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Information and Resources related to Energy Research Activities.

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Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) - consists of four organizational elements: The National Fuel Cell Research Center, The UCI Combustion Laboratory, and The Distributed Technologies Testing Facilty and the Pacific Rim Consortium on Combustion, Energy, and the Environment.  Major goals include Education, Research and Development, Beta Testing, Demonstrations, and facilitation of new technologies into the market.  Website.

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy - is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection.  Projects are carried out by staff and selected energy efficiency experts from universities, national laboratories, and the private sector.

Battelle - Battelle is a global science and technology enterprise that develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, we have a vast science and technology reach. With the national labs we manage or co-manage, we oversee 20,000 staff members and conduct $3.7 billion in annual research and development.

Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (CCET) -  is moving forward with projects to produce innovation in the transmission, distribution, and use of electric energy that will maintain the state’s leadership in the industry and improve the economic well-being of all citizens.

Locations: Austin, Texas.

Website: http://www.electrictechnologycenter.com/

Center for Strategic and International Studies - The CSIS Smart Power Project explores innovative yet practical ways in which the United States can revitalize its inspirational leadership and engage the world using all the national tools at its disposal.

Website: http://forums.csis.org/smartpower/

CleanSkies.tv - the world’s first and only online network devoted exclusively to energy and the environment, sponsored by the American Clean Skies Foundation.  The CleanSkies.tv Network is a unique online experience that includes a wide variety of programming focused on the compelling issues and developments shaping the debate on energy and the environment. In addition, our independent news organization, CleanSkies.tv News, offers the most thoroughly reported and insightful coverage on energy and the environment available anywhere.

Webiste: http://www.cleanskiestv.com

CSIRO - the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

Website: http://www.csiro.au/org/ET.html (energy).

DOE - Department of Energy - link to National Labs.

DOE - Department of Energy - link to home site.

Energy Information Administration (EIA) - official statistics from the US government.

Website: http://www.eia.doe.gov/

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) - conducts research and development for the global electricity sector. An independent, nonprofit organization, EPRI brings together experts from academia and industry as well as its own scientists and engineers to help address challenges in electricity generation, delivery and use, including health, safety and the environment. EPRI also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning, and supports research in emerging technologies.  EPRI's members represent more than 90 percent of the electricity generated and delivered in the United States , and international participation extends to 40 countries. 

Board Of Directors: http://mydocs.epri.com/docs/CorporateDocuments/Governance/Board-Roster.pdf

Locations: Palo Alto, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Lenox, Massachusetts.

People: http://my.epri.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=200&&PageID=202&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

Website: http://www.epri.com

(The) Electricity Forum - Electricity is the focus of The Electricity Forum, which is dedicated to the exchange of policy and technical information about Electricity and Electrical Energy Matters. We deal with issues in common to electric utilities and large industrial, commercial and institutional power consumers. We publish electrical magazines, electrical handbooks and electrial training conferences. Browse our site and learn all about electricity facts, definitions, explanations, and electrical equipment supplies and technologies that help to make modern life possible.

Website: http://www.electricityforum.com/

Energy Design Resource - is a resource center for information on energy efficiency design practices and includes numerous resources related to building commissioning. Here you'll find design guidelines for commissioning, various publications, software downloads, on-line tools, and training announcements.

Energy Insights - an IDC Company, provides energy industry executives with research-based advisory and consulting services that enable energy companies to maximize the business value of their technology investments, minimize technology risk through accurate planning, benchmark themselves against industry peers, adopt industry best practices for business/technology alignment, make more informed technology decisions and drive technology-enabled business innovation.

Website: http://www.energy-insights.com

EPRI - see Electric Power Research Institute above.

Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG) - based at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG) was founded in 1993 in response to ongoing changes in the US electricity industry.  Includes links to Bill Hogan's pages.

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) - Ensuring the nation's energy security by performing unique science and technology research in the following areas. Nuclear Energy - We develop advanced nuclear technologies that provide clean, abundant, affordable and reliable energy to the United States and the world. National and Homeland Security - We deliver critical technology solutions to identify and defeat threats to the security of the nation. Energy and Environment - We integrate advanced energy and carbon management systems and processes to deliver the right form of clean, safe and secure energy at the right time, the right cost, with the slightest environmental footprint.

Locations: Idaho Falls (near), Idaho.

Website: https://inlportal.inl.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=255&mode=2

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_National_Laboratory\

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) - The IEC is the world's leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies — collectively known as electrotechnology.

