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Alliance
to Save Energy
A nonprofit coalition of
business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote
the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit the
environment, the economy, and national security.
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- Alternative Energy Store
Besides discount prices on a
variety of wind and solar energy related products, the Alternative
Energy Store also provides educational materials for informing the
public on renewable energy (The Alt-E University) and a discussion
forum (The Alt-E Forum).
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- 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. ASES promotes the widespread
near-term and long-term use of solar energy. ASES has regional chapters
throughout the country and is the United States Section of the International Solar Energy
Society.
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- Arizona Solar Center
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- ASU-PTL
The Photovoltaic Testing
Laboratory at Arizona State University.
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- The Center for Renewable Energy
and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
CREST is a nonprofit organization
that uses advanced computer and communications tools to promote
renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable development.
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- Centre for the Analysis and
Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies Renewable Energy
Center
CADDET offers information on
full-scale commercial projects which are operating in member countries
through a renewable energy data base available on-line.
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- Chicago Solar
Partnership
A partnership which builds on the strengths of each of the public
and private sponsors to maximize the number
of photovoltaic installations within the City of Chicago.
The partnership strives to make the Chicago Public
Schools the leading school system in solar energy and
environmental technology education.
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- Colorado Governor's Office of
Energy Conservation
The OEC is a state
agency that offers energy information and services
to individuals, communities, schools,
hospitals, businesses, and government agencies. Details on solar energy initiatives in
Colorado is featured under "Current OEC Programs
and Initiatives."
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- Ecosustainable Hub
Major web portal on Eco
Sustainable resources: exchange, forums, search and comprehensive
indexed links.
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- Energy
Diversification Research Laboratory
The lab forms part of the Canada
Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET), a network of energy
and mining laboratories managed by Natural Resources Canada. Its
mission is to develop and promote the deployment of innovative
technologies in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable
energy.
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- Energy Information Administration
The EIA is the independent
statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of
Energy.
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- Energy Quest
The California Energy
Commission's Energy Quest is an award-winning Internet site on energy
education for students, parents, and teachers.
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- Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Network (EREN)
EREN provides information on
programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and links to major
organizations involved in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Parts
of the site are written as an educational tool specifically for
students. [Much of the same information can be obtained by telephone
through EREN s sister service, the Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Clearinghouse (EREC). Fact Sheets are available on basic
technology, DOE programs, and much more. A well-trained technical staff
is on-hand to answer more in-depth inquiries. Call (in the U.S. only)
+1.800.DOE.EREC.]
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- The
Energy Foundation
The Foundation's mission is to
assist in the nation's transition to a sustainable energy future by
promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy. It functions
primarily as a grant-maker.
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- European Renewable Energy Exchange
(EuroREX)
EuroREX is a consortium of companies,
institutes, and trade associations from more than 30 European
countries. Its Website is devoted exclusively to the commercial
promotion of renewable energy in Europe. EuroREX is partially supported
by the European Commission's Directorate General for Energy (DGXVII)
and provides news on policies, legislation, research, and politics at a
European, national, and local level.
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- Florida Solar Energy Center
The energy research institute of
the State of Florida, the Center is nationally recognized for
comprehensive programs in solar energy and energy efficiency. FSEC
operates within the State University System and is administered by the
University of Central Florida, U.S.A.
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- Global Accreditation Program for
Photovoltaics
PV GAP is a global, PV
industry-driven organization to promote and maintain a set of quality
standards and certification procedures for the performance of
photovoltaic products and systems to ensure high quality and
reliability.
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- International
Solar Energy Society (ISES)
ISES represents an international
network of scientists, businesspeople, and decision makers in more than
118 countries around the world. These form a Global Alliance aimed at
the advancement of renewable energy through research, technology
transfer, commercialization, and education.
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- Interstate Renewable Energy Council
IREC works to accelerate the sustainable use of renewable energy
sources and technologies in and through state and local government
activities. IREC supports market-oriented services targeted at
education, coordination, procurement, technology transfer and linkage
with national laboratories and associations, collaboration with
industry, uniform guidelines, and customer protection. IREC's members
include state energy offices, other municipal and state agencies,
national laboratories, solar and renewable organizations, and
individual members.
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- Midwest Renewable Energy
Association
MREA is a non-profit educational
organization that promotes renewable energy and energy efficiency
through workshops, an annual Energy Fair, tours of homes, and at its
ReNew the Earth Institute. The ReNew the Earth Institute features
working renewable energy systems, hosts workshops in the local
community, and houses the office.
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- Million Solar Roofs
Initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy
program to install photovoltaic panels on one million rooftops in the
United States, announced by President Clinton to the United Nation's
Special Sesssion of Environment & Development, 27 June 1997.
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- National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
NASA has developed a Surface
Solar Energy data set created for the Renewable Energy Industry. The
data set contains 52 monthly-averaged parameters that were specified by
the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Text files, color plots, and contour plots on a global scale are
available.
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- National Center for Photovoltaics
The Center merges the core
photovoltaic expertise of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL), Sandia National Laboratories, Brookhaven National Laboratory,
and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Centers of Excellence in PV
at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Institute of Energy
Conversion at the University of Delaware. The NCPV serves as DOE's
initial point of contact for potential investors, customers,
manufacturers, and distributors interested in all aspects of
photovoltaic technology and applications.
