Introduction to Renewable Energy - Basic Module This module introduces major components of various renewable energy systems and their interactions.
Inverters - Basic Module The aim of this module is to illustrate the circuits used for converting DC to AC as well as investigating the application of modulation.
Jade Mountain, Inc. Appropriate Technology for a Sustainable World. Over 4000 Products. Professional Experience Since 1972. Worldwide supply, design, sizing, installations, trouble-shooting of photovoltaic solar, LP, and wind and water power systems as well as water delivery, pumping and other environmentally friendly products.
Magrath Energy Corporation Magrath Energy Corporation is a diversified energy company providing long-term economic benefits to its shareholders, employees, and management while promoting cleaner, particularly renewable energy. Magrath Cogeneration is a full service cogeneration company, offering design, procurement, packaging, construction, start-up and financial services. Magrath's team of experts have a proven track record in the development and management of economic cogeneration projects. The Magrath Foundation is a private, tax-exempt foundation, registered with Revenue Canada, whose mission is to foster the development of renewable and alternative energy through projects that have positive social and environmental impact. Magrath Hydro is a division of Magrath Energy Corporation that develops small-scale hydropower projects (generally 25 MW or less) as part of Magrath Energy Corporation's commitment to cleaner and renewable energy.
Making Room for Renewables Considering the benefits and opportunities renewable energy resources offer to society and the barriers they face, it is not surprising that countries and states that have ventured most aggressively into a competitive world have included provisions for renewables. Their steps are a promising indication that when regulators are ready to take a major restructuring step, they can easily make a place for renewables.
Midwest Renewable Energy Association The Midwest Renewable Energy Association is a network for sharing ideas, resources, and information with individuals, businesses, and communities to promote a sustainable future through renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) Established in 1978, MRES today is a locally-based, non- profit organization committed to developing awareness and use of renewable energy sources across Minnesota and beyond. MRES is affiliated with the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), the leading national non-profit organization working to promote alternative energy sources.
National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) In late 1995, the U.S. Department of Energy initiated a new program, entitled the National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE), through the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, to survey each of the 50 states for available information on financial and regulatory incentives that are designed to promote the application of renewable energy technologies. This information is being developed into a database, reports prepared and printed which detail the incentives on a state-by-state basis, and access provided to much of the database via the Internet. By providing this information on a wide basis, it will be much easier for other states to get needed information for analyzing and replicating successful incentives in their own states.
National, Regional Coalitions Call for Renewable Energies Everyone says customers will rule in the competitive future. Will utility plans reflect customer preferences? What does it take to satisfy customers these days? Public opinion polls consistently show overwhelming support for renewable energy technologies. Respondents to utility surveys have long expressed strong preferences for both generation by renewable technologies and environmental protection. Customers have spoken, and they want a clean and renewable energy future.
Nature's Power on Demand: Renewable Energy Systems as Emergency Power Sources This paper is an introduction to the concept of using on-site renewable energy systems to mitigate the crippling impact of power outages. Solar, wind, and hydroelectric systems can provide enough power to meet the basic needs of homes, businesses, and government agencies. Biomass can also be used to generate electricity or as an emergency fuel source for heating and cooking.
Nebraska Energy Office Web Site The mission of the Nebraska Energy Office is to promote the efficient, economic and environmentally responsible use of energy. In support of the agency mission, the following goals have been adopted: (a) Advance the conservation of traditional energy resources, (b) Encourage the development of alternate and renewable energy resources, and (c) Advise the executive and legislative branches of state government in the development of energy policy.
North Carolina Solar Center Publications List North Carolina Center's list of publications. In this booklet you will find the publications that the Solar Center makes available for sale, as well as those the Center provides to the public at no charge.
Pacific Energy Group Pacific Energy Group specializes in the analysis of renewable and distributed energy systems.
Pacific Synergy, Inc. Pacific Synergy, Inc. (PSI) is an international project team based in Hawaii but linked to the environments of the Pacific Rim and the World. Their mission is the continued development of demonstration projects that introduce renewable and sustainable technologies that are in partnership with our Planet. Ecology is the basis of their designs. They can provide information, pathways, and solutions to virtually any agricultural, architectural, or technological problem.
