Useful Links

Carbon Trust: www.thecarbontrust.co.uk (Low Carbon Innovation Programme due to launch end 2002)
Country Land and Business Association (CLA): www.cla.org.uk
Countryside Agency: www.countryside.gov.uk
DEFRA: www.defra.gov.uk
DTI's New and Renewable Energy Programme: www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/renew
DTLR: www.dtlr.gov.uk
DTLR Planning Policy Guidance Index: www.planning.detr.gov.uk/ppg/index
Environment Agency: www.environment-agency.gov.uk
EST Energy Efficiency Advice Centres: www.est.org.uk/local-authorities/index
European Commission renewable energy website: www.agores.org
Forestry Commission: www.forestry.gov.uk
Friends of the Earth: www.foe.co.uk
James & James Company Directory: www.jxj.com/suppands/renenerg/index
Local Government Association: www.lga.gov.uk
National Trust: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM): http://www.ofgem.gov.uk
Open University newsletter on renewables: www-tec.open.ac.uk/eeru/natta/rol
Performance and Innovation Unit UK Energy Policy Review: http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/innovation/2001/energy/energyscope.shtml

Regional Development Agencies:
South East England Development Agency (SEEDA): http://www.seeda.co.uk/
South West of England Regional Development Agency: http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/
East Midlands Development Agency: http://www.emda.org.uk/
One NorthEast (The Development Agency for the NorthEast of England): http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/
East of England Development Agency: http://www.eeda.org.uk/
North West Development Agency: http://www.nwda.co.uk/index.asp
London Development Agency: http://www.lda.gov.uk/
Yorkshire Forward (Yorkshire and Humber Regional Development Agency): http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/
Advantage West Midlands (Regional Development Agency for the West Midlands): http://www.advantagewm.co.uk/

Other advice centres
National Energy Foundation: http://www.natenergy.org.uk/

UK trade associations:
British Wind Energy Association: www.bwea.com
British Biogen: www.britishbiogen.co.uk
Renewable Power Association: www.r-p-a.org.uk
UK Solar Energy Society: www.brookes.ac.uk/other/uk-ises
CHP Association: www.chpa.co.uk
Solar Trade Association: www.greenenergy.org.uk/links/tradeasso
British PV Association: www.pv-uk.org.uk

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