&i&lsc&s1 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REX)URCES ON THE INTERNET ABSTRACT

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1 buuiiiilleu Illalruabll~riiaa U G G I I auuiwru U J u contractor of the US. Government under contract NO. DEAC05960R Accordingly, the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of the contribution, or allow others to do so, for US. Government purposes. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REX)URCES ON THE INTERNET by Marilyn A. Brown* and Roger D. Meyer ABSTRACT &i&lsc&s1 A variety of sources of information on energy efficiency and renewable energy t are available on the Internet s World Wide Web. These resources are sponsored and maintained by a myriad of organizations across the country and world. One expeditious way to access these resources is by using the U.S. Department of Energy s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN). This network is a user-friendly computer link to Internet-based information on energy conservation and renewable energy technologies and techniques. Numerous international sources of information can be accessed through EREN including the International Energy Agency s Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies (CADDET) and the Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange (GREENTIE). CADDET s Register of demonstrated energy technologies provides an extensive guide to energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, and GREENTIE s Directory of supplier information helps users access technology providers and experts. *Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-960R L

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4 INTERNATIONALENERGY EFF ICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES ONTHEINTERNET by Marilyn A. Brown and Roger D. Meyer INTRODUCTION A variety of sources of information on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies are available on the Internet s World Wide Web. These resources are sponsored and maintained by a myriad of organizations across the country and world. One expeditious way to access these resources is by using the U.S.Department of Energy s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN). This network is a user-friendly computer link to Internet-based information involving energy conservation and renewable energy technologies and techniques. EREN s purpose is to centralize energy efficiency and renewable energy information resources to increase awareness of available technologies and to expedite their adoption and use. EREN enables users to access sources of information ranging fiom international trade and professional organizations to universities and government agencies. EREN - GATEWAY FOR ENERGY INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET Developed for DOE s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Emby ) Argonne National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, EREN can be accessed on the World Wide Web by typing in the Internet address: The EREN Home Page (see figure below) allows a user to view all of hidher options before beginning a customized search. From the Home Page, users may learn more about DOE s EE/RE Office, accessing organizational charts and descriptions, news releases and calendars, and information on EE/RE programs and services. The Home Page also allows the user to access energy information through a variety of links and options. These include searching by: technology type (energy efficiencyor renewable energy), type of program (education and training, partnerships, energy and environment), type of organization (commercial, non profit, government, international), resources offered (discussion groups, software, visuals), and an alphabetical listing. Finally, EREN provides direct access to DOE s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC) via an Ask an Energy Expert form, reached by clicking on the Home Page menu bar. EREC enables users to directly ask questions of energy specialists. The EREN Home Page allows individuals to join the EREN Users Group, by accessing the Customer Services area from the Home Page and completing a registration form. Members of the users group receiye additional information fiom DOE and provide valuable feedback to the designers of the E a N system. EREN provides weekly updates of new energy efficiency and renewable energy resources to user group members. More than 750 energy professionals have subscribed to the users group. Memberships has been broken down as 30% business and

5 commercial enterprises, 20% from foreign countries, 20% educational users, 10% U.S. government, and 20% from network, military, or other domain types. Users can also send inquiries to EREN by sending an message to EREN's "webmaster." The EREN webmaster handles more than 50 reference inquiries a month. I) Education and Trainiap: &muen,.e R E BBS Web Site, GsothermalEducaxion Osee. aad mom.- INTERNATIONAL LEWS EREN currently Eovides access to more than 364 resources that include information from 10 countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States) as well as information from numerous international organizations. These include several International Energy Agency (IEA) programs, trade and 2

