Western Colorado Carbon Neutral Bioenergy Consortium
The Western Colorado Carbon Neutral Bioenergy Consortium (WCCNBC), a partnership between Colorado State University (CSU), Colorado Mountain College (CMC), The City of Rifle, and Flux Farm Foundation, was formed to determine the ability of the region to produce and process biomass for biofuels and carbon sequestration. This interdisciplinary, applied science, research consortium seeks to collect both quantitative and qualitative data on the costs and benefits of land transition, agronomic analysis of high-biomass producing perennial crops, field analysis of carbon sequestration potential, laboratory and pilot-scale analysis of the conversion of biomass to biofuels such as ethanol, butanol, and synthesis gas, and an economic analysis of the feasibility of western Colorado growers to produce and market carbon neutral biofuels.
http://www.wccnbc.org
The Southwest Biofuels Association
The Southwest Biofuels Association (SWBA) is a non-profit organization promoting renewable biofuels through strategic partnerships between the Southwest's biofuel industry, universities, national laboratories, state agencies, educators, consumers, business entrepreneurs, agribusiness, environmental and other interested organizations.
http://www.swbiofuels.org
Harvesting Clean Energy
Harvesting Clean Energy is a program of Climate Solutions, a nonprofit organization based in Olympia, Washington. The program's goal is to help accelerate rural economic development in the Northwest through clean energy development.
http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org
The Consortium for Agricultural Soil Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS)
CASMGS is a consortium of nine universities and one National Laboratory assembled to investigate the potential of agricultural soils to mitigate greenhouse gases.
http://www.casmgs.colostate.edu/
The International Biochar Initiative
The International Biochar Initiative provides a platform for the international exchange of information and activities in support of biochar research, development, demonstration and commercialization.
http://www.biochar-international.org/
The Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration
The Southwest Regional Partnership (SWP), was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of seven regional partnerships charged with evaluating available technologies to capture and to reduce
the emissions intensity of greenhouse gases in the southwest region
through a process known as carbon sequestration.
http://www.southwestcarbonpartnership.org/
CSU Clean Energy Supercluster
The mission of the Colorado State University (CSU) Clean Energy Supercluster is to promote an
institution-wide effort to develop and disseminate market-driven clean
energy solutions - on a sufficient scale to significantly reduce the
accumulation of greenhouse gases that are forcing global climate change.
http://energy.colostate.edu/index.html
Interwest Energy Alliance
The Interwest Energy Alliance is a trade association that brings the nation's
renewable energy industry together with the West's advocacy community. Currently, their primary states of focus are Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
http://www.interwest.org
The Colorado Governor's Energy Office
The misson of the Colorado Govenor's Energy Office is to lead Colorado to a New Energy Economy by advancing energy efficiency and renewable, clean energy resources in the state.
http://www.colorado.gov/energy/
Energy Bulletin: Information Center
The Energy Bulletin is a clearinghouse for information regarding the peak in global energy supply. They publish news, research, and analysis on a wide range of issues relating to alternative energy and the implications of peak oil.
http://www.energybulletin.net/
UC Berkeley: Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI)
The strategic partners in the Energy Biosciences Institute-BP, the
University of California, Berkeley, the Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory and the University of Illinois, perform ground-breaking research aimed at the
production of new and cleaner energy, initially focusing on advanced
biofuels for road transport.
http://www.energybiosciencesinstitute.org/
Stanford University: The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP)
The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP)
is a research consortium at Stanford University that includes ExxonMobil, General Electric, Schlumberger, and Toyota. Their mission is to conduct fundamental research on
technologies that will permit the development of global energy systems
with significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions.
http://gcep.stanford.edu/index.html
Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels
The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) is a research consortium including the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and many in private industry. C2B2 exists to improve our fundamental understanding and develop new technologies in areas relevant to the future commercialization of integrated, sustainable biorefining and biofuels processes.
http://www.c2b2web.org/
Energy Information Administration: Official Energy Statistics
The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in
1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. Their
mission is to provide policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analyses
to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding
regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
http://www.eia.doe.gov
UC Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center
The UC Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center is one of the world's leading centers for sustainable transportation research, education, and scholarship.
http://www.its.berkeley.edu/sustainabilitycenter/
The Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy effeciency.
http://www.dsireusa.org/
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
The EERE mission is to strengthen America's energy security,
environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private
partnerships that: Enhance energy efficiency and productivity; Bring clean, reliable and affordable energy technologies to the marketplace; and Make a difference in the everyday lives of Americans by enhancing their energy choices and their quality of life.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
