International
and National Organisations
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (Austria)
- International Energy Agency (US)
- International Geothermal Association (UK)
- European Union European Commission for Energy
Green
Organisations
- Friends of the Earth (UK)
Research
Centres/Programmes
- Open University Energy and Environment Research Unit: Concerned with human energy systems, the biosphere seen as a solar-powered system; and the interaction between these systems. Also includes contemporary issues in the news. (UK)
- European Network for Energy Economics Research: Collaborates with other centres and organisations to perform varied research tasks. (Germany)
- Energy and Environmental Research Center: Provides multidisciplinary research and development leading to demonstration and commercialisation of innovative, clean, efficient energy technologies and environmental technologies addressing the protection of air, water, and soil. (US)
- US Geological Survey: Energy Resource Programme: Assesses energy resources of the U.S. and the world, and conducts research on the origin, occurrence, and preservation of energy resources and assessment methodologies. (US)
Data/Information Libraries
- Department of Trade and Industry: Energy Statistics: Publishers of the digest of UK energy statistics, energy reports, shaping change and oil and gas resources. (UK)
- Statistical Analysis of Natural Resource Data: Provides research relating to reservoir description, stochastic modelling, and geostatistics within the petroleum industry. Also holds research gained by data modelling. (Norway)
- Primary Industries and Energy Network: Holds information on minerals, energy and fuel; forestry and the environment. (Australia)
- US Department of Energy (US)
- Energy Science and Technology Virtual Library Environment: Provides a comprehensive subject listing relating to energy and energy resources. Also provides a list of multidisciplinary resources.
- Reports Bibliographic Database: Contains a report search facility, frequently asked questions relating to the database and report ordering and retrieval information service.
Fossil
Fuels
- US Department of Energy: Fossil Energy Programme: Holds information covering news, technology and government reserves. (US)
- International Energy Agency Coal Research: Enhances innovation and continued development of coal as a clean source of energy using research. Also provides a database search facility. (UK)
- UK Coal Research and Development Programme: Provides research information on coal exploration and extraction, coal preparation, advanced power generation and others. (UK)
- University of Exeter Mining History Network: Provides comprehensive coal mining history bibliographies such as British, Irish, Australian and North American mining information. (UK)
- World Coal Institute: Provides access to the institute's publication Ecoal, news which includes meetings and climate listings and also statistics. (UK)
- Australia's Mineral Industry: Facts about Coal: Text only simplistic essay discussing types of coal, occurrence of coal and uses of coal. (Australia)
- Financial Times, Energy Publishing
- Coal UK: Discusses topics listed in the publication and also provides subscription details. Free sample available also. (UK)
- International Coal Report: Provides accurate and comprehensive coverage of the international steam and coking coal industry, for text version, subscription is required. Although a free sample is available. (US)
- Steam Coal Forecaster: Provides expert analysis of key questions and also holds examples from today's market, full text access requires subscription. (US)
- Newcastle University Coal: An Introduction: Descriptive photographic essay, discusses categorisation of coal, coalification, the concept of coal rank, macerals and a number of other coal related aspects. (Australia)
- National Research Center for Coal: Provides a listing of programmes including national centres and regional and local programmes. Also holds details of news and publications. (US)
- Research in the Coal and Energy Technology: Carrying out research into coal preparation, coal utilisation, gas utilisation and energy storage and renewables. (US)
- United Mine Workers of America: What Coal Miners Do: Photographic essay discussing aspects such as underground coal mining, room and pillar mining and surface mining. (US)
- International Gas Union: Provides information relating to natural gas, the environment and newsletters also. (Netherlands)
- Australian Petroleum Cooperative Research Centre: Adding value to the Australian upstream petroleum industry and the development of Australia's petroleum resources, also provides update newsletters. (Australia)
- Institute of Gas Technology: Performs sponsored and in-house research, development, and demonstration. Also provides educational programme information as well as data.(US)
- New Mexico Petroleum Recovery Research Center: Providing details of research projects, various publications and education. (US)
- Oil and Gas Journal: Registration is required before access can be granted, resources include the current journal, special reports and an archive search. (US)
- Stanford University Department of Petroleum Engineering: Holds a comprehensive research programme including a heavy oil research programme, gas injection research and a useful geothermal programme. (US)
