Autorità per l’energia elettrica e il gas (Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas) http://www.autorita.energia.it The Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas is an independent body established under Law 481 of 14 November 1995 to regulate and control the electricity and gas sectors. Its regulatory powers include the setting of tariffs and the definition of service quality standards and the technical and economic conditions governing access and interconnections to the networks. ENEA - Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment) http://www.enea.it A public authority operating in the fields of research and technological innovation to promote the objectives of development, competitivity, employment and environmental protection. En.Ergo - Club per la riconversione del sistema energetico (Club for reconversion of the energy system) http://www.energoclub.it An excellent source of information on renewable energy sources and hydrogen technologies (translation from Italian available through standard web tools). Isnova - Istituto per la promozione dell'innovazione tecnologica (Institute for the promotion of technological innovation) http://www.fire-italia.it/isnova.htm A limited liability consortium founded in 1991 with the objective of providing information and training through courses, conventions and reports. tecnologieefficienti.it http://www.tecnologieefficienti.it The website was created under the initiative of FIRE - Italian Federation for the Rational Use of Energy - in agreement with the IAR Service of the Ministry for Environmental Protection, with the purpose of promoting efficient energy use in conformity with Ministerial Decree 24 April 2001, in particular the use of renewable energy sources, through political, normative and financial means. WEC - World Energy Council http://www.worldenergy.org/wec-geis/ The WEC is the largest world-level organisation for the promotion of sustainable energy use. It operates in over 90 countries and is accredited by the United Nations as a non-governmental, non-commercial and non-aligned organisation.