Research Institutions & Publications

  • The Pembina Institute

    has information on sustainable energy. It also has sponsored a site called Re-energy.ca, which features do-it-yourself plans to construct working renewable energy models, including a bio-gas generator.

  • REPP-CREST

    is a US-based research institution, whose goal is to accelerate the use of renewable energy by providing credible information, insightful analysis, and innovative strategies amid changing energy markets and mounting environmental needs.

  • The International Energy Agency

    is the energy forum for 26 member countries, where member governments are committed to taking joint measures to meet oil supply emergencies, to share energy information, to co-ordinate their energy policies and to co-operate in the development of rational energy programmes.

  • The Bioenergy Information Network

    includes information on biomass resource analyses and delivery systems information in the United States.

  • The Institute for Local Self-Reliance

    (ISLR) has sponsored The Carbohydrate Economy, which includes information on plant matter-based products and the companies and cooperatives producing them, reports on developments in this rapidly expanding field, ILSR's publications, and more.

  • The Biomass Energy Foundation Press

    has a number of publications for sale. Their mandate is to provide low-cost technical resources to promote the use of clean burning biofuels.

  • Other sites with links include:

Economic Impacts

You may want to see the following documents about the economic impacts of the ethanol industry.