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- National
Energy Education Development (NEED) Project
NEED, a nonprofit organization
based in Herndon, Virginia [U.S.A.], promotes energy education among
U.S. schools as a means to encourage intelligent decisions on a
national basis about energy resources and energy use. NEED issues an
annual energy education report card that takes the measure of the
"energy literacy" of middle and secondary school students. NEED
develops and distributes curricula that cover all forms of energy,
including solar, and recognizes students and teachers who demonstrate
leadership in energy education.
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- National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (U.S.A.)
NREL is a leader in photovoltaic
research, providing a wealth of information on cutting edge technology
and applications.
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- New Mexico Solar Energy Association
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- North Carolina Solar Center
The North Carolina Solar Center,
located in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State
University, provides programs and resources which help people
throughout North Carolina take advantage of solar energy. Services
available to the public include a toll-free hotline, a referral network
of professionals, technical and design assistance, free publications,
curriculum materials for teachers, training sessions, tours of a
demonstration Solar House, and a reference library.
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- Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
NESEA is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1974 to foster
the use of renewable and sustainable energy, the responsible use of
nonrenewable forms of energy, and to convey the value of these
practices for the preservation of the environment.
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- Renewable
Energy and Efficiency Training Institute (REETI)
Private, nonprofit organization
that encourages the development of sustainable global markets for
renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies by facilitating the
transfer of training and technology expertise.
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- Renewable Energy Policy
Project (REPP)
Nonprofit organization which supports the advancement of renewable
energy technology through policy research.
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- Resource Database of OPT
Publications
DOE's Office of Power
Technologies' Web site has recently developed a searchable
database of its publications. By using keywords
or selecting a particular technology, you can pull up
an alphabetical list of OPT publications, their
descriptions, and how they can
be obtained. Technologies include biomass,
geothermal, wind, solar, hydrogen, distributed power,
and superconductivity.
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- RETScreen
Natural Resources Canada's
RETScreen Renewable Energy Project Analysis Software contains modules
to analyze photovoltaics, solar water heating, passive solar heating,
solar air heating, wind energy, biomass heating, small hydro, and
ground-source heat pumps. Developed by CEDRL and 50 experts from
government and industry, RETScreen, which also includes an on-line
manual and weather data base, can be downloaded free-of-charge.
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- Sandia National Laboratories
The national lab's Photovoltaic
Systems Assistance Center.
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- Solar Energy Association of Oregon
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- Solar
Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
SEIA has been the national trade
group for the commercial enterprises involved in solar energy for more
than 20 years and also has regional chapters throughout the U.S.A.
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- Solar Energy Research and Education
Foundation
SEREF is a nonprofit organization
whose purpose is to develop and disseminate educational material
regarding solar and other alternative energy sources.
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- Solar Energy Society of
Canada
SESCI promotes the increased use
of solar and other renewable energies in Canada. To promote these goals
SESCI has developed programs in three broad areas: education, technical
development and public policy.
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- Solar
San Antonio
The goal of Solar San Antonio is to be a
leader in sustainable and renewable
energy through creative, state-of the-art construction designs and legislation, working together with citizens,
government, business, private and public educational groups,
creating positive relationships to solve energy issues, decrease
overall energy costs and increase our quality of life.
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- Solstice
The site for energy efficiency,
renewable energy, and sustainable technology information and
connections. Solstice was established and is maintained by CREST.
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- Texas Photovoltaic Coalition
The Texas PVC was formed to help
electric utilities in Texas capitalize on the growing PV market by
integrating on- and off-grid PV into their regular portfolio of
customer service options.
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- Texas Solar Energy Society
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- Utility Solar Water
Heating Initiative (USH2O)
The Utility Solar Water Heating
Initiative (USH2O) is a coalition of utilities and the solar thermal
industry that focuses on implementing cost-effective, reliable solar
solutions for utilities and their customers. USH2O advocates the
application of solar water heating for renewable portfolio standards
(requiring that a percentage of utility electric sales are produced or
offset by renewables) and green pricing programs (providing customers
with the option to purchase and support renewables).
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- University Center of
Excellence for Photovoltaics Resear
American Council on
Renewable Energy (ACORE)
American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
Arizona Solar Center
Association of State Energy Research
and Technology Transfer Institutions (ASERTTI)
BioEnergy Information Network
Biomass Energy Research Association (BERA)
CADDET Renewable Energy
California Solar Center
Center for Resource
Solutions (CRS)
Database of State Incentives for
Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy – US Department of Energy
EnergyIdeas Clearinghouse
Farmingdale
Solar Energy Center
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)
Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
Green Energy Ohio
Institute for Sustainable Power (ISP)
International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
Interstate Renewable Energy Council
(IREC)
Long Island Shines
Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA)
Million Solar Roofs Initiative
Montana Green Power
National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissioners (NARUC).
National Association of State Energy
Officials (NASEO)
National Association of State Utility
Consumer Advocates (NASUCA)
National Center for Photovoltaics
National Wind Coordinating
Committee (NWCC)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
New Uses Council
North American Board of Certified Energy
Practitioners (NABCEP)
North Carolina Solar Center (NCSC)
Northeast Sustainable Energy
Association(NESEA)
Public Technology, Inc. (PTI)
Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Partnership(REEEP)
Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP)
Sandia National Laboratories - PV
Division
Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)(formerly
the Utility PhotoVoltaic Group)
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
Solar Rating and Certification
Corporation (SRCC)
Sustainable Buildings Industry
Council (SBIC)
US Department of Energy (DOE)
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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