Renewable Energy Nationwide:Reports & Links
Reports
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From the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Published May 2008.
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The Northwest CHP (Combined Heat and Power) Application Center has a fact sheet that helps you ask all the right questions about installing a biodigester on your farm.
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A Guide to Identifying Candidates for On-Farm and Centralized Systems. Produced by US EPA / AgSTAR.
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From US EPA
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Links
- The AgMRC (Agricultural Marketing Resources Center) " is an electronic, national resource for producers interested in value-added agriculture."
- The EPA’s AgSTAR program has a comprehensive handbook on developing biogas technology. The site includes FarmWare, a free decision-making software package that can help you assess the feasability of biogas on your farm.
- The US Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC, formerly known as the Alternative Fuels Data Center) provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels, in addition to other petroleum reduction options such as advanced vehicles, fuel blends, idle reduction, and fuel economy.
- ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and is funded under a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service. It provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.
- DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- A helpful website from the Environmental Law and Policy Center that outlines the incentives offered in the current Farm Bill and monitors the development of new ones.
- List of federal incentives for renewable-energy projects from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
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- Website of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), the national trade association for the U.S. ethanol industry
- State by state agricultural statistics from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- American Wind Energy Association's interactive map shows installed megawatts (MW) for each state. Click on the shaded states to access information on existing and under construction wind energy projects.