Helpful Energy Links
 

suggest a link (or report a dead one)              

Recent Additions

• Energy Efficient Home Resource List (from Pat Hudson, State Energy Office - 11/07)

• Joe LaJess's favorite links

• Zero Energy Homes (see below)

• Green Building (see below

General

• www.icecircle.org/technologies.htm
• LCC Sustainability Committee (Google Group - requires free registration)
• Home Power Magazine: www.homepower.com/resources/link_general.cfm
• Green Projects in the Lansing Area

Local/State Organizations

• * recommended  State Energy Office www.michigan.gov/energyoffice
• * recommended  Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association www.glrea.org
• * recommended  Urban Options www.urbanoptions.org

News

• Energy Publications and News (includes Energy Tidbits, the Energy Observer, ReBuild Michigan News, etc.)|
  
  Older News...
• Solar Decathlon Read the Ann Arbor News story of 9/22) 
  Check out Michigan's entry:  http://www.misohouse.org/ from Heather Sudharsan
• Alternative Energy News http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy from Sherrie Molitor

Careers/Jobs

• Energy Businesses
• Energy jobs
  -From Gail Engelmeyer
  • www.globalenergyjobs.com 
  • www.renewableenergyaccess.com 
  • www.utilityworkerjobs.coms 
  • www.energycareers.com 
  • www.greenjobs.com 
  • www.energyjobsnetwork.com 
  • www.energyplacement.com 

• http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/factsheets/careers.html
  - information of careers in alternative energy field and links to energy organizations
  from David Rorai

Biofuels

• State Biomass Publication List
• http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
• http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library.html
  from Richard Howe
• Tools for Understanding Wood...
  from Dulcey Simpkins
  More links from Dulcey...

Biofuels: Biodiesel

• http://biodieselamerica.org/biosite/index.php?id=80,0,0,1,0,0
  - locations and phone numbers to biodiesel suppliers and distributors nationwide
  from David Rorai
•  http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel
  -this WIKI entry can expand your brain!  from David Smalley

Biofuels: Ethanol

• http://www.eere.energy.gov/biomass/federal_biomass.html (10/2)
  from LeRoy Dowding
   
• http://running_on_alcohol.tripod.com/id36.html (10/2)
  from LeRoy D.

Climate Change

• * recommended  www.focusthenation.org

Combined Heat and Power Systems

• http://www.epa.gov/chp/
• http://www.chpcentermw.org/12-00_library.html
• http://www.marathonengine.com/cogeneration.html

Demonstration Projects/Houses

• http://www.homealive.ca/
• www.urbanoptions.org
• Michigan Energy Centers

Electric Vehicles

• www.re-news.net/vehicle (Student Elec. Vehicle Project at LCC)

Energy:  Games

• http://www.energyhog.org/

Energy:  Glossaries

• Energy Information Administration
  http://www.eia.doe.gov/glossary/glossary_main_page.htm
   
• Building Energy Codes Glossary
  http://www.energycodes.gov/support/glossary.stm
   
• California Energy Commission
  http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/
   
• Commerce Energy
  http://www.commerceenergy.com/states/miglossary.htm
   
• Electric Choice Glossary (MPSC)
  http://cis.state.mi.us/mpsc/electric/restruct/glossary.htm

Energy

• Thermodynamics by Isaac Asimov

Energy Efficiency

• http://www.aceee.org/ (directory of energy efficient appliances)

"Free" Energy

• http://www.mikebrownsolutions.com/
  from Richard
   
• Free Energy Receiver
  LeRoy D.
   
