Renewable Energy

• 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.
• Institute of Solar Technology - Greek scientific and educational organization offering conferences on renewable energy sources. Includes proceedings and schedules. [Greek, English]
• Interstate Renewable Energy Council - U.S. non-profit organization committed to accelerating the sustainable utilization of renewable energy. Information about incentives and other programs to encourage use of solar and other renewable energy.
• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy - Profile of the Government of India's research efforts on renewable energy technologies.
• Montana Green Power - Information on solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable energy technologies and utility restructuring in Montana.
• National Center For Renewable Energy (Norway) - research center at Agder University College on solar energy and terminal solar energy seasonal storage. Includes principles, documents and theses. [English, Norwegian]
• Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy - Independent non-governmental organization for promoting renewable energy applications in Denmark and throughout the world. Includes technological aspects, training and tour.
• Northwest Energy Solutions - Information and products for establishing renewable/alternative energy generation and utilization systems: solar lighting, solar electric, wood stoves, hydropower generators, and related.
• On-site Solar and Wind Power - Tutorial explaining how to estimate power and energy yields of building-integral on-site solar and wind power conversion installations.
• Peak Oil - WikiPedia about the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline.
• Planetary Engineering Group Earth - Eclectic collection of information and advocacy materials related to solar power, other renewable energy sources, and concepts for reducing energy use.
• Positive Power - News about renewable energy, survey, free email, search facility and web links. A UK based portal for renewable energies and environmental technology.
• The Potential of Pond Scum - Provides information on the use of algae for the production of hydrogen, ethanol or biodiesel and describes an amateur enthusiast's experimental work.
• Regenerative Power and Motion - White papers discussing several concepts for innovative and renewable energy, including on-site solar/wind powered buildings, flywheels, and electric highways for high-performance EVs.
• Renewable Energy & Non Renewable Energy - Provides articles and videos that show why and how the sources of energy are vital to the public. Includes information on biomass, cold fusion, geothermal, hydropower, hydrogen, solar, wind, coal and nuclear.
• Renewable Energy - The Infinite Power of Texas - Site dedicated to educating Texans about the potential and the benefits of renewable energy. Contains information about renewable energy technologies, economics, and Texas projects.
• Renewable Energy Focus - The international renewable energy magazine of the International Solar Energy Society.
• Renewable Energy in California - California Energy Commission's information site for Californians who now have the power to choose a renewable electricity provider as the state deregulates the electricity industry.
• Renewable Energy Information - Resource for publications, basic references, organizations and businesses, research institutes related to renewable energy markets, policies and investments in developing countries.
• Renewable Energy World - Online magazine offering daily international news coverage and in-depth information, a job's board, company and product listings, videos and an events calendar. Technologies covered include solar energy, wind power, geothermal energy, bio energy, ocean energy and hydro power. Also provides a newsletter and podcast.
• Renewable Resource Data Center - Provides information on several types of renewable energy resources in the United States, in the form of publications, data, and maps. An extensive dictionary of renewable energy related terms is also provided.
• Renewables East - Promotes the use of renewable energy in the east of England. Includes technical aspects, facts and data.
• Renewables Fuel Page - A site by the Energy Information Administration of DOE. Provides information on renewable fuels in the farm of data, charts and tables.
• Rutherford Appleton Laboratory: Energy Research Unit - Researching a variety of renewable energy sources including wind and hydrogen. Includes project information, publications, resources for students, and organization details.
• Sandia National Laboratories - Renewable Energy Technologies - Information about research to develop commercially viable energy technologies based on solar, wind, and geothermal resources that become significant domestic and international energy supplies, with a primary focus on the utility sector.
• Sandia's Photovoltaic Systems Project - Details on focused research and systems development integrated with the needs of manufacturers and users of systems and components. Features technical guide and overview of projects.
• Solar Energy International - Teaches the practical use of renewable energy technologies, including electricity from sun, wind and water.
• Solar Today Magazine - Bi-monthly magazine that covers all renewable energy technologies, including photovoltaics, passive solar and other climate-responsive building, and wind power.
• Solarfuture - Organization with purpose of promoting renewable energies and sustainable development. Includes mission overview and insights about different energy sources.
• Solutions for the Environment - Interactive, multimedia information resource tools covering all areas of renewable energy technologies. Some information content is available free on website.
• The Source for Renewable Energy - A comprehensive guide to over 2800 renewable energy related businesses and organizations around the world.
• Sustainable Technologies Programme - Research initiative by the UK Economic and Social Research Council. Conducts innovative and policy-relevant research on the social and economic processes that shape, foster or inhibit more sustainable technologies.
• U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) - U.S. Department of Energy web site for information on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
• Wikipedia: Renewable Energy - Free encyclopedia article covering renewable energy technology aspects and applications.