Energy Resources Unit Sites and Ideas
Mrs. Whisnand
- http://www.energy.gov/energysources/index.htm
U.S. Department of Energy website. - http://www.globalstewards.org/town.htm
alternative fuelcars - http://www.awea.org/
wind energy - http://www.ceert.org
The Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies contains issues about current environmental problems. - http://www.eere.energy.gov/
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
Provides information about the types of renewable energy sources and energy efficient technologies. - http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=about.ab_index
UseEnergy Star appliances to save energy. - http://www.altenergy.org/
Provides information about many alternative energy sources, renewable and nonrenewable. - http://www.webdirectory.com/Science/Energy/Alternative_Energy/
A directory of web sites to alternative energy sources information. - http://www.epa.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency website. - http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/
Oregon's Department of Energy website - http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/
National Renewable Energy Laboratory--Renewable Resource Data Center. Information onmany renewable resources. - http://www.agores.org/
AGORES, theEuropean Web Site for Renewable Energy Sources - http://www.eere.energy.gov/ U.S. Department of Energy--Energy Efficiencyand Renewable Energy.
- http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/environment/alternative-energy/
Good articles about several alternative energies. A few videos too. - http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm
Excellent site that covers all aspects about each alternative energy source.
Research Ideas
Transportation
- Hybrid Cars
- Electric Cars
- Cars with Fuel Cells
- Air Powered Cars
- Hyper-car
- Improving Fuel Economy (Cars with awesome gas mileage)
Alternative Renewable Energy Resources
- Bioenergy: Biomass, Biogas, Biofuels
- Geothermal
- Hydrogen
- Hydropower or Hydorelectric Power
- Ocean Tidal, Current and Ocean Thermal
- Solar
- Wind
- Solar Satellite
- Wood Energy
NewerEnergy Sources
- Cold fusion
- Nuclear Breeder Reactors
Improving Energy Efficiency
- Energy Star Appliances
- Ion Valve (regulators, batteries...)
Human Power
- Bicycles
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