Michigan Alternative & Renewable Energy Center
Business & Other Useful Links
Alternative and Renewable Energy Links:
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/miec/Home The University of Michigan Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) is funded by the US Department of Energy to help out manufacturers. Our goal is to aid small to medium sized manufacturers in Michigan, and parts of northern Ohio and Indiana; in reducing their costs, energy usage, increase productivity, and reduce waste and pollution.
nacdnet.org/resources/guides/biomass/ Overview of woody biomass production and utilization in the U.S.
www.energy.gov/ US Department of Energy
michiganglowcouncil.org/index.html The Great Lakes Wind Council, created by Executive Order No. 2009-1, serves as an advisory body within the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth to examine issues and make recommendations related to offshore wind development in Michigan.
Alternative Energy Incentives DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
www.clean-energy.us/facts/electricity.htm Facts about electricity
http://www.renewable-energysources.com/ A Renewable Energy Reference Guide
Economic Recovery:
michiganwoodenergy.org/ Using wood as a biomass energy fuel source, especially where wood chips are plentiful and cheap, can be one answer for larger public and private institutions.
www.recovery.gov/ The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century.
thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
www.newamerica.net/files/StimulusAnalysis.pdf Analysis of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Environmental Links
LEED Certification Find all the resources you need to help you achieve LEED certification, including reference guides for each rating system, templates for submitting projects’ documentation, other reference documents, and the tools you need to keep your projects’ status up-to-date.
www.audubon.org National Audubon Society
www.epa.gov United States Environmental Protection Agency
www.climateark.org/links/ Climate change links portal
Industrial / Technology:
apolloalliance.org/ The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution that will put millions of Americans to work in a new generation of high-quality, green-collar jobs.
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/bprogs.htm Business and Cooperative Programs
Wind Energy Related Links
www.glc.org/energy/wind/ The Greats Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC) is a multi-sector coalition of wind energy stakeholders working to facilitate the substainable development of wind power in the binational Great Lakes region.
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/atlas/ice_charts/index.html Great Lakes Ice Charts available from the NOAA
www.usowc.org/index.html US Offshore Wind Collaborative
www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/41869.pdf 20% Wind energy by 2030.
www.awea.org American Wind Energy Association
www.bwea.com/ British Wind Energy Association
Business Resourses
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