Physics 162, Solar and Renewable Energies Winter Term 2008
General Course Information
Syllabus
Course Outline and Schedule
Homework
Text Book Help Site: Includes MoreWeb Links
US Department of Energy: Renewable Energy
Useful Stuff
U of O Physics Web
Internet Resources For Energy History and Current Trends
Hubbert Curve: Oil Predictions
The Energy Bulletin
Solar Energy
UofO Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory
Solar Glossary
Special Science issue about the Sun
Current Gas Prices
Oregon Department of Energy
Oregon Solar
Solar Radiation Maps
Institute for Solar Living
Picture Search
National Laboratory: Renewable Energy Resources
American Solar Energy Society
Energy Solar Power Organizations
Sustainable Buildings Industry 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
General Info on Renewable Energy
Common Purpose
(comprehensive site)
Case Studies of Renewable Energy Projects
Americans for Clean Energy
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 Info
Ocean Energy:
Tidal Energy Info
Ocean Thermal Energy
Hydrogen:
Fuel Cells
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:
Apollo Alliance
Oregon Apollo: Energy Baollot Measure
Sweden to end Oil Use by 2020
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
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