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Renewable Energy Links:
ReNew Wisconsin -- A nonprofit organization headquartered in Madison, promotes clean energy strategies for powering the state's economy in an environmentally responsible manner.
ReNew Media Center Blog -- A network of clean energy businesses, educators, utility mangers, builders, farmers, state agency officials, environmental advocates, and concerned citizens.
Focus on Energy -- Wisconsin energy efficiency and renewable energy education / incentive programs.
Solar Thermal Links:
Solar Thermal info from Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_energy
Energy Information Administration (EIA) is a federal agency for energy statistics. This link relates to solar thermal energy info -- http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/solarthermal/solarthermal.html
Mother Earth News is an excellent source for all things renewable, and has many features on solar thermal topics, including do-it-yourself projects -- http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy.aspx
Solar Electric Links:
Solar Today -- Magazine sponsored by the American Solar Energy Society. I think this is North America's premier solar energy website: http://ases.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=22
PV Watts. An online calculator developd by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) -- http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/
MadiSUN. Local City-Sponsored solar initiative in Madison, Wisconsin. http://www.cityofmadison.com/Sustainability/City/madiSUN/
Full Spectrum Solar. Based in Madison, Wisconsin. http://www.fullspectrumsolar.com/
H&H Solar. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, this electric contractor group specializes in installing cost-effective systems using Kyocera panels from Japan.
Seventh-Generation Solar: Wind and Sun specialists, also based in Madison, Wisconsin.
Plug-In Hybrid-Electric Vehicles (PHEV):
CalCars -- Innovated the plug-in Prius in 2004. Open Source information. Best source for info on PHEVs -- http://www.calcars.org/
 See this link (click here) for Project Get Ready, sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Institute of Boulder, CO.Plug-In America website: also a very good source for info on the PHEV -- http://www.pluginamerica.org
Hymotion from Ontario, Canada. A123 Systems of Massachussetts now manufactures Hymotion's Lithium-Ion Battery for the Toyota Prius, 2004-2009: http://www.a123systems.com/hymotion
Plug-In Supply. Out of California, they use the open source intellectual material developed by CalCars, and 2nd to Hymotion, is now commercializing their Lithium-ion battery for the Toyota Prius. Go to: www.pluginsupply.com
Recent story on Ford Hybrids, including their plug-in Escape trials… http://greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=655
Other Links of Interest:
Prairiefire Biofuels Education Foundation: A clearinghouse for local news and events relating to the Madison-area and Renewable Energy topics.
Prairiefire Biofuels Cooperative: Based in Madison, Wisconsin, PFBF is a specialty diesel-repair shop which installs vegetable-oil kits for diesel autos, and sells B99-biodiesel and WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil) from restaurants which can power diesels outfitted with a vegetable-oil kit, like the Elsbett kit the coop uses from Germany. Of course, most any unmodified diesel automobile can run on Biodiesel, either straight (B99) or blended (ie B20 is 20% biodiesel, 80% petroleum diesel, and is recommended for cold weather diesel engine operations).
Focus on Energy -- Wisconsin energy efficiency and renewable energy education / incentive programs.
The Island in the Wind -- New Yorker Magazine story by Elizabeth Kolbert on renewable energy in Denmark. Check THIS out.
More Links to come. Do you have a favorite link you'd like to share? Tell us about it at solarconnections@gmail.com
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