• More Tesla stuff
   
• More Interesting Documents from Richard

Fuel cells

• http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/index/
• http://www.fuelcells.org/
• http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell.htm
  from Justin

Fusion

• http://www-fusion-magnetique.cea.fr/gb/index.html
• http://www.fusion.org.uk/focus/
• http://www.fusion.org.uk/
• http://www.jet.efda.org/pages/content/fusion1.html
• http://www.td.anl.gov/Programs/fusion/ from Justin Miernik

Green Building

• http://www.greenhomeguide.org/

• Sustainable Building Sourcebook

• LEED for Homes  (USGBC)

• Green Built Michigan

• Green Building Toolkit (Southface)

Heat Pumps/Geothermal/Refrigeration Cycles

• http://www.geothermal.org/
• virtual tour:  http://www.calenergy.com/html/aboutus4.asp
• http://www.howstuffworks.com/ac.htm
• refrigerator animation: http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~courses/genchem/LabTutorials/Thermochem/fridge_movie.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump
• examples 1  2  3  4 

Hydro Power

• MicroHydroPower.net
• Running induction motors as generators
• The Hydro Power Contest
• Water Power
• Water Wheel Factory
• WaterTurbine.com
• WindStream Power Systems
• Yahoo Microhydro E-group and Discussion Board
• Canyon Industries
• Eco Innovations
• FWEE - Foundation for Water and Energy Education
• Home Power Magazine - Your Small Scale Renewable Energy (RE) Source
• http--www.itdg.org-html-technical_enquiries-docs-micro_hydro_power.pdf
• Joe Cole's Microhydro Site
  from Richard
  
  And more....
• Canyon Industries
• Eco Innovations
• FWEE - Foundation for Water and Energy Education
• Home Power Magazine - Your Small Scale Renewable Energy (RE) Source
• http--www.itdg.org-html-technical_enquiries-docs-micro_hydro_power.pdf
• Joe Cole's Microhydro Site
• MicroHydroPower.net
• Running induction motors as generators
• The Hydro Power Contest
• Water Power
• Water Wheel Factory
• WaterTurbine.com
• WindStream Power Systems
• Yahoo Microhydro E-group and Discussion Board
  from Richard

H₂O Desalination

• http://www.water-technology.net/projects/larnaca/
• http://www.coastal.ca.gov/desalrpt/dsynops.html
• http://www.water-technology.net/projects/israel/
• http://www.water-technology.net/projects/tampa/
• http://www.coastal.ca.gov/desalrpt/dchap1.html
  from Justin

Methane Hydrate Ice

• http://www.utopiasprings.com/methane.htm (10/2)
  from Richard Howe

Nano Tech

• http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/
• http://nanodot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/13/0639219
• http://nanotitan.com/nano/
• http://www.norit.com/p3.php?rubriekid=2541
• http://nano-tek.org/sci.nanotech/0726.html
• http://www.stargeek.com/item/30694.html
  from Justin

Organic Tech

• http://www.vscht.cz/kot/home.html
• http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2002/12/17/Consumers/oled_021217
• http://www.opas.no/
• http://www.organic-power.co.uk/organicpower_two.htm
  from Justin

Perspectives

• Interesting Energy Perspective from Ann Arbor's Mayor  (10/2)

Photovoltaics

• Solar Electricity Basics: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/consumer/solar_electricity/basics/index.htm
• http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_america/analytical_tools.html
  - Kyle Brown

Policy

• Alliance to Save Energy:  Index of State Policies
  http://www.ase.org/content/article/detail/2356

Renewable Energy - General

• Clean Energy Choices
  from Sherrie McGlothlen
  http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy00osti/27684.pdf
   
• Renewable Resource Data Center
  http://rredc.nrel.gov/otherlinks.html
  from LeRoy Dowding
   
• Canadian Renewable Energy Network 
  http://www.canren.gc.ca/default_en.asp (English version)
  includes: "Find a Solution"
   
• Helpful Links
  http://www.smartbuildingproducts.com/6%20Helphul%20links.htm
  from LeRoy Dowding
   
• Resources from Richard Howe
   
• http://www.arch.hku.hk/research/BEER/renew.htm
  links to alternative energy websites and corporations worldwide, covers all types of alternative energy
  from David Rorai
   
• http://www.arch.hku.hk/research/BEER/renew.htm
  - websites and corporations worldwide covering all types of alternative energy
  from David Rorai
   
