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Alternative Energy Engineering Catalog and Design Guide
Offers design information and equipment for use of solar, wind and water power at home.

Aurora Photovoltaics
How solar cells and photovoltaic systems work, educational material both for the public and as a supplement for college level energy courses. Produced by the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST).

Biomass Energy
Introduction by Thomas L. Rosenberg, Biomass Energy Alliance, about biomass, its use and benefits, generation of electricity, and production of ethanol.

Biomass-Fired Cogeneration Plant Case Study
Description of a plant funded and run by Dow Corning in Midland, Michigan.

Biomass Gasification
Technical paper by Richard L. Bain, Kevin C. Craig, and Ralph P. Overend, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, about commercialization and development of biomass-based high-performance combined heat and power systems.

Clean Energy Basics
From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a primer on renewable energy.

The Current Status of Renewable Energy Technologies
Paper by Professor W W S Charters, University of Melbourne, a brief overview of the current technological and economic status of a range of renewable energy sources.

A Detailed Look at Hydrogen
From Christopher Haslego, facts, conventional production methods, and production methods from renewable resources.

The Ethanol Industry Outlook
Current and historical data and trends concerning the domestic fuel ethanol industry as well as a look at the critical issues facing today's ethanol producers.

Fact Sheet on Renewable Energy
Quick facts about energy, renewable energy sources, and CO₂ emissions.

Future Technologies and Commercial Reality
Paper by Dr J R Williams, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Shell Australia Ltd., how the energy system might develop and the role that might be played by alternative renewable sources.

Glossary of Energy Terms
From the California Energy Commission, an alphabetical listing of terms related to energy in its various forms.

Glossary of Renewable Energy Terms and Phrases
Guide to terminology from the Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse.

Guided Tour on Wind Energy
From the Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, comprehensive introduction to wind energy resources, wind turbines, environmental impact, and economics. Includes some interesting online calculators.

Hydroelectricity and Other Renewable Resources
Chapter of the International Energy Outlook 1999 (IEO99) about status and outlook for the worldwide renewable energy use.

Renewable Energy Annual 1997
Report from the EIA with data on renewable energy consumption and capacity in the United States (biomass, municipal solid waste, geothermal, wind, and solar). Also available in Adobe Acrobat Format (PDF) (560 kB).

Renewable Energy Education Module
From CREST, teaches the theoretical and practical basics of all areas of renewable energy: solar, wind power, hydro, geothermal, and biomass.

Renewable Energy - History, Descriptions and Terms
From the American Solar Energy Society, descriptions and history of development for each of the following technologies: photovoltaics, wind, solar thermal, and solar buildings. A review of American public opinion on energy is also included.

A Renewable Energy Primer
Text by Emma Doyle, introduction to sources of renewable energy and their potential.

Revisiting Solar Power's Past
By Charles Smith, history of the direct conversion of solar radiation into mechanical power.

The Solar Chimney
Principle and technology of the solar chimney.

The Solar Chimney Power Plant
Information about the technology, the prototype plant in Manzanares, Spain, and the planned 200 MW plant in Rajasthan, India.