Friday, July 25, 2008

Other Renewable Energy Resources and Links

News sources

Energy Bulletin 

Renewable Energy Access

Environmental News Network

Environmental News Service

 

Data sources

BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2006

DOE Annual Energy Review 2006

DOE Annual Energy Outlook 2006: with Projections to 2030

EnergyFiles Multidisciplinary Resources: Office of Science and Technical Information (OSTI) 

EnergyFiles Renewable Energy, OSTI

International Energy Outlook 2006

International Energy Agency: World energy statistics

Official Energy Statistics of the US Government, Energy Information Administration (EIA) : with renewable energy maps

World Energy Outlook

 

Illinois

Government  

Argonne National Lab 

Department of Commerce: Energy program

Department of Natural Resources

Environmental Protection Agency

Illinois State Geological Survey

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program

Illinois Natural History Survey

Illinois State Water Survey

Illinois Steward

Illinois Waste Management Research Center

Illinois Water Resources Center

Non-government

Chicago Climate Exchange

Chicagoland Environmental Network (CEN)

Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago

Farm Foundation

Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

Environmental Law and Policy Center  (ELPC)

Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC)

Illinois Renewable Energy Association (IREA)

Illinois Solar Energy Association (ISEA)

Joyce Foundation

 

Midwest

Chariton Valley Biomass Project ( Iowa)

Great Lakes Biomass State-Regional Partnership ( Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin)

Iowa Renewable Energy Association (I-RENEW)

Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Sustainable Minnesota

Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA)

 

United States

US Government

Energy Star: program of Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy for energy efficiency.

Department of Energy: Energy sources

Department of Energy: Energy efficiency

DoE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Protection Agency

Geological Survey

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)

National Center on Photovoltaics (NCPV)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Sandia National Laboratories (PV Division)

Water Environment Federation

U.S. Non-governmental

Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE):

American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)

American Solar Energy Society (ASES): publishes Solar Today magazine

American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

Biodiesel America

National Biodiesel Board

National Hydrogen Association

Natural Resources Defense Council

PV Power Resource Site

Renewable Fuels Association

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Veggie Van

Official documents and publications

Advanced Energy Initiative, White House, National Economic Council, February 2006.

Biomass as a Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply, USDOE/USDA, April 2005.

Breaking the Biological Barriers to Cellulosic Ethanol, A Joint Research Agenda, Department of Energy Office of Science, December 7–9, 2005, Rockville, Maryland

Bournakis, A.D., J. Cuttica, S. Mueller, G.J.D. Hewings (2005) The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Clean Energy Development in Illinois, Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago and at Urbana- Champaign.

Energy and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, 2007 Farm Bill Theme Paper, August 2006.

On the Road to Energy Security - Implementing A Comprehensive Energy Strategy: A Status Report, Energy Policy Act (EPAct) 2005, One Year Anniversary.

Genomics:GTL Systems Biology for Energy and Environment, US DOE, August 2005

Multi Year Program Plan 2007-2012, Office of the Biomass Program. DOE, August 31, 2005.  

 

Models and Tools

Environmental Law & Policy Center's Pollution Calculator: Use the ELPC Pollution Calculator to find out how much pollution is in the electricity you use every day and

ELPC's Renewable Energy Tips: Renewables plus efficiency can reduce, or even eliminate, pollution that results from your household energy use. More tips from the ELPC.

Integrated crop and livestock production and biomass planning tool (I-Farm)

Wind Map of Illinois, very detailed so could take a few minutes to download. 

 

International (coming soon)