The following websites will provide you with additional research tools. Following the list of industry assocations, the websites are listed in alphabetical order by the title of the entry.
Industry Assocations
The Canadian Bioenergy Association
The Canadian Solar Industries Association
The Ontario Waterpower Association
The Canadian Wind Energy Association
Ontario's Renewable Energy Atlas
The Renewable Energy Atlas is an interactive web tool that allows Ontarians to create and view maps of wind and water renewable energy resources in the province.
Ontario's Renewable Energy Atlas
An Overview of Hydropower
A brief history and overview of environmental problems, as well as the underlying physics and efficiency measures.
http://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/hydroelectric/hydroactivity.pdf
DOE and Partners review Studies on Bird and Bat Interactions with Wind Turbines
Published in 2010, this paper examines bird and bat interactions with land-based wind turbines. Prepared by the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC), a partnership funded by DOE that builds stakeholder consensus on issues confronting wind power development.
http://www.nationalwind.org/publications/bbfactsheet.aspx
Key Aspects in Developing a Wind Power Project
This short and concise U.S. document provides an overview of key steps in the process of developing a wind power project.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide/pdfs/developingwindpower.pdf
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc.
Canada’s first offshore wind project. NaiKun has partnered with First Nations and is working with local communities to develop clean, made-in-British Columbia electricity to meet the province’s growing energy needs.
http://www.naikun.ca/information/20080909-Naikun-Offshore-Wind.pdf
Native Power: A Handbook on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Native American Communities
This U.S. publication examines energy efficiency and small renewable technologies for homes and small communities, as well as larger commercial renewable energy technologies. It also discusses tribal business opportunities and project financing.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide/pdfs/nativepower.pdf
P3 Canada Fund
The P3 Canada Fund is a merit-based program, designed to incent consideration of P3s in public infrastructure procurements, in order to achieve value for taxpayers and other public benefits. PPP Canada works with provincial, territorial, First Nations, federal and private partners to support greater adoption of public-private partnerships in infrastructure procurement.
http://www.p3canada.ca/p3-canada-fund-overview.php
Project Implementation Issues
U.S. site describes potential consequences of energy project development, including environmental and cultural impacts, potential risks to tribes and project developer and legal issues.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide/implementation_issues.html
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century: 2009 Renewable Energy Global Status Update
This “update” edition of the Renewables Global Status Report is the fourth in a series launched in 2005. The 32-page document provides an integrated picture of the global renewable energy situation, in the midst of an historic and global economic crisis.
http://www.ren21.net/pdf/RE_GSR_2009_Update.pdf
Solar Opportunity Assessment Report
This 67-page report, issued by the U.S.-based Solar Catalyst Group in December 2003, attempts to answer the question of how to transform solar energy from a niche resource into a mainstream energy technology.
http://www.solarcatalyst.com/soar.pdf
What Every Westerner Should Know About Energy
Published in 2003 by the Center for the American West at the University of Colorado in Boulder, this 52-page document examines energy resources, the environmental impacts of energy use and the future of energy for this region.
http://www.centerwest.org/publications/pdf/energy.pdf
The Report of the Agency Review Panel on Phase II of its Review of Ontario’s Provincially-owned Electricity Agencies
Section 2 of the report provides an overview of the electricity sector in Ontario. Agency Review Panel Phase 2 Report.pdf
Best Practices for Consultation and Accommodation
Published in 2009 by the New Relationship Trust, this 49-page document highlights best practices that will help to improve consultation and accommodation outcomes for First Nations.
http://www.newrelationshiptrust.ca/downloads/consultation-and-accommodation-report.pdf