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26. Real Time display of production Solar Photo Voltaic energy - A Dutch home producer with Photo Voltaic solar panels displays his energy production live on the web. Another Dutch producer harvesting Solar Thermal energy also visualizes his thermal system live on the web. However the production is interesting, the relation between specific production and specific use is not displayed.

25. Renewables-Grid-Initiative - The Renewables-Grid-Initiative promotes the expansion of distributed and bulk renewable energy generation and transmission capacity in Europe. To reach this target, the initiative brings together relevant stakeholders. The Renewables-Grid-Initiative was founded by Antonella Battaglini, PIK Senior Scientist and European Climate Forum Process Leader for SuperSmart Grid, and it is based on her scientific work. The Renewables-Grid-Initiative was also launched by Berlin-based think-do-tank THEMA1 in January 2009 and is kindly supported by the European Climate Foundation.

24. Economic sustainable development - GPX signed for the statements which are made in the declaration of Tilburg and the declaration of Antwerpen (The Antwerpen Appeal) in Dutch as:Verklaring van Tilburg and the Antwerpen Appel.
* We call for a new and broad consultation that will consider the various interrelated crisis situations we are currently facing. A consultation in which social partners, the environmental movement, development agencies, women, youth, migrants and scientists participate.
* Without further delay a start must be made to develop and test existing and new policy measures.These should support the necessary change of direction towards a more social and sustainable economy with regard to particularly the fiscal and monetary system as well as public investments.
* to adopt a policy at the national, European and global level that combines absolute restraint with respect to the consumption of resources and energy and courageous plans to apply technology with the aim of creating a more sustainable and social economy worldwide. This would also contribute to the necessary revision of the Lisbon Treaty as well as a successful outcome of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen later this year.

23. GPX Group - The possibilities to respond in discussions on the internet have gone beyond imaginations. LinkedIn is one such a possibility, and it is the largest, growing to over 33 mln users. GPX has joined this group to offer better shared use on the GPX concept. Please have a look and consider joining the GPX Group on LinkedIn.

22. Earth Charter - The Earth Charter is a set of values, principles, and aspirations, widely shared by growing numbers of people, in all regions of the world. After the declaration of Human Rights, focussing on limits, this Charter gives a focus on the mainstream of Human Care. The principles of the Earth Charter reflect extensive international consultations conducted over a period of many years. These principles are also based upon contemporary science, international law, and the insights of philosophy and religion. Successive drafts of the Earth Charter were circulated around the world for comments and debate by nongovernmental organizations, community groups, professional societies, and international experts in many fields.

21. Young children make foto's & drawings on Green Energy from the EU project Managenergy - There is a special site for Children called "Kids Corner" starring games and it also presents a competition for making the most beautiful drawing and other interactive education. On this EU-website there is a first selection of drawings published. On this website foto's are published.

20. Northern Hemisphere Sea Ice Anomaly - The graph shows the anomally from the 1978-2000 mean of the Sea Ice Area. The cryogenic research website shows more details in the measurement as well as polar views on the Ice.

19. European Union - The legislation is playing an important role for the development of product market combinations and driving actors for innovations in the metering of energy. And also in the chance for consumer perception of the green energy due to the legislation on the energy label. This site is offering notes for the implementation of the newest electricity and gas directives. The opening up of the electricity market in the European Union will gradually give all consumers a choice of supplier. This choice can be based on price, on quality and reliability of service, but can also relate to the generation characteristics of the electricity supplied. For a direct plunge into the label topics please click here. In this11minutes realplayermovie the EU predicts electricitynetworks that work like internet.

18. Hydrogen Economy - Hydrogen is being touted as possible alternative to oil: it produces no pollution and no global warming gasses as it's burnt. Moreover, the raw material for its production - water - is almost limitless. The possibilities are promising, the idea is "power to the people" and the technology is demanding our attention. The Dutch TV brings General Electric, Shell and Daimler Crysler to the forefront about the Hydrogen and explores to state of the art in this field. The english spoken movies are of the .rm type, suitable for realplayer or mediaplayer and take each 55 minutes: part 1 and part 2.

17. ManagEnergy - ManagEnergy promotes co-operation between local and regional energy actors in Europe through workshops, study tours and online events on energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport. There is a special site for Children called "Kids Corner" starring games and it presents a competition for making the most beautiful drawing and other interactive education. On this EU-website there is a selection of drawings published.

16. ICCU - New technology in decentralized power production and storage. The concept called ICCU (Intelligent accumulator) takes into account both distributed power storage and distributed power generation. The company was aiming to launch the ICCU 5kWh storage device for households and the over 100 kWhe for office buildings in 2004, both to cause profound peak shaving in the 24 hours demand curve. Preparations were made on the development of distributed power generation from 2005. Since May 2005 the ICCU websites www.iccu.net and www.iccu.nl have gone out of duty for revision. Next to this a new venture Sparos has been started related to the pulspower welding industry and the technology is now used for decoupling pulspower from the supplyside electricity grid, in order to reduce distortion of the sinewave.

