in the
southwestern
USA
You can plan your own wind
electric system
Wind Turbine
Research
Group in the U.K.
The homepage of the Finnish
Wind Power
Association.
National Wind Technology Center
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Wind Technology
Center
(NWTC) Web site offers information about the potential of wind energy
in the marketplace, doing business with the NWTC, wind turbine
research, and avian issues. Access to the NWTC's most recent documents
and Wind Resource Database, discussions of the current status of wind
turbine technologies, and a virtual tour of the NWTC site are also
available.
Windpower Monthly
Marlec
Engineering
Co.Ltd
manufactures a range of compact wind power generators for home,
marine,business and
educational uses.
The IEA Wind Newsletter
The IEA Wind Turbine
R&D Website
Solar Plus is a complete
Renewable Energy
supplier, offering Consulting, Design, Installation and Sales of solar,
micro-hydro, wind energy.
TREC, the Toronto Renewable
Energy Co-op is
planing to erect a wind turbine in the Toronto area.
EoleLocated in Quebec, Eole is
an initiative of
French-speaking countries to promote wind energy technologies. The Eole
Web site is entirely in French and offers historical information on and
images of windmills and wind energy conversion systems; discussions of
the attributes of large- and medium-scale turbines, the issues relating
to wind energy as a "green" power source, and how the technology works;
a summary of the applications of wind turbines worldwide; details about
the largest vertical access turbine installation in the world located
in Quebec; an online atlas with links to wind speed data for Canada,
the U.S., France, and other locations; economic information about the
technology; and a global list of equipment manufacturers.
The British Wind Energy Association
features links
to many other wind energy sites.
Atlantic
Orient Corporation
Communications
International,
Inc. supplies packaged photovoltaic and wind energy systems and
related equipment as well
as solar-powered outdoor lights and solar pool heating kits.
The Wind Service
Holland server
includes recent news about applications of
wind technology in the Netherlands, links to wind equipment
manufacturers worldwide, tabular
data on new system installations, an interactive
map of Holland's wind farms, and collections of international links to
other wind resource maps,
photographic images of working systems, and wind-related Web sites.
Douglas Johnson, Jacobs
Authorized Wind Energy
Dealer also sells other lines of wind turbines, and provides links
to dozens of other sites.
Tacke Wind Power
The Wind Fund is an
investment company
which finances small-scale wind power and hydro-electric schemes in the
UK.
Atlantic Orient Corporation Canada
Solardyne.com carries
renewable energy
products and high-efficiency appliances. It is the creator of the
24-pound Solar Power Pack that
provides energy on the go.
Energy Efficiency Services
The Canadian Energy
Efficiency Centre
The Association of Energy
Service Professionals
Home Page
National Association of Energy
Service Companies
Business Communications Company
publishes a great deal in the area of energy and energy conservation
(newsletters
and magazines).
One of their periodicals is "Energy
Conservation News"
Energy Efficient Building
Association, Inc. The
Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA) Web site offers online
documents describing their mission, history, functions, programs, and
membership options. Background information about attending, sponsoring,
and participating at their annual conference and exposition; a draft of
their "Criteria" for designing, constructing, and rehabilitating
residential and small commercial buildings; and ordering information
for available EEBA publications can also be obtained here.
The World Energy Efficiency
Association Home Page
The
Pacific
Northwest Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Online Magazine
Int'l Ass'n for
Energy Efficent Lighting
Energy Management Ass'n of
New
Zealand
The Residential Energy
Efficiency
Database is a useful resource especially for those involved in
building science.
Enermodal Engineering Site
has information on
two sustainable buildings and downloadable software of interest to
building designers.
Manitoba EMTF (Energy
Management
Task Force) is a non-profit, volunteer organization that promotes
energy management
through education.
The Beijing Energy
Efficiency Centre
The National Residential Energy
Services
Network
New York Energy Efficiency Council
A nonprofit
organization of businesses which promotes commercial, industrial,
institutional, and
residential energy efficiency; distributes information promoting energy
saving technologies; and
researches, evaluates, and informs decision makers about the status and
efficacy of demand-side
management programs and policies.
Energy Group
Limited employs the
pooled resources of four companies to provide an integrated energy
management consulting
service.
Northwest
Energy Efficiency Alliance
http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/codes_standards/">US
DOE Office of Codes
and standards
Russian Centre for Energy
Efficiency
Spin-x Spindryer an energy
saving clothes dryer, UL
approved
Fuel Cells
The Schatz Energy
Research Center (SERC)
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
H Power Corporation produces
proton-exchange
membrane, or PEM, fuel cell systems.
Hotlinks that involve more than one of the above technologies
The California Independent Energy
Producers Association
(IEPA)
The Green Energy Resource
Alliance (GreenERA)
Sunpower Inc. Free-piston
Stirling engines for
electricity production from biomass and solar thermal concentrators,
energy-efficient cooling, food refrigeration, water pumping, and
domestic cogeneration are the
specialty of Sunpower, Inc. A profile of the company, depictions of
ongoing projects and
business
opportunities, a list of publications, descriptions of job openings,
photos and schematics of
hardware
prototypes, product brochures, and technical papers can be downloaded
from the Sunpower home
page.
