Net gains, September - October 2007
A service for Members, designed to direct you towards major web sites that will be of value to your company. Only a small proportion of useful links can be listed in the Bulletin. More links.
Following on from TWI's first Green Day, held on 7 June at Abington, this second list of websites on aspects of renewable energy provision concentrates on British and American sources of information.
British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) The major British association related to wind and other renewable forms of energy, including wave and tidal and small wind systems. As well as information on the UK wind farms, their siting and related government policies, the site includes information on health and safety, FAQs, events, the latest news and the UK wind energy database.
www.bwea.com/offshore/
UK Resource Efficiency the website of the Resource Efficiency Knowledge Transfer Network funded by UK Government, Regional Development Agencies, Devolved Administrations and Research Councils. It includes news, events, a forum, blogs, tools such as online conferencing software, case studies and products, special interest groups, a jobs section and links to other relevant organisations.
www.resource-efficiency.org
Fuel Cell Today offers news items, surveys, articles, newsletters and patents and legislation information, an industry and people directory, a discussion and noticeboard area, images, an education kit, FAQs, a glossary and links to related sites, events, careers information and a shop facility.
www.fuelcelltoday.com/
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), Renewable Energy pages include the latest energy legislation and white paper, reports and a consultation index. Details of the department's energy group, and information on energy sources, policy and strategy, markets, environmental issues, reliability, non-proliferation, statistics and fuel poverty and coal health claims are included. Links to related organisations are given.
www.dti.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewables/index.html
Energy and Environment Research Programme Details of BERR's Energy and environment research programme within the BERR renewable energy website.
www.dti.gov.uk/energy/environment/research/page20534.html
Offshore Windfarms (COWRIE) Collaborative Offshore Windfarm Research into the Environment is an independent company, first set up by the Crown Estate, to raise awareness and understanding of the potential environmental impacts of the UK offshore windfarm programme. The website outlines the research being carried out by the company.
www.offshorewindfarms.co.uk/
UK Energy Research Centre is part of the cross-Research Council's programme, Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy (TSEC), and is funded by three research councils. It outlines its six network and research activities and four functions. Details are given of events, the organisation's meeting place facility, press releases and research reports an energy research atlas and information on NERN (National Energy Research Network).
www.ukerc.ac.uk/Home.aspx
American Wind Energy Association offers information about the association, news, events information, legislative and policy information, advice on small wind systems, publications and resources, including a resource library, FAQs and expert advice, information on utility wind interest and an area accessible only to members with a directory included.
www.awea.org/
US Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy site includes information on its programmes for biomass, building technologies, federal energy management, FreedomCAR and vehicle, geothermal, hydrogen, fuel cells and infrastructure, industrial, solar energy, wind and hydropower technologies as well as the EERE information centre and news items.
www.eere.energy.gov/
