Clean Energy

Databases
Energy Use Data & Reports
Maps
Charts-
World Electricity Generation,
Examples of Electricity Saving Potential,
Gaseous emissions from various types of power plants

Databases:

www.eia.doe.gov	Dept of Energy. Energy Information Administration. Official Energy statistics from the US government. ***
www.eia.doe.gov	Energy Information Administration is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy whose 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. US Data on Electricity Page.
www.dsireusa.org	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 efficiency. is an ongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. ***
www.energytaxincentives.org	Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP), sponsored by a coalition of public interest nonprofit groups, government agencies, and other organizations in the energy efficiency field, is designed to give consumers and businesses information they need to make use of the federal income tax incentives for energy efficient products and technologies.
www.nrel.gov	Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC) provides access to an extensive collection of renewable energy resource data, maps, and tools. Biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind resource data for locations throughout the United States can be found through the RReDC.
www.iea.org	International Energy Agency. Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database.
www.worldenergy outlook.org	World Energy Outlook a publication of the International Energy Agency. In even-numbered years, the series provides energy demand and supply projections by fuel and by region through to 2030.
www.msnbc.com	MSNBC's Energy Map of America- interactive map shows current power plants, potential for wind, solar, geothermal and other energy sources.
swera.unep.net	SWERA Programme provides easy access to high quality renewable energy resource information and data to users all around the world. Its goal is to help facilitate renewable energy policy and investment by making high quality information freely available to key user groups. Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment = SWERA.
www.greentie.org	GreenTie – an International Directory of suppliers whose technologies and services help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ***

Energy Use Data and Reports:
www.nrel.gov	Power Technologies Energy Data Book contains a wide selection of data and statistics on renewable energy power technologies from a variety of sources—collected in one convenient document. U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab.
usasearch.gov	Annual Energy Outlook 2008 (AEO2008) Total 'U.S.' Energy Supply and Disposition Outlook 2006-2030. Consumption-Trends. DOE Energy Information Administration.
www.eia.doe.gov	DOE's 'International' Energy Outlook 2008 (IEO2008) presents an assessment by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the outlook for international energy markets through 2030.
www.eia.doe.gov	Monthly Energy Review is the DOE Energy Information Administration’s primary report of recent energy statistics. Included are total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; and data unit conversions.
www.eia.doe.gov	Short-Term Energy Outlook- 1 year overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity. DOE- Energy Information Administration.
www.iea.org	International Energy Agency acts as energy policy advisor to 27 member countries in their effort to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for their citizens. Statistics Information and publications page.
www.iea.org	International Energy Agency "Key World Energy Statistics 2008" Charts galore. PDF. ***
www.iiasa.ac.at	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international research organization. It conducts inter-disciplinary scientific studies on environmental, economic, technological, and social issues in the context of human dimensions of global change. Recent Publications.
www.bp.com	Statistical Review of World Energy BP British Petroleum- June 2008. Stats for Oil, Natural, Coal, Nuclear, Hydroelectricity and Consumption of those fuels. PDF.
www.google.org	Google PowerMeter is a free energy monitoring tool that helps you save energy and money. Using energy information provided by utility smart meters and energy monitoring devices, Google PowerMeter enables you to view your home's energy consumption from anywhere online. See graph example on site. ***
www.caiso.com	California ISO- System Status. Daily forecast and real-time energy usage in California. ***

Maps:
www.npr.org	"Power Hungry: Reinventing The U.S. Electric Grid Visualizing The Grid" National Public Radio June 3, 2009. Maps of our aging electric grid, sources of power per state (very interesting!) power plant locater, wind and solar potential.***

World Electricity Generation in 2004

Non-Renewables:	Gwh	%
Coal	6,944,328	39.61
Gas	3,418,676	19.50
Nuclear	2,738,012	15.62
Oil	1,170,152	6.67
Non-renewable total:	14,271,200	81.42
Renewables:	Gwh	%
Hydro power	2,889,094	16.48
Biomass	149,811	.85
Waste	77,471	.44
Wind	82,259	.47
Geothermal	55,896	.32
Solar thermal	1,608	.01
Solar PV	840
Tide, Wave, Ocean	551
Renewables Total	3,257,530	18.58
Total World Generation	17,530,990	100.

International Energy Agency- www.iea.org

Examples of Electricity Saving Potential

Sector	Efficiency Measure	Electricity Savings
Industrial	Efficient motor systems	30-40%
Industrial	Higher aluminium recycling rate	35-45%
Offices, Homes, Businesses	Efficient household appliances	30-80%
	Efficient office appliances	50-75%
	Efficient cooling systems	30-60%
	Efficient lighting	30-50%
	Reduced stand by losses	50-70%
	Reduced electricity use during non-office hours	up to 90%

Source: ECOFYS 2006, Global Energy Demand Scenarios

Gaseous emissions from various types of power plants.

Plant type	CO2 - kg/MWh	SO2 - kg/MWh	NOx - kg/MWh	Particulates - kg/MWh
Coal-fired	994	4.71	1.955	1.012
Oil-fired	758	5.44	1.814	N.A.
Gas-fired	550	0.0998	1.343	0.0635
Hydrothermal- flash-steam- liquid dominated	27.2	0.1588	0	0
Hydrothermal – The Geysers- dry steam field	40.3	0.000098	0.000458	negligible
Hydrothermal – closed- loop binary	0	0	0	negligible

From-MIT Study- http://geothermal.inel.gov/publications/future_of_geothermal_energy.pdf

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