WSW Systems
Occidental Power combines
solar energy and
gas-fired cogeneration system installations.
The Asia Alternative
Energy Program
(ASTAE) was established in 1992 to
work with mainstream alternative energy in the World Bank's power
sector lending operations in
Asia. ASTAE supports a broad portfolio of alternative energy projects
and activities throughout
Asia. The website points to more information on existing and proposed
World
Bank/GEF-supported renewable energy and energy efficiency operations in
Asia, best practices
and lessons learned for alternative energy development, ASTAE's
background and strategies, and
recently developed alternative energy products. (Review provided by
Claudio Ramirez, Canadian
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.)
Delta DC Power offers a range
of products and
services for those using or developing DC power systems. The site also
features an extensive
directory of internet links to technical resources of interest to power
project developers.
TrueFuel(TM) from Advanced
Energy Research
Corporation, plans to make a less polluting carbon and hydrogen-based
fuel widely available for
power generation and other purposes.
Canadian Aboriginal and First Nation Energy and Resource
Links
The
Canada First Nations
Web Site" is a good starting point
Bill Henderson, a Toronto-based lawyer maintains an extensive Page of links to
aboriginal resources on
the WWW
In addition, Bill Henderson's
siteoffers a range of Canadian aboriginal resources centred on
legal information.
Aboriginal Peoples and Natural Resources in Canada
Explores the constraints and opportunities which aboriginal people
encounter in their efforts to use renewable and non-renewable
resources. publication #ISBN 1-895712-03-3, cost is $35 for the 337
page book. To order, call (416)736-5537.
McLeod Wood Associates is
a company that
offers a range of consulting, project development, business planning,
financial management,
internet and organizational services, and which has worked extensively
in the Ontario electricity
sector and with First Nations
IPPSO has sponsored two conferences on First Nations and independent
energy, and proceedings are available by calling IPPSO at (416)
322-6549
IPPSO's Directory also lists a number of energy-oriented aboriginal
resources. Contact
IPPSO at 416-322-6549 for more information.
For general US-based aboriginal resources on the Net, try the Native American Indian Web Site
IGC-related
aboriginal
resources on the Net
Ontario Hydro's
Aboriginal and Northern
Affairs Business Services
NativeWeb "The
white
man
says there is freedom and justice for all. We have had
"freedom and justice," and that is why we have been almost
exterminated. We shall not forget this." -- 1927 Grand Council of
American Indians
NativeWeb is a vast
collection of Native resources exploring the identities, traditions,
knowledge, and cultures of the world's indigenous peoples. The nations
of Latin America, North America, Oceania, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the
Arctic are celebrated. Art, music, language, literature, and
spirituality are but a few of the areas developed here. Visitors will
also find lists of journals, organizations, and academic sources. David
Cole is the NativeWebmaster.
US Bureau of Indian Affairs
Energy and Mineral
Resources Home Page
Power Exchanges and System operators
General Electrical Energy Information Resources
Clean Energy
Finance Edited by
Michael Philips of Energy Ventures International, Clean Energy
Finance brings "News About Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Investment in Emerging
Markets" to the World Wide Web.
The
Electric Utility
Restructuring Web site on EREN provides a comprehensive source of
information about the
subject, including a weekly update of restructuring activities around
the country. The Web site
was recently enhanced to include all back issues of the Electric
Utility Restructuring Weekly
Update, providing a detailed resource for investigating the subject.
Ennsynergy runs an
extensive website loaded
with detailed information on electricity restructuring and regulatory
issues, largely pertaining to
Ontario. In here you will find detailed information on the market
rules, the technical work behind
them, opportunities for online discussion, indexes to regulatory
documents that are available
nowhere else, and more. This is a very innovative site that is using
java-enhanced techniques to
make it easier for people to get involved in the details of electricity
restructuring.
Energy Central an
extensive and wide-
ranging energy information resource
US
government Electricity
Price
Projections (Forecasts)
US
Energy
Information Administration - Status of Electric Industry Restructuring
by State
Energy Technology Data Exchange
The
Electric Utility
WWW
Resource List, compiled by Mardon J. Erbland
A Public Online Discussion Group
about Utility
Restructuring, jurisdiction by jurisdiction with an emphasis on
energy efficiency and
renewables
The Energy Resource Online
service includes tips
for consumers, energy news and information, an "Energy University," a
virtual energy store and
more.
ElectricNet Online Directory
is a free buyer's guide and resource locator for electric power
professionals. It has over 6000
links to products, services,
companies, organizations, publications and events pertaining to the
electrical power industry.
