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Biofuels (28) Both biodiesel and ethanol are clean, grow-your-own fuels that can be made from renewable, locally available resources, using simple equipment. These fuels are among a wide range of sustainable rural energy options. Hydrogen Cells (23) Hydrogen fuel cells produce electricity when hydrogen stored in a tank combines with the oxygen in the air leaving water as a byproduct. |
Solar (17) Solar power is energy for free. As we move aggessively away from dependence on foreign fossil fuels, sun power is a free alternative. Anything having to do with solar energy can be added here. Wind Power (43) Wind is free energy waiting to be tapped. As we look to become less dependent on non-renewable fossil fuels, wind is an excellent alternative. Anything having to do with wind power can be added here. |
Rural Futures : Energy Links
- Renewable Fuels Association
- RFA has been working as the "Voice of the Ethanol Industry" since 1981 to secure a strong marketplace for ethanol.
Ethanol is sold nationwide as a high-octane fuel that delivers improved vehicle performance while reducing emissions and improving air quality.
(Added: 3-Jun-2003 Hits: 51 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Sacred Power Corporation - Renewable Technologies for Today
- Sacred Power Corporation (Sacred Power), located in Albuquerque, NM at the Indian Pueblo Center, is a Native American owned and operated small business with a charter targeting the Indian reservations of the Southwest to provide renewable and distributive energy and telecommunications solutions. Its core partners have over 40 years of renewable and distributive energy experience in all facets of the technologies.
(Added: 8-Sep-2003 Hits: 44 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Saving Energy Books
- We tend to take energy for granted, consuming more and more with just a flip of the switch. When the bills come in, we faint, then grumble as we pay the escalating costs thinking "what can you do?" You CAN do something. These books give you a number of insights on how to save energy around the home, in your mobile home, in your everyday useage, and when you cool your house for summer. From landscaping for savings, to selecting a new air conditioner, any one of these books will give some excellent advice.
(Added: 17-May-2004 Hits: 60 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - SEI On-Line Education
- Solar Energy International now offers renewable energy education online!
In the past you had to come to our campus in Colorado or we had to travel all over the world to come to you. Now we can meet in cyber space to help you learn more about renewable energy.
(Added: 3-Jun-2003 Hits: 56 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Solar Energy International
- Solar Energy International (SEI) is a non-profit (501(c)3) organization whose mission is to provide education and technical assistance so that others will be empowered to use renewable energy technologies.
(Added: 3-Jun-2003 Hits: 56 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Solar Primer
- A RENEWABLE ENERGY PRIMER: This primer provides an introduction to solar energy issues and technology. Starting from the Big Picture of Renewable Energy - sources, costs and benefits, dangers, obstacles, energy storage and futures - focuses on Solar Energy as a renewable energy source. Excellent information, especially for teachers.
(Added: 3-Jun-2003 Hits: 50 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
- The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) is a new public interest initiative promoting greater energy efficiency in a six-state region
(Added: 25-Mar-2003 Hits: 50 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - Sustainable Energy Solutions
- The Sustainable Energy Solutions Group at Northern Arizona University is focused on devising sustainable energy solutions, especially as applied in the American Southwest and on Native American lands.
(Added: 8-Sep-2003 Hits: 44 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - SWEEP - The New Mother Lode
- The New Mother Lode: The Potential for More Efficient Electricity Use in the Southwest
SWEEP's new study examines the potential for and benefits from increasing the efficiency of electricity use in the southwest states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The study models two scenarios, a business as usual Base Scenario and a High Efficiency Scenario that gradually increases the efficiency of electricity use in homes and workplaces during 2003-2020.
(Added: 25-Mar-2003 Hits: 68 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It - The Common Purpose Institute for Energy and Environmental Solutions
- Bringing People Together To Protect Our Environment By Increasing
The Use of Biomass, Wind, Solar, Geothermal, And Energy Efficiency. Our education and advocacy efforts to promote informed decision making and better communications - range from fact sheets, position papers, to non-partisan grassroots information efforts to Congress.
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