Welcome to ChE Links from Dr.
Bernhard Spang. Dr. Spang has brought this extensive collection of chemical
engineering links from his site at About.com. We're happy to have this collection
now available on The Chemical Engineers' Resource Page.
An introduction to sustainable energy
Learning unit from The Open University, provides an introductory overview of the present energy systems and takes a brief look at where the world may find energy in the future.
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1223
Biomass FAQs
By Virinder Singh, questions and answers about bioenergy.
http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1004994679_6.html
EnviroMission
Australian company that intends to build the world’s first large-scale solar chimney power station. The Web site has information about the project and a short Quicktime video.
http://www.enviromission.com.au/
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.
http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=258
Glossary of Energy Terms
From the California Energy Commission, an alphabetical listing of terms related to energy in its various forms.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/
Glossary of Renewable Energy Terms and Phrases
Guide to terminology from the Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse.
http://www.solarnow.org/glossary.htm
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.
http://www.windpower.org/en/tour/index.htm
Hydroelectric and Other Renewable Resources
Chapter of the International Energy Outlook 2001 about status and outlook for the worldwide renewable energy use.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/archive/ieo01/hydro.html
Photovoltaic Basics
Covers the basics of PV technology, including the underlying physics, how various PV devices are designed and become fully functional systems, and what's happening today in PV research and development, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Program.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/solar/pv_basics.html
Renewable Energy Annual
Report from the EIA with data on renewable energy consumption and capacity in the United States (biomass, municipal solid waste, geothermal, wind, and solar). Available both in HTML and PDF format.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/rea_data/rea_sum.html
Renewable Energy Basics
From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a primer on renewable energy.
http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_basics.html
Renewable Energy Design Guide & Catalog
Offers design information and equipment for use of solar, wind and water power at home.
http://www.aeesolar.com/catalog.html
Revisiting Solar Power's Past
By Charles Smith, history of the direct conversion of solar radiation into mechanical power.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/3621/SMITH.HTM
Solar Energy Basics
Information about photovoltaic systems, concentrating solar systems, passive solar heating and more, from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_solar.html
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.
http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=245
The Solar Chimney
Principle and technology of the solar chimney.
http://www.sbp.de/en/fla/projects/solar/aufwind/index.htm
Wind Energy for Electric Power
Paper published by the Renewable Energy Policy Project, provides an overview of the history, technologies, economics, environmental impacts, regulations and policies related to the use of wind power for electricity generation.
http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/binaries/wind%20issue%20brief_FINAL.pdf
Welcome to ChE Links from Dr.
Bernhard Spang. Dr. Spang has brought this extensive collection of chemical
engineering links from his site at About.com. We're happy to have this collection
now available on The Chemical Engineers' Resource Page.
