Physics 162, Summer Term 1998

General Course Information

• Syllabus
• Course Outline
• Homework

Useful Stuff

• U of O Physics Server
• Computer Lab Hours

Internet Resources For This Class

Solar Energy

• Picture Search
• National Laboratory: Renewable Energy Resources
• American Solar Energy Society
• Energy Solar Power Organizations
• Passive Solar Industries Council
• Renewable/Solar Energy Companies
• AAA Solar Service and Supply Inc.
• On line solar energy courses
• The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
• Solar Cooking Archive
• Solar Radiation Data Base
• Solar Arrays on the Hubble Telescope

General Info on Renewable Energy

• Common Purpose (comprehensive site)
• Case Studies of Renewable Energy Projects
• Americans for Clean Energy
• Electricy Capacity of Different Countries
• International Energy Outlook (excellent summary)
• Huge alphabetical list of general sites
• Solistic Home Page
• Energy Efficieny and Renewable Energy Network
• Electronic Energy Journal
• Home Power Magazine
• Sierra Club Global Environmental Page
• The Mining Company (good place to start)
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Sustainable Development Dimensions
• Renewable Energy in Canada

Electric Vehicles:

• Models of Electric Cars
• The Alternative-fuel Vehicle Directory
• California Mandate is punted
• EVS -14; the Big Electric Vehicle Show
• The Battery Problem
• Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Wind energy:

• Danish Windpower(great site)
• American Wind Energy Association
• British Wind Energy Association
• Cranfield Wind Turbine Research Group
• Wind Energy Study Unit for Kids
• National Wind Technology Center

Hydropower:

• All about Hydro Power
• BC Hydro
• Hoover Dam
• Pros and Cons of Hydro Power
• Folsom Dam
• New Technology in Hydro Power

Geothermal:

• Geothermal Education Site
• U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Energy Technical Site

Hydrogen:

• American Hydrogen Association
• Big LIst of links to Hydrogen info

Nuclear Power:

• All about Nuclear Power
• Trends in Nuclear Power
• Big list of Links

Policy/Legislation:

• Colgate Univeristy class on this
• The International Corporate Environmental Reporting Site
• California Energy Commission (informative)
• Electrical Power Research Institute
• Econet Legislative Watch
• Center for Alternative Technology
• Active with Borders
• World Harmony Earrings
• Go here and Chant