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Where to find more information

There is an abundance of information relating to energy on the Web. Here are a few links we have selected which you might find are useful.

Resources for Teachers

http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm
- Energy background information & lesson plans

Hydro Electricity

Hydro Tasmania - Renewable Electricity generator

Electricity Generation Technologies

http://www.esaa.com.au/electricity_generation_technologies.html

Resources for Students

Dams www.pbs.org - good graphical site

Hydro Electricity

www.snowyhydro.com.au

Wind Power

http://www.hydro.com.au Click on site map Scroll down to renewable energy

Crash Course in Wind Energy

Toora Wind Farm

Aust Wind Energy Association

U.S. Department of Energy

NSW Dept Energy, Utilities and Sustainability

Australian Government Renewable Energy

Green Power

Wind turbine animation

http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_animation.html

Basslink

http://www.basslink.com.au

Energy Efficient House Design

http://www.hobartcity.com.au/energy/

http://www.yourhome.gov.au

http://www.eere.energy.gov/

Bioenergy

http://www.bebioenergy.com/

http://www.eere.energy.gov

Shell Biodiesel

Gas

http://www.nef1.org/ngfm.html

Marine

http://www.marineturbines.com/

Solar

http://www.eere.energy.gov

http://www.phys.murdoch.edu.au/solarschool/

http://www.aie.org.au/pubs/enviromission.htm

http://www.enviromission.com.au

Economic Payback of Solar Energy Systems

Cloud seeding

http://www.hydro.com.au

Click on site map scroll down to renewable energy

CSIRO Cloud Seeding information

Geothermal

http://www.eere.energy.gov/

Nuclear

http://www.uau.org.au Australian Nuclear Assn

http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/index.html

Hydrogen

www.eere.energy.gov

http://www.fuelcells.org/

http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/index /

Hydrogen in Iceland

Animation of fuel cell http://www.humboldt.edu/~serc/animation.html

http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/

Toyota asks "Hybrids or Hydrogen"?

Carrying the Energy Future

Who killed the electric car?

Oil

http://www.abc.net.au/science/expert/realexpert/endofoil/default.htm

The AuSSI (Australian Sustainable Schools) website is live at: http://www.deh.gov.au/education/aussi/index.html

Climate Change

Climate Change Matters
http://www.climatechangematters.net.au/index.htm

Global Warming Test
http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/GlobWarmTest/start.html

Human Activity and the Greenhouse Effect
http://mysite.verizon.net/mhieb/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html

Climate Change Science
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/science/faq/index.html

Electric Vehicles

‘How to’ site for conversions and kits
www.diyelectriccar.com

evMe - Australia's new Electric Vehicle
www.evMe.com.au

Industry News
www.greentechmedia.com

Alternate Vehicles Reviews and News
www.autobloggreen.com

Australian Electric Vehicle Association
www.aeva.asn.au

US Association Electric Drive Vehicles
www.electricdrive.org

History and General Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car

Society for Sustainable Mobilty
www.osgv.org

Water

http://www.kidzone.ws/water/

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.html

http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/water/watercycle.shtml

http://groundwateradventurers.org/h20experiments.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/trythis_water/floating-paper-clip.html

http://www.cwec.ca/cwec/index.aspx?page=GWBasics

http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/H2OProperties.html

http://aquarius.nasa.gov/water_cycle.php

Favorite websites

http://www.csiro.au/services/ScienceByEmailMain.html CSIRO Science By Email http://www.csiro.au/services/ScienceByEmailMain.html
Socket to me: how electricity came to be: A great website from the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
Electricity Timeline: A brief chronology of electrical history.
Center for Alternative Technology, Wales, UK: A great introduction to renewable energy
School Discovery: Electricity: Facts, experiments, videos, and more.
Yahooligans Electricity: A human-edited selection of electricity websites for children.
Energy: Fuelling the Future: A great guide to energy (including electricity) from the Science Museum in London, England. Includes quizzes and other activities.
Environmental Effects of Different Sources of Energy: There are always consequences.