Resources and Definitions

Resources
Find out more about the current state of renewable energy in the U.S.

• National Renewable Energy Lab: http://www.nrel.gov/
• Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: http://www.eere.energy.gov/
• Department of Energy on the Smart Grid: http://www.oe.energy.gov/smartgrid.htm
• Mother Nature Network on renewable energy: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-uncle-sam/stories/eia-how-much-renewable-energy-do-we-use
• Environmental Protection Agency on where stimulus funding is going: http://www.epa.gov/recovery/where.html
• http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/
• http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/geothermal/geothermal.html
• http://news.mongabay.com/bioenergy/2008/03/cu-boulder-awarded-project-solar.html
• http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/17/celestial-seasonings-others-partner-with-boulder-on-biomass-study/
• http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/feb/24/boulder-county-host-meeting-proposed-biomass-sorti/?partner=RSS
• http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?lname=US+Biomass+Power+Producers+Alliance&year=2008
• http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/biomass.html

Definitions
• Check this site out: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/rea_data/gl.html - If everyone could look at this and pull out and rewrite the ones that they use in their stuff we should have a fairly compressive list).
• Biomass: Biological material that is a form of renewable energy.
• Biofuels: Fuel created from biomass plants like corn.
• Biomass gas (Biogas): A gas created from organic reactions in for example landfills.
• Renewable Energy: Energy that is sustainable and naturally is replenished such as sola, wind, ocean energy etc.
• Wood energy: Wood is a form of biomass energy that is a renewable energy source that is found in may forms including but not limited to wood chips and round wood.


- Joanna