Green Links: More useful info on the web

• American Solar Energy Association

• Alabama Chapter, US Green Building Council

• Alabama Solar Association LinkedIn Page

• Huntsville Alabama Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers

• Huntsville Association of Technical Societies

• Huntsville Green Link

• Green U, an annual Family-Friendly Festival for the Environment!

Other Energy Organizations:

• DSIRE, Database for State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency, www.dsireusa.org


• 25 x '25, www.25x25.org


• Solar Electric Light Fund, www.self.org


• Wisconsin Focus on Energy Program, www.focusonenergy.com


• RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software, www.retscreen.net

Government Websites:

• US Federal Tax Credits, www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index#s4


• Tax Incentives Assistance Program, http://energytaxincentives.org


• DoE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, www.eere.energy.gov


• DoE Solution Center Website, www.eecbg.energy.gov/solutionceriter


• DoE Technical Assistance Program, www.ornl.gov/adm/wfo/exthome.htm


• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, www.ferc.gov


• National Renewable Energy Lab, http://nrel.gov


• NERL HS Experiment, www.learnonline.com/pdf/The%20Effect%20of%20Tilt%20Angle%20on%20Solar%20Panel%20Output.pdf


• TVA has a “GreenPower Switch® www.tva.gov/greenpowerswitch


• Clean Power Estimator™, www.consumerenergycenter.org/renewables/estimator


• PV Watts, http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/pvwatts


• California Guide to PV System design and Installation, http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/2001-09-04_500-01-020.PDF


• A Comprehensive Review of Solar Access Law in the United States, www.solarabcs.org/solaraccess/Solaraccess-full.pdf

Trade Organizations:

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, www.ashrae.org


• National Energy Code, www.energycodes.gov


• National Association of Energy Services Companies, www.naesco.org


• Energy Services Coalition, www.energyservicescoalition.org


• Solar Energy Industries Association, www.seia.org


• The Story of Stuff, www.storyofstuff.com


• Kilowatt Ours DVD, www.kilowattours.org

Manufacturers

• Alternate Energy Technologies (solar hot water), www.aetsolar.com


• ASI Building Products, metal roofs, www.asibp.com


• Ciralight Global, SunTracker®, www.ciralightglobal.com


• CMF Roof, http://www.cmfinc.com


• Eagle Sun solar hot water, www.eaglesunsystem.com


• First Solar, thin-film, www.firstsolar.com


• Power Partners Solar, www.powerpartnerssolar.com


• SolarVenti, solar air and hybrid collectors, www.solarventi.com


• Solyndra thin-film, www.solyndra.com


• Sun Maxx Solar hot water, http://solarhotwater.siliconsolar.com


• Unisolar, thin-film, www.uni-solar.com

Other Useful Websites:

• Wikipedia (in English), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki


• Back Home Magazine, www.backhomemagazine.com


• Homepower Magazine, www.homepower.com