AGORES: A Global Overview of Renewable Energy Sources
http://www.agores.org/
AGORES is the the European Commission Website for Renewable Energy Sources, designed to be the European information centre and knowledge gateway for renewable energy. Details of EC and national strategies for the increased implementation of RES are given, along with areas of activity such as information dissemination, planning, design / software, market studies, education and training, statistics, standards, and publications.
A Sectors section section describes the range of renewable energy sources available, providing information on the technologies, publications, market studies and including summaries of successful projects from across Europe. Key players in renewable energy are identified. In addition, there is a list of news and events, an extensive list of recommended sites of related interest, details of EU funding programmes, a database of relevant publications (some full-text in PDF format), and information on a range of renewable energy projects.
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Architects Council of Europe
http://www.ace-cae.org/
The Architects' Council of Europe (ACE) aims to promote and maintain the quality of architecture in Europe.
There is information about the activities and organisation of ACE. Reports and papers in the areas of education and research, urban issues, sustainable architecture, public procurement, and quality assurance are available on this site.
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Association for Environment Conscious Building
http://www.aecb.net/
The Association for Environment Conscious Building is an independent environmental building trade association formed to encourage greater environmental awareness within the building construction industry. Its membership encompasses almost every sector of building construction and management.
The site includes information about the association, its activities and publications, details of fee-based membership, FAQs and news sections, a fee-based green products directory and a discussion list. AECB publishes Building for a Future magazine and the site has contents lists with the full-text of the cover story only for recent issues.
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Australian Journal of Emerging Technology and Society
http://www.swin.edu.au/sbs/ajets/
The full-text of The Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society - a multi-disciplinary journal, focusing on the complex relationship between science and technology and their wider socio-cultural contexts is available as wel as an archive.
AJETS is peer reviewed and is published on the web only twice a year.
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Batch Knowledge Centre
http://www.batchcentre.tudelft.nl/english/index.htm
The Batch Knowledge Centre is an initiative of Delft University of Technology within the framework of the Economy, Ecology and Technology (E.E.T.) Programme whose aim is to combine economic growth and ecological sustainability in the development of fundamentally new technologies.
The site gives details about the project and its research activities. These come under three subprojects: planning and scheduling (in Dutch); integrated batch plant management; and recipe management. An overview of available software for batch management and a list of literature published by the Centre are available. There are also a couple of online tutorials and other information about the relevant standards. Links to related sites including relevant journals, organisations, software suppliers and research institutes, a calendar of events and list of participants are also given. The site can be searched.
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Best environmental directories
http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/cds.html
The Best Environmental Directories, compiled by the Centre for Economic and Social Studies for the Environment at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, has as its criteria for inclusion the number of quality records relevant to European users.
Resources are categorised into three groups; those with the best sources selected; those with a comprehensive list with some tools for pre-selection; and those which are a complete searchable (meta)database. Included in the extensive list of resources are: biofuels, education; renewable energy; European legislation; EU policy; geographical information systems; green engineering; recycling; sustainable development; and water resources.
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Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network (BFIN)
http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/
BFIN is a gateway to biomass feedstock information resources. Information is provided in fact sheets, journal articles, presentations, reports, and databases. Also included are links to relevant resources, news and events, and a glossary.
Information is taken from the U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and other research organisations.
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Bioenergy Mailing Lists
http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/index.html
This is a set of mailing lists for the discussion of biomass as a sustainable energy resource. The lists are operated on theRenewable Energy Policy Project (REPP)site of the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST) in Washington, DC. It involves industry, academia, and government in discussions about the current state of the art and future directions in biomass energy industry and research. Topics include, but are not limited to, combustion, gasification and power generation, biomass energy resources, biofuel conversion, and anaerobic digestion.
The list is not moderated, and has low traffic. An archive of previous discussion threads is available.
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Biomass Program : Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) : US Department of Energy
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/
This is part of the US Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy website. The site is devoted to the elements of the Biomass Program and includes basic information on biomass energy resources as well as information via various links on biomass uses, ethanol, biodiesel, biomass power and industrial energy. The benefits of biomass are introduced, the state of the industry, relationships with national energy policies, research and development products and news.
