Renewable Energy Curricular Links

DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Energy Lesson Plans, Curriculum, and Educational Materialshttp://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lesson_plans.html#k12

DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Wind Powering America, Wind Energy Curricula, Tutorials, and Teaching Materialshttp://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/schools_teaching_materials.asp

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – Education Programshttp://www.nrel.gov/education/

American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) – Wind Energy Curriculum for K-12http://www.awea.org/education/curriculum/

The National Energy Education and Development (NEED) Projecthttp://www.need.org/

GE Energy – Teachers and Kidshttp://www.gepower.com/businesses/ge_wind_energy/en/kids_teachers/index.htm

Pennsylvania Department of Education- Curriculum and Instruction in PA – Science and Technologyhttp://www.pde.state.pa.us/science_tech/site/default.asp?g=0

The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center http://www.ateec.org/

Keystone Science Network - Energy Curricular Companionhttp://www.keystone.fi.edu/cc_energy/index.shtml

NYSERDA - New York State Energy Research and Development Authority – School Power Naturallyhttp://www.powernaturally.org/programs/SchoolPowerNaturally/default.asp?i=9

NYSERDA – Energy Smart Schools Programhttp://www.nyserda.org/programs/schools/default.asp

Appalachian State Energy Center – Energy Curriculum http://www.energy.appstate.edu/students/curriculum.php

KidWind Projecthttp://www.kidwind.org/lessons/index.html

Laurentian Environmental Learning Center – Wind Energy Curriculum

http://www.laurentiancenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid=157

Ohio Energy Projecthttp://www.ohioenergy.org/index.htm

Idaho National Lab - Wind for Educatorshttp://www.d91.k12.id.us/hawth/windenergyforeducators/wind%20energy.htm

The Chewonki Foundation – Pathways to a Sustainable Future – Renewable Energyhttp://www.chewonki.org/Pathways/interactive_poster/default.shtml

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative – Guide to Teaching Renewable Energy and Global Warminghttp://www.mtpc.org/cleanenergy/curriculum/about.htm

Sustainability Education Handbook: A Resource Guide for K-12 Teachers Incorporating the Michigan State Framework Standardshttp://www.urbanoptions.org/SustainEdHandbook/index.htm

Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) - Students & Teachers: Curriculumhttp://www.ethanolrfa.org/resource/education/curriculum/

Solar Energy International (SEI) - Solar In the Schools (SIS) programhttp://www.solarenergy.org/programs/solarschools.html

Illinois EPA and the Waste Management Research Center – Greening Schoolshttp://www.greeningschools.org/

Oregon Department of Energy - Geothermal Education Office – Geothermal Energy Curriculumhttp://www.bpa.gov/corporate/KR/ed/geothermal/homepage.htm

Madison Gas and Electric and the Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program – Solar Curriculumhttp://www.mge.com/environment/solar/curriculum.htm

Wind Energyhttp://www.mge.com/Environment/wind/index.htm

Green Energyhttp://www.mge.com/Environment/renewable/GreenPower.htm

Energy Information Administration – Energy Kids Pagehttp://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/

DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Kids Saving Energyhttp://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/

Iowa Energy Center - Secondary Education Wind Energy Demonstrationhttp://www.energy.iastate.edu/Renewable/wind/cs/GenschSecondary.htm

NREL – National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Education Programshttp://www.nrel.gov/education/

IREC – Interstate Renewable Energy Council – Schools Going Solarhttp://www.irecusa.org/index.php?id=36

NYSED – New York State Education Department – Virtual Learning System – Sciencehttp://eservices.nysed.gov/vls/subjectAreaHome.do?standardAreaID=6&contentID=12

ATEEC - Advanced Technology Environmental AND ENERGY Center – Sustainable Energy Education and Training (SEET) http://www.ateec.org/projects/current/seet.htm

EarthToys – Renewable Energy eMagazinehttp://www.earthtoys.com/index.php

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Educationhttp://www.dec.ny.gov/26.html

Heliotronics – SOLAR LEARNING LABhttp://www.heliotronics.com/educators/educ_main.html

Renewable Energy Information Links

WIND

DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Wind Powering Americahttp://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica]

NREL Wind Research – National Wind Technology Centerhttp://www.nrel.gov/wind/nwtc.html

American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)http://www.awea.org/

Community Renewable Energy - Community Wind Intro http://www.nwcommunityenergy.org/wind 20% Windpower by 2030http://www.20percentwind.org/

DSIRE State Incentives for Renewable Energyhttp://www.dsireusa.org/

National Wind Coordinating Collaborativehttp://www.nationalwind.org/

High-Resolution Wind Map of the U.S. – AWS TrueWindhttp://cleantechnica.com/2008/05/11/first-high-resolution-wind-map-of-the-us-completed-by-aws-truewind/358/

U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)http://www.eere.energy.gov

Pennfuturehttp://www.pennfuture.org/content.aspx?SectionID=178&MenuID=1

St. Francis University Renewable Energy Centerhttp://www.francis.edu/funders.htm

Community Energy Homehttp://www.newwindenergy.com

North Carolina Wind Energy – Appalachian State Universityhttp://www.wind.appstate.edu/

Community Supported Wind Power

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/2008-06-01/Community-Supported-Wind-Power.aspx

Windustry – Community Wind - Home and Farm scale Windhttp://www.windustry.com/communitywindhttp://www.windustry.org/your-wind-project/home-and-farm-scale-wind/home-and-farm-scale-wind

Community Wind – Introductionhttp://www.mtpc.org/rebates/Community_Wind/index.htm

Community Wind Energyhttp://www.mnproject.org/e-communitywind.html

Community Wind Studyhttp://www.auri.org/research/communitywindstudy/community_wind_study.htm

