Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Advocacy - International - Africa
- NUSMISC Biopact "... aims to use the potential for the production of bioenergy in the developing world, and most notably in sub-Saharan Africa, as a lever to create a new development paradigm in which access to energy, energy security and sustainability play key roles." Located: Heverlee, Belgium.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Advocacy - Canada
- NUSPNP BIOCAP Canada Foundation "Advocating for research that explores the use of biological systems to reduce and sequester greenhouse gases and compliment fossil energy sources to respond to our changing atmosphere and climate." Founded: 1998. Located: Kingston, ON, Canada.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Advocacy - U.S.
- USMISC Biodieselnow.com Promoting biodiesel - lots of info. Located: Unknown, U.S.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - International
- NUSPUB Bioenergy International News publication for the biomass energy sector. Located: Stockholm, Sweden.
- USPUB BiofuelsMarketplace.com "... is the industry's most comprehensive online resource for the promotion of biofuels including ethanol, biomass and biodiesel worldwide." Located: Unknown, U.S.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - International - Asia-Pacific
- NUSPNP Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia (RWEDP) "... aims to assist 16 developing countries in South and Southeast Asia in establishing and strengthening their capabilities to: assess wood energy situations; plan wood energy development strategies, and; implement wood energy supply and utilization programmes." Located: Bangkok, Thailand.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - International - Europe
- NUSGOV Biofinance "This guide offers extensive information on all financial incentives aimed at stimulating use of bioenergy throughout Europe." Located: Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- INTGOV BIOHEAT "Promoting biomass heating in large buildings and blocks" Located: Unknown.
- INTTA European Bioenergy Networks (EUBIONET) "The major aim is to share knowledge and experience, spread of information, transfer of knowledge and know-how in the bioenergy sector." Founded: 2002. Located: Various, International.
- INTTA European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) "... is a group of national biomass associations with membership open to representatives of the European Union, Central and Eastern Europe." Located: Various, International.
- INTTA European Biomass Industry Association (EUBIA) "... intends to contribute in strengthening European policies in this sector, protecting industrial interest, identifying new opportunities, promoting job creation and better environment conditions." Founded: 1996. Located: Brussels, Belgium.
- INTTA European Wood Energy Technical Institute (ITEBE) "... is an international profesional association that acts as a tool for promotion and support to the actors of the wood energy sector, mainly companies and communities." Located: Unknown, France.
- NUSTA Gasifier Inventory "... gives an overview of existing biomass gasifier installations and accompanying manufacturers. The scope covers all types of gasifier technologies, capacity ranges and manufacturers, worldwide." Located: Unknown, The Netherlands.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - Australia
- NUSTA Bioenergy Australia "... is concerned with all aspects of biomass and bioenergy, from production through to utilisation, and its work embraces technical, commercial, economic, societal, environmental, policy and market issues." Founded: 1997. Located: Killara, NSW, Australia.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - Austria
- NUSTA Renewable Energy Network Austria (RENET Austria) "The target of the network authority is to promote the use of the biomass as an energy source through research and development (R&D) and enable new technologies to break through into the area of biomass energy." Founded: 1999. Located: Unknown, Austria.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - Canada
- NUSTA Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) "... is dedicated to development and promotion of biomass-based, environmentally beneficial transportation fuels, particularly ethanol and biodiesel." Located: Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
- NUSTA Wood Pellet Association of Canada "Pellet fuel is made mainly of sawdust, shavings and fines leftover after processing trees for lumber and other wood products." Located: Prince George, BC, Canada.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - Germany
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - New Zealand
- NUSTA Bioenergy Association of New Zealand (BANZ) "Encourage the utilisation of New Zealand's abundant biomass resources and provide renewable energy in the form of heat, power and transport fuels in a sustainable and cost effective manner." Founded: 1980. Located: Wellington, New Zealand.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - Phillipines
- USGOV Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) "... is a partnership of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Mirant Philippines Foundation, Inc., the Department of Energy, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and Winrock International that is helping promote peace and progress in Mindanao by sustainable energizing poor, remote, conflict-affected communities that cannot be connected to the power grid, with clean, indigenous, reliable and affordable stand-alone renewable energy systems such as solar and microhydro." Founded: 2002. Located: Pasig City, Phillipines.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - Switzerland
- NUSTA Swiss Biogas Forum "... an organization with the aim to increase the importance of the renewable energy source 'biogas'." Located: Unknown, Switzerland.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - Sweden
- NUSTA Swedish Bioenergy association (SVEBIO) "... consists of around 400 members, most of them enterprises active in producing/providing biofuel or using biofuels on a larger scale." Founded: 1980. Located: Stockholm, Sweden.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - UK
- NUSPUB Biofuel Review "a primary news source for the biofuel industry" Located: Rolvenden, England, UK.
- NUSTA Bio-power(UK) Ltd "... is a network of companies that make a range of bio-fuels made from renewable materials that can be used as an alternative to fossil fuels, as a means to address the related issues of Climate Change and Global Warming." Located: Caernarvon, England, UK.