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Biomimetics Network for Industrial Sustainability at the University of Reading
http://www.extra.rdg.ac.uk/eng/BIONIS/
This higher education site includes PDF format articles on biomimetics.
There are links to news and magazine articles as well as to other relevant sites. A list of events is provided. This site is part of the School of Construction Management and Engineering at the University of Reading.
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BioThinking for Sustainable Design and Business Vitality
http://www.biothinking.com/pd.htm
This site, compiled by consultant Edwin Datschefski, aims to provide information on designing products that are good for people, profits and the planet. It provides information on the book, The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products, and images selected from a database of eco-products. Slides from a dozen of the author's recent presentations are also offered.
Twelve chairs are used to illustrate the author's basic principles of sustainable product design. This section contains further examples, and an article, on sustainability and design. Other sections highlight bicycles, in which examples are given of bikes whose interesting features can be plugged together to make an ideal bike, and solar factories. Quotations of interest are offered, and a 93-page report on Sustainable Products may be freely downloaded, for a limited time only. A free weekly email, BioThinker, is also available. The site may be read in English, Japanese, German or Spanish.
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British Steam Car Challenge
http://www.steamcar.co.uk/
This site includes a description of a project to build a car to break the land speed record for steam powered vehicles, as well as drawings and specifications.
There is information on safety.
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Center for Sustainable Systems
http://css.snre.umich.edu
This website is managed by Centre for Sustainable Systems (CSS), University of Michigan. "CSS develops life cycle based models and sustainability metrics to evaluate the performance and to guide the continuous improvement of industrial systems for meeting societal needs". The Centre is also committed to environmental sustainability education. It offers educational resources on sustainability issues for faculty members at higher education institutions covering major environmental sustainability issues and environmental law (exploring the influence on engineering design). Various statistics are provided to highlight some of the indicators of the demands placed on the earth's resources. Also includes are information on research methods and tools, research areas, project and publications, events and sponsors.
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Centre for Alternative Technology
http://www.cat.org.uk/
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), Wales, is an educational charity which operates with the aim of achieving cooperation between the natural, technological and human worlds in a sustainable environment.
The website contains a description of the Centre, its activities, services, and a full Publications List with some sample texts freely available.
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Centre for Environmental Informatics at the University of Sunderland
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/faculties/apsc/centres/cei/
The Centre for Environmental Informatics (CEI) in the School of Health, Natural and Social Sciences at the University of Sunderland is a research team which conducts applied research into private and public social, ethical and environmental accountability.
The site contains a number of free online clearinghouses which focus on the disclosure of public and private sector environmental information. These include environmental and sustainability reporting, ethical and social reporting and the global forest and paper industry. Publications and research projects are listed. There is also a link to Integra, a training and consultancy subsidiary which provides environmental and health and safety management services to industry.
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Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES) at the University of Surrey
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/CES/
The Centre for Environmental Strategy is a multi-disciplinary research centre is part of the School of Engineering in the Environment at the University of Surrey.
The site provides information about the centre, its activities, and personnel. There is information about research areas and projects carried out. A list of publications, with abstracts of working papers that can be ordered, is given. Specific research themes explored within the Centre are clustered around the broad areas of environmental systems analysis and environmental policy and risk management and include ecological economics and ethics, environmental management and policy-making, renewable energy, sociology and the environment, and life cycle and systems analysis.
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Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/research/crest/
CREST is involved in education and research relating to renewable energy. It is part of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Loughborough University. It is sited in a building which was refurbished to make use of alternative energy sources and energy saving devices. The site includes a list of research team members and summaries of their projects. Information on CREST resources used in research and education is available. There are descriptions of projects such as a wind energy test site. The website also includes a publications list with links to articles which are in Acrobat format.
