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- bioenergy
- wind
- landfill gas power generation
- distributed energy resources
- fuel cells
- advanced turbines and microturbine
- hydropower
- hydrogen energy systems
- hybrid systems
Bioenergy Links
American Bioenergy Association (ABA). ABA is broad and diverse, yet its mission is focused. ABA represent ethanol fuel producers, biomass power producers, chemical companies, utilities, farmers, equipment manufacturers, environmental groups, the forest products industry as well as non-traditional allies and partners who support the goals of promoting the economic and environmental benefits of biomass utilization.
Biofuels-U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA Agricultural Research Service maintains a web site summarizing USDA biofuels research programs. The site contains ethanol and biodiesel research programs, economic and business information, and internet links to biofuel resources.
Bioenergy-Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN). The bioenergy web site provided by EREN is an excellent source of information on biomass resources, biopower, biofuels, biobased chemicals and materials, and integrated bioenergy systems and assessments.
Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program (BFDM). The BFDM is managed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Program is focused on developing environmentally acceptable crops and cropping systems for large-scale production of biomass.
Biofuels Information Center (BMC). The BMC is managed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado and maintains technical information on biofuels conversion research conducted under U.S. Department of Energy supervision from 1980 to the present.
Biomass Research & Development Initiative. The Biomass Initiative is the multi-agency effort to coordinate and accelerate all Federal biobased products and bioenergy research and development.
Biopower- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN). The U.S. Department of Energy began the Biomass Power Program in 1991 to expand the use of renewable energy from biomass. This web site is an excellent overiview of DOE’s most recent biopower programs.
National Biodiesel Board (NBB). NBB has established itself as the creator of the biodiesel market in the United States. We will continue to be an integral part of the overall exchange of information for the biodiesel commercialization effort, which includes all feedstock providers, government agencies, customers, engine manufacturers, fuel providers, and other interested parties. NBB has developed minimum quality standards and a system to register fuel suppliers assuring a high quality fuel supply and consumer confidence.
The mission of the Northeast Regional Biomass Program (NRBP) is to evaluate biomass technologies and fuels and to provide objective, reliable information to consumers and policy leaders. The NRBP carries out its mission through an extensive network of local, state, and national government organizations, and partnerships with private industry.
Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The RFA is a national trade organization for the U.S. fuel ethanol industry. RFA has been working on behalf of the industry since 1981 to secure a strong marketplace for ethanol. As the "voice of the ethanol industry," the RFA is dedicated to the continued vitality and growth of ethanol in the fuel marketplace.
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Wind Links
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). AWEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world. AWEA is a national trade association that represents wind power plant developers, wind turbine manufactures, utilities, consultants, insurers, financiers, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry.
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). EWEA is a non-profit, non-governmental association associated established in 1982 with a membership consisting of national affiliated societies, companies/ organizations involved in wind related activities.
NewWind Energy. The Pennsylvania Wind Campaign, a project of the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy, encourages businesses and residents, statewide and eventually region wide, to join the renewable energy campaign by purchasing electricity generated from high-tech Pennsylvania wind farms.
Wind Powering America. Wind Powering America is a U.S. Department of Energy Initiative to increase wind energy use in the United States. The program is a commitment to dramatically increase the use of wind energy in the United States. Through Wind Powering America, the U.S. will achieve targeted regional economic development, protect the local environment, reduce air pollution, lessen the risks of global climate change, and increase energy security.
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Landfill Gas Power Generation Links
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP). LMOP is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency voluntary assistance and partnership program that helps facilitate and promote the use of landfill gas as a renewable energy source.
Growth of the Landfill Gas Industry. 1996 Energy Information Administration Annual Review (Chapter 10: Overview of the Landfill Gas Industry).
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Distributed Energy Resources
Distributed Energy Resources. The Distributed Energy Resources (DER) web site provides easy access to the DER-related programs of the Office of Power Technologies (OPT), within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Working with its industry partners, OPT is crafting a plan to capitalize on the synergy generated by bringing all clean, distributed energy resource programs together in one place.
