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Links RENEWABLE AND GENERAL ENERGY SITES

U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program - the federal government�s leading agency on renewable energy �
http://www.eere.energy.gov

US Energy Information Administration (EIA) � http://www.eia.doe.gov/

National Renewable Energy Laboratory � NREL is the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency R&D.
http://www.nrel.gov

American Council on Renewable Energy -- the national trade and advocacy organization for renewable energy.
http://www.acore.org

Renewable Energy Access � a free subscriber news service with weekly news about renewable energy around the globe. http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com

State Directory of Renewable Energy Programs � a great site with lots of information about renewable energy programs in every state.
http://www.dsireusa.org

EUROPEAN RENEWABLE AND GENERAL ENERGY SITES

EU Directorate General for Energy and Transport - http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html

International Energy Agency -http://www.iea.org/

European Biomass Association - http://www.aebiom.org/


NORTH AMERICAN WOOD PELLET INDUSTRY

Pellet Fuels Institute � the national trade association for wood pellet fuel manufacturers, equipment suppliers and other supportive industries.
http://www.pelletheat.org

Wood Pellet Association of Canada � PFI�s sister organization in Canada.
http://www.pellets.org


EUROPEAN WOOD PELLET INDUSTRY

The wood pellet industry is much more developed in Europe than in North America. For example: over 2/3 of new construction in Austria is designed for wood pellet heating; over 25% of Swedens energy comes from biofuels, primarily wood pellets.

European Pellet Centre � The most comprehensive site for data on the pellet industry in Europe, includes a multitude of case studies, reports, standardization information, databases of market players (including boiler manufactures, pellet consumers, pellet producers, transport companies, etc.) � http://www.pelletcentre.info/CMS/site.asp?p=878

Bioheat � European organization that promotes biomass heating in large buildings � http://www.bioheat.info/index.html
Market Development for Medium Scale Pellet Installations: Promoting European Pellet Heating Systems in the Market. 2007 report � http://www.mob.ee/graanul/Puente.pdf

Swedish BioEnergy Association � one of Europe�s leading associations, on the cutting edge of pellet manufacturing and heating technology in Scandinavia �
http://www.svebio.se

Austrian Energy Agency Pellet Project � Austria, a pellet industry leader, has over 2/3 of all new construction built for wood pellet heating � http://www.energyagency.at/projekte/pellets_net.htm

PELLET MILLS

ENVIRONMENTAL, FORESTRY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Skanden Energy promotes sustainable forest management and environmental conservation..

Maine Heritage Trust Fund � http://www.mcht.org/

The Nature Conservancy � http://www.nature.org/

EcoSecurities � EcoSecurities is a leading company in the business of sourcing, developing and trading emission reduction credits. http://www.ecosecurities.com/