6 professland organizations such as the International District Energy Association, national organizations such as Natural Resources Canada, and universities in other countries. EREN serves as a gateway to all of these resources, which contain maps, images, video, sound, and text on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. International Energy Information Resources Accessed Through EREN International Institute for Energy Conservation International Solar Energy Society L-Enews mailing list Laboratoh d Energie Soiaire et de Physique du Bitiment Muenster University Wind Energy Research Group Natural Resources Canada Energy Sector Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Advanced International Studies Unit Renewable Energy for Development Renewable Energy Information Network Renewables for SustainableVillage Power Retro-Vision Risoe National Laboratory Meteorology and Wind Energy Department Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Energy Research Unit Source (IGSHPA Newsletter) Summit of the Americas SustainableEnergy Guide: International Resources for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technical University Berlin Windturbines UK Solar Energy Society UNEP CollaboratingCentre on Energy and Environment University College Dublin Energy Research Group University of New South Wales Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and System University of Wales Swansea Micro Hydro Power Research Group US Agency for InternationalDevelopment, Environmental and Energy Study Institute Wmd Energy Information for Denmark World Directory of Renewable Energy Suppliers and Services World Energy Efficiency Association Canadian SustainableEnergy Web Site CENSOLAR Centre for Alternative Technology Centre for Alternative TransportationFuels Database Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies- Energy Efficiency Cenm Centre for the Analysis and Disseminationof Demonstrated Energy Technologies - Renewable Energy Centre Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies - U.S. Energy Efficiency National Team Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies - U.S. Renewable Energy National Team Cranfield University Wind Turbine Research Group Delft University of Technology Institute for Wind Energy Energy Efficient Housing in Canada European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources Folkecentre for Renewable Energy Green Building InformationCouncil Greenhouse Gas Miser Handbook Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange (GREENTIE) Gridwise Power Guide Guides To Energy Management HidroNet IASEE-L mailing list International District Energy Association International Energy Agency Heat Pump Centre InternationalEnergy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme International GeothermalAssociation International Ground Source Heat Pump Association The easiest way to accefs these links is clicking International on the EREN Home Page. This will call up a listing of m ore than 50 resource links. As the table above shows, these links span a wide spectrum f?om technology-specific web sites dealing with heat pumps and micro hydro power to cross-cutting resources such as the Center for Alternative Technology and the International Institute for Energy Conservation. 3

7 P As a gateway to international information, EREN enables users to access in-depth energy information directly and to use an extensive network to access multiple layers of information via indirect links. Two examples of information programs illustrate this-both are associated with the International Energy Agency: the Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies (CADDET) and the Greenhouse Gas Technology In onnatioxi Exchange (GREENTIE). As the profiles below illustrate, not only do these two programs provide an extensive guide to energy efficient and renewable energy technologies (e.g., through CADDET s Register of demonstrated energy technologies), but they also complement EREN in its mission to provide centralized access to such technologies (e-g., through GREENTIE S Directory of supplier information). CADDET A key goal of DOE involvement in the CADDET program is to assist U.S. companies by promoting their energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies to potential new markets both wihin and outside the U.S. CADDET also strives to make information on other countries demonstrated energy technologies available to domestic decision-makers and to contribute to an international effort to reduce the adverse environmental impacts caused by fossil fie1 consumption. CADDET consists of two annexes-energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Both annexes feature extensive information resources, including sites on the Internet. CADDET-Energy Efficiency, based in the Netherlands, has recently reworked its Home Page, which can be found at the Internet address: CADDET-Renewable Energy, based in the U.K., also maintains an Internet site, located at the address: These pages allow residents of CADDET member coutries to access the CADDET Registers, which provide technical and economic performance data for more than 2000 energy technology demonstration projects. The Registers are equipped with complete search capabilities, enabling users to look for technologies by country, end-use sector, technology area, and keyword. The CADDET Home Pages also feature articles from CADDET s quarterly newsletters and allow users to access other energy information sites. Each of the CADDET member countries sponsors a National Team, which helps carry out the work of the program. This includes searching for energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to analyze and profile in CADDET s information products. The National Teams also help distribute CADDET information products. The United States belongs to both CADDET Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and has National Teams for both annexes. U.S. participation is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, with Oak Ridge National Laboratory operating the Energy EfEciency program and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory operating the Renewables program. I Both laboratories maintain CADDET Internet sites. The CADDET Energy National Team Internet Home Page is located at and features infomtion on program, abstracts of CADDET publications, and the U.S. demonstration 4 Efficiency U.S. the address the CADDET projects in the

8 CADDET-Energy Efficiency Register. Since its startup in November 1994, the site has experienced over 20,000 hits f?om users in 50 different countries. The CADDET-Renewables U.S. National Team Home Page can be found at the Internet address and features similar information. It too is seeing extensive use. Both sites feature links to the IEA CADDET Home Pages and to other energy information sources. GREENTIE The GREENTIE objectives are to identify greenhouse gas mitigation technologies that have a potential for international deployment and to provide a guide to suppliers of these technology options. Its member countries are in the process of developing a Directory of suppliers of technologies, services, research, and data. The Directory currently contains contact information for approximately 7000 technology providers and experts. It is expanding rapidly and will be updated on a quarterly basis. The Directory can be accessed by any Internet user at The GREENTIE Internet site also features links to other information resources. FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information on the CADDET and GREENTIE programs, please contact Marilyn Brown, Deputy Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN (phone: ; fax: ; brownm@oml.gov).. c 5