• http://alt-e.blogspot.com/
  an alternative energy blog
  from LeRoy Harvey

Solar

• Evacuated/Vacuum tube collectors
  -from Richard
   
• SolarBlog.com
• SustainableHost.com
• The Skylight Guy
• Types of Solar Collectors
• Alternative Energy Resources
• Arizona Solar Center
• Batteries.com
• Bill Darden's BATTERY FAQs
• California Solar Panels
• Cansolair
• CirKits.com
• Dankoff Solar Products
• Evacuated-Tube Collector
• Fitch Consulting
• Freesunpower.com
• Green-Trust.org
• Incandescent Replacement Technologies
• Independent Power Providers (IPP)
• Make your own PV panels
• Nevada Solar Living
• SBT Designs
• Solar Energy International
• Solar Hot Water Heater - home construction - in French
  from Richard

Superconductor Power Lines

• http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=86422&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=543784&highlight=
• http://www.superconductorweek.com/
• http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/january99/features/superpower/superpower.html
• http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/v38_1_05/article11.shtml
• http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/scapp.html
• http://www.knowledgeproblem.com/archives/000624.html
  from Justin

Tesla
          from Richard Howe

• tesla\A MACHINE TO END WAR.doc
• tesla\NIKOLA TESLA3.doc
• tesla\TESLA COILS.doc
• tesla\Tesla Engine Builders Associatio-2.doc
• tesla\Tesla Engine Builders Association.doc
• tesla\Tesla.doc
• tesla\Tesla1.doc
• tesla\Tesla2.doc
• tesla\Tesla4.doc
• tesla\Teslas earthquake machine.doc
• tesla\THE WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICAL POWER.doc
• tesla\THE WONDER WORLD TO BE CREATED BY ELECTRICITY.doc
• tesla\The World System of Power.doc
• tesla\TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY WITHOUT WIRES.doc from Richard H.

Transportation

• http://www.michigancleancities.org/index.asp

Utilities

• Lansing Board of Water and Light
• Michigan Electrical Cooperatives Assoc. http://www.countrylines.com/
• Consumers Energy http://www.consumersenergy.com/welcome.htm
• DTE Energy http://www.dteenergy.com/
• Gridwise
• Office of Electric Distribution
• Deregulation in the NorthEast

Wind

• American Wind Energy Association
• AWEA Wind Discussion Board
• Bryant Wind Electric
• Building a Wind Generator from Scratch
• Detronics.net
• Doug Selsam's Multirotor Wind Turbine
• Dragonfly Power
• Integrated Energies
• Jemmett Engineering
• Lake Michigan Wind and Sun
• Mike Klemen's Wind Generator Page
• New Belgium Brewing Company
• Otherpower.com's Homebrew Wind Generators
• Paul Gipe's Website
• Picoturbine.com
• Savonious Rotor
• Scoraig Wind Electric
• Steve's Tape Drive Motor Wind Turbine
• The Back Shed
• The Illustrated History of Wind Power
• The North American Brakedrum Windmill
• The Otherpower.com Discussion Board
• TomW's Renewable Links (and Garbogen info)
• TopGreen.co.uk
• Van alles wat
• Wiatroda.com
• Windmill World
• Windmission of Denmark
• Windpower.org
• Windstream Power Systems
• Windstroom.tk
• WindStuffNow.com
• Woodworker's Workshop from Richard
  
  Piezoelectric Wind (for remote sensing) -from Justin Miernik
• http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=111205035839
• http://mse.uta.edu/Priya/Piezoelectric%20Windmill.pdf

Bats take a beating- Heather Sundharson
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2005/11/14/c1a_fplbats_1114.html

Zero Energy Homes

• DOE Solar Decathlon

• VanGeet Off Grid Home

• Michigan Zero Energy Home Design Competition

• 7 Steps to a ZEH

Test/Quiz Yourself!

• Home Energy Check Up
  http://www.ase.org/content/article/detail/971
• http://www.eia.doe.gov/quiz/quiz.htm
• Renewables are Ready Quiz
  http://www.urbanoptions.org/RenewableEnergy/ReviewWorksheet.htm
• Business Energy Check Up (from MI Energy Office)
  http://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-25676_25769-42626--,00.html

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