The AEIDL website includes details of projects and activities relating to Regional Development. It also includes several forums designed to facilitate exchanges of views from rural development actors. AEIDL is a non-profit making association specialising in the coordination of European networks and the provision of information and methodological tools to local development actors

A list of European Energy Agency Associations can be found on this ManagEnergy website.

CEMR is a voluntary organisation which has, since its creation in 1951, lead by a group of European mayors, worked in favour of promoting local freedom and the contribution from local and regional authorities towards European Construction. In 2003, CEMR united 44 large national Associations of local and regional authorities in 31 European countries. The CEMR Website includes information on its: leadership; missions; activities; position papers; press releases; Brussels info; European agenda; members and links

The enerCEE Website includes links to country profiles for a number of CEE countries and Cross-country Information including a comprehensive overview about energy-related topics and the EU enlargement and energy-related Links for Central & Eastern Europe

FEDARENE is the a European network of regional and local organisations that implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies. Regional and local agencies, ministries and departments working in these fields, are represented in FEDARENE.

The Intelligent Energy - Europe National Contacts can assist you with the preparation of your application for funding. This includes advice on technical and administrative questions of the call for proposals, partner search, national priorities, and matching national co-financing possibilities, where applicable.

CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries.C

Energy ministers of the Baltic Sea region countries and the European Commission decided in their conference in Helsinki in October 1999 to set up the inter-governmental Baltic Sea Region Energy Co-operation (BASREC).
The countries participating in BASREC are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, and Sweden.

Energy Cities is an association of European local authorities, mainly municipalities. One of the aims of the association is to provide its members with information on the promotion of sustainable local energy policies. The network extends over 20 European countries and includes about 100 municipalities, the majority having between 100,000 and 300,000 inhabitants.

EnR is a voluntary association of European organisations having a responsibility for the planning, management or review of national research, development, demonstration or dissemination programmes in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy.

EURADA, the association of regional development agencies, is a non- profit-making organisation aiming to promote regional economic development through dialogue with the European Commission services, interchange of good practice among members, transnational co-operation among members, regional development agencies as a concept. EURADA gathers around 150 development agencies from 25 countries of both the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe.

The ISLENET network was created as an initiative of the Islands Commission of the CPMR in the early 1990s with support from the European Commission. The Islands Commission promotes the pooling of knowledge and exchange of ideas between islands with different levels of development. ISLENET actively promotes the development of energy and environmental management through its activities.

REVES is a unique European network that brings together Local Authorities and Social Economy Actors in order to create stable partnerships, common policies for a socially sustainable local development and to fight for social inclusion.

The European Biomass Association is a non profit Brussels based international organisation founded in 1990 whose mission is to promote the sustainable development of the Bioenergy sector at EU level.

eBIO is the voice of the European bioethanol fuel industry, providing advocacy, authoritative analysis and important industry data to its members, the European Institutions, strategic partners, the media and other opinion leaders.

The aims of the EGEC are to promote the use of geothermal energy by:encouraging R and D in the field of geothermal utilization in Europe.

European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)EPIA With over 220 Members drawn from across the entire solar photovoltaic (PV) sector, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association is the world’s largest photovoltaic industry association.

The European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA) is a non-profit International Association representing the sector of small hydropower. The association was founded in 1989 as an initiative of the European Commission. ESHA is a founding member of EREC (European Renewable Energy Council), which groups together all main European renewable energy industry and research associations.

EREF is the European interest and lobby group for independent producers of electricity and fuels from all renewable energy sources except large hydro.
EREF members are national associations of RES producers and supporting agencies from many EU Member States. EREF represents at present approximately 17.000 MW of installed capacity in RES electricity in the EU. And it is representing a growing share of renewable energies in heating and cooling and in the transport sector

The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) represents over 100 members consisting of manufacturers, service providers and national associations, which together cover 95% of today's solar thermal market.

EUBIA, the European Biomass Industry Association, was established in 1996. It groups together market forces, technology providers, and knowledge centres, all of them active in the field of biomass. Our main objective is to support the European biomass industries at all levels, promoting the use of biomass as an energy source, developing innovative bioenergy concepts and fostering international co-operation within the bioenergy field.

The European Ocean Energy Association (EU-OEA) is a non-profit association with a growing international membership of more than 60 of the world’s leading companies involved in marine and tidal energy technologies.  The association is actively engaged in promoting the development and use of these technologies through a mixture of policy, legislative, educational and communications activities.

