The following websites contain more information about renewable energy sources and related topics.
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Council for Environmental Education
Education for Sustainable Development site on the QCA national curriculum website
The BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science)
"Click for the Climate" - What can you do to help prevent climate change? Make a small change to your life during National Science Week – and make a big difference to climate change
Community energy-efficiency/renewable energy websites
Scotland Scottish Community and Household Renewables Initiative
Energy Saving Trust
Provides grants and access to sources of advice about renewable energy for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The Countryside Agency
Wants to deliver a demonstration programme for community renewable energy in the countryside
The National Energy Foundation
The National Energy Foundation (NEF) is an independent educational charity that operates an education service. Free information and activity sheets are available for download from the PowerEd website. NEF has a mobile renewable energy display, the Green Energy Machine (GEM) that is available for hire for presentations to schools within a 2 hour drive from Milton Keynes.
Renewable energy kits are also on sale, which are proving invaluable for teachers to use as hands-on tools to enliven delivery of the curriculum in science, geography and ESD
PowerEd
For further information please contact Felicity Beaton on 01908 665555 or e-mail:felicity.beaton@nef.org.uk
Ecodyfi
Community Renewable Energy Project in Wales
Channel 4's geography site
Offers some good material, including sustainable energy in Scotland, tectonic process and changing China
Energy resources
A very good renewable energy website created by Andy Darvill, a Science teacher at Broadoak Community School, Weston-super-Mare
Geography Pages
An excellent geography site with lots of links
National Energy Foundation
Includes a CO2 calculator, and info on renewable energy
GLOBE
An international scheme for investigating the impact of humans on the environment through pupils exchanging local observations with schools in other parts of the UK and the world. 400 UK schools are involved and Energy is one of the themes
Renewable Energy Association
Covering renewable energy in the UK
BBC
Search the news archive for the key word you are interested in.
Guardian Unlimited
The Guardian's website offers a comprehensive resource on energy issues. The 'Special Reports' section has an entire archive devoted to renewable energy.2004/5 stories included:
CREATE
The Centre for Research, Education and Training in Energy is a not-for-profit education organisation promoting energy efficiency and sustainable development
Green Energy
Green energy options can be seen at the website. This site is particularly good for information about renewable energy sources - follow the links]
The Centre for Alternative Energy in Wales
Excellent site with all kinds of information. Try the virtual tour
The Science Museum
Has a special section on energy, including information, games and quizzes
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Website on Renewable Energy
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: sustainable energy
Department for Education and Skills: education for sustainable development
UK boost for biomass fuel crops
BBC news story on bio-energy
Supergen
website focusing on biomass and bioenergy
Energy Power Resources
They own and run the Ely and Thetford bio-energy plants
BBC geothermal energy
Story about geothermal energy in the UK
Fuel Cell 2000 information centre
BBC fuel cell technology
story on fuel cell technology
Detroit news story
Iceland's hydrogen buses zip toward oil-free economy
Oxford Brookes university
Solar energy site
Schools and homes energy education project
British Wind Energy association
Wavegen
Try the Wavegen website for information on wave power
The Sustainable Technology Education Project (STEP)
STEP aims to increase people's awareness of sustainable technology, enabling them to recognise the economic and environmental impacts of their own technology choices
World Bank
Energy information from the World Bank, with more detailed, more difficult information for advanced students
Logpile
Promotes wood fuel in the UK. Look at the wood fuel and wood pellets sections
Renewable Energy Investment Club
River deep
Good summary of global warming and issues surrounding rising sea levels, with links to other sites. Go to 'Mapping Global Warming' (Jan 6, 2000)
Hadley centre
Global warming information: warning, complex information
Census information for south Shropshire
South Shropshire District Council
HEP turbine at Dinham weir in Ludlow
Greenfinch Biogas Technologies
Pembrokeshire coast national park authority
Wood Fuel resources in Pembrokeshire
