Categories
Other Renewable Energy Resources and Links
News sources
Data sources
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 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
Illinois
Government
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 Waste Management Research Center
Illinois Water Resources Center
Non-government
Chicagoland Environmental Network (CEN)
Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
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)
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
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)
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)
Natural Resources Defense Council
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
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.