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  • Altener II
    European Commission site promoting the use of renewable energy sources.

  • American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
    The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of US citizens and the global environment. Includes information on solar energy technologies.

  • Bioenergy Information Network
    A gateway to information about fast growing trees, grasses, and residues for fuels and power. A US Government site, with a lot of international links.

  • British BioGen
    British BioGen are the trade association to the UK bioenergy industry. Includes information on bioenergy.

  • British Photovoltaic Association (PV-UK)
    This site is intended to help you keep up to date with the latest developments in photovoltaics and the many applications in the UK for the technology.

  • British Wind Energy Association (BWEA)
    The British Wind Energy Association is the largest renewable energy trade association in the UK, and is committed to supporting the continuing development of the wind energy industry.

  • CADDET Renewable Energy
    Provides information and project examples on geothermal, biomass, energy from waste, hydro, solar, wind, and photovoltaic technologies.

  • Clear Skies
    The Clear Skies Initiative aims to give UK homeowners and communities a chance to become more familiar with renewable energy by providing grants and advice. The site provides information and application forms.

  • Enviromission Website [ Video]
    There's a new video on-line about the Solar Wind Tower in Australia. At 6.7MB, it's slow to load on dialup, but great on broadband and very interesting. This wind tower will be one kilometer, 3,280+ feet high, and the tallest structure on earth. It is designed to collect heat at the base, and the rising wind will generate 200Megawatts of power. You will be able to ride an elevator to the top of the structure and walk around the opening.

  • Energy Projects UK
    A guide to UK Local Agenda 21 renewable energy projects.

  • Energy Saving Trust: Solar Photovoltaics (PV)
    Everything you need to know about Department of Trade and Industry grants for generating electricity from the sun.

  • EUREC Agency
    An independent association grouping about 40 prominent RD&D groups from all over Europe in the field of renewable energy technologies.

  • European Biomass Association
    A group of national biomass associations with the aim of promoting biomass production and application throughout Europe. Includes articles and details of projects and publications.

  • Eurosolar
    Promotes the replacement of nuclear and fossil fuels and their sources with environmentally sound energy sources, using both direct and indirect sources of a solar energy, such as solar energy, wind energy, biomass, hydropower, and the ocean energies.

  • GREENTIE
    The Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange (GREENTIE) site is an international information network that distributes details of suppliers whose technologies help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The GREENTIE Directory database contains details of almost 8,000 technology suppliers and information organisations from all over the world.

  • IEA Bioenergy
    IEA Bioenergy was set by the International Energy Agency (IEA), and aims to accelerate the use of environmentally sound and cost competitive bioenergy on a sustainable basis, and thereby achieve a substantial contribution to future energy demands.

  • Illustrated History of Wind Power Development
    As this is a US site, it's particularly interested in the development of the wind power industry in America, but it does cover Europe to a lesser extent.

  • International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
    ISES exists for the promotion of solar and renewable energy, covering such diverse fields as solar thermal and solar photovoltaic, solar architecture or wind and biomass energy.

  • Landscape Impact and Visual Design of Windfarms
    A lengthy review of a report on wind turbines and aesthetic design, containing a lot of information itself.

  • NREL: Photovoltaics for Buildings
    US government site that aims to improve photovoltaic (PV) building technology and to educate consumers and the building industry about PV to overcome technical and commercial barriers to market acceptance of the technology. Includes research, and information on PV for homes and commercial buildings.

  • offshorewindfarms.co.uk
    Information on the newly emerging offshore wind energy industry in the UK, with news, views and photos.

  • Renewable Power Association
    Trade association for the UK renewable energy sector. The site includes information on different form of renewable energy.

  • REPP-CREST
    The internet information service of the US Renewable Energy Policy Project and the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (REPP-CREST). Includes sustainable energy and development information.

  • Solar Radiation Resource Information
    Solar radiation data that may be used when planning solar power projects.

  • Task 7
    An International Energy Agency (IEA) site that promotes the use of photovoltaics in the built environment.

  • UK Solar Energy Society
    A forum for all those interested in the advancement of the utilisation of the sun's energy, with useful facts.

  • Windpower
    Provided by the Danish Wind Industry Association, this site includes more than 100 pages and calculators on wind resources, wind turbine technology, economics, and environmental aspects of wind energy.




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Chartered Building Consultancy - timber frame, OSM (off-site manufacture) and engineered timber structure advisors. Timber Research and Development Association – our work with TRADA ensures high quality, eco-friendly engineered Timber Frame build projects. The Green Register of Construction Professionals - Simply Self Build members of the Benfield ATT Group - Simply Self Build's membership demonstrates our passion for environmentally sustainable timber frame self builds for local housing authorities. AECB - Association of Environment Conscious Building – our FSC certified timber frame is endorsed by The Ecology Building Society Impact Upon Society Big Tick Award from Business in the Community – BITC – award-winning timber frame company within the Timber-frame industry TRA - Trussed Rafter Association – our membership assures Timberframe Trusses, Trussed Rafters, roofs and complex and innovative roofscapes are quality HBF - the only developer partnering timber frame company to be members of the House Builders Federation. Wales Quality Centre – members and committee members, we ensure the highest quality, especially when coupled with ISO 9001, FSC certification and Q-Mark Plus standards RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, assures our customers of our professionalism in wood and timber frame building and developing and surveying
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