Website: http://www.iec.ch/

International Energy Agency (IEA) - acts as energy policy advisor to 27 member countries in their effort to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for their citizens. Founded during the oil crisis of 1973-74, the IEA’s initial role was to co-ordinate measures in times of oil supply emergencies. As energy markets have changed, so has the IEA. Its mandate has broadened to incorporate the “Three E’s” of balanced energy policy making: energy security, economic development and environmental protection. Current work focuses on climate change policies, market reform, energy technology collaboration and outreach to the rest of the world, especially major consumers and producers of energy like China, India, Russia and the OPEC countries.  Website.

JPMorgan - Research Page on Energy and Climate Change.  Link to Page.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) - has been a leader in science and engineering research for more than 70 years. Located on a 200 acre site in the hills above the University of California's Berkeley campus, adjacent to the San Francisco Bay, Berkeley Lab holds the distinction of being the oldest of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratories. The Lab is managed by the University of California, operating with an annual budget of more than $500 million (FY2004) and a staff of about 3,800 employees, including more than 500 students.  Website.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) - is a premier applied science laboratory that is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) within the Department of Energy (DOE). LLNL was managed from its inception in 1952 through September 2007 by the University of California for the U.S. government.

Website: https://www.llnl.gov

National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA) - Download "Building Commissioning-Recommended Guidelines by Roy Wilson, PE and Ron Wilkinson, PE (Dome-Tech VP of Operations).

National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Center (NEETRAC) - The field of electric energy is faced with changing regulations, emerging technologies, and the approaching integration of utility services. As these changes take place, electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, and related industries are faced with imperatives to allocate resources cost-effectively, to deploy new technologies, and to find and retain educated new talent to lead them through these changes.  Our test facilities, Research and Development staff and the vast human and technological resources of Georgia Tech place NEETRAC in a unique position to answer these unprecedented challenges. The NEETRAC team, in conjunction with our industry members are engaged in: Conducting leading edge pre-competitive research and development; Developing state-of-the-art test methodologies, equipment and practices; Providing a venue for sustained technology transfer; Coordinating and leading selective efforts in the standards arena; Supporting high-level educational and training programs; As a membership centered organization, our industrial partners play a defining role in these activities. We invite you to explore our web site, and discover the full scope of the research, testing, and application work that we do, and why we have established ourselves as one of the foremost electric energy research and development centers in the world.

Locations: Atlanta, Georgia.

Website: http://www.neetrac.gatech.edu/

(The) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) - part of DOE’s national laboratory system, is owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). NETL supports DOE’s mission to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.

website: http://www.netl.doe.gov/about/index.html

National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) - The NRRI was established by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) at the Ohio State University in 1976 to serve as NARUC’s research resource. In 1981 NARUC established regularized state commission support of the NRRI. Major sources of funding are the 50 states and the District of Columbia, The Ohio State University and Canadian regulatory agencies. Commissioners and staff from those agencies are NRRI members.  Increasingly, the NRRI serves government and not-for-profit organizations through customized contractual relationships. Specific technical assistance under contract has been provided to most of the state commissions, several state legislatures, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. General Accounting Office, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, and over 20 countries.  Website.

NETL - National Energy Technology Laboratory - part of DOE’s national laboratory system, is owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). NETL supports DOE’s mission to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.

NREL - National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL's mission and strategy are focused on advancing the U.S. Department of Energy's and our nation's energy goals. The laboratory's scientists and researchers support critical market objectives to accelerate research from scientific innovations to market-viable alternative energy solutions.  Locations: Golden, Colorado.  Website.

National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) - The NRRI was established by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) at the Ohio State University in 1976 to serve as NARUC’s research resource. In 1981 NARUC established regularized state commission support of the NRRI. Major sources of funding are the 50 states and the District of Columbia, The Ohio State University and Canadian regulatory agencies. Commissioners and staff from those agencies are NRRI members.  Increasingly, the NRRI serves government and not-for-profit organizations through customized contractual relationships. Specific technical assistance under contract has been provided to most of the state commissions, several state legislatures, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. General Accounting Office, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, and over 20 countries throughout the world.  Focused on Primers and Surveys.

Board Of Directors: http://nrri2.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=29

Locations: Silver Spring, Maryland.

People: http://nrri2.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=27

Website: http://www.nrri.org

New Buildings Institute - NBI is a nonprofit public benefits corporation promoting energy efficiency in buildings through policy development, research, guidelines, and links to commissioning-related reports and tools.

