09 May 2008
Selected sources of information on clean energy
Government
Energy Star
Interagency program helping businesses and individuals to protect the environment and save energy through energy efficiency.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Idaho National Laboratory
Science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to meeting America's environmental, energy, nuclear technology, and national security needs.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
DOE-supported laboratory that conducts research across many disciplines, with key eforts in fundamental studies of the universe, quantitative biology, nanoscience, new energy systems and environmental solutions, and integrated computing.
National Energy Technology Laboratory
http://www.netl.doe.gov/about/index.html
Part of the DOE national laboratory system that implements research and development programs to resolve the environmental, supply, and reliability constraints of producing and using fossil resources.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DOE-supported laboratory that develops renewable energy and energy-efficiency technologies and practices and advances related science and engineering.
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
DOE office that advances the commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Office of International Energy and Commodity Policy
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/c9982.htm
State Department bureau that coordinates the department's liaison with major energy-producing countries and organizations.
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
State Department bureau that coordinates policies related to science, the environment, and the world's oceans.
ACADEMIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Alliance to Save Energy
Coalition of business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders that supports energy efficiency.
American Council on Renewable Energy
Nongovernmental group that promotes renewable energy options for the production of electricity, hydrogen, and fuels, as well as for end uses.
Alliance for Mindanao Off-Grid Renewable Energy
U.S. Agency for International Development partnership with private groups and nongovernmental organizations designed to provide electricity from renewable sources to villages on the southern Philippines islands.
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
http://www.asiapacificpartnership.org/default.htm
Multilateral effort to accelerate the development and deployment of clean-energy technologies.
Clean Edge
Research and publishing firm specializing in clean-energy markets.
Clean Energy Group
Nonprofit group that promotes greater use of clean energy technologies through innovation in finance, technology, and policy.
Energy Voyager
Consulting firm that supports energy innovators and entrepreneurs.
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
http://www.eesi.org/index.html
Nonprofit provider of information services and public policy initiatives on environmentally sustainable societies.
Global Village Energy Partnership
Partnership of public and private groups that aims at ensuring access to modern energy services for the poor.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Research Council
http://web.mit.edu/erc/index.html
Program that explores how to best match MIT expertise with global needs and produce a plan for tackling the world energy crisis through science, engineering, and education.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/dep/site/default.asp
Agency of one of the 50 U.S. states that is responsible for administering the state's environmental laws and regulations.
Renewable Energy Access
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/home
An Internet source for information on renewable energy.
Rice UniversityBaker Institute Energy Forum
http://www.rice.edu/energy/index.html
Program dedicated to educating policy makers and the public about important energy trends.
Rocky Mountain Institute
Nongovernmental organization that promotes market-based, integrative solutions aimed at fostering efficient and restorative use of resources.
Stanford UniversityGlobal Climate and Energy Project
Long-term research effort on technologies that will permit the development of global energy systems with significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions.
UN Commission on Sustainable Development
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/policy.htm
Organization responsible for monitoring implementation of United Nations' policies on environment and sustainable development.
World Alliance for Decentralized Energy
Nongovernmental organization that promotes worldwide deployment of on-site renewable energy, cogeneration, and energy recycling systems.
The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources from other agencies and organizations listed above. All Internet links were active as of July 2006.