Please review the following links to other Web sites. We have written a brief description
as to what you might find when you get there.
http://www.eei.org
(Edison Electric Institute lists U.S. and international power companies, related
organizations such as government agencies, and trade associations for all fuels)
http://www.epri.com
(Electric Power Research Institute lists organizations involved with technological
aspects of energy production, delivery and end use)
http://www.energy.gov/
(U.S. Department of Energy lists internal departments and related external government
and non-government organizations)
http://www.need.org/
(National Energy Education Development Project site offers energy survey, links
to state NEED programs and to energy education sites)
http://www.ohioenergy.org
(Ohio's NEED affiliate, the Ohio Energy Project lists programs for teachers and
students)
http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/atlas
(U.S. solar radiation maps can be created for specific solar panel tilts and months)
http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/maps/chap2/2-01m.html
(U.S. wind power map)
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/cia/cia_sum.html
(U.S. coal reserves map)
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/powersystems/
http://susdesign.com/sunangle/
(Calculate angle of the sun, sunrise and sunset for any day and geographic location)
http://www.repp.org/solar/
(Construct easy-to-read tables of solar radiation values for any geographic location
and photovoltaic array tilt; from U.S. Department of Energy files)
The Remote Area Power Supply
(RAPS)
(Includes photos and describes demonstrations of solar and wind power including
how the systems were designed to power appliances for low and moderate electricity
use in remote areas in Australia. Also, real-time solar power graphs for today and
historical data by day or year from a demonstration photovoltaic system in a remote
area near Perth in western Australia; similar to Bluffsview project graphs.)
http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/links.html
(Visit other places photovoltaic systems are installed like a bakery in Mexico and
learn how the PV's are working for their owners)
http://www.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/
(Information on geothermal energy)
http://hydropower.inel.gov/
(Information on hydropower)
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/
(Information on energy from trees, grasses and residues from the U.S. Department
of Energy)
http://www.r-p-a.org.uk
(The Renewable Energy Association provides lots of information on bioenergy and
other renewable energy sources)
http://www.millionsolarroofs.org
(Information about USDOE's Million Solar Roofs Program)
Student friendly text and Pictures
http://www.nrel.gov/clean_energy/
(Designed for students, includes renewable energy and science project information)
http://www.eere.energy.gov/education/
(Designed for students, more information on renewable energy, especially photovoltaic
projects)
http://rredc.nrel.gov
(U.S. Department of Energy-supported Renewable Resource Data Center, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory)
http://www.osmre.gov/
(U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Learning
Gateway. The learning gateway is the entrance to a series of educational web pages
designed for high school students. It deals with coal mining and its regulation
under the Surface Mining Law.)
http://www.cleanairprogress.org
(Foundation for Clean Air Progress graphs air quality trends using U.S. EPA data)
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/sci_ed.htm
(U.S. Department of Energy education site for Education in Science, Technology,
Energy, Engineering and Math)