Useful Links

For Information On Wind Power

www.ewea.orgEuropean Wind Energy Association: trade and professional body for the European wind and marine renewables industries.
www.awea.orgAmerican Wind Energy Association:  trade and professional body for the American wind and marine renewables industries.
www.auswea.com.auAustralian Wind Energy Association: trade and professional body for the Australian wind and marine renewables industries.
www.bwea.comThe British Wind Energy Association: trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries.
www.canwea.caCanadian Wind Energy Association: trade and professional body for the Canadian wind and marine renewables industries.
www.iwea.comIrish Wind Energy Association: trade and professional body for the Irish wind and marine renewables industries.
www.ser-fra.comSyndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER-France): trade and professional body for the French wind and marine renewables industries.
www.yes2wind.comEnvironmental groups' site about wind power in the UK and what you can do to support it
www.gwec.netThe 2006 review of worldwide activity in wind power, from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
www.windpower.orgDanish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (a summary of all aspects of wind energy)
www.sd-commission.org.ukWind Power in the UK report, May 2005, from the Sustainable Development Commission
www.windpower-monthly.comWind Power Monthly Magazine

 

For Information On Renewable Energy

www.cat.org.uk The Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales
www.dti.gov.uk/energy/
sources/renewables
UK's Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform renewable energy page
www.r-e-a.netRenewable Energy Association
www.TheRenewableEnergyCentre.co.ukThe Renewable Energy Centre
www.biomassenergycentre.co.ukUK Government site with information on biomass
www.pv-uk.org.ukSolar energy (photovoltaics)
www.solartradeassociation.org.uk Solar energy (heating)
www.estif.orgEuropean Solar Thermal Industry Federation
www.nef.org.uk/gshp/Ground Source Heat Pump Club
www.themertonrule.orgRenewable Energy for Local Authorities
www.actionrenewables.orgAction Renewables in Northern Ireland
www.scottishrenewables.comThe Scottish Renewables Forum

 

For International Energy Organisations

www.worldenergy.org/wec-geisWorld Energy Council
www.iea.orgInternational Energy Agency (IEA)
www.ec.europa.eu/dgs/
energy_transport/index_en.html
European Commission - DG TREN (Transport & Energy)
www.energy.govUS Department of Energy
www.endsreport.comThe Ends Report

 

For Information On Climate Change

 

www.ipcc.chUN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
www.defra.gov.uk/
environment/climatechange
DEFRA - Action to tackle climate change
www.carbontrust.co.uk/default.ctThe Carbon Trust (part of UK's c.ch programme)
www.cru.uea.ac.ukUniversity of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit
www.newscientist.com/
hottopics/environment
New Scientist magazine's news and interactive site on climate change
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/
noaa-n/climate/
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration & NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) joint work on the environment

 

For Information on Energy Efficiency

 

www.caddet-re.orgCADDET - International information source on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies
www.est.org.ukEnergy Saving Trust - information for business and households
www.aecb.net Association for Environmentally Conscious Building
www.house-energy.comHouse Energy - for savings in the home
www.chpa.co.ukCombined Heat & Power

Environmental Organisations

www.foe.orgFriends of the Earth
www.greenpeace.org.ukGreenpeace
www.wwf.orgWorldwide Fund for Nature

 

Sustainable Buildings

www.ukgbc.orgUK Green Building Council. A partnership between government, industry and other stakeholder groups that provides information and facilitates learning between members and helps the building industry take the action required on sustainability.
www.diag.org.ukDIAG, Directive  Implementation  Advisory  Group for the EU Energy Performance of Buildings
www.cabe.org.uk/
sustainability
CABE: The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, the government's advisor on architecture, urban design and public space
www.inbuilt.co.uk/
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