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) - strives to facilitate change through the widespread development and use of innovative technologies to improve the State’s energy, economic, and environmental wellbeing.  In fulfilling its mission, NYSERDA’s workforce reflects its public service orientation, placing a premium on objective analysis and collaboration, as well as reaching out to solicit multiple perspectives and share information. NYSERDA is committed to public service, striving to be a model of efficiency and effectiveness, while remaining flexible and responsive to its customers’ needs. NYSERDA’s programs and services provide a vehicle for the State to work collaboratively with businesses, academia, industry, the federal government, environmental community, public interest groups, and energy market participants. Through these collaborations, NYSERDA seeks to develop a diversified energy supply portfolio, improve market mechanisms, and facilitate the introduction and adoption of advanced technologies that will help New Yorkers plan for and respond to uncertainties in the energy markets.

Locations: Albany, New York.

Website: http://www.nyserda.org

Oak Ridge National Laboratory - UT-Battelle manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Department of Energy.

(The) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) ten national laboratories, managed by DOE's Office of Science. PNNL also performs research for other DOE offices as well as government agencies, universities, and industry to deliver breakthrough science and technology to meet today's key national needs.

Locations: Richland, Washington.

Website: http://www.pnl.gov

(The) Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) - draws on university capabilities to creatively address energy related challenges. Under the banner of PSERC, multiple U.S. universities are working collaboratively with industry to: engage in forward-thinking about future scenarios for the  industry and the challenges that might arise from them; conduct research for innovative solutions to these challenges using multidisciplinary research expertise in a unique multi-campus work environment; facilitate interchange of ideas and collaboration among academia, industry and government on critical industry issues; educate the next generation of power industry engineers.

Locations: Tempe, Arizona.

Website: http://www.pserc.org

SRI International - is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. SRI also brings its innovations to the marketplace by licensing its intellectual property and creating new ventures.  Website.

University of Cambridge - Electricity Policy Research Group - The Electricity Policy Research Group is a focus for applied interdisciplinary research into the electricity supply industry. It draws together the diverse capabilities and resources of teams working on several research projects, including Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy and the SuperGen Initiative.  EPRG research is focused on informing the ongoing restructuring of the electricity industry; the active participation of stakeholders in the industry is therefore fundamental to our research effort. Through the Electricity Policy Forum we concentrate on building up and maintaining ongoing relationships with the policy makers and corporations that are, or aspire to be, leaders in their field.

University of Cambridge - The Department of Land Economy - The research effort at 4CMR is expected to be at the leading edge of UK and international research in the area. The centre will also house a global modeling team, networked with multidisciplinary teams working in different countries, but adopting a common set of conventions and protocols. The centre's research will focus on climate-change mitigation through technological change induced by use of economic instruments, such as the EU's emission trading scheme, applying a multi-disciplinary approach and informing national and international policy-making.

DOE - Department of Energy - link to National Labs.

Lawrence Berkeley laboratories, Environmental Energy Technologies Division - Research in Advanced Energy Technologies, Atmospheric Sciences, Buildings Energy Efficiency, Energy Analysis, and Indoor/Outdoor Environmental Quality.

Pacific Energy Center - The Pacific Energy Center (address & directions) offers educational programs, design tools, advice, and support to create energy efficient buildings and comfortable indoor environments. Most of their efforts are focused around commercial buildings, however, other departments offer advice and information for residential buildings.

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. May 1998. "Building Commissioning-The Key to Quality Assurance." Available free.

University of California Energy Institute (UCEI) - located on the Berkeley campus, is a multi-campus research unit of the University of California system. Since its inception in 1980, UCEI's mission has been to foster research and educate students and policy makers on energy issues that are crucial to the future of California, the nation, and the world.  Website.

World Energy Council - offers a wide variety of services, programmes and activities to its members as well as to the energy industry at large and to the general public. WEC is well known on the global energy scene for its authoritative reports, analyses, research, case studies, medium and long-term energy projections, and policy and strategy recommendations. The work of the organisation spans the entire energy spectrum -- coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro and new renewables -- and focuses on such topical areas as market restructuring; energy efficiency; energy and the environment; financing energy systems; energy pricing and subsidies; energy poverty; ethics; benchmarking and standards; use of new technologies; and energy issues in developed, transitional, developing countries.  Website.

Reports

Annual Energy Outlook 2008 (Revised Early Release)

Website: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/

Lighting The Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future - Commissioned by Brazil and China, the report establishes the best practices for a global transition to a clean, affordable and sustainable energy supply in both developing and developed countries. The report addresses incentives that can accelerate the development of innovative solutions, provides recommendations for financial investments in research and development and explores other transition pathways that can transform the landscape of energy supply and demand around the globe.  Website.

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