Agricultural and Alternative Energy
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Biomass, Biogas, Crops, and Crop Residues
American Bioenergy Association
Bioenergy Information
Network
Bioenergy: Pointing to the Future (a publication available
from CAST)
Feasibility
Study for Co-Locating and Integrating Ethanol Production
Plants from Corn Starch and Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
Minnesota Biomass Exchange
Planet
Power: Energy & the
Environment
Don't Let Grass Grow Under Your Feet - Burn It as Economical,
Environmentally Friendly Biofue
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
Burning Shelled Corn
Burning shelled corn as a heating fuel web site, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Article: Burning Shelled Corn to Produce Heat Energy,
Bill Wilcke, Extension Engineer, University of Minnesota
Penn State University Energy Strategies, Burning Shelled Corn as Fuel
Buildings
Buildings, ATTRA's Farm Energy Systems Guide
Burning Shelled Corn
Burning shelled corn as a heating fuel web site, Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Article: Burning Shelled Corn to
Produce Heat Energy, Bill Wilcke, Extension Engineer,
University of Minnesota
Penn State University Energy Strategies, Burning Shelled
Corn as Fuel
Energy Conservation
Dairy Farms Efficiency Checklist
Efficient Livestock Facilities
Energy
Conservation tips from Alliant Energy
Options to Reduce Energy Use on the Farm
Walk-in
Coolers and Freezers
Electric Motor Efficiency
Agricultural Efficiency, EnergyIdeas Clearinghouse Expert's
Top Picks
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
U.S. Department of Energy
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Ethanol as a Source of Hydrogen for Fuel Cells
Fuel
Cell Handbook
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
US Lighting Market Characteristics, Volume II: Energy Efficient
Lighting Technology Options
Liquid Fuels
Ethanol as a Source of Hydrogen for Fuel Cells
Renewable Fuels Association
Alternative Fuels Data
Center
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Network
Canadian Renewable Fuels
Association
American Coalition for Ethanol
Biodiesel - Official Site
of the National Biodiesel Board
The
Minnesota Ethanol Program
Minnesotans for
an Energy Efficient Economy (ME3) Ethanol Page
Biofuels for Sustainable
Transportation
Biofuel Energy Balance
Feasibility
Study for Co-Locating and Integrating Ethanol Production Plants
from Corn Starch and Lignocellulosic Feedstocks (pdf)
Ethanol: the Complete Energy Lifecycle Picture
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
Minnesota Renewable
Energy Society
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient
Economy (ME3)
The Minnesota Project
Alternative Fuels Data
Center
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Network
US Department of Energy
Minnesota
Department of Commerce Energy Page
The Results Center
Renewable Resource Data Center
Consumer
Energy Center (California Energy Commission)
Energy Quest
(Energy Education from the 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
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources Energy Bureau
USDA Energy and Agriculture
Clean Energy
Resource Teams (CERTS)
Rocky Mountain Institute Community
Energy Finder
Interstate Renewable
Energy Council (IREC)
DSIRE, Database of State
Incentives for Renewable Energy
Western Area Power Administration
Energy Services
Resources for Agricultural Engergy Efficiency
Smart Energy
(Environmental Law & Policy Center)
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)
EPA’s
State and Local Clean Energy Programs
Clean Energy Decision Support Centre
The New Harvest: Biofuels and Windpower for Rural Revitalization
and National Energy Security
Clean Energy Equipment, Service, and Information (RETScreen
International)
Solar Energy
Photovoltaic Roof Systems
Photovoltaic Payback
American Solar Energy Society
Minnesota
Department of Commerce Solar Energy Page
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)
Florida
Solar Energy Center PowerPoint presentation on "Solar
Energy Uses in Agriculture"
MidWest Plan Service Publications
Vehicles
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Cost Calculator
Fuel Economy Guide Order Form
Model Year 2006: Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology
Vehicles
Ventilation
Ventilation
Fans: Efficiency and Maintenance
Water Heating
Water
Heating for Production Agriculture
Water Heater Timers
Water Heaters: Features to Consider
Wind Energy
Windustry program
Minnesota
Department of Commerce Wind Energy Page
The Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
American Wind Energy Association
Montana Green
Power
Danish Wind Industry Association
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Wind
Energy Update(pdf)
"Wind
Powering America" Program
Small Wind Guide (in Spanish)
Wind Resource Maps
National
Wind Technology Center
Renewable Energy Atlas
of the West
Wind
Powering America
Wind
Power Maps.org
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