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Internet Resources

• Alternative Fuels Data Center Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
• ASTAE - Asia Alternative Energy Program Part of the World Bank's effort to mainstream alternative energy in its power sector lending operations in Asia.
• Australian Renewable Energy Website Includes an overview of the technologies and a database of the Australian renewable energy industry.
• CADDET Renewable Energy The International Energy Agency's clearing house for information on renewable energy projects. Its collection of technical brochures is extensive.
• EUFORES - A Global Overview of Renewable Energy Sources
• An independent, non-profit making organization, established to pursue the target outlined in the 1994 "Declaration of Madrid" - a 15% substitution of conventional primary energy demand by renewable energy sources by 2010.
• International Renewable Energy Alliance IREA is a coalition advocacy group, that works to build links on common interests within the renewable energy community. Its members are: The International Hydropower Association, The International Solar Power Society, The World Wind Energy Association, and the International Geothermal Association.
• Renewable Energy From the BEER site (Building Energy Efficiency Research) at the Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong.
• Renewable Energy Policy Project Provides publications and information on renewable energy policies. This site is more about the social side (policy, markets, etc.) and less about the technologies.
• Sustainable Finance Initiative A U.N. initiative to help foster investment in clean energies. It has a directory which requires registration to use and industry reports.
• UNESCAP - Energy
• U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific's site on energy provides information and links on sustainable and renewable energy.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory US Department of Energy (DOE)'s main laboratory for renewable energy R&D.