Renewable Energy Information Sources

SOLAR POWER - Energy derived from the Sun’s radiation to produce power.

• American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
• SEIA-Solar Energy Industries  Association 
• U.S. Department of Energy
• SEPA - Solar Electric Power
• The Solar Alliance
• Solar Energy Industries Association
• Solar Power
• Solar Power Rocks!
• PowerMark Corp.
• Solar Electric Light Fund 
• Northern California Solar Energy Association
• 1Bog-One Block Off The Grid
• Solar Companies - National Directory
• CalSEIA - California Solar Energy Industries Association
• Colorado Solar Energy 
• Florida Solar Energy Industries Association
• Show Me Solar
• NMSEA - New Mexico Solar Energy Association
• El Paso Solar Energy Association - EPSEA 
• Texas Solar Energy Society

WIND POWER - Conversion of wind energy into useful forms of energy to produce power.

• American Wind Energy Association
• NWCC - National Wind Coordinating Collaborative
• U.S. Department  of Energy
• Windustry
• Utility Wind Integration Group  
• California Wind Energy Collaborative
• Northwestern  U.S. wind mapping project

BIOMASS ENERGY POWER - Living mass from plants and animals to produce energy

• Algal Biomass Association
• National Algae Association
• U.S. Department of Energy
• Biomass Energy Research Association
• (ABFA) Advanced Biofuels Association 
• American Biofuels Council
• National Biodiesel Board
• RFA -Renewable Fuels Association

GEOTHERMAL POWER - Thermal or electrical power produced from thermal energy contained in the earth.

• Geothermal Energy Association 
• U.S. Department of Energy
• Geothermal Resources Council (GRC)
• Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy

 
WAVE POWER/WATER POWER - Transport of energy by ocean surface waves or from movement of water currents

• OCS - Alternative Energy 
• Office of Habitat Conservation- Renewable Ocean Energy  
• Department of Energy - Hydropower
• Oregon Wave Energy Trust
• National Hydropower Association (NHA)

HYDROGEN/FUEL CELLS

• National Hydrogen Association
• US Fuel Cell Council
• Department of Energy
• Fuel Cells 2000 
• American Hydrogen Association
• National Fuel Cell Research Center
• South Carolina Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Alliance
• Institute for Energy and Environmental Research/fuel cells

Renewable Energy Support

NATIONAL

• DSIRE -Database-State Incentives-Renewable Energy
• National Review Energy Laboratory
• American Council On Renewable Energy
• U.S. Department of Energy - renewable energy
• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
• CRS - Center For Resource Solutions
• ESSI - Environmental and Energy Study Institute
• Schatz Energy Research Center - (SERC)
• Energy Star
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Green-e Energy 
• U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association
• Find-Solar - (Solar and Wind)
• KILOWATT OURS -VIDEO
• EBAA - Electric Boat Association of America
• Business Council for Sustainable Energy

REGIONAL

• SACE - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
• Energy Experts
• NW Energy Coalition
• Renewable Northwest Project
• Harvesting Clean Energy - Northwest
• Renewable Energy Atlas- Western U.S.
• Rocky Mountain Institute
• Center for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology for California /West
• Independent Energy Producers - California
• NESEA - Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
• Renewable Energy Vermont
• Renewable Energy Long island
• GLREA - Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
• RENEW Wisconsin
• Midwest Renewable energy Association
• Illinois Renewable Energy Association
• Fresh Energy - Midwest

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory-Tennessee
• Heartland Renewable Energy Society
• Montana Green Power
• Energy & Environmental Research Center-N. Dakota
• North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association

Green Building and Design

GREEN BUILDING & DESIGN

• World Green Building Council
• U.S. Green Building Council
• The Green Building Initiative
• Whole Building Design
• Build It Green
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Development Center for Appropriate Technology
• American Institute of Architects
• Green Home Building
• Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments
• Global Green USA (Urban)
• EEBA - Energy and Environment building Alliance
• Southface - Green Building
• Green Building Alliance - Pennsylvania
• Wisconsin Green Building Alliance
• NBI - New Building Institute
• American Institute of Architects
• ACI - American Concrete Institut
• Green Building Primer

GREEN BUIDLING RATING

• Rate It Green

GREEN BUILDING & DESIGN SUPPORT

• U.S. Department of Energy/Buildings
• Building Codes Assistance Project
• Architecture 2030
• CASBA- California Straw Building Association
• Architects/Designers/Planners For Social Responsibility
• Environmental Building Design and Construction Portal
• Build It Green-California
• Natural Builders Northeast
• ECO HOME Network
• Green Builders Sustainable Sources Directory
• HUD
• UNLV-University of Nevada-Las Vegas
• Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
• Natural Building Network
• Green Architecture and Sustainable Living - Additional Resource Links
• Efficient Windows Collaborative
• Construction Carbon Calculator -
• Building Green - North America
• ASHRAE - Advanced Energy Design Guides
• Green Building Pages
• Green Design/Architecture Library

PERMACULTURE/LANDSCAPE DESIGN - COMMUNITY SUPPORT-RURAL & URBAN

• Permaculture Credit Union
• Permaculture Institute
• Plants For A Future
• Regenerative Design Institute
• Emerald Earth Sanctuary
• Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
• The Corps Network
• CNT energy (Chicago)

Green Transportation

CARS/TRUCKS

• Green Car
• Electric Auto Association (EAA)
• Plug In America -plug-in vehicles
• The Veggie Van Organization
• City Car Share (San Francisco Bay area)
• Car Sharing I Go (Chicago)
• EDTA - Electric Drive Transportation Association

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

• Center For High Speed Rail - Links
• EESI - For School Buses - Environment and Energy Study Institute
• Public Transportation website
• US High Speed Rail Association

BICYCLE

• League of American Bicyclists
• The Green Bike Project - Washington State
• Flagstaff Biking - Arizona
• Green Bike Share Project - California
• Green Mobility Network - Florida
• Atlanta Bicycle Coalition - Georgia
• Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
• Portland Green Streets - Maine
• Bowling Green League of Bicyclists - Kentucky
• Green Streets Initiative-Massachusetts

AVIATION

• Aviation Environmental Tools Suite
• Aviation and the Environment (MIT)

GREEN TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT

• EPA - Green Vehicle Guide
• U.S DOE - Alternative Fuels/Vehicle Data Center
• CALSTART
• Fuel Economy
• Charity Car
• Green Map System

TRANSPORTATION GREEN RATINGS

• Yahoo! Autos Green Center
• Fuel Economy - U.S. official guide on gas mileage
• Greener Cars -  green score ratings for consumers

Science & Technology Support

GREEN - SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION SUPPORT

• Green Engineering - Kettering University - Michigan
• Science Central
• GETIT - Green Energy Technology & Info-communication Technology
• Green Empowerment
• Green Technology Alliance
• Green Board Technology
• Green Goo-Nanotechnology
• CO2 Now
• NASA-Climate Change
• Green Technology News
• Science and Innovation For Sustainable Development