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National Teacher Enhancement Project

Middle School Home Energy Audit RENEWABLE ENERGY LINKS

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NTEP Home - Project Homepage - Teacher Homepage - Student Pages

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ENERGY AUDITS

HIGH SCHOOL ENERGY AUDIT PAGE --Tools for design and conduction of an energy audit. Many good tools and useful links for students.

HOME ENERGY AUDIT

HOME ENERGY SAVER

APPLIANCE ENERGY USE

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN HOME/SCHOOL

INSOLATION(Sunlight hitting the Earth)

DAILY INSOLATION for the United States --

- EASTERN UNITED STATES --Examine a full color display of the amount of solar energy reaching the ground for states east of Colorado. Data and images are available for earlier dates as well as today's values.

- WESTERN UNITED STATES --Examine a full color display of the amount of solar energy reaching the ground for states west of Kansas. Data and images are available for earlier dates as well as today's values.

INSOLATION GRAPH --This graph shows the incoming solar radiation over the last 750,000 years for summer in both the tropics and at high latitude. Included is information about ice ages.

SOLAR INSOLATION TABLES --This chart features low, high, and average solar insolation in kilowatt-hours per square meter per day in many US locations. Numeric data is listed by city and state for the United States. Includes maps for yearly average insolation and a current four-week average insolation.

INSOLATION VALUES --Insolation values for locations world-wide gathered by weather stations. This is useful for calculating the minimum expected insolation and comparing locations around the world.

SUN POSITION CALCULATOR --This sun position calculator will give the time of sunrise and sunset for any date and location world-wide! It will also plot a graph of the Sun's elevation and bearing over the course of that day.

CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGE OF THE UNITED STATES --Obtain current satellite images for North America including the 48 contiguous states. Find out where the clouds are!

UNITED STATES SOLAR ATLAS -- Map sources of solar data for months, compass direction and location. Readings are in BTU's per square meter(BTU/m²)

NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY

FOSSIL FUEL PRIMER --Useful information regarding the historical and current use of fossil fuels and fossil fuel production.

FOSSIL FUELS FOR STUDENTS --An introduction to the fuels we use most to power our economy from the U.S. Department of Energy.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

WHAT IS RENEWABLE ENERGY?--all about renewable energy and energy efficientcy from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Links to all about solar energy, wind energy, bioenergy and geothermal energy.

OTHER RENEWABLE RESOURCE INFORMATION--More renewable energy resources.

SOLAR RADIATION RESEARCH LABORATORY --Live data, daily plots, raw data, and solar calendars are among the many resources from this lab at NREL.

RENEWABLE RESOURCE DATA CENTER --Information and data on solar radiation, biomass, and wind resources from NREL.

SOLAR ENERGY

EL PASO SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION --Fantastic site with information on solar applications for homes, cooking, water heating, and other related technologies.

INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY HOME PAGE --This is a non-governmental global scientific organization for the advancement of renewable energy technology and sustainable development.

SOLAR OVENS AND COOKING

SOLAR COOKING.ORG --Learn technical information on solar oven construction and usage including design plans for construction of an advanced solar oven. Part of EPSEA.

SOLAR COOKING HINTS --Pick up useful tips and yummy recipes from the experts!

PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR OVEN DESIGN --Learn how solar ovens work and specific strategies for maximizing heat.

THE SOLAR COOKING ARCHIVE --News and resources relating to the use of solar energy to cook. A world-wide base of informational links. You name it, they will have something on it.