Sustainable Energy: Web Resources

ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions who are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy.

The Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC, formerly known as the Alternative Fuels Data Center) provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels.

ACEEE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting economic prosperity, energy security, and environmental protection.

Information and networking source for energy engineering, energy management, renewables, power generation, energy services, sustainability, and related areas.

Energy policy reports, solar from A-Z, fuel studies, energy glossary, links, and much more.

University of California partnership with energy agencies, utilities, etc. to develop energy-environmental efficiencies. Includes transmission technologies reports, studies in energy efficiency/behavior, new technologies.

A global, trade-linked analysis of the effect of a country's consumption on its energy use.

A Technology Review Special Report focusing on innovations in alternative energy sources and the technologies driving them.

U.S. Department of Energy's portal to information about various forms of green energy, including solar, wind, bioenergy, and others.

DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

A news aggregator that provides current news across renewable energy fields.

This collection of feature articles from Nature looks at the technologies and science base needed to meet the challenge of clean energy on a global scale, taking in everything from artificial photosynthesis to hybrid cars, and from nuclear power to biofuel shrubs.

Congressional nonprofit provides information for a “cleaner, more secure and sustainable energy path.” Papers on concentrated solar power, sustainable forest biomass, etc.

The Energy Citations Database (ECD) provides free access to over 2.6 million science research citations with continued growth through regular updates. There are over 221,000 electronic documents, primarily from 1943 forward, available via the database. Citations and documents are made publicly available by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

This is a product of the Energy Information Administration of the US Department of Energy. The EIA serves to provide unbiased information on all aspects of energy, from simple facts on production and consumption to long-range speculation on energy trends and the impacts of energy policies.

Provides "official energy statistics from the U.S. government," state by state.

Information about the EPA's Clean Energy Programs.

News, prices, statistics, efficiency, environment and directories.

IEER provides activists, policy-makers, journalists, and the public with understandable and accurate scientific and technical information on energy and environmental issues.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organization which acts as energy policy advisor to 28 member countries.

The NLE (Beta) is a new search tool designed to make it easier for Americans to find and access information from across the DOE complex without knowing the DOE's organizational structure. Such information is offered by DOE to advance its four broad mission areas--science and R&D results, energy and technology for industry and homeowners, energy market information and analysis, and nuclear security and environmental management.

NREL is the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development (R&D).

This is a resource for policy makers, advocates, landowners, developers and others interested in furthering the production of electricity from renewable wind, solar, geothermal and biomass energy resources.

This is the online equivalent of a paper trade journal. It is not a scholarly Web site; therefore, statistics and content used for academic purposes should be evaluated. Major sections on the main page include Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Geothermal Energy, Bioenergy, and Hydropower.

The purpose of the Renewable Energy Technologies Division is to develop commercially viable energy technologies based on
solar, wind, and geothermal resources that become significant domestic and international energy supplies.

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy's publication.