For all sorts of market data on Canadian electricity and natural
gas, Click here for Canadian Energy
Markets Monthly
Newsletter
For links to all sorts of energy information on the Net, the Netherlands Energy Research
Foundation is
a
good first step.
Or try The
Energy
Data Page
The Grid Wise Home Page has
much detailed
information on the business of power generation, transmission and
distribution business.
"Power Pools" describes
itself as "the power
industry's online service"
Power Publications Menu
lists all sorts
of publications
North American Electric Reliability
Council
Electric Power Research Institute
Electric Industry
News
Electric
Industry
Web Resources
THERMIE a wide range
of energy
information resulting from the associated
measures of the European Commission's THERMIE programme
European
Commission
Directorate General XVII (Energy) Making the European Community's
internal energy
market a reality,
guaranteeing the security of energy supplies at reasonable costs, and
encouraging the efficient use
of energy and the application of renewable
energy technologies through programs such as ALTENER, THERMIE, and SAVE
are among the
objectives of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy
(DG XVII). Browse this Web site to gather information about these
objectives and
programs and to learn how the European Community intervenes through the
DG XVII to support
energy network development.
Euro Pages - The European
Business Directory
lists numerous energy-related companies; also has an extensive on-line service with
many energy-related
links
"The Electronic
Environment and Energy
Directory"
The Catholic University
of Chile's Power
Systems
Group
The Canadian Coalition for
Nuclear
Responsibility deals in all aspects of nuclear issues
that have a Canadian bearing, including uranium mining, health effects,
reactor safety, alternative
energy policies, weapons proliferation,
plutonium MOX fuel, reprocessing, decommissioning, and HLW management.
The
Nuclear-Free Future
award
For a bunch of anti-nuclear linksClick
here
For information and current data on the construction industry, you
can use Construction
On Line
The Environmental
Business
Network
an extensive list
of scientific and
not-so-scientific environmental links
A visit to the Global Energy Network
International
website will acquaint you with plans for an international energy grid,
originally inspired by the
work of Buckminster Fuller.
Canada's Voluntary Challenge and
Registry is a
multi-sectir effort to control atmospheric emissions voluntarily.
Western Electric Power Institute
BC
Hydro's
sustainable development pages
Evantage described as the
most comprehensive
source of energy-related products and services available
A new site with
utility data by Michael L.
Metzler: Author of The Utility Connection
contains "comprehensive financial and statistical data
for several hundred investor owned and municipal electric
utilities."
The International
Energy Foundation
and ENERGEX'2000
The
Link Exchange's Surf Point on electrical power
Fieldston Publications
produces newsletters and
services in the coal, rail and environmental arenas including such
titles as AIR Daily, Clean Air
Compliance Review, COAL Daily, Coal Transportation Report, Intermodal
Business, and Rail
Business.
Energy Info Source
electric industry
information service
Power Technology Website
calls itself
"the website for the power industry" this includes extensive
information on conferences,
products, services, associations, power technology projects, an
extensive company index, etc.
The Canadian
Electricity Forum
publishes Electricity Today magazine and runs technical forums on
issues of interest in the
industry
Other utilities with web sites:
Hydro Mississauga
Toronto Hydro
BC Hydro
BC Hydro's
environment section
Newfoundland Power
Other
Canadian Utilities
listed in Newfoundland Power's web site
BC Hydro's Wholesale
Transmission Services
The City of
Calgary Electric
System
The New York Power Authority
A
page of links to electric
and gas utilities around the world
XENERGY's page of links
to retail
wheeling sites
Companies with Services of value to the alternative energy
industry, not listed in sector
categories above
E.S. Fox Ltd. is a multi-faceted
organization
providing
clients with a single
source for a broad spectrum of their construction, fabrication and
engineering requirements.
C-MAC Energy & Systems
Division provides a number of technical products and services
useful to the electrical
industry
Next Wave Energy is a
consulting service
with abilities to help in a range of technical areas like economic
analysis, business development
and financial services.
Other interesting links:
- John MacMillian's
web site provides
detailed information and
pictures of his off-grid earth sheltered home and hydroelectric system.
- The
FutureRingFutureRing is for examining the Future; what it might
look like, what
philosophies
we'll use then, what sort of technologies we'll need...
They strongly encourage the participation of sites dealing in solar,
wind and other
Appropriate/Alternative technologies- including Social Technologies.
- American Public Power
Association
- Edison Electric Institute
- Electric Power Research Institute
- Gas Research Institute
- National Energy Information
Centre
- National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioners
- National Rural Electric
Co-operative
Assn.
- US Energy Department
- Power Marketers
Association
- Environment
Links for the Earth or Elearth is a web-based clearinghouse for
environment-related information. It is a channel
for information-exchange for people interested in environmental issues
around the world.
- FPL Group Provides power
plant, electric utility
and fiber-optic services through Florida Power & Light (electricity
company), FPL Energy
(generation / production), FPL FiberNet (fiber-optic telecommunications
services)
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