- NUSTA British Association for Bio Fuels and Oils (BAFO) "... is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of transport fuels and oils from renewable sources. Biodiesel and Ethanol are the two key fuels." Located: Unknown, UK.
- NUSTA National Energy Foundation - Log Pile Website "... a project that aims to promote and aid the use of wood as a source of renewable energy and sustainable heating." Located: Knowlhill, England, UK.
- NUSTA UK Biogas Association "Currently the waste methane produced by decomposing organic matter in landfill sites is used to generate enough electricity to power 350,000 households ..." Located: London, UK.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - UK - England
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - UK - Scotland
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - UK - Wales
- NUSTA Marches Wood Energy Network Ltd (MWEN) "... to develop and support the growth of the wood energy industry throughout the West Midlands." Founded: 2001. Located: Cressage, Wales, UK.
- NUSMISC Wood Fuel Wales "... a project that aims to promote and aid the use of wood as a source of renewable energy." Located: Unknown, Wales, UK.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S.
- USTA American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) "... was formed to unite a wide range of groups in support of ethanol." Located: Sioux Falls, SD.
- USTA Ethanol Across America "... is a unique grassroots education campaign. It is a partnership between industry and government leaders that are committed to advancing the production and use of renewable fuel ethanol. The goal is to sustain a comprehensive education and outreach program." Located: Unknown, U.S.
- USTA Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) "... an alliance of ethanol producers and industry leaders who have come together to create a consistent, positive message and identity for ethanol." Located: Omaha, NE.
- USTA National Biodiesel Board (NBB) "... a trade association created and based in Jefferson City, Missouri, dedicated to creating a market for biodiesel." Located: Jefferson City, MO.
- USTA New Uses Council (NUC) "... dedicated to expanding development and commercialization of new industrial, energy, and non-food consumer uses of renewable agricultural products." Founded: 1990. Located: Memphis, TN.
- USTA Pellet Fuels Institute "Your fuel of choice and its price may depend on the waste biomass most available to pellet mills in your region. In turn, your choice of appliance design depends on the fuel available." Located: Arlington, VA.
- USTA Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) "... the national trade association for the domestic ethanol industry." Founded: 1981. Located: Washington, DC.
- USTA United BioEnergy Commercialization Association (UBECA) "... to encourage the development of sustainable biomass resources and economically competitive biomass energy conversion technologies for the benefit of electric utilities, power producers, their customers, and society." Founded: 1994. Located: Washington, DC.
- USPNP VeggiePower, Inc. "We specialize in alternative energy developed from waste vegetable oil." Located: Unknown, U.S.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S. - California
- USTA California Biomass Energy Alliance (CBEA) "... an association representing 37 biomass-fueled power plants in California. CBEA members are the plant owners and operators whose fuels come from the forestry, agricultural, and urban wood waste sectors. Collectively, the 25 member companies represent approximately 700MW of generating capacity." Located: Sacramento, CA.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S. - Colorado
- USPNP CU Biodiesel "We are a non-profit student organization dedicated to advancing the use and knowledge of biodiesel, a vegetable based and clean-burning alternative to petroleum diesel. Our efforts are focused on the University of Colorado at Boulder and the surrounding community." Located: Boulder, CO.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S. - Iowa
- USTA BIOWA Trade Association for Biobased products. Located: Iowa City, IA.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S. - Michigan
- USGOV Michigan Biomass Energy Program "... to encourage increased production capacity for biomass energy derived from Michigan's resources through program policies, information dissemination, and demonstration projects." Located: Lansing, MI.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S. - Mississippi
- USTA Mississippi Biomass Council (MBC) "Council membership includes representatives from agriculture, forestry, recycling, power generation, state and local government agencies, higher education, research, and manufacturing and individuals ..." Founded: 1998. Located: Ridgeland, MS.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S. - Montana
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S. - Oregon
- USTA Oregon Biofuels Network "... serves as a clearinghouse of information on biofuels-related topics as they pertain to our state. Interested members help raise public awareness of biodiesel and ethanol ..." Located: Unknown, OR.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Products/Services - U.S. - South Carolina
- USTA South Carolina Biomass Council (SCBC) "... will work cooperatively with state legislators, biomass producers and users, and other stakeholders to increase awareness and use of biomass energy." Founded: 2006. Located: Unknown, SC.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - International
- INTGOV IEA Bioenergy "... is an international collaborative agreement. It was set up in 1978 by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to improve international co-operation and information exchange between national bioenergy (R,D&D) programmes."
