Web Resources

NOTE: The URLs below were accurate as of the date of publication, but they are subject to change without notice.

www.infinitepower.org/
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Fact sheets on renewable energy for the general public as well as resources for classrooms and teachers.  Includes an interactive calculator on PV and solar water heater economics.

www.eere.energy.gov
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network, U.S. Department of Energy
Comprehensive resource for energy-efficiency and renewable-energy information.  More than 600 links, including educational materials and resources for children

www.ece.utep.edu/research/Energy/Pond/pond.html
University of Texas at El Paso, Salinity-Gradient Solar Technology Consortium
Describes salinity-gradient solar technologies, applications and the El Paso Solar Pond Project

www.nrel.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Information about renewable-energy technologies, research, applications, data and documents, information and lesson plans for teachers that want to conduct a Junior Solar Sprint competition.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast23mar_1/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Describes how solar power is collected in space and beamed to earth.

www.txses.org
Texas Solar Energy Society
Fact sheets and basic information on photovoltaic and green electricity

www.ase.org
Multidisciplinary lesson plans designed to reduce school energy costs while educating students.