NYSERDA – NYS Power Naturallyhttp://www.powernaturally.org/programs/default.asp

NYSERDA – Libraryhttp://www.powernaturally.org/About/Library.asp

NYSERDA – Power Naturally – Wind Energy Toolkithttp://www.powernaturally.org/programs/wind/toolkit.asp"

NYSERDA – Power Naturally – Utility Scale / Large Windhttp://www.powernaturally.org/Programs/Wind/UtilityScale_LargeWind.asp?i=8

NYSERDA – Power Naturally - On-Site / Small Wind http://www.powernaturally.org/Programs/Wind/OnSite_SmallWind.asp?i=8

Earth4Energy.com – Create electricity at home - renewable energy. Windmill and Solar power systemshttp://www.earth4energy.com/?hop=mcolella

IOWA – Wind Energy Manualhttp://www.energy.iastate.edu/Renewable/wind/wem-index.htm

Kansas – Community Windhttp://www.kcc.state.ks.us/energy/comm_wind/index.htm

Massachusetts Technology Collaborativehttp://www.mtpc.org/

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative – Community Wind Projectshttp://www.masstech.org/project_list.cfm?init=44

Midwest Ag Energy Network – Web Seminar on Community Windhttp://www.midwestagenergy.net/webseminar-wind.html

MREC – Anaerobic Digestion and Bio-Gashttp://www.mrec.org/anaerobicdigestion.html

National Wind Assessmentshttp://www.nationalwindassessments.us/

NewPA.com Economic Developmenthttp://www.newpa.com/

Northern Minnesota Renewable Energy Centerhttp://www.nmnrenewables.org

Oregon – Energy Trust - Community Windhttp://www.energytrust.org/RR/wind/community/index.html

PA Energy Harvesthttp://www.depweb.state.pa.us/energy/cwp/view.asp?a=1374&q=483024

Penn State Behrend Applied Energy Research Centerhttp://www.pserie.psu.edu/academic/engineering/AppliedEnergyCenter/projects.htm

Pioneer Wind Energy – Community Windhttp://www.pioneerwind.net/id63.html

Power-Save Wind Turbinehttp://www.power-save1200.com/wind.html

Renewable Energy for Rural Economic Developmenthttp://www.huntsman.usu.edu/admin/windpower.cfm

Renewable Energy Linkshttp://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/re_links.htm

Renewable Energy Systemshttp://www.oit.edu/portland/res

RERL Community Wind Fact-Sheet Serieshttp://www.ceere.org/rerl/about_wind

SASD ONLINE – WORKSHOPShttp://www.sasdonline.org/Workshops.html

CleanTechnica – Top Five Micro Wind Turbineshttp://cleantechnica.com/2008/03/21/the-five-best-micro-wind-turbines

UK – Community Wind Power Networkhttp://www.freewebs.com/communitywindpowernetworkOhio Wind Resource Explorer – AWS Truewind, LLChttp://www.windexplorer.com/Ohio/ohio.htm

Wind Navigator AWS Truewindhttp://navigator.awstruewind.com

Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program Wind Powering Americahttp://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica

Wind energy project development by National Windhttp://www.nationalwind.us/?gclid=CNvG99_8_JQCFQNvHgodbiZ2qw

Wind Energyhttp://www.folkecenter.net/gb/rd/wind-energy

Wind Farmers Network Forumhttp://windfarmersnetwork.org/eve/forums/a/cfrm/f/5260092352

Wisconsin – Community Wind Energyhttp://www.communitywindenergy.us/?page_id=3

Yahoo Group communitywind http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/communitywind/

Juhl Wind Inc. – The Leader In Community Windhttp://www.juhlwind.com/community_wind.php

SOLAR

Solar Energy International (SEI)http://www.solarenergy.org/index.html

ASES American Solar Energy Societyhttp://www.ases.org/

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) http://www.seia.org/

National Renewable Energy Laboratoryhttp://www.nrel.gov/solar/

Sustainable Energy Fund – Dickinson College – Solar Scholars Program

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/story?id=53188&src=rss

North Carolina SOLAR CENTERhttp://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/

Discover Solar Energyhttp://www.discoversolarenergy.com/index.htm

BIOMASS

PGE – environment Biogas http://www.portlandgeneral.com/community_and_env/environment/biogas.asp?bhcp=1

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center Biogashttp://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/emerging_biogas.html Amercian Corn Growers Foundation Programs - The National Wind Resource Guidehttp://www.acgf.org/programs/wotw.htm

Bio-Gas Technologies, LTD.http://www.biogastech.com/ Biogashttp://biogas.wikispaces.com/

Biomass Energy Home Page Biogas Technologyhttp://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/biogas.shtml

CDD OEE Ohio Department of Developmenthttp://www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/

FNERGY HARVEST INITIATIVE TO BE FEATURED AT 2007 PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOWhttp://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/farmshow/cwp/view.asp?A=426&Q=142600

Heinz Endowments Special Initiativeshttp://www.heinz.org/programs_cms.aspx?SectionID=6&ParentID=127

Dragonflywindturbinehttp://www.lowwindspeedturbine.com/

Optiwind.comhttp://optiwind.com/

index.html

http://www.helderbergwind.org/

Johnstown, Somerset, Cambria, Bedford, Community, Foundation, Alleghenieshttp://www.cfalleghenies.org/

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate Change In Pennsylvania: Impacts and Solutions for the Keystone State - Report from tne Union of Concerned Scientists 2008http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/climate-change-pa.html

http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/global_warming/Climate-Change-in-Pennsylvania_Impacts-and-Solutions.pdf