Renewable Energy

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Renewable energy
2. U.S. Department of Energy: U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
3. NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
4. Infinite Power: Renewable Energy Fact Sheets
5. ScienceDaily: "Wind Turbines Produce 'Green' Energy And Airflow Mysteries" (December 20, 2007)
6. International Herald Tribune: "Harnessing the Power of Ocean Waves for Energy" (November 7, 2007) 
7. Google News: Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy News Stories

• Live Search News: Renewable Energy
• Renewable Energy World Magazine: Comprehensive Renewable Energy News and Information
• Scientific American: Grass Makes Better Ethanol than Corn Does (January 8, 2008)
• Stuff: "Energy Strategy Risks Power Shortages" (January 3, 2007)
• Renewable Energy Access: " France Sets Ambitious Renewable Energy Targets" (January 2, 2007)
• ScienceDaily: Wind Power Explored Off California's Coast (December 18, 2007)
• San Francisco Chronicle: "Backers of Targets for Renewable Energy..." (December 18, 2007)  
• NBC 11 News: "Senate Passes Farm Bill Strong on Bioenergy, Conservation" (December 17, 2007)
• FOX News: "Whatever Happened to Wave Energy?" (October 31, 2007)

Renewable Energy Background

Wind and Water Energy

• Wikipedia: Wind power and Hydropower
• U.S. Department of Energy: Wind and Hydropower
• NC GreenPower: Renewable Energy: Water
• American Wind Energy Association: Wind: Powering a Cleaner, Stronger, America

Biofuel

• Wikipedia: Biofuel
• U.S. Department of Energy: Biomass Program
• Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels: Biofuels Sustainability Standards
• Worldwatch Institute: Worldwatch Biofuels Project

Solar Energy

• Wikipedia: Solar Energy
• NREL: Solar Research
• U.S. Department of Energy: Solar Energy
• American Solar Energy Society: The Home Energy Source
• Renewable Energy Access: "Energy for Europe Could Come from Solar Power" (2006) 

Geothermal Energy

• Wikipedia: Geothermal Power
• U.S. Department of Energy: Geothermal
• Geothermal Education Office: Geothermal Education Facts
• LiveScience: "Whatever Happened to Geothermal Energy?" (December 4, 2007)

Renewable Energy Constraints and Opportunities

• The RSPB: Wind Farms Policy
• NCAT: Sustainable Energy Projects
• Cape Wind:
• Geothermal Networks: "Constraints and Opportunities of Geothermal District Heating..." (2000)
• Bloomberg: "Giuliani Firm, Utilities Team Up to Fight Renewable-Energy Plan " (December 10, 2007)
• alarm:clock euro: "Risks And Opportunities In Renewable Energy" (2006)

Renewable Energy Commercialization

• Wikipedia: Renewable Energy Commercialization
• BusinessWeek: "Wave Power Attracts Investors" (August 27, 2007)
• Environment News Service: "Investors Pour Unprecedented Billions..." (June 21, 2007)
• Credit Suisse: "Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy: Growth Drivers" (February 7, 2007)

Renewable Energy Commentary and Criticism

• San Francisco Chronicle: "Global Warming: What the U.N. can learn from Google" (December 21, 2007)  
• North Jersey: "Clean-air Plan Aids Polluters, Critics Contend" (December 21, 2007)
• Maui News: "Renewable Not the Same as Sustainable" (Novenber 4, 2007)
• Australian Broadcasting Co.: "Govt's Clean Energy Target Attracts Criticism " (September 24, 2007)
• World Science: "Renewable Energy Wrecks Environment, Scientist Claims" (July 24, 2007)
• The Guardian: "Fuel's Paradise? Power Source that Turns Physics on its Head" (2005)

Renewable Energy Message Boards and Blogs

• Biodiesel & SVO Forums: 101 Uses For Biodiesel
• BlogNow.com.au: Renewable Energy Blog
• The Energy Blog: A Solar Grand Plan (December 31, 2007)
• Renewable Energy Law Blog: President Bush Signs Energy Bill into Law (December 19, 2007)
• Wired Blog: Google Invests in Green with Renewable Energy Initiative (November 27, 2007) 
• Official Google Blog: Towards More Renewable Energy (November 27, 2007)

Renewable Energy Organizations

• EERE: U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy  
• NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• REPP: Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
• EREC: European Renewable Energy Council
• UN: United Nations Division for Sustainable Development- Energy

Renewable Energy Videos

• YouTube: Nevada Solar One Solar Power Station (Time 03:51)
• MSN Video: Renewable Energy Guide (Time 03:34)
• YouTube: Off-Grid Living with Renewable Energy (Time 06:31)
• YouTube: Renewable Energy Explained (Time 09:56)
• YouTube: MIT Clean Tech/GABA Lecture with Dr. Hermann Scheer (Time 86:10)

Renewable Energy Satire and Humor

• Townhall: Nuclear Energy Cartoon
• The Onion: "We Must Preserve The Earth's Dwindling Resources For My Five Children" (2006)
• All Day Coffee: "LipoDiesel: Energy of the Future" (2005)