Please review the following links to other Web sites. We have written a brief description
about what you might find when you get there.
Bergey Wind Power Co. site is
loaded with information for teachers, students and customers. Includes wind performance
modeling software, wind maps, sample projects across the nation, basic wind power
information, frequently asked questions, equipment specifications and prices.
Wind Turbine Industries Corp.
site provides equipment specifications and pricing.
American Wind Energy Association
site features residential information and frequently asked questions about wind
energy, technology, policy, development, economics of wind power, wind energy applications,
an archive of wind information from Wind Energy Weekly, and educational resources
available electronically or in print.
British Wind Energy Association
site, a wind power primer, educational materials for teachers, calculation guides,
career information, offshore wind energy and wind farm projects in the United Kingdom.
Canadian Wind Energy Association
offers information on wind projects in Canada and facts on wind power.
Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers
Association provides a very impressive and thorough guided tour on wind
energy including history, theory, design, economics, design and environmental issues.
Also features a reference manual/glossary, quiz, statistics, photos and lots of
links to European and world sites.
European Wind Energy Association
site offers archives of wind energy periodicals and information on installed wind
energy capacity in Europe, a fast growing wind energy market.
Kern Wind Energy Association site
offers a workbook for wind information and experimentation.
Anglesey Wind and Energy Ltd.
site explores the energy-producing combination of wind and hydrogen fuel cells or
solar panels.
Energy Information
Administration's Web site provides information and data renewable energy
sources including wind energy capacity and consumption in the United States.
The Franklin
Institute's Science Museum sample wind energy education curriculum for elementary
school. It includes experiments and links to several schools that are working on
wind projects.
National Wind Coordinating Committee
is a utility / industry / government / environmental collaborative group whose site
provides information on wind energy issues, recent reports, and links to diverse
member organizations, periodicals, research sites and wind projects.
U.S. Department of
Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network wind home page provides
links to related Department of Energy sites on green power, renewable energy, sustainable
power, energy alternatives, utility restructuring, and wind power projects, plus
an ask-an-energy expert e-mail response system.
The National Wind Technology Center
site offers information on turbine technology, wind data and maps, success stories,
a wind bibliography, bird issues and a wind bulletin board for asking questions
and sharing information on wind power.
PicoTurbine site offers
a variety of educational resources for classroom use, including downloadable plans
and kits for purchase.
The Remote Area Power Supply
(RAPS) Display is a physical site located at the Murdoch University Energy Research
Institute (MUERI) in Perth, Western Australia. The site features actual renewable
energy systems including case studies, specifications and monitoring of energy systems.
The RISO National
Laboratory in Denmark provides a detailed overview of historic and modern
use of wind power including technology, cost, environmental impacts and a guide
to wind energy studies.
The Texas State Energy Conservation
Office site offers a variety of downloadable renewable energy and wind fact
sheets for students and adults.
The Wind Energy Program
site of the U.S. Department of Energy includes a pictorial on how wind turbines
operate, quick facts and help for homeowners, technology and costs, utility wind
energy programs, and links to educational resources for teachers and students.
Wind Powering America is a federal initiative to increase wind energy use
in the United States. The site features issues, policy, events and frequently asked
questions.
The
AEP Renewable Energy Project features wind farm and solar park projects
co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute.
The Trent Mesa wind generation
project is a 150-megawatt development being built by AEP with the power being sold
to TXU.
The Desert Sky Wind Project
is a 160-megawatt wind power generation facility near Iraan, Texas. AEP owns the
facility, with GE Wind Energy providing certain operations and maintenance functions.
City Public Service of San Antonio purchases the power.
Electric Power
Research Institute site has links to wind research projects around the nation.
Also check Highlights and Newsletters links.
Sandia National Laboratory
site posts reports and abstracts on a variety of wind power topics.
Energy Information Administration web page on wind energy is written for
younger students. Includes links to more information on renewable energy sources.