Cleantech > Resources

• American Energy Independence - Online resource of relevant articles and valuable links about why America must wean itself from foreign oil. Includes rational discussion of the issues with scientific papers, articles and links.
• Canmet Energy Technology Center - Information about Canadian government initiatives to investigate and promote renewable energy technologies.
• Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies - News and information about clean power. CEERT campaigns cover a wide range of issues, such as sustainable electrical generation policies throughout the West, clean vehicles and energy efficiency and conservation.
• Clinton Global Initiative: Solar Thermal Power Commitment, 2007 - The aim of this initiative is to reduce the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere by delivering utility-scale, zero-carbon power generated by solar thermal technology that is cost-competitive with fossil fuel generation.
• De Montfort University: Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development - Research, consulting and teaching group of the De Montfort University, UK. Includes teaching aspects and research activities.
• DOE: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - Facility of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for renewable energy and energy efficiency research, development and deployment.
• Electricity Generation - Provides information on electricity generation, with particular reference to renewable energy and microgeneration. Includes a directory of grants and tax incentives available.
• Energy and Semiconductor Research, University of Oldenburg - Carries out education and fundamental and applied research in this field, focusing on conversion and utilisation of renewable energies, including wind energy, photovoltaics, solar energy systems and energy meteorology. German and English.
• Energy Ideas Clearinghouse - Offers content-rich databases for technical information on renewable energy regarding solar, biomass, geothermal, distributed generation, wind, hydro and other renewable resources.
• Energy Production - Discusses the environmental factors and benefits of wind turbines and solar panels compared to solar cells.
• European Renewable Energy Council - Council of the leading European renewable energy industry and research associations. Includes objectives, list of members, publications, projects catalogue, events overview and contact information.
• Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear Power - About.com - An index to renewable energy information on the internet.
• Gravity Energy - Provides information on a project to produce electricity on a small or larger scale using gravitational energy.
• Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association - Nonprofit organization promoting renewable technology in the US Great Lakes region. Includes educational and program information.
• Green Energy News - Recent business and technology developments in clean, efficient and renewable energy for transportation, industry, government and home.
• Green Power Blue Collar - Provides information on renewable energy and green building, a blog, and details of a handbook on understanding and implementing renewable energy.
• HCI Publications - Hydro information, water power magazines, hydropower newsletters, conferences, books, North American hydro market, business and regulatory news, plant management, sustainable and renewable energy.