Distributed Power Coalition of America. Founded in 1997, the Distributed Power Coalition of America (DPCA) is an advocacy organization committed to advancing the use of distributed power. Members include: electric and gas utilities; consumers; distributed power equipment manufacturers and suppliers; natural gas transmission pipeline companies; gas and electric marketers; and research organizations. One of the DPCA's goals is to remove regulatory and legislative impediments to the use of distributed power technologies.
Distributed Power Program. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Distributed Power Program is responsible for distributed resources' system integration research and development. The website describes DOE’s Distributed Power Program and its activities, and provides information and current news about barriers to distributed power, policies and regulations, technical interconnection issues and upcoming events.
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Fuel Cells
Clean Power Technologies. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Power Technologies web site provides an overview of industrial turbines, microturbines, reciprocating engines, and fuel cells.
National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC). NFCRC participants envision a fuel cell industry with annual revenues exceeding ten billion dollars by the year 2010. The NFCRC is managed by University of California at Irvine, California.
U.S. Fuel Cell Council. The U.S. Fuel Cell Council is an industry association dedicated to fostering the commercialization of fuel cells in the United States. The Council conducts a full range of technical, educational and outreach activities. Focus areas include: codes and standards, education and outreach, power generation, portable power, and transportation.
World Fuel Cell Council. The World Fuel Cell Council was founded as a non-profit association in 1991 by a number of fuel cell manufacturers and material suppliers. Its objective is to promote the most rapid commercialization of this technology worldwide.
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Advanced Turbines and Microturbine Links
Clean Power Technologies. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Power Technologies web site provides an overview of industrial turbines, microturbines, reciprocating engines, and fuel cells.
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Hydropower
Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI). LIHI is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the certification of environmentally responsible, "low impact" hydropower. The Low Impact Hydropower Institute was established to develop and administer a voluntary program to certify hydropower facilities with environmental impacts that are low compared to other hydropower facilities, based on objective environmental criteria. The goal of the Low Impact Hydropower Certification Program is to reduce the environmental impacts of hydropower generation, by creating an accepted standard for consumers to use in evaluating hydropower.
National Hydropower Association (NHA). NHA is a non-profit national association dedicated exclusively to advancing the interests of the U.S. hydropower industry. It seeks to secure hydropower's place as an emissions-free, renewable and reliable energy source that serves national environmental and energy policy objectives. NHA unites the diverse North American hydropower community, providing a powerful advocacy voice among U.S. decisionmakers, the general public and the international community.
U.S. Department of Energy Hydropower Program. The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Hydropower Program is to develop, conduct, and coordinate research and development with industry and other Federal agencies to improve the technical, societal, and environmental benefits of hydropower.
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Hydrogen Energy Systems
American Hydrogen Association (AHA). The goal of the AHA is to stimulate interest and help establish a renewable hydrogen energy economy by 2010.
Hydrogen Information Network. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Program is focused on hydrogen production, storage, and utilization, for the purpose of making hydrogen a cost-effective energy carrier for utility, buildings, and transportation applications.
International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE). The IAHE strives to advance the day when hydrogen energy will become the principal means by which the world will achieve its long-sought goal of abundant clean energy. IAHE stimulates the exchange of information in hydrogen energy through its publications and sponsorship of international workshops, short courses and conferences.
National Hydrogen Association (NHA). The mission of the NHA is to foster the development of hydrogen technologies and their utilization in industrial and commercial applications and promote the transition role of hydrogen in the energy field. NHA has members from automobile companies, fuel cell developers, gas producers, chemical companies, and others.
Hybrid Systems
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN). EREN is a comprehensive resource for the U.S. Department of Energy’s energy efficiency and renewable energy information. The site provides access to over 600 web-related links and 80,000 documents.
National Energy Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). NREL is a U.S. Department of Energy’s laboratory focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency research, development, and deployment.