Solar

American Solar Energy Society - Web site has information on membership and publications, as well as policy statements on topics related to renewable energy and electric utility restructuring.
www.ases.org

Arizona Solar Center - A comprehensive site that explores various solar technologies and their uses in Arizona. Includes educational materials for teaching solar energy in the classroom.
www.azsolarcenter.com

California Solar Center - The site is designed to be a prime source of information on solar energy activity in California.
www.californiasolarcenter.org/

Daystar: The Four Mile Island Solar Home - A tour of an existing solar home with an emphasis on the experience of solar living . This site has lots of information about solar home construction, renewable energy systems and the environment.
fourmileisland.com

DOE Photovoltaic Energy - Online documents pertaining to photovoltaic energy, solar power, solar cells, and other related subjects.
www.osti.gov/phv

Ecosystems Mission - Aims to develop, promote and market methodologies, technologies, and products that conserve natural resources and advance our planet towards sustainability through the use of solar energy.
www.ecotopia.com/ecosystems/

Energy Science Projects and Activities - Contains links to science projects and activities-for science fairs, class or home-to help students in grades K-12 learn about energy, particularly energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.eere.energy.gov/education/science_projects.html

EnviroMission Limited - Sponsors of the project to build a large-scale (200-MW) solar thermal power station based on a 1-km-tall solar tower. Information about solar tower technology and the project under way in Australia.
www.enviromission.com.au/

European Association for Solar Energy - Non-partisan independent organization that is independent of industry, political institutions promoting solar energy by conducting conferences and awarding prizes. [English, German]
www.eurosolar.org/

Florida Solar Energy Center - Research, training programs, and information about photovoltaic technology, other solar applications, energy-efficient building strategies, and related topics.
www.fsec.ucf.edu/

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems - Provides data, facts, publications, and information for students.
www.ise.fhg.de/isesite

Global Warming Solutions - Offers information about energy conservation using solar energy.
www.globalwarmingsolutions.co.uk

India Solar - Information about status of renewable energy development and related businesses in India.
www.indiasolar.com

JC Solar House Plans and Solar Collectors - Contains a lot of information about solar energy panels, solar hot water, and solar collectors.
www.jc-solarhomes.com/

MST - MST aims at significantly reducing the cost of solar energy technology (PV) by employing a high degree of automation with CPV (concentrated PV) of about 600 suns. Contains a lot of useful technical data and the MST vision.
www.rmst.co.il

MySolar - Independent information on solar systems: products, prices, sales outlets, DIY design and sizing, solar electricity and solar hot water systems world wide.
www.mysolar.com/

National Solar Power Research Institute, Inc. - Informative articles and project reports concerning solar power and related issues. Studies of both Earth-based and space-based solar power.
userwww.sfsu.edu/~ciotola/solar/

Photo Voltaic Energy Service Companies - Project of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) which attempts to demonstrate a framework through which solar electricity services can be provided in rural areas of Zambia in a sustainable manner.
www.sei.se/energy/pvesco/pv_intro.htm

Project Sol - Overview of solar technology and how the sun can be used for electric power.
projectsol.aps.com

Realities and Prospective of Usage of Solar Energy - Concerned with the development of solar energy within the Ukraine and around the world. Discusses the technical aspects of making this renewable resource.
www.solarenergy.iatp.org.ua/pageseng/index.htm

SoDa Service for Industry and Research - Information and databases on solar radiation and energy, including calculators for determining parameters needed for a variety of scientific and industrial design problems.
www.soda-is.com/

Solar 20 - A project to reduce cost of concentrating solar energy systems. Contains gallery of built prototypes.
solar20.com

Solar Boat - Marquette University - Student group that specializes in solar powered boat races. Page offers description of the watercraft, photos, details of the 1996 996 Solar Splash competition.
www.hoeppner.net/bruce/solar_boat.html

Solar Cells Info - Provides information and news on cells technology. Includes blog, press reports and data on dye sensitized cells.
solarcellsinfo.com

Solar Energy Industries Association - SEIA - The US trade association for solar energy and related businesses. Focused particularly on expanding domestic and international markets, and advocating for appropriate state and federal policies.
www.seia.org

The Solar Living Institute - A non-profit organization dedicated to environmental education at the Solar Living Center. Featuring workshops & interactive demonstrations in renewable energy and sustainable technologies.
www.solarliving.org/

Solar Radiation Research Laboratory (SRRL) - A unique outdoor research facility for supporting renewable energy conversion technologies and climate change studies at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
www.nrel.gov/srrl/

Solar Tower Project - News and information from the Wentworth Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia, about the power station planned there.
www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/solartower/

SolarMission Technologies, Inc. - SolarMission is committed to providing profitable, large-scale renewable energy generation power stations for the United States and the world's electricity markets.
www.solarmissiontechnologies.com

Solarserver - Portal on solar energy. Includes news, bulletins and scientific articles.
www.solarserver.de/index-e.html

Solarware's Solar-Power-Simulation - Increased Power-output of Terrestrial Solar-Power systems by Optimized Generator Directing, Sun's path and Shade analysis.
www.solarware.de/Solar-Power-Simulation/q-inf_1_e.html

Sollab - Alliance of laboratories from different countries in the field of solar concentrating systems. Includes project information.
www.sollab.eu

Special Materials Research and Technology, Inc. - A small business that focuses research on the wet chemical growth of oxides used in microelectronics and photonics (optoelectronics).
www.specmat.com

Stirling Energy Systems - Offers creating an alternative energy source using a solar energy to run a Stirling Engine.
www.stirlingenergy.com/default.asp

Wisconsun Solar Use Network - Resources for individuals and organizations interested in locating solar energy systems on their home or building, including where to find funding, dealers, and PV modules.
www.wisconsun.org

A Slight Chill In The Air - Christian Science Monitor article on trends in U.S. solar power use. Solar electricity and thermal technologies are improving, but the market is cool. <small>(May 23, 2002)</small>
csmonitor.com/2002/0523/p15s01-sten.html