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European Union (and its affiliates) useful websites and funding programmes
EC 6th Framework Programme
EC Energy and Transport
The European Commission (EC) Directorate for Energy and Transport is responsible for policy and the promotion of sustainable development in these areas.
EC Environment
The European Commission (EC) Directorate for Environment is responsible for policy relating to the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development of the environment.
EUREKA
EUREKA is a framework through which industry and research institutes from 31 countries and the European Union develop and exploit the technologies crucial to global competitiveness and a better quality of life.
European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET)
Collects data, information and knowledge on the state of the environment for the European Environment Agency.
European Investment Bank (EIB)
The EIB is the European Union's long-term lending institution. Its objectives include protecting the environment and attaining Community energy policy objectives. The EIB also supports the Union's co-operation and development aid policies to countries outside the Union.
European Investment Fund (EIF)
The European Investment Fund (EIF) was created in 1994. It is the specialised financial institution of the European Union for the support of the creation, growth and development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). It intervenes through venture capital and guarantee instruments.
INTERREG III
Interreg III is a Community initiative which aims to stimulate interregional cooperation in the EU between 2000-06. It is financed under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
SAVE II Programme
The SAVE Programme is the only Union-wide programme dedicated exclusively to promoting energy efficiency and encouraging energy-saving behaviour in industry, commerce and the domestic sector through policy measures, information, studies and pilot actions and the creation of local and regional energy management agencies.
European Climate Change Programme (ECCP)
European Climate Change Programme (ECCP), goal is to identify and develop all the necessary elements of an EU strategy to implement the Kyoto Protocol. Taking a 'twin-track' approach, the ECCP is preparing a range of additional EU-level policies and measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions as well as an emissions trading scheme that could start operating within the EU by 2005.
The European Environment Agency (EEA)
An agency set up by the European Union which provides objective, reliable and comprehensive information relevant to the protection and improvement of the environment. The Agency co-ordinates the information retrieval network EIONET.
UK Government Energy Sites and Funding mechanisms
Department of Trade and Industry
Cleaner Coal Technology programme
Government Renewable Energy Programme Section 2: Offshore Wind, Energy Crops and Biomass Heat/CHP demonstration
Link Programme
New Opportunities Fund, part of the Transforming Communities Project
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change Levy (CCL)
ECA's
Energy Crops Scheme (part of the Rural Development Programme)
Energy Efficiency: Climate Change programme recommendations
Government Renewable Energy Programme Section 3: Green Certificates
JEMU (Joint Environmental Markets Unit) - Technology partnerships initiative
Market transformation programme
Transport programmes: Powershift and Cleanup Programme
Energy Saving Trust (EST)
DTI Collaborative Research and Development and Knowledge Transfer Networks funding programmes.
Research Awards and Grants
Climate Change Challenge Fund
Other Energy Related Websites
Wind
American Wind Energy Association
Australian Wind Energy Association
British Wind Energy Association
The British Wind Energy Association is the largest renewable energy trade association in the UK.
Canadian Wind Energy Association
Danish Wind Energy Association
European Wind Energy Association
International Wind Energy Marketplace
A website that aims to bring together the world's companies, trade associations and professionals on one website.
Biomass and Waste Energy
CPL Scientific Group of Companies
CPL Scientific Group of Companies; databases of non-energy uses for biomass
Environmental Services Association
The Environmental Services Association, established in 1969, is the trade body for the UK's waste management industry.
National Reference Centre for Biomass (CENBIO)
CENBIO is Brazil's national centre for the exchange of R&D experience in the use of biomass as a source of energy.
CEN
Standardisation of biofuels in the framework of the "European Committee for Standardisation"
IEA Bioenergy
IEA Bioenergy is an international collaborative agreement set up in 1978 to improve international cooperation and information exchange between national bioenergy RD&D programmes. IEA Bioenergy aims to realise the use of environmentally sound and cost-competitive bioenergy on a sustainable basis, to provide a substantial contribution to meeting future energy demands.
LIOR International
CD-ROM Collection on Solutions for the Environment: access knowledge on renewable energy and other environmental solutions
Geothermal
GeoExchange
International Geothermal Association
Geothermal Resources Council
US based, the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) has a reputation as one of the world's premier geothermal associations.
Solar and PV
American Solar Energy Society
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is a national organization dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the global environment.
British Photovoltaic Association
The British Photovoltaic Association (PV-UK) is the Trade Association for the PV industry of Great Britain. The Association was formed in 1991 to advance the development and use of photovoltaics (solar electricity), promoting the use of PV within the UK as well as other regions such as Africa, Asia and Latin America.
ISES (International Solar Energy Society)
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is a US based national trade association of solar energy manufacturers, dealers, distributors, contractors and installers.
Solar site of REPP-CREST
International Solar Energy Society is a multi-faceted, global organisation. A long history and extensive technical and scientific expertise find expression in a modern, future-oriented Society.
UK Solar Energy Society
The Society represents the UK national section of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES).
Fuel Cells
Fuel Cells 2000
Web based fuel cell information
Fuel Cell Network UK
The Fuel Cell Network was formed to link researchers in Higher Education, industry and Research Technology Organisations to further the processing of fuel cell materials. Formed in June 1998 as an EPSRC funded network under the Materials programme.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA)
The Combined Heat and Power Association works to promote the wider use of combined heat and power and community heating.
