Additional links
Please review the following links to other Web sites. We have written a brief
description about what you might find when you get there.
Vendors and pricing
Bergey
Wind Power Co. site is
loaded with information for
teachers, students and customers.
Includes wind performance
modeling software, wind maps,
sample projects across the
nation, basic wind power
information, frequently asked
questions, equipment specifications
and prices.
Wind
Turbine Industries Corp. site
provides equipment specifications
and pricing.
Wind associations
American
Wind Energy Association site
features residential information
and frequently asked questions
about wind energy, technology,
policy, development, economics
of wind power, wind energy
applications, an archive
of wind information from
Wind Energy Weekly, and educational
resources available electronically
or in print.
British
Wind Energy Association site,
a wind power primer, educational
materials for teachers, calculation
guides, career information,
offshore wind energy and
wind farm projects in the
United Kingdom.
Canadian
Wind Energy Association offers
information on wind projects
in Canada and facts on wind
power.
Danish
Wind Turbine Manufacturers
Association provides
a very impressive and thorough
guided tour on wind energy
including history, theory,
design, economics, design
and environmental issues.
Also features a reference
manual/glossary, quiz, statistics,
photos and lots of links
to European and world sites.
European
Wind Energy Association site
offers archives of wind energy
periodicals and information
on installed wind energy
capacity in Europe, a fast
growing wind energy market.
Kern
Wind Energy Association site
offers
a workbook for wind information
and experimentation.
Wind Resources
Anglesey
Wind and Energy Ltd. site
explores the energy-producing
combination of wind and hydrogen
fuel cells or solar panels.
Energy
Information Administration's Web
site provides information
and data renewable energy
sources including wind energy
capacity and consumption
in the United States.
The
Franklin Institute's Science
Museum sample wind energy
education curriculum for
elementary school. It includes
experiments and links to
several schools that are
working on wind projects.
National
Wind Coordinating Committee is
a utility / industry / government
/ environmental collaborative
group whose site provides
information on wind energy
issues, recent reports, and
links to diverse member organizations,
periodicals, research sites
and wind projects.
U.S.
Department of Energy's Energy
Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Network wind home
page provides links to related
Department of Energy sites
on green power, renewable
energy, sustainable power,
energy alternatives, utility
restructuring, and wind power
projects, plus an ask-an-energy
expert e-mail response system.
The
National Wind Technology
Center site offers information
on turbine technology, wind
data and maps, success stories,
a wind bibliography, bird
issues and a wind bulletin
board for asking questions
and sharing information on
wind power.
PicoTurbine site
offers a variety of educational
resources for classroom use,
including downloadable plans
and kits for purchase.
The
Remote Area Power Supply (RAPS)
Display is a physical site
located at the Murdoch University
Energy Research Institute
(MUERI) in Perth, Western
Australia. The site features
actual renewable energy systems
including case studies, specifications
and monitoring of energy
systems.
The
RISO National Laboratory
in Denmark provides a
detailed overview of historic
and modern use of wind power
including technology, cost,
environmental impacts and
a guide to wind energy studies.
The
Texas State Energy Conservation
Office site offers a
variety of downloadable renewable
energy and wind fact sheets
for students and adults.
The
Wind Energy Program site
of the U.S. Department of
Energy includes a pictorial
on how wind turbines operate,
quick facts and help for
homeowners, technology and
costs, utility wind energy
programs, and links to educational
resources for teachers and
students.
Wind
Powering America is a
federal initiative to increase
wind energy use in the United
States. The site features
issues, policy, events and
frequently asked questions.
Wind Research
The
AEP Renewable Energy Project features
wind farm and solar park projects
co-sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Energy and the Electric
Power Research Institute.
The
Trent Mesa wind generation
project is a 150-megawatt
development being built by
AEP with the power being sold to TXU.
The
Desert Sky Wind Project is
a 160-megawatt wind power
generation facility near
Iraan, Texas. AEP owns the
facility, with GE Wind
Energy providing certain operations
and maintenance functions.
City Public Service of San
Antonio purchases the power.
Electric
Power Research Institute site
has links to wind research
projects around the nation.
Also check Highlights and
Newsletters links.
Sandia
National Laboratory site
posts reports and abstracts
on a variety of wind power
topics.
Student-Friendly Sites
Energy
Information Administration web
page on wind energy is written
for younger students. Includes
links to more information
on renewable energy sources.
