CPL has designed and currently maintains several major websites supported by the European Commission. A common feature is the nature and extent (several sites running to 1000s of pages) of the information made available through these sites which highlight topics at the forefront of the emphasis placed now on sustainability within the European Union.
www.managenergy.org is focused on all aspects of renewable energy and aims to support Local, Regional and National Energy actors throughout the EU. Now in its 5th year, the site receives 65000 unique visitors each week and has over 8500 registrants who receive a monthly e-newsletter written and delivered by CPL Press.
More recently, CPL Press has developed an educational section for ManagEnergy (www.managenergy.net/kidscorner/) with Flash animations, PDF downloads, interactive games, e-postcards, and an extensive photo gallery aimed at two age groups (7-11 and 12-16). This is linked to a searchable database of energy education resources for teachers developed in PHP/MySQL.
www.epobio.net is the window for the EC/USA joint agreement on Biotechnology aimed at Realising the Economic Potential of Sustainable Resources covering Bioproducts from Non-food Crops and the development of biorefineries.
The EPOBIO project commenced in November 2005 and incorporates www.biomatnet.org, which has been run by CPL for over 10 years as a means of disseminating the results of EC-funded research and related activities in the area of renewable bioproducts and biomass energy systems.
The T@W website, www.setatwork.eu, is another relatively new site, established in Summer 2006 as the focal point for the T@W: Sustainable Energy Technology at Work project that provides free services in support of Sustainable Energy Brokerage. This covers both the EU greenhouse gas Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the EU Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), as well as providing opportunities for Sustainable Energy Technology (SET) Providers.
In October 2006, work on a further site (www.biofuelstp.eu) was commenced by CPL as part of our contribution to the Secretariat of the newly established Biofuels Technology Platform, which aims to support the growth of Public-Private partnerships and promote Research and Development of liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel within the EU. The site will be launched in early 2007.
Similar sites have been set up for various companies in association with our sister organisation Leafstream (www.leafstream.co.uk), which specialises in creative electronic publishing services that don't cost the earth.
