Alternative Energy Pathfinder

Try some of these keyword terms when searching on databases or the internet:

Renewable, power, energy, alternative, resources, development, conservation, technology, greenhouse effect, global warming, fossil fuel(s), nuclear fission, ethanol, alcohol, geothermal energy, ozone, water power, hydropower, hydroelectric, tidal energy, solar , photovoltaic, nuclear, hydrogen power, biomass energy

The best databases to try from our library home page

1. ACCESS SCIENCE: Science Encyclopedia – Science Journals- Multimedia

2. World Book: World Book ADVANCED

3. Encyclopedia Britannica: Search the High School Level

4. EBSCO-MasterFILE Premier: Current magazines and Journals

5. GALE: Student Resource Center Gold

6. Issues and Controversies: Social issues database

7. CQ Researcher: Social issues database- back file of 10 years so check the date of article)

Searching the internet:

“renewable energy” site:.gov

Use site limiter in search string site:.gov Example

Some web sites you may want to try:

http://www.eere.energy.gov/ U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy page

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/ Dept of Energy's page filled with stats on alternative fuels data

http://scirus.com Scirus is a science subject directory maintained by scientists.

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/ Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center. Has portals to a variety of alternative fuel sites.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/ Fuel Economy site of the U.S. Department of Energy

http://www.weststart.net/ccm/home/ Clean Car Maps: A guide to refueling and recharging stations in California and Nevada for vehicles using alternative fuels.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumption/ Energy stats from U.S. DOE

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/forecasting.html Energy consumption forecasts

http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/ Solar Center hosted by engineering program at North Carolina State University.

http://www.dsireusa.org/index.cfm?EE=1&RE=1 A listing of incentives by state for using alternative energies

http://www.energy.gov/energysources/index.htm Department of Energy site. Check out tabs on environment or energy

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/alt_fuels/ Science Reports: Alternative Fuels from PBS

http://www.windpower.org/en/futuresupply.htm Part of the Danish Windpower site http://www.osti.gov/energyfiles/pathways.html Larger OSTI selections for fossil fuels, nuclear fission, plasma, power plants, and much more. Thousands of resources. Site is tied to the U.S. Department of Energy.

http://www.science.gov/browse/w_121F.htm Science.gov's search engine on renewable energies. Also try broader search on the www.science.gov/ website.

http://evworld.com/ electric vehicles website