15. Green Friends - The "Green Friends" page gives way to websites of persons who take an active role in the local community of the city where GPX is located. Gerard Mulder, a painter in Arnhem, being the first with a link to his artistic site.

14. Green Energy on Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep - The "Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep" has made a program about green electricity. The bottom line is about the promises of the energy companies and the government and the match with the reality.
 
13. Plugs and wall outlet systems around the world - GPX is able to match with every different system in the world. Many solutions were created to adopt the idea of distributing specific certified energy to the point of consumption. The easy part is at the level of the main kWh-meter, the fun part is near to the user at the level of the wall outlet... think of a "simple plug with a cord to a computer controlled fused multiple outlet power bar": click here for an example Acrobatfile 162 kb. The site gives a user friendly introduction to the theme. Here is another alternative power plug list .
 
12. ECEEE - European Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The Energy-Intelligent Europe Initiative is a cross-party and cross-nation action within the European Parliament. The initiative calls for actions to make Europe's economy the most energy intelligent in the world.
 
11. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)  - WMO STATEMENT ON THE STATUS OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE IN 2001: ... "Since 1976 the global average temperature has risen at a rate approximately three times faster than the century-scale trend see graph 1. The year 2001 will be the 23rd consecutive year with the global mean surface temperature above the 1961-1990 average."....  Learn more at WMO 
 
10. Green Power Newsletter  - Buying tradable renewable energy certificates (RECs) is not unlike buying green power. The difference lies in the fact that RECs were previously never identified as such, because buyers of green power always assumed that the environmental benefits of green power accompanied the electricity itself. But as we know, green power is not actually delivered to the purchaser's meter. Instead, it flows into the local or regional electricity grid. The sale of RECs simply acknowledges as much, making it possible to buy virtual green power anywhere--even if our electricity supplier doesn't offer it.... This article gives explicite comments on bringing RECs to consumers/endusers.
 
9. Wind Resources in the World  - Germany is the worlds leading windpower producer. The Berlin Technical University publishes a wide range of sites related to the worldwide windpotential.
 
8. Groencertificatenbeheer (CertiQ) - Since 1/1/2004 the Dutch issuing body is called CertiQ. CertiQ maintains a record of the generation of and trade in sustainably generated electricity ('green power'). To this end it generates Green Certificates as unambiguous proof of a matching quantity of electricity having been generated in a sustainable fashion. Although the Certificates are negotiable, they may only once be taken into consideration as “green power” having been generated. Some thousand parties are expected to register as active generators or traders. 
 
7. Global Action Plan - GAP’s Sustainable Lifestyle Campaign was awarded Renew America’s top honor for community participation. It has also received citations and awards from the President's Council on Sustainable Development, U.S. Department of Energy, Oregon Department of Energy, utility companies, and a number of state environment and energy offices. Global Action Plan’s Household EcoTeam Program helps individuals lower their environmental impact through adopting more resource efficient lifestyle practices.
 
6. IRC-NL -  IRC Netherlands is part of a vast and professional European network that brings together hundreds of organisations every year. IRC Netherlands invites you to make use of our services. Presented here is a partner request to bring Renewable Energy Certificates from Point to Point using GPX technology.
 
5. Renewable Energy Certificates System - The parties involved are raising a system for certificates to help opening the European market for renewable energy. RECS is unique in that environmental benefit is marketed separately to energy. The energy itself is traded and consumed locally against common tariffs; while the environmental surplus value is reflected in certificates, which are issued by internationally certified bodies. These certificates can be traded internationally, with their value determined by open market forces. This enables market participants of all sizes to participate in the renewable energy market. Text in English language.
 
4. The Association of Issuing Bodies - the AIB - promotes the use of a standardised system, based on harmonised environment, structures and procedures in order to ensure the reliable operation of international energy certificate systems. The AIB has developed - and acts of guarantor of - a harmonised system, the European Energy Certification System (EECS). Details of EECS are contained in a set of agreed standards which ensure that the systems of AIB member organisations are compatible with each other.
 
3. Prices of green energy - Green prices and developments for green energy markets in Europe. An initiative from Ecofys.Green energy is energy produced from renewable sources, supplied by your energy company. Greenprices shows where you can buy it, what you pay for it and how it is produced.
 
2. Renewable energy at ECN - The issue of green certificates has received much attention. In a system of green certificates, producers of renewable electricity receive a certificate for each pre-defined unit of electricity produced. Such a certificate represents the ‘greenness’, or in more general terms the ‘societal value’, of the production of electricity from renewable sources. By issuing green certificates two different markets are created for producers of renewable electricity: the market of physical electricity, in which they have to compete like any other electricity producer, and the market of green certificates. See the site for more about ECN.
 
1. Exchange for Green Power APX - In California USA the Automated Power Exchange has a long experience in trading Green Tickets. APX provides automated buying and selling of electricity and transmission services. Also provides software, training and consulting for new decentralized power markets.