Technology Education
Alternative Energy Websites
A Reference Guidebook on Wood Pellet Fuels and Technology -please
open your 8th Grade Class 2013 folder and open "Wood Pellets."
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=will-chevy-volt-be-road-ready-in-time
Information on the Chevy Volt and how it differs from hybrids that are currently on the road (like the Toyota Prius).
How coffee can be turned into fuel- The oils left even after brewing can be turned into biodeisel.
http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol.html
About ethanol and how it can be used to power a car. This site also contains information about cellulosic ethanol, which is an alternative to corn ethanol that doesn’t use food to make.
http://www.horizonwind.com/projects/whatwevedone/madison.aspx
About the Horizon wind farm in Madison, NY
http://www.horizonwind.com/about/ftkc/historywindenergyuse.aspx
More information on wind energy from the company that built the Madison, NY wind farm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24971884/
Describes methods of storing energy produced by wind power during off-peak hours. It mentions using water pumps, batteries, and goes into detail about the possibility of storing energy underground in the form of compressed air.
http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9019569&contentId=7035645
About Solar cells made by BP
http://www.stirlingenergy.com/
Another type of solar electricity generation.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fcv_pem.shtml
How a fuel cell works
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0315/p12s01-sten.html?page=1
An article about a New Jersey professor with and off-the-grid home. He powers his house with solar panels, runs his car with a hydrogen fuel cell, and stores energy in the form of hydrogen by using excess electricity for water electrolysis.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/stirling-engine.htm
How a stirling engine works. This is an example of old technology that is still being used.
http://www.skysails.info/index.php?id=472&L=2
An example of a crazy Idea that works: Using a giant kite to help propel a ship, thus reducing fuel use.
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080324/0378475.html
A company is working on producing biodiesel from algae, a process that doesn’t use food crops, land that could be used for food crops, or fresh water.
http://www.biodiesel.org/resources/biodiesel_basics/
The basics of biodiesel.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-03-cow-power_x.htm
About power from cow manure
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2005/07/68074
How nuclear power works
Alternative Energy Pictures:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fc_pics/fuel_cell_still.gif
picture of a fuel cell
http://www.carboncommentary.com/wp-includes/images/offshore-windfarm.jpg
picture of an offshore wind farm, like the one propsed for cape cod
http://www.endlessenergy.com/images/support3.jpg
picture of a Vermont wind farm
http://www.garageretreat.com/articles/Pictures/274690stirling.jpg
An array of stirling solar collectors
http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20080620/Seambiotic_Ponds_540x354.jpg
Algae ponds for producing biodiesel