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Centre for Sustainable Design at The Surrey Institute of Art & Design
http://www.cfsd.org.uk/
The Centre for Sustainable Design aims to facilitate discussion research about eco-design and environmental, economic, ethical and social considerations in product and service development and design. The centre offers training and education, research, seminars, workshops, conferences, consultancy and publications.
The site also has links to The Journal of Sustainable Product Design , NEPD, The Network for Electronic Product Design , The Surrey and Hampshire Environmental Business Association, SEEBA, The South-East Environmental Business Association and ETMUEL, Eco-design and Training for Manufacture, Use and 'End of Life' for SMEs - a two year training programme focusing on the implementation of environmental considerations in product development and design (eco-design) in the electronics sector.
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Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST) at the University of Ulster
http://www.cst.ulster.ac.uk/
The Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST) undertakes multidisciplinary research to create, develop, improve, demonstrate and evaluate emerging, existing and alternative sustainable renewable energy, building design, construction materials and environmental modification technologies. The site has information about the staff and facilities of the Centre, research areas, and details of the MSc course in renewable energy and the Timber Frame Research House Project.
CST has groups covering : energy efficiency in buildings; clean combustion of fuels; renewable energy; river hydraulics and hydropower; highway engineering; construction; and architecture.
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Contaminated Land Assessment and Remediation Research Centre (CLARRC)
http://www.clarrc.ed.ac.uk/
The Contaminated Land Assessment and Remediation Research Centre (CLARRC) is a "centre of excellence for multi-disciplinary research, developing technologies for sustainable, cost effective assessment and remediation of contaminated environments, promoting their transfer to industry". The website provides information on the Centre's projects, international and commercial activities, a link to a resource centre, and over 100 categorised links.
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Design for Sustainability in the Subfaculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology
http://www.io.tudelft.nl/research/dfs/
The Design for Sustainability (DfS) program pages provide information on courses and research. The DfS program activities comprise three interlinked research projects: eco-efficiency of end-of-life systems, an ecodesign methodology, and eco-efficient services and systems design. Details are also given on the Kathalys Centre for the Innovation of Sustainable Products. Various services and tools which have been developed are described, including the IDEMAT materials selection database, and a number of full-text publications are offered in PDF format. In addition, a list of articles and links to sites of related interest are given. Staff and contact details are available.
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ECN - Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
http://www.ecn.nl/en/
This site gives information about the ECN's research activities in the areas of: policy studies; energy efficiency in industry; solar energy; wind energy; renewable energy in the built environment; biomass; clean fossil fuels; and fuel cell technology. Information is given in each section about current projects, products and services. Also available are details about the technology and consultancy services the Foundation offers and details of the activities of the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group. Full text publications are available in PDF format along with reports and conference papers. There is also a summary of articles on ECN energy research that have recently been published in scientific journals. A Dutch-language newsletter is available.
The ECN works with government and industry to achieve and maintain sustainable energy resources.
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Energy efficiency and renewable energy program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/eere/
This US government site includes short articles on aspects of renewable energy technology with links to related sites.
The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program, a component of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is a multidisciplinary research and development program sponsored by the US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE/EE). Its mission is to assist the DOE/EE in accelerating the development and deployment of sustainable energy technologies. Major research programs include : Biomass; Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure; Building Technologies; Industrial Technologies; Federal Energy Management; Solar Energy; Transportation Program; Weatherization & Intergovernmental; and also Wind & Hydropower.
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Engineering for sustainable development: guiding principles
http://www.raeng.org.uk/events/pdf/Engineering_for_Sustainable_Development.
This full text report is available in pdf format and covers principles for sustainable development.
It is provided by the Royal Academy of Engineering. There are abbreviations of technical terms as well as diagrams, tables and references.
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Engineers without borders UK (EWB-UK)
http://www.ewb-uk.org/
This organisation site includes information on its activities including training courses, work placements and bursaries for young people wanting to get involved in development and construction projects in the Third World.
Current job vacancies are listed. There is information on companies affiliated with the organisation as well as on forthcoming events. EWB is a student-led charity that focuses on removing barriers to development using engineering.
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