Hydro Power
The British Hydro Power Association
The British Hydropower Association (BHA) is a trade association which represents the interests of all those involved in the hydropower industry. Formerly the National Association of Water Power Users, it has for over twenty years been promoting the use of small hydropower and lobbying to protect its members' interests.
Hydrogen
National Hydrogen Association
US based, the NHA was formed by a group of ten industry, university/research, and small business members in February, 1989. It has members from automobile companies, fuel cell developers, gas producers, chemical companies, and others. The NHA serves as a catalyst for information exchange and cooperative projects and provides the setting for mutual support among industry, government, and research/academic organizations.
Canadian Hydrogen Association
The on-going mission of the Canadian Hydrogen Association is to inform its members of the latest developments in hydrogen technologies and their utilization in industrial and commercial applications, as well as to promote the transition role of hydrogen in the energy field.
German Hydrogen Association
Swedish Hydrogen Forum
Climate Change
Climate Action Network
Climate Research Unit
The Climatic Research Unit is a leading institution concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change.
Climate Technology Initiative (CTI)
The CTI promotes the objectives of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by fostering co-operation for accelerated development and diffusion on climate-friendly technologies and practices for reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The IPCC was set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess the available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change
Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO)
This non-profit organisation uses a multi-disciplinary approach to tackle those problems which damage the environment and affect the Earth's climate.
Renewable Energy (General)
Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
CAT is concerned with the search for globally sustainable, whole and ecologically sound technologies and ways of life. Within this search the role of CAT is to explore and demonstrate a wide range of alternatives, communicating to other people the options for them to achieve positive change in their own lives.
Energy 21
Energy 21 is providing conferences, exhibitions seminars, educational courses and publishing information to advance the knowledge of the public on renewable energy and associated issues.
energyfuture
Energywatch’s online magazine aims to give consumers (both business and domestic) a voice in the debate about the future of the UK’s energy, and to promote and encourage the sustainable use of energy.
National Alliance for Alternative Technology and Technology Assessment
Renewable Energy Certification System.
RESTATS
RESTATS was developed by ETSU in support of the UK Governments New and Renewable Energy Programme. Website provides information on the contribution of renewable energy sources to the United Kingdom's energy requirements for the five years between 1996 and 2000.
The Folkecenter for Renewable Energy
The Folkecenter for Renewable Energy is an independent, non-governmental organization. It was established in 1983 to pave the way for renewable energy by developing, testing, and demonstrating technologies which are designed for manufacturing in small and medium scale industries.
UK University Research Centres
University of Strathclyde: The Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU)
The Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU) is based within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland. ESRU focuses on simulation based design tools for traditional and renewable energy systems in the built environment.
University of Ulster: Renewable Energy in Maritime & Island Climates (REMIC)
University College Dublin: Energy Research Group (ERG)
The Energy Research Group has an international reputation for its expertise in the theory and application of sustainable strategies in the design and construction of buildings.
University of Southampton: Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG)
Imperial College: Imperial College Centre for Energy Policy and Technology (ICCEPT)
Open University, Faculty of Technology: Energy and Environment Research Unit (EERU)
University College London: The Centre for CO2 Technology
The Centre for CO2 Technology has been established in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL in response to the Kyoto Protocol. Thus, the Centre focuses on developing break-through technologies for the large scale reduction (e.g. alternative, low carbon, energy sources), removal (e.g. gas separation from flue emissions) and sequestration (e.g. long term storage in geological, terrestrial, and ocean systems) of carbon dioxide.
De Montfort University: Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development
Loughborough University: Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology
CREST is Based at Loughborough University in the UK. CREST's remit is to advance renewable energy technology so as to provide substantial and benign energy options for present and future generations.
Other
Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is a charitable company, which was established in 1979. It provides a combination of skills that bring together an understanding of national energy policy with practical experience of delivering local and regional initiatives.
Energy Conservation Center (ECC)
ECC contributes to the efficient use of energy, protection of the global environment and sustainable development. The site publicises community-based energy conservation activities in homes and the work place, includes information on energy conservation, survey results and energy management training.
Sustainable Development Commission
The Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development
World-wide Information System for Renewable Energy (WIRE)
World-wide Information System for Renewable Energy
World Energy Council
The World Energy Council (WEC) is one of the foremost global multi-energy organisation in the world today. WEC has Member Committees in over 90 countries, including most of the largest energy-producing and energy consuming countries.
WorldWatch Institute
Worldwatch is a non profit public policy research organisation dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems.
Internet Energy News Services and Magazines
Green Energy News
Green Energy News is a free access information source for news relating to clean, efficient and renewable energy, its applications, technology and relevant issues.
Refocus
The International Renewable Energy Magazine
New Review
The Quarterly Newsletter for the UK New and Renewable Energy Industry
EREN Network News
EREN Network News is a weekly newsletter covering energy efficiency and renewable energy news and events, new sites on EREN, and energy facts and tips.
Environmental News Network
Provides paragraph-long summaries of breaking stories from Europe, the US and other world regions. It also offers a service called E-wire, supplying corporate environmental press releases.
argusonline.com
News and market information service on the international energy markets.
World Energy News
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews publishes specially commissioned review articles designed to bring together under one cover, current advances in the ever broadening field of renewable and sustainable energy.
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