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 Sweden's 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 BOILERS AND STOVES

Wood pellet stove, boiler and furnace technology is becoming more advanced and much more widely available. Check out these links to learn more.

Sturgeon Creek Welding – Manufacturer of Blue Flame brand pellet boilers 1.6 – 18 million BTU. http://blueflamestoker.com/

Harman Stove – Manufacturer of pellet stoves, boilers and furnaces with dealers throughout the northeast. http://www.harmanstoves.com

PELCO – Manufacturer of wood pellet boilers, with sizes ranging up to 2.5 million BTU. http://www.burnsbest.com/Products/Pelco/index.php

Viessmann – Manufacturer of wood pellet boilers of all sizes. http://www.viessmann.de/de/

ENVIRONMENTAL, FORESTRY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

International WoodFuels is actively in the promotion of sustainable forest management and environmental protection.

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/