Always looking for online tools that will inform me better of the renewable energy industry situation in a particular region, I came across this neat online project. It's not that new, but it is growing and being updated all the time – Renewables Map.

Basically, it mashes Microsoft Virtual Earth with information and graphical representation of renewable energy power plants in the UK. The map shows renewable energy facilities in three states – complete (operational), under construction, and "to be developed". The people behind this project wanted to create a single source that would concentrate all useful information in one place. The data gathered, and represented on tha map, has been gathered from a wide variety of web sources, most of which are referenced. There are errors and blanks, but these are being corrected over time.

The individual behind the project, Simon Mallett, promises further development, both with the volume of displayed data and the efficiency and speed of display, as well as different ways of using the data.

Check it out here.