BioEnergy Hot Sites

Department of Energy sites

  • NREL Renewable Resource Data Center This NREL-supported site provides a summary of renewable energy resources including solar flux and biomass data.
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory This is the homepage for NREL. From this site find information about the Alternative Fuels Division
  • The Biofuels Resource Information Clearinghouse This is a site maintained by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory provides reliable information biomass resources.
  • The Energy Information Agency A clearing house for information on energy supply and demand.
  • Bioenergy Information Network This is a government-maintained site that ties into reports, databases and other resources.
  • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network A site that locates and organizes quantitative information about renewable energy and energy efficient technologies.
  • Oak Ridge Energy Crop County Level Database This site summarizes biomass availability throughout the United States.
  • Biopower Renewable electricity for local communities. This site provides information about the DOE BioPower program and industry.

    • Other bioenergy organizations

  • The Renewable and Alternative Energy site at Solstice This organization hosts newsgroups with lots of interaction on technical, political and process-related information.
  • The Bioenergy CREST archive of past exchanges on the use of bioenergy
  • The Renewable Fuels Association Provides technical information about the use of ethanol for automotive transportation and other purposes.
  • Bioenergy and Latin America Information This is the homepage of Tom Miles, moderator of the Bioenergy mailing list at CREST.
  • Homepage for bioconversion technology A resource for current awareness about bioenergy meetings, activities and other news.
  • The Biomass Energy Alliance Specializes in legislative information, but also has a wealth of other contacts for biomass related activities on the web.
  • Other Bioenergy or Biomass Web Sites A weblink page created by B. Meuleman of Utrecht University.
  • IEA Bioenergy Homepage The International Energy Agency is active in developing new alternative, sustainable energy technologies worldwide.
  • Bioenergy, its present and future competitiveness This objective of this project at the University of Lund is to understand the economic and environmental effects of bioenergy.
  • Pacific Biodiesel, Inc. A pioneer in the economic production of biodiesel.

    • Environmental organizations and activities

  • The Environmental Protection Agency's Global Warming Web Site
  • Sustainable Minnesota: Promoting sustainable energy policies. This site is loaded with resources and up-to-date information on renenewable energy.
  • Sustainable Minnesota's Biofuels Information Page
  • The Common Purpose Website This site brings together resources and information on renewable energy of different types.
  • National Science and Technology Council Site describing opportunities in biotechnology manufacturing and bioprocessing.
  • Agricultural Research Service for Northern Sweden A site that focuses on research on reed canary grass for bionergy and pulping purposes.
  • Renewable News Network Information and news alerts about renewable energy and environmental issues that do not easily make it into the mainstream press.
  • Carbon dioxide Information Analysis Center This site provides information about the consequences of carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere.
  • Environmental News Network Online This site will help you track the consequences of major trends in global change.

    • Biomass and renewable energy reports

  • Ethanol: Fueling an Economic Engine This report analyzes the economic impacts of ethanol production on the US economy.
  • Ecological Stewardship Workshop report from the US Forest Service on sustainable forestry and forest ecosystems
  • United States Energy Information Agency Renewables and Alternative Energy data This page includes links to data on biomass, wood and ethanol production data.
  • USDA, Agricultural Research Service Biofuels program The ARS Biofuels Research Program is an investment in an alternative future for United States Agriculture

    • Related biotechnology sites

  • The Yeast Virtual Library Information about yeast genetics, biochemistry, and physiology.
  • Biotechnology: an Overview Background information on biotechnology and bioconversion.
  • Molecular Biology Protocols and discussion forum.
  • A Microbial Biocatalysis Database Introduction to biocatalytic processes for recycling and waste reduction.
  • Laboratory Protocols on the World Wide Web A directory to sites providing protocols in biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics and cell biology.
  • Amos Bairoch's site listing the SWISS-PROT entries for glycosyl hydrolases.
  • Pedro's BioMolecular Research Tools Molecular biology tools and links to other biotechnology servers around the world.
  • Biological Process Technology Institute at the University of Minnesota includes information about seminar series and other resources. It features a biocatalysis database for bioconversion.
  • Peter Large's Home Page
  • SRI Consulting for xylanase markets

    • Specialized search services

  • Yeast researchers and e-mail addresses enables you to contact members of the yeast genetics community
  • Eukaryotic Transcription Factor Database enables you to analyze potential transcription factor binding sites
  • National Academy of Sciences On-line enables you to search recent issues and full text. This service will continue for free until December, 1997!
  • Science Magazine includes a searchable database for jobseekers.
  • Oligonucleotide calculator determine Tm, MW, etc. of your oligonucleotide (requires javascript enabled browser)

    • Homepages

  • University of Toronto - Hugh Lawford

    • Organizational links

  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • USDA CSREES homepage
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • United States Forest Service
  • The USDA, FS, Forest Products Laboratory
  • Other forest products organizations
  • NASA Global Change Master Directory
  • Global warming search engine
  • Society for Industrial Microbiology
  • American Society for Microbiology
  • American Chemical Society
  • International Organization for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IOBB)
  • University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center
  • University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Training Program
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    Last upate: Sept. 29, 1997