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State-by-State Wind Information

A listing of state and local sites: 
http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/wind-state.html 

Your region and state's wind energy potential:
http://www.nrel.gov/wind/ 

"Database of state incentives for renewable energy":
http://www.dsireusa.org/  

"Your state's energy profile": 
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/_states.html
 

"Pollution in your state":
http://www.scorecard.org  

"Global warming in your state":
http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/
GeographicPortal.html?OpenDocument&Flash=yes

Wind Resources:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory: 
Wind Resource Atlas of the United States

http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas

Wind in Illinois:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/

National Climatic Data Center
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov 

Wind Power Maps.org - Northwest Wind Maps
www.windpowermaps.org

The Northwest Wind Maps are being prepared by TrueWind Solutions, LLC, and validated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and independent meteorologists. The project is coordinated by Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (NWSEED) and the Northwest Cooperative Development Center (NWCDC) and sponsored by NREL, the Bonneville Power Administration(BPA), and numerous other organizations.

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Climate Change:

Climate change links portal: 
http://www.climateark.org/links/ 

Products and Equipment:

Searchable Directory of Wind and Renewable Energy Companies and Products Worldwide: "The Source for Renewable Energy"
http://energy.sourceguides.com/index.shtml

Links to Web sites for companies marketing small wind turbines.
Small Turbine Manufacturers

Includes many links to Web sites of AWEA members.
AWEA Industry Members Directory

Project evaluation software: 

An evaluation tool developed by the Department of Natural Resources of Canada: http://cedrl.mets.nrcan.gc.ca/retscreen/ang/g_win.html

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Renewable Energy: 

REASN (new, comprehensive interactive Web site on renewable energy maintained by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Renewable Energy Analysis Studies Network):
http://www.nrel.gov/reasn

Green Power: 

Green Power Network: The most comprehensive site on green power in the U.S., maintained by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower

Rating organizations:

Green-E, Center for Resource Solutions
http://www.green-e.org/  

EcoPower, Environmental Resources Trust 
Web site:
http://www.ert.net/ 

Power Scorecard:

Rating mechanism that assesses the environmental impact of different types of electric generation:
http://www.powerscorecard.org

Regional green power promotion:

Go Green! Clean Energy Challenge: Northwest regional campaign urging commercial, industrial, and government electricity users to buy green power.
http://www.rnp.org/GreenPower/default.html

Interstate Renewable Energy Council:
IREC's mission is to accelerate the sustainable utilization of renewable energy in and through state and local government and community activities.
http://www.irecusa.org  

Montana Green Power: A guide to renewable energy in Montana.
http://www.montanagreenpower.com  

Renew Wisconsin: Nonprofit organization promoting clean energy strategies to powering the state's economy in an environmentally responsible manner.
http://www.renewwisconsin.org  

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy: 
Coalition of environmental and citizen organizations promoting green energy in the Southeast.
http://www.cleanenergy.org index.cfm

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Environmental Advocacy/Energy

Clean Energy Partnership (DC, MD, VA)
http://www.cleanenergypartnership.org

Clear the Air
(Joint project of the Clean Air Task Force, National Environmental Trust and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund):
http://www.cleartheair.org/

Environmental Defense: 
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/program_descriptions.cfm?subnav=3

Natural Resources Defense Council:
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/default.asp 

Sierra Club:
http://www.sierraclub.org/energy/ 

Sustainable Energy Coalition: 
http://www.sustainab

Wind Energy Inventions

Inventions and Innovation Program, US Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/inventions

US Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information
http://www.osti.gov/html/osti/products/publics.html 

For Teachers, Kids:

National Energy Education Development Project (NEED)
Email: NEED@erols.com 
Web site: http://www.NEED.org

PicoTurbine Renewable Energy Windmill and Solar Projects
ttp://www.picoturbine.com  

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Landowner Issues:

Windustry
E-mail: info@windustry.org 
Web site: http://www.windustry.com  

Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (SEED)
Northwest SEED:
Web site: http://www.nwseed.org  

Discussion Groups and Listservs

Renewable Energy:

Send subscription request to:
renewable-energy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com 

To view discussion archives go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/renewable-energy

Home Wind Energy Systems:

Send subscription request to:
awea-wind-home-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
  
To view discussion archives go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home

Wind-Diesel Hybrid Systems Technology Listserve:

Send subscription request to:
wind-diesel-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  

To view discussion archives go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/wind-diesel

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Case Studies

Case Studies - Links that connect to sites featuring case studies and--in some cases--application data on wind turbine installations.

Event Calendars

Calendars - Links to wind and renewable energy event and conference calendars on the Web.

Industry Organizations and Centers

 

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