Renewable Energy Resources

Want to learn more about renewable energy? We've found these resources to be useful and educational. Each link opens in a new window.

• Do Geothermal Heat Pumps Have Mainstream Potential?: In this Renewable Energy Access article, Karl Gawell, executive director of the Geothermal Energy Association, shares his thoughts about the potential for ground source heat pumps to go mainstream. (February 2007)
• Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium: A cooperative venture working to increase awareness and use of geothermal exchange technologies to reduce not only greenhouse emissions and America's energy consumption, but to dramatically reduce America's dependence on fossil fuels and foreign oil. The consortium's partners include energy and utility companies, manufacturers, designers,engineers, builders, drillers, and national, state, and local organizations and public agencies.
• Home Power Magazine: This independent magazine is dedicated to providing information about home-scale renewable energy and sustainable living solutions. They cover alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and microhydro electricity, home energy efficiency, solar hot water systems, space heating and cooling, green building materials and home design, efficient transportation, and more.
• U.S. Renewable Energy Firms Cash In: With European nations struggling to keep their promised targets under the Kyoto Protocol for greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. firms are set to cash in on the increased attention on renewable energies. (TerraDaily, January 5, 2006)