Nuclear
Power
- British Nuclear Fuel Limited: Provides a comprehensive research programme of engineering research, fuel research, reprocessing research and waste management research. Also holds information concerning safety and the environment and education. (UK)
- Greenpeace Nuclear Campaign: Provides detailed resources relevant to renewable energy, pathways to destruction and nuclear maps. (UK)
- Atomic Energy of Canada: Details the Canadian nuclear fuel waste management programme, Canada's nuclear history and nuclear news. (Canada)
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute: Carries out a number of research activities including nuclear safety research, fusion research and radiation control. (Japan)
- Uranium Information Centre: Provides specific information on uranium mining in Australia and also a large amount of informative educational resources, a listing of which can be seen below: (Australia)
Renewable
Energy
Biomass
- National BioEnergy Industries Association (US)
- Biomass Energy Alliance: Providing a large amount of information such as federal legislative activity, the benefits of biomass energy and executive branch news. (US)
- Biomass Power Industry Programme: Provides a listing of accomplishments and a list of useful factsheets such as those mentioned below. (US)
- Economic Benefits of BioPower
- Biomass Power for Rural Development
- Environmental Benefits
- Private Sector Involvement in Biomass Energy
- Terry DeBlaay, Forester, Dow Corning Corporation Case Study: Dow Corning Corporation Biomass Cogeneration Plant: Graphic case study discussing fuel harvesting and transport, fuel storage and ash disposal. (US)
- Ken Sheinkopf A Slide Tour of Two Biomass Heating Plants: Slide tours illustrating the differences between a village-scale heating plant and a district heating plant.
- Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia: Discusses various aspects of wood energy relevant to Asia; including users, supply, the environment and planning. (Asia)
- Geothermal Resources Council: Provides a useful database of information, educational resources and publication listings. (US)
- Virginia Tech; Regional Geophysics Laboratory Geothermal Data: Holds detailed information of geothermal energy in the eastern and south-eastern United States, New Jersey, Maryland and a number of other US states. (US)
- US Department of Energy
- Geothermal Energy Technical Site: Discusses the uses, research and frequently asked questions of geothermal energy. A search facility is also available.
- Geothermal Technologies: Information on geothermal energy, from the history of applications to the latest technological developments. Information sources relating to geothermal energy. (US)
- Foundation for Water and Energy Education Hydro Tours: Provides basic information concerning hydroelectric power. (US)
- Walk Through a Hydroelectric Project
- How Hydropower Works
- Tour a Generator
- Hydropower Facts
- Time Line of Electricity, Hydroelectricity, and the Northwest
- Glossary of Terms, Agencies, Laws and Organisations
- Northwest Newspaper Hydropower Articles
- International Hydropower Association International Journal on Hydropower and Dams: A summary of issues discussed in the journal are stated at this site, but for the full text version, subscription is required. (US)
- US Committee on Large Dams: Provides simplistic general information about dams and also the benefits of dams for society. Direct links to general dam Information are listed below: (US)
- Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology Solstice (US)
- Passive Solar Industries Council (US)
- Solar Energy Industries Association (US)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems: Provides research into a number of aspects including, energy efficiency and solar facades, materials research for thermal use of solar energy and optics and chemical energy conversion and storage. (Germany)
- University of Central Florida Florida Solar Energy Center: Research institute studying topics such as alternative fuels, detoxification and solar thermal. An extremely useful resource provided is the virtual tour around a solar energy center. (US)
- Greenpeace Solar Power in the UK: Informative resources discussing the uses and characteristics of solar power in the UK. (UK)
- William Lord Maine Solar House: Case study of a solar house detailing land, plans, power, heat and data. (US)
- World Radiation Data Centre: Data centre provides data to be viewed and also maps that can be seen also. (US)
- University of Rochester Solar Energy: The Resurgence of Interest: Providing an overview of the past, present and future of solar energy. (US)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology Dept. of Physics: Wave-power group: Provides a number of publications some in English, others in Norwegian. (Norway)
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network: Tidal and Wave Power: Search facility for tidal and wave power archives, the search is divided into subheadings such as tidal power plants, wave energy converters and environmental aspects. (US)
- Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (Denmark)
- Finnish Wind Power Association (Finland)
- Windpower Monthly: Access to the contents of current and back issues is available. Provides titles, author details and summaries, full text versions require subscription. (New Zealand)