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ASPO Ireland (Peak Oil) www.peakoil.ie
ASPO Ireland is a not-for-profit organization located in Ireland with the aim of advancing education around the subject of 'peak oil'. It produces a monthly newsletter that country profiles that detail oil and gas production availability, export and consumption.
Geographical coverage: world-wide
Price: Free of charge
BERR - Energy www.berr.gov.uk/energy/index.html
This is the energy section of the UK government's department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. It deals with a wide range of energy related matters in the UK, from its production and generation to its eventual supply to the customer.
"Energy Group deals with energy-related matters from production to supply. It is committed to delivering the Government's policy goals of safe, secure and sustainable energy supplies and ultimately a low-carbon economy, through competitive and independently regulated energy markets."
Information includes policy documents, consultations, legislation and regulation and information and statistics on energy supply and production. There are separate sections on the web site that deal with nuclear, oil and gas, coal, gas/electricity utilities, and renewables in more detail.
Geographical coverage: mainly UK but some European and International data available.
Price: free of charge
BP Global/Reports and publications/Statistical Review of World Energy www.bp.com
Detailed statistics of production, consumption, prices and trade movements by energy type (oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and hydroelectricity) with data going back to 1965. There is also a section on renewables: wind, solar and geothermal energy. Documents are available as PDF, Powerpoint and Excel files.
Geographical coverage: world-wide
Price: free of charge
Energy Balance ergobalance.blogspot.com
This blog covers all aspects of energy production, generation and consumption and discusses the feasibility of alternative and renewable energies as a replacement for our current "mix" of energy sources. The entries are more like short essays than the usual brief postings that bloggers tend to write, but it is worth taking the time to read them carefully and in full. Whether you agree or disagree with this blogger, some of the points raised should you make you stop and think seriously about how we manage our energy resources now and in the future. The postings also include useful background statistics and data.
Geographical coverage: UK/European bias but global issues addressed
Price: Free of charge
EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil News Clearinghouse www.energybulletin.net
EnergyBulletin.net is a clearinghouse for current information regarding the peak in global energy supply. They publish "news and research concerning: the current situation and projections on oil and gas production data, economic or societal clues to decline profiles, innovations or partial solutions such as renewable energy generation capacity and research (including EROEI assessments), and alternative financial systems, or post-carbon urban agriculture. They accept original content and specifically encourage industry insiders and independent researchers to submit articles relevant to these issues. The editors, who are unaffiliated with any private, government, or institutional body, do not necessarily support or agree with the viewpoints expressed in the articles. The site is very easy to navigate and you can browse by resources - coal, nuclear, tar sands, renewables etc. - or by region and related issues. Various RSS feeds are available.
Geographical coverage: world-wide
Price: free of charge
Energy Business Review - Industry News, Information, Research
www.energy-business-review.com
Owned by Datamonitor, Energy Business Reviews provides news, information and research on the energy and utilites industry sectors. The latest news headlines and stories are available free of charge and there are free email newsletters and RSS feeds. The Company Data section has options enabling you to browse by industry sector: commodity,
downstream energy, power generation, utilities networks,
upstream energy,
midstream energy,
utilities retail, and wholesale energy. In addition, you can browse by name and view alphabetical listings of the Top 30 Global Chemical Companies and the Top 30 Global Utilities Companies. To see ranked versions of the lists plus data you have to subscribe to the Datamonitor Business Information Center. There is also an events and webinar page. Datamonitor research reports and industry profiles on energy and utilities are available for purchase.
Geographical coverage: world-wide but with a slight UK and European bias.
Price: news headlines and basic company information free of charge. Detailed company profiles and research reports are priced.
International Energy Agency www.iea.org
As well as recent news, this site has an extensive collection of statistics covering countries, regions, type of energy consumed, import/export, production.
Geographical coverage: world-wide
Price: the majority of the statistics are free of charge but some publications are priced.
The Oil Drum | Discussions about Energy and Our Future www.theoildrum.com
Blog focussing on energy, peak oil, the viability of alternatives to oil and developments in the energy sector. Some of the postings and comments include detailed analyses of data and information.
Geographical coverage: world-wide but with a North american bias.
Price: free of charge
Platts www.platts.com
One of most well known sources of publications and newsletters on energy world-wide, this site covers oil, electricity, natural gas, nuclear and petrochemicals. Current headlines are free of charge as are some data and "feature" highlights such as Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings. Full access to most of the publications is by subscription only.
Geographical coverage: world-wide
Price: some free information, full access to the publications is by subscription
RESTATS - Renewable Energy STATisticS database www.restats.org.uk
This web site summarises the results of an ongoing study undertaken by AEA Energy & Environment on behalf of the UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to update a database containing information on all relevant renewable energy sources in the United Kingdom. BERR has taken over energy policy responsibilities from the former Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). This site currently has data from 1989 to 2006. It holds information on heat and electricity generated from biofuels (including the combustion of biomass and wastes, gas from landfill sites and digestion processes), hydroelectricity, wave power, wind turbines and wind-farms, solar - active solar heating and photovoltaics, and geothermal aquifers. Detailed reports and publications are available as PDF files.
Geographical coverage: UK
Price: free of charge
United Press International - Energy Watch www.upi.com/Energy/
Covers major stories on all parts of the energy industry. RSS feeds available.
Geographical coverage: world-wide
Price: free of charge
Wood Mackenzie www.woodmacresearch.com
Wood Mackenzie conduct research and provide consultancy on the Energy sector. The Energy Resources section includes an Energy Glossary, Events Calendar, links to over 650 energy companies, Energy Abbreviations, Global Energy Organsiations, White Papers and Presentations.
Geographical coverage: world-wide
Price: This is a priced service but there is some free information.
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