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Wind Power
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) 
 The website for this wind energy advocacy organization features legislative priorities and policy statements (access to transmission, clean air, siting), and fact sheets, newsletters, and other publications. Also provides links to related websites, wind energy career resources, standards, and other material of interest to the public and the wind energy industry. http://www.awea.org/ Topics: Energy Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Antarctic Philately
This site explores the "postal history and heroic explorers of the polar regions and their surrounding islands." Contains information on the exploration of Antarctica (including Operations Highjump, Windmill, and Deepfreeze), profiles of explorers, a timeline (1519-1859), maps of the Antarctic and peri-Antarctic Islands, images of stamps, and information on the American Society of Polar Philatelists. http://www.south-pole.com/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Electrical Energy, Energy, Geography, History, Regions of the World Last updated Mar 27, 2002 Harvesting Clean Energy
Focusing on wind power, biomass power and fuel, solar power for watering stock, and geothermal heating, this site serves "as a clearinghouse for making energy projects happen in Washington [state], Oregon, Montana and Idaho." The site includes information about policies and incentives, questions and answers about alternative energy, and other resources for Northwest rural farmers and landowners. http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org Topics: Agriculture, Business, Electrical Energy, Energy, Home & Housing, Technology, Water Last updated Oct 10, 2005 Renewable Resource Data Center
This U.S. Dept. of Energy-sponsored resource contains data relating to natural energy sources such as solar radiation, biomass, geothermal, and wind power. There's an illustrated glossary of alternative energy-related terms, and links to projects and information for students and teachers. Consumers preparing to install solar panels can estimate their savings by using the "PVWatts" link, which calculates the electricity produced by any photovoltaic solar system. http://rredc.nrel.gov/ Topics: Astronomy, Electrical Energy, Energy, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Technology Last updated May 30, 2001 Shattuck Windmill Museum
The site for this museum in northwest Oklahoma provides information about the more than 35 vintage windmills and related buildings on the premises. See photos of many of the windmills in the "News" section. http://www.shattuckwindmillmuseum.org/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology Last updated Jul 20, 2004 Why Wind Turbines Can Mean Death for Bats
This 2008 article presents the report results in which researchers found that "at most wind facilities, bats actually die in much greater numbers" than birds. The research found that "ninety percent of the bats ... examined after death showed signs of internal hemorrhaging consistent with trauma from the sudden drop in air pressure ... at turbine blades" while "about half of the bats showed any evidence of direct contact with the blades." From ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080825132107.htm Topics: Energy, Mammals Last updated Jan 12, 2009 Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program
This program exists to "improve wind energy technology so that it can generate competitive electricity in areas with lower wind resources, and to develop new, cost-effective, advanced hydropower technologies." Provides overviews of how wind power and hydropower works, and explores the history and advantages and disadvantages of each. Also features publications, photographs, and related links. From the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Technology Last updated Jul 16, 2006 Wind Energy and Wind Turbines: Danish Wind Industry Association
This searchable site presents information "on wind energy resources and wind turbine technology, meteorology, economics, research and development, and environmental aspects of renewable energy." History includes profiles of wind technology pioneers, notes on The Great California Wind Rush (early 1980s), and other developments. Reference includes tables, a discussion of Betz' Law , a bibliography, and a glossary. From the Danish Wind Industry Association. View in English, Danish, German, Spanish, and French. http://www.windpower.org/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, History, Technology Last updated Apr 3, 2002 Wind Energy Development Programmatic EIS Information Center
"This web site is the online center for public information and involvement in the Wind Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Wind Energy Programmatic EIS)." The EIS from 2005 "evaluates the potential impacts associated with the proposed action to develop a Wind Energy Development Program." Also includes a wind energy guide, FAQ, news, and related material. From the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) with assistance from Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne). http://windeis.anl.gov/ Topics: Energy Last updated Jan 12, 2009 Wind Energy: Wind From Moving Air
This illustrated page, written for children, describes energy generated from wind. Topics includes the history of wind energy, how wind machines work, types of wind machines (horizontal-axis wind machines and vertical-axis wind machines), wind power plants (or wind farms), wind production, and wind and the environment. From the Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=wind_home-basics-k.cfm Topics: Energy Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Wind Power in the United States: Technology, Economic, and Policy Issues
This June 2008 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report provides background about power generated from wind, and discusses economics, technology, and other policy topics related to wind energy. Includes graphics, charts and graphs, and an appendix on financial analysis methodology and assumptions. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Note: "The Congressional Research Service does not make its publications directly available online." http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34546.pdf Topics: Energy Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Wind Resource Information
This page compiles links to National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) resources on wind energy, including wind resource maps, meteorological field measurements at wind turbine sites, and related tools and research. From the NREL. http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/wind_resource.html Topics: Energy Last updated Sep 9, 2008 |
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