Green Power Links
Resources for Additional Information on Green Energy
Wind Energy
- American Wind Energy Association (AWEA): The mission of the AWEA’s mission is to promote wind power growth through advocacy, communication, and education.
- European Wind Energy Association (EWEA): The EWEA is an European wind energy network that promotes the utilization of wind power.
- Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC): A global forum for the wind energy sector by uniting the wind industry with its representative associations.
- Wind Powering America: DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s initiative to increase the use of wind energy in the United States.
- Current Wind Energy Projects: AWEA’s provides information on existing and under construction wind energy projects.
- National Wind: Our mission is to develop utility-scale wind energy projects in partnership with rural communities.
- North American Windpower: A wind industry publication informing professionals of up-to-date issues.
- Alternative Energy News: News and information about wind farm technology and issues.
- U.S. State Wind Activites Map: Wind Powering America provides a map of wind resources across the United States.
- Wind Energy Myths Fact Sheet
- Windustry — Windustry is a non-profit organization promoting wind energy through outreach, educational materials, and technical assistance to rural landowners, local communities and utilities, and state, regional, and nonprofit collaborations.
- Wind Farmer's Network - is Windustry's interactive forum for farmers interested in developing wind energy projects.
- American Wind Energy Association — AWEA is a national trade association that represents wind power plant developers, wind turbine manufacturers, utilities, consultants, insurers, financiers, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry—one of the world's fastest growing energy industries. In addition, AWEA represents hundreds of wind energy advocates from around the world.
- Wind Farm: Location Planning: A good starting point to understanding the possibilities of wind farming.
- Small Wind Turbine Equipment Providers: The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has compiled a list of U.S. manufacturers and suppliers of wind turbines for use in residential, farm, and commercial/industrial applications.
- Wind Power Law Blog: Focuses on wind energy legal developments, and landowner and leasing issues.
- Vestas Wind turbine manufacturer with plants throughout the West.
Solar Energy
- American Solar Energy Society (ASES): ASES is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies in the U.S.
- Solar Today: News and articles published by the American Solar Energy Society.
- Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): A trade association for the solar energy industry whose goal is to expand markets, strengthens research and development, and improve education for solar energy professionals.
- Solar Energy Basics: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Solar Energy: wikipedia: A good starting point in learning about solar energy.
- Solar Energy International: A U.S. non-profit organization whose mission is to help others use renewable energy and environmental building technologies through education.
- Find Solar: Find Solar helps home and business owners get information and research for solar power and renewable energy projects.
Renewable Energy
Biofuels
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Biomass Research (NREL): NREL is the lead national laboratory to support and coordinate the nation's biomass research activities.
- U.S. Department of Energy: Biomass Program (DOE): The DOE works with industry, academia, and national laboratory partners on research in biomass feedstocks and conversion technologies. Biomass Program is focusing its research and development efforts to ensure that cellulosic ethanol is cost competitive by 2012.
- Biomass Publications: A direct link to the DOE’s Biomass Program’s research documents.
- Forest Bioenergy: A repository of information related to biomass product use including publications, presentations, events, and images.
- Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network (BFIN): BRIN provides a plethora of resources and publications on biomass feedstock.
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Landfill Methane: Information on the use of landfill gas as a renewable energy source.
- Harvesting Clean Energy: A program of Climate Solutions, a nonprofit organization based in Olympia, Washington, whose goal is to help accelerate rural economic development in the Northwest through clean energy development.
- Renewable Resources Maps and Data: The DOE and NREL provide high-quality renewable energy resource data for U.S. and international locations.
- Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory: Develops cost effective and environmentally attractive means of generating fuels, chemicals, materials, foods and feeds from renewable plant biomass.
Energy Efficiency
Federal Agencies/Programs Involved with Green Energy
- National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL)
- U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): The Department of Energy’s EERE site whose goal is to create a future where energy is clean, abundant, reliable and affordable.
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Green Power Partnerships: Helps businesses to purchase green power by offering expert advice, technical support, tools and resources.
- Energy Information Association (EIA): Official Energy Statistics from the US Government providing policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
- Green Power Network (GPN): The National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy provides news and information on green power markets and related activities.
- Earth Track: Earth Track is a source for understanding how subsidies work and for learning about specific government interventions in your geographic region or market segment.
- USDA National Agricultural Library: Farm Energy Options: The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) focuses on topics related to sustainable and alternative agricultural systems, crops and livestock.
