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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Lots of grants/loans for renewable energy on this site. http://www.nyserda.org/default.asp
A one-stop shopping resource! The publications, success stories, and links within these pages explain how to make farm buildings more energy efficient, use the sun's energy to heat greenhouses and pump water, choose and put up wind turbines, make and use biofuels, and much more.
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/farm_energy/index.php
The Center for Sustainable Agriculture has updated its "Renewable Energy on the Farm" page on the web. Related reports, including the Sustainable Ag Council '06 and '07 Annual Reports with a summary of on-farm energy activity in VT, Vern Grubinger's latest report on "Oilseed Production and Processing", and several terrific links on alternative energy sources can be found there. Check it out at: http://www.uvm.edu/~susagctr/?Page=farmenergy.html=
As energy prices climb, farmers are increasingly taking advantage of energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities to reduce energy costs and increase profits. The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has released a new publication titled Clean Energy Farming: Cutting Costs, Improving Efficiencies, Harnessing Renewables, which features innovative SARE-funded research and examples of farmers who are improving energy efficiency while saving money, implementing farming practices that both save energy and protect natural resources, and producing and using renewable fuels. The publication can be downloaded free at http://www.sare.org/publications/energy/energy.pdf
. You also can order hard copies at http://www.sare.org/publications/order.htm
Developed with funding from the USDA Risk Management Agency, this search tool makes it easy to find energy-related equipment, funding, and technical assistance in your state. Businesses are generally listed under the state where they are physically located, although many provide regional or national service. Contact businesses to see if they serve your area. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/farm_energy/search.php
The CALS Bioenergy Feedstock Project is managed by the Forage Breeding Program in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics and is led by Dr. Donald Viands and coordinated by Dr. Hilary Mayton. The project is part of a multi-disciplinary renewable energy research effort currently underway at Cornell University. Research on production of bioenergy feedstocks was initiated in response to the need for information on planting and managing warm season perennial grasses and other crops for the emerging agricultural energy industry in New York State. An overarching goal of the project is to increase production of perennial grasses and legumes for use as bioenergy feedstock to support this alternative energy industry. The close proximity of agricultural land in the Northeast to major population and transportation centers makes this region ideal for development of bioenergy crops for conversion to liquid fuels, gases, and products for combustion. http://nybiofuels.info/Pages/default.asp