The European Renewable Energy Research Centres Agency was established as a European Economic Interest Grouping in 1991 to strengthen and rationalise the European research, demonstration and development efforts in all renewable energy technologies. As an independent member-based association, it incorporates 43 prominent research groups from all over Europe.

EUREC members' research fields include all renewable energy technologies (wind, biomass, small hydro, marine, geothermal, photovoltaics, solar thermal power and solar buildings). Our members also conduct research into supporting technologies such as energy efficiency, storage, distribution and integration. Moreover, they study the social and economic aspects relevant to renewable energy.

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting the utilisation of wind power in Europe and worldwide. It is ideally situated in the heart of the EU district of Brussels ensuring close proximity to European decision-makers.

GWEC is active in influencing energy policy in countries around the world. We are also representing the wind industry at the international climate change negotiations.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organisation which acts as energy policy advisor to 28 member countries in their effort to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for their citizens.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was officially established in Bonn on 26 January 2009. To Date, 148 states and the European Union signed the Statute of the Agency.

ISES is a non-profit global NGO relying on personal and corporate memberships and donations/grants to do its work.

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is an active, global partnership that works to reduce the barriers limiting the uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, with a primary focus on emerging markets and developing countries.

REN21 is a global policy network that provides a forum for international leadership on renewable energy. Its goal is to bolster policy development for the rapid expansion of renewable energies in developing and industrialised economies.

The ITRE Website includes links to: presentation and responsibilities; adopted reports - 1999-2004, 1994-1999 (RECH), 1994-1999 (RELA); newsletter; calendar of meetings and agendas; meeting documents; hearings; members; news on information society; and EU-policies.

The Committee of the Regions is the youngest of the European Union's institutions. It was created by the Maastricht Treaty of 1991, as a representative assembly with the job of giving local and regional authorities a voice at the heart of the European Union. The CoR Website includes information on: the role of the CoR; the President of the CoR; members of the CoR; bureau of the CoR; CoR commissions; political groups; national delegations; general secretariat

A directory of all Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

The task of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union's financing institution, is to contribute towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion of the Member Countries.
To this end, it raises on the markets substantial volumes of funds which it directs on the most favourable terms towards financing capital projects according with the objectives of the Union.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) focuses primarily on two areas, venture capital and guarantees. The  EIF’s venture capital instruments consist of equity investments in venture capital funds and business incubators that support SMEs, particularly those that are early stage and technology oriented. Its  guarantee instruments consist of providing guarantees to financial institutions that cover credits to SMEs.

The Energy Service Companies website offers some information about ESCO operating in the European market and their projects. In recent years there has been an increased interest in the provision of energy services to achieve energy and environmental goals. In particular some new companies providing energy services to final energy users, including the supply and installations of energy efficient equipment, and/or the building refurbishment, have started to operate on the European market. What characterises these companies, defined as Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) from the traditional energy consultants or equipment suppliers is the fact that they can also finance or arrange financing for the operation and their remuneration is directly tied to the energy savings achieved.

The detailed management of programmes which receive support from the Structural Funds is the responsibility of the Member States. For every programme, they designate a managing authority (at national, regional or another level) which will inform potential beneficiaries, select the projects and generally monitor implementation.

The FEDRE website includes the database "Directories of the Regions" available giving political and economic information on more than 750 regions and links to regional authorities and commercial bodies of the regions. Additional sections include Programmes, Events, News, Articles and Publications, Agenda and Partners.

EBN is the European network gathering 150 Business and Innovation Centres (BICs) which are the Full Members of the Association, and over 50 partners such as incubators, innovation and entrepreneurship centres which are the Associate Members.

A full list of EICs can be found on the EIC section of the website. The site also includes information on: how the network operates; SMEs - the focus of the mission; products for SMEs; services offered by EICs; how EICs have helped companies; fields of expertise and links to National EIC web sites.

The International Scientific Council for Island Development (INSULA) was formally created in 1989 as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which aim is to contribute to shape island awareness and develop islands' common future, supporting necessary cooperation and information actions in the scientific and technological fields.

 EREC is an umbrella organisation of the leading European renewable energy industry and research associations active in the sectors of photovoltaic, wind, small hydropower, biomass and solar thermal. The EREC website contains publications, project details, events and details of renewable energy resources in Europe.