Physics 310

The Physics of Energy

Prof. Randy Knight

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NOTE: THIS PAGE IS NOT MAINTAINED because I no longer teach this class. It was lasted updated in Dec 2006. I'll leave it up because I know some classes use it, but many links may be broken.

The BIG LIST of Energy Resources
Select your topic from the table!
Statistics and Data Solar Energy
Fossil Fuels and Electricity Wind Energy
Climate Change Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Nuclear Energy Biofuels
Fusion Hydro and Geothermal
Energy Conservation and Sustainability
 Other Renewable Energies
Energy Efficient Buildings Energy Policy
Transportation Environmental Organizations




Statistics and Data
 DOE Annual U.S. Energy Review
DOE Annual International Energy Review
BP Amoco Statistical Review of World Energy
DOE Energy Files
US Energy Information Administration

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Fossil Fuels and Electricity
 1000 Fossil Fuel Links
DOE fossil energy site
Electric Power Research Institute
End of Cheap Oil (Scientific American)
Hubbert Peak
Long Term World Oil Supply

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Nuclear Energy
 University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor and Virtual Tour
DOE Office of Nuclear Energy
Uranium Information Center
Critical Mass Energy Project
MIT Modular Pebble Bed Reactor Project
What's Wrong with the Pebble Bed Reactor?
Nuclear Energy Institute
DOE Waste Management and Yucca Mountain Project
Yucca Mountain - Critique of Proposed Radiation Standards

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Energy Efficient Buildings
 Center for Building Science Newsletter
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Green Building Information Council
LBL Environmental Energy Technologies
Oak Ridge Energy Efficiency Program
Oregon Energy Studies in Buildings
PG&E Pacific Energy Center
Sustainable Buildings Sourcebook

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Energy Conservation and Sustainability
 Renewable Energy Policy Project
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oak Ridge Energy Efficiency Program
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
EPA Energy Star Program

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Transportation
 Alternative Fuels Data Center
Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles
Electric Drive Transportation Association
Honda Insight
Hypercar

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Climate Change
 Climate Action Network
Climate Change Portal
EPA Global Warming Site
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
NASA Goddard Institute
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S. National Assessment
World Wildlife Federation Global Warming Site

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Fusion
 Inertial Confinement Fusion Tutorial
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
Joint European Torus (JET)
Tokamak Simulator
UCSD Advanced Energy Technology Group

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Solar Energy
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy
National Center for Photovoltaics
Solar Electric Power Association
DOE Solar Technologies

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Wind Energy
 American Wind Energy Association
British Wind Energy Association
DOE Wind Energy Page
National Wind Technology Center
Sandia National Laboratory

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Hydro and Geothermal
 Bureau of Reclamation
DOE Geothermal Page
Foundation for Water and Energy Education
Geothermal Resources Council

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Biofuels
 Alternative Fuels Data Center
Bioenergy Home Page
NREL Biofuels Research
Department of Agriculture Biofuels Center
DOE Biofuels

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Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
 Physics Today article on the Hydrogen Economy
FuelCell 2000
DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Letter
American Hydrogen Association
National Hydrogen Association

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Other Renewable Energies
 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology
DOE Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Advanced Turbine Systems
DOE Renewable Energy Annual Review
Renewable Energy Policy Project

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Energy Policy
 American Physical Society: Current Energy Situation
Agenda 21
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Renewable Energy Policy Project
Rocky Mountain Institute

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Environmental Organizations with Energy Information
 Natural Resources Defense Council
Critical Mass
Rocky Mountain Institute
Sierra Club
Union of Concerned Scientists
Worldwatch Institute

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