ENERGY CALCULATORS
Personal Environmental Impact Calculator
Options include transportation, recycling habits, water usage, and energy usage.
Energy usage results includes a breakdown of energy consumption per appliance, total energy usage, and pounds of CO2, SO2, NOx, particulate, and nuclear spent fuel. Also, this calculator provides tips for energy conservation along with results.
http://ans.engr.wisc.edu/eic/EnergyForm.html
EPA’S Personal Energy Calculator
This one is similar to the one above although it only calculates amount of greenhouse gas emitted. The benefit is that it has recycling and alternative energy methods so that a comparison of CO2 emissions can be seen directly.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/calculator/ind_calculator.html
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
SECO helps Texas make the most of domestic energy, reduce state and local government energy costs and promote cost-effective clean energy technologies.
SECO's mission is to maximize energy efficiency while protecting the environment.
http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/
Allicance to Save Energy
Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security.
http://ase.org/
Energy Star Products
Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
http://www.energystar.gov/
EPA
National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency:
http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/pdf/napee/napee_report.pdf
Residential Energy Efficiency:
http://www.epa.gov/seahome/energy.html
Tips for Energy Efficiency:
http://www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/energy.htm
Austin Energy
Austin Energy provides more than just electricity. It's community-owned and wants to help Austin businesses be profitable and successful in every way.
http://www.austinenergy.com/Commercial/index.htm
ALTERNATIVE AND CLEAN ENERGY
WIND/HYDROPOWER
American Wind Energy Association
The mission of the American Wind Energy Association is to promote wind power growth through advocacy, communication, and education.
http://www.awea.org/
Tompkins Renewable Energy Education Alliance (TREEA)
TREEA is a group of educators and activists dedicated to educating our community about our energy options and their financial, social, and environmental costs. Immediate goals are to educate the public about the need for Wind Power, and to increase the acceptance of wind turbine visibility at the community level.
http://www.ithaca.edu/faculty/bclark/TREEA/TREEA.htm
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
To help meet America's increasing energy needs while protecting our Nation's energy security and environment, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working with wind industry partners to develop clean, domestic, innovative wind energy technologies that can compete with conventional fuel sources. DOE's Wind Energy Program efforts have culminated in some of industry's leading products today and have contributed to record-breaking industry growth. With 80,000 megawatts of generating capacity, hydropower is the nation's largest renewable electricity source. Working with industry, the Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program pursues R&D to develop more environmentally friendly technologies to maintain the nation's existing hydropower capacity.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/
U.S. Department of Energy
The mission of the Department of Energy's Hydropower Program is to develop, conduct, and coordinate research and development with industry and other Federal agencies to improve the technical, societal, and environmental benefits of hydropower.
http://www.energy.gov/energysources/hydropower.htm
SOLAR
U.S. Department of Energy
The Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technology Program, managed by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy accelerates the development of solar technologies as energy sources for the nation and world. The solar program also educates the public about the value of solar as a secure, reliable, and clean energy choice.
http://www.energy.gov/energysources/solar.htm
Solar Austin
Solar Austin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy and information organization for renewable and sustainable energy. Solar Austin works to accelerate the transition to clean renewable energy, building healthy communities, strong economies and energy independence.
http://www.solaraustin.org/
Solar Decathlon 2007 – University of Texas Bloomhouse
The Solar Decathlon is a Department of Energy sponsored event that joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. The University of Texas program is an interdisciplinary team of students, faculty and industry partners are dedicated to the design, construction, testing and public demonstration of market-ready dwellings that integrate human, natural and technological systems, are adaptable by design, and entirely powered by the sun.
http://soa.utexas.edu/solard/
Solar Home
Home solar products including solar panels, kits, water fountains, and lights
http://www.solarhome.org/
Solar Panel Information
Solar panels have no moving parts. You just sit them out in the sun, hook up the wires, and collect power, without adding fuel or replacing worn-out parts. It's amazing that nobody knows for sure how long a solar panel will last. That's because many of the very first photovoltaic panels are still producing power today.
http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_solar.html
FUEL CELLS AND HYDROGEN
Rocky Mountain Institute
Electricity is an enormously important and versatile energy carrier. Unfortunately, traditional methods of producing it are messy and inefficient, and it can't be stored in large quantities. Over the next few decades, hydrogen and fuel cells will change all that.
http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid184.php
CLEAN
EPA
Clean energy:
http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/
ENERGY RESEARCH
MIT Energy Initiative
The design of the MIT Energy Initiative will enable MIT researchers across the entire campus to partner with results-oriented scientists, engineers and planners in industry and government, working together to transform the world's energy marketplace.
http://web.mit.edu/mitei/
KIDS’ PAGES
Energy Kid’s Page
Energy facts including descriptions of renewable and nonrenewable resources are made available in a way accessible to children.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/index.html
Alliant Energy – Kids
Energy and the environment
http://www.powerhousekids.com/stellent2/groups/public/documents/pub/phk_ee_se_index.hcsp
Energy Hog Children’s Interactive Game
Learn how to defeat Energy Hogs and become an official Energy Hog Buster.
http://www.energyhog.org/
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Renewable Energy Kids Site
Games, tips, and facts just for kids who want to save energy!
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/index.html
