Agricultural and Alternative Energy

Biomass, Biogas, Crops, and Crop Residues

• Bioenergy Information Network
• Feasibility Study for Co-Locating and Integrating Ethanol Production Plants from Corn Starch and Lignocellulosic Feedstocks (.pdf)
• Minnesota Biomass Exchange
• Planet Power: Energy & the Environment
• Don't Let Grass Grow Under Your Feet - Burn It as Economical, Environmentally Friendly Biofuel
• Biomass for electricity and process heat at ethanol plants

Biogas (Methane)

• EPA methane web site
• EPA AgStar Program
• Haubenschild Dairy
• MDA Methane Digester Loan Program

Buildings

• Buildings, ATTRA's Farm Energy Systems Guide

Energy Conservation

• Efficient Livestock Facilities
• Walk-in Coolers and Freezers
• Electric Motor Efficiency
• NRCS Energy Estimator
• ACEEE Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture
• Saving Fuel in Field Operations
• Winery Tool Helps Reduce Energy and Water Costs

Fertilizers and Pesticides

• USDA Energy Estimator for Nitrogen
• Energy use in manufacturing fertilizers and herbicides

Heat Pumps

• Geothermal vs air-source heat pumps
• Heat Pump Performance, NPPD Program
• Cold-Climate Heat Pumps (CCHP)

Irrigation

• How much pumping energy is required to lift one acre-foot of water 100 feet up a hill?
• The California Farm Bureau Federation
• Irrigation Valve Solenoid Energy Saver - U.S. Department of Energy (.pdf)

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

• Ethanol as a Source of Hydrogen for Fuel Cells
• Fuel Cells 2000: The Online Fuel Cell Information Center
• Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Power
• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project at Haubenschild Farm
• Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program
• Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy (ME3) Fuel Cells Resources
• National Hydrogen Association
• Cow-Powered Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Lighting

• Fluorescent Conversions for Egg Production (.pdf)

Liquid Fuels

• Ethanol as a Source of Hydrogen for Fuel Cells
• Renewable Fuels Association
• Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
• American Coalition for Ethanol
• Biodiesel - Official Site of the National Biodiesel Board
• Biofuel Energy Balance
• Feasibility Study for Co-Locating and Integrating Ethanol Production Plants from Corn Starch and Lignocellulosic Feedstocks (.pdf)
• Biomass for electricity and process heat at ethanol plants

Microturbines

• Microturbine Questions and Answers

Multiple Energy Sources and Issues

• Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
• Midwest Renewable Energy Association
• Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy (ME3)
• The Minnesota Project
• US Department of Energy
• Consumer Energy Center (California Energy Commission)
• Montana Green Power
• National Center for Appropriate Technology
• Centre for Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy (CADDET)
• Cooling, Heating, and Power for Buildings
• Midwest Rural Energy Council
• Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTS)
• DSIRE, Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
• Western Area Power Administration Energy Services
• Resources for Agricultural Engergy Efficiency
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Center for Ecological Technology
• Green Power on the Farm
• Ag Energy - Risk Management, Energy and Grain Issues (Iowa State University Extension)
• Clean Energy Decision Support Centre
• Clean Energy Equipment, Service, and Information (RETScreen International)

Solar Energy

• Photovoltaic Roof Systems
• Photovoltaic Payback
• American Solar Energy Society
• Solarbuzz
• North Carolina Solar Center
• U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program
• An Introduction to Solar Energy Applications for Agriculture (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA)
• MidWest Plan Service Publications

Ventilation

• Ventilation Fans: Efficiency and Maintenance

Water Heating

• Water Heating for Production Agriculture
• Water Heaters: Features to Consider

Wind Energy

• Windustry program
• American Wind Energy Association
• Danish Wind Industry Association
• U.S. Government Accountability Office
• Wind Energy Update (.pdf)
• "Wind Powering America" Program

Wind Resource Maps

• Renewable Energy Atlas of the West
• Wind Power Maps.org