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Emerson Middle
School |
| Energy Quest | Start with the Energy Story, a good introduction with chapters on geothermal, hydro & oceanic, nuclear, solar, and wind. |
| Energynet | An introduction to energy awareness and technology. |
| The National Renewable Energy Lab | Check out: Clean Energy Basics; Center for Renewable Energy Resources. |
| REPP | Information on the various types of energy from the Renewable Energy Policy Program |
| U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network | Lots of information here! Learning About Renewable Energy is a good introduction to the topic. There's seriously good information lurking in Kids' Stuff. Look at Biofuels: ABCs of Biofuels. |
| Planet Energy | Provides renewable energy information for students. From the United Kingdom Dept. of Trade and Industry. |
| Renewable Energies | Wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. From the French electric company. |
| Wind in a Minute | Wind facts from the National Wind Technology Center. The NWTC site has research on wind energy, including maps that show wind potential in various areas. You can also "tour" the site and learn more about turbines. |
| Solar School | An educational site from Australia. |
| Solar Matters | A science unit from the Florida Solar Energy Center (in the Sunshine state). |
| Solar Map of the U.S. | A chart with the average daily solar radiation from Home Power Magazine. |
| A future for biomass | A feature article on using this natural resource as an energy source - from Mechanical Engineering magazine. |
| Geothermal Education Office | A great source of information about geothermal energy and its use around the world. |
| Nuclear Energy Institute | The positive side of nuclear energy, with basics and background of this energy source. To learn about the dangers of nuclear power and radioactive waste, see Nuclear Information & Resource Service. |
| Virtual Nuclear Tourist | In addition to nuclear, see the section with Comparisons of Various Energy Sources. |
| Fusion Basics | Will this be the energy source of the future? |