- INTTA Pyrolysis Network Bio-Energy (PyNe) Research Group, Aston University "... is a global network of active researchers and developers of fast pyrolysis of biomass." Located: Various, International.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - International - Europe
- INTPNP European Energy Crops InterNetwork (EECI) "... provided by 19 well-known institutes, representing 14 EU countries, involved in research, development and implementation activities of energy crops." Founded: 1958. Located: Various, International.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - International - Latin America
- INTMISC Latin America Thematic Network on Bioenergy (LAMNET) "... to establish a trans-national forum for the promotion of sustainable use of biomass in Latin America and other emerging countries. This global network of 48 institutions (Knowledge Centres and SMEs) from 24 countries worldwide is set up to face urgent needs for improved and regionally adapted bioenergy applications." Located: Various, International.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - Austria
- NUSMISC Austrian Biofuels Institute "... is an international centre of competence for liquid biofuels, such as Biodiesel and Bioethanol." Located: Unknown, Austria.
- NUSPROD BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH "... is an internationally recognised team of engineers mainly dealing with research, the development, the design and the optimisation of plants for heat and power production from biomass fuels." Located: Graz, Austria.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - Brazil
- NUSEDUC Cenbio "Located at the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, CENBIO works on research and development of technological, economic, social, environmental and institutional studies related to biomass conversion and use ..." Founded:1996. Located: São Paulo, Brazil.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - Finland
- NUSGOV Finnish Bioenergy Research Programme "The aim of the Bioenergy Reseach Programme is to increase the use of economically viable and environmentally sound bioenergy by improving the competitiveness of existing wood and peat fuels, developing new competitive fuels, as well as technology associated with the use and conversion of biofuels." Located: Unknown, Finland.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - Sweden
- NUSPROD Energy Technology Center (ETC) "The present emphasis is on efficient utilisation of biomass fuels with minimal detrimental impact on the environment. The use of powdered biomass fuel in a specially designed gas turbine combustor for electricity production..." Located: Pitea, Sweden.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - UK - England
- NUSGOV Bioenergy Group: East Midlands "The main focus of the group is currently on wood fuels, mainly woodchip and wood pellet; however the group will also aim to promote other forms of bioenergy in the future." Located: Edwinstowe, England, UK.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - U.S.
- USGOV Biomass Research and Development Initiative "... is the multi-agency effort to coordinate and accelerate all Federal biobased products and bioenergy research and development." Located: Washington, DC.
- USGOV Northeast Regional Biomass Program (NRBP) "... is one of five Regional Biomass Energy Programs established and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)." Located: Various, U.S.
- USGOV Pacific Regional Biomass Energy Partnership "... is a regional effort that encourages the development of bioenergy in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. It is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and state energy offices." Located: Various, U.S.
- USGOV Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program (SERBP) "To improve government and industry capabilities and effectiveness in the production and use of biomass resources ..." Located: Various, U.S.
- USGOV U.S. Department of Energy BioPower Program "The mission of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Biomass Power Program is to encourage and assist industry in the development and validation of renewable, biomass-based electricity generation systems which are capable of providing substantial economic and environmental benefits to the nation." Founded: 1991. Located: Washington, DC.
- USGOV Western Regional Biomass Energy Program "... established and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. ... The program promotes the use of biomass for energy production." Located: Lincoln, NE.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - U.S. - Florida
- USMISC Treepower "In a unique public and industry research partnership, the Common Purpose Institute, University of Florida, energy companies, and others are working to study ways to grow and harvest fast growing trees -- called energy crop or closed loop biomass -- as a renewable energy fuel source for electric utilities in the Southeastern U.S." Located: Various, FL.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - U.S. - Iowa
- USPNP Chariton Valley Biomass Project "In addition to the benefits of growing switchgrass as an alternative fuel, the plant has positive environmental qualities." Located: Ames, IA.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - Research - U.S. - Tennessee
- USGOV Bioenergy Information Network (BIN) "... an integral part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Fuels Development outreach activities. The OFD funds research and analyses on liquid and gaseous fuels produced from dedicated energy crops..." Located: Oak Ridge, TN.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - WWW Resources - International
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - WWW Resources - International - Europe
- INTMISC European Pellet Centre "... provides pellet information from the Pellets for Europe project. The primary target group is professional pellet market actors across Europe." Located: Lyngby, Denmark.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - WWW Resources - Denmark
- NUSMISC Centre for Biomass Technology "We are a Danish biomass information network of four technological institutes working with biomass. Our job is to promote the utilization of wood, straw and other biofuels for energy purposes as alternatives to traditional fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas." Located: Denmark.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - WWW Resources - UK
- NUSPUB Enagri "... is the FREE online magazine and website covering all aspects of Energy Agriculture and energy use in Agriculture, Horticulture and Rural Environments." Founded: 2006. Located: Unknown.
- NUSGOV Forestry Commission - BIOMASS Energy Centre (BEC) "... aims to draw together information from existing sources into one easy to use service based around this website and an information enquiry service." Located: Various, UK.
Energy - Renewable - Biomass - WWW Resources - U.S.
- USMISC Grassolean.com "Here you can find information on starting your own Biodiesel project, locating Biodiesel at the pump, Biodiesel news and technical info, books, videos and more." Located: Unknown, U.S.
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