Photographic Information eXchange (PIX) The Photographic Information eXchange (PIX) collection consists of renewable energy and energy efficiency technology photographs. The collection was developed and is maintained for the Department of Energy (DOE) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO.
Power Semiconductor Switching Devices - Basic Module To develop an understanding of the characteristics and constraints of using modern power switching components.
Power Shock: The Next Energy Revolution Even as biotechnology and computer technology change at a revolutionary pace, the world's decade-old oil-and coal-based energy systems seem immutable. Developments around the world, however, may soon produce the most dramatic changes in the world energy economy in a century. We live in a futuristic world of cyberspace, genetic engineering and other mind-boggling technologies. Yet when it comes to energy, most experts seem to think that our decades-old oil- and coal-based energy systems will barely change. Developments around the world are already proving them wrong, however. We may soon witness the most dramatic changes in the world energy economy in a hundred years. By Christopher Flavin, World Watch.
Procurement Guide for Renewable Energy Systems In 1993, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council published the Procurement Guide for Renewable Energy Systems. This Guide assists purchasing agents in the specification and purchase of commercially available renewable energy systems. The Guide includes basic information about renewable energy and presents a directory of a wide variety of solar photovoltaics, solar water heating systems, and small wind generating systems. Product specifications, schematic designs and photographs, and installation details are provided for each system. The Guide provides simple, do-it-yourself methods for assessing system-specific environmental benefits by calculating avoided emissions of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) and acid rain precursors (SO2) and NOx). The next edition of the Procurement Guide for Renewable Energy Systems will be published in the fall of 1996 and will include up-dated and expanded product listings.
Profiles in Renewable Energy: Case Studies of Successful Utility-Sector Projects This document profiles 10 renewable energy projects, utilizing six different renewable resources, that were built in the United States throughout the 1980s. For each project, the factors that were key to its success and the development issues that it faced are discussed, as are the project's cost, performance, and environmental impacts and benefits.
Putting Renewable Energy to Work in Buildings Buildings account for about one-third of the energy consumed in the United States. Heating and cooling systems use 60 percent of this energy, while lights and appliances use another 40 percent. Manufacturing and transporting building materials requires additional energy. By carefully applying design principles that capture natural breezes and the sun's energy and light, and by using solar water heating systems, energy use in buildings can be reduced dramatically. These renewable energy practices save money, and they improve the environment and strengthen the economy by reducing the need for fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) is a non-profit organization, formed in 1992, that provides workshops and education assistance to state public utility regulators on electric utility regulation. Workshops, addressed from the perspective of utility regulators cover a wide range of topics including electric utility restructuring, renewable resource development, the development of competitive markets, performance based regulation, demand-side management and Green Pricing. RAP has worked with public utility regulators in 45 states, Washington D.C. and in several other countries.
Renewable Electric Plant Information System (REPiS Database) The REPiS database contains information on almost 104,000 MW of renewable energy generation capacity connected to the utility grid. The data includes over 7,000 units in all regions of the United States.
Renewable Energy Electricity generated from hydroelectric dams and other renewable energy sources—primarily geothermal and wind, biomass, and solar power—is expected to continue fast-paced growth throughout the projection period. Consumption of renewable energy sources grows by 2.3 percent per year between 1990 and 2010, compared with 1.6-percent annual growth in overall energy consumption. Consumption of hydroelectricity and other renewables combined is expected to be between 37 and 46 quadrillion Btu in 2010.
Renewable Energy Solar and other renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydro, and wind) now contribute 10% of U.S. domestic energy supplies, but have the potential to provide a far larger portion. The energy contained in sunlight hitting the United States is over 500 times our total energy use. Harnessing a small fraction of that energy would allow us to satisfy all our needs while weaning ourselves from foreign oil supplies, expensive nuclear power, and coal, whose combustion contributes to acid rain and global warming.
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