Renewable Energy

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Background Information	Selected Websites
Finding Books	Finding Articles

Looking for Background Information?

Start here! These resources are a good place to get definitions of terms and concepts as well as general background information.

CRCnetBASE - Includes hundreds of online books related to renewable energy resources.

Credo Reference - Includes titles such as: Encyclopedia of Energy, the Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology, and the Dictionary of Engineering Terms.

Plunkett's renewable, alternative & hydrogen energy industry almanac available in the reference section, HD9502.U52 P625 2007

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Looking for Research Articles?

Start with these Electronic Resources. Also see the Oregon Tech Library’s webpage listing databases on the subject of Engineering & Technology.

Primary Electronic Resources

Engineering Village - good source for peer-reviewed citations and articles in all fields of engineering.
Biological and Agricultural Index Plus – especially useful for finding information on biofuels.
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management – energy resources is a major area of coverage.

Secondary Electronic Resources

Academic Search Premier – a general interest database covering many disciplines.
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts – provides a broad range of information relating to the scientific and technological fields.
Google Scholar - indexing, abstracts, and occasional links to full text.

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Looking for a Book in the Oregon Tech Library or Other Libraries?

Books and other items are listed in the Library Catalog. Use the Library Catalog to find materials in the Oregon Tech Libraries' collections and through the Summit. Summit provides access to materials from 36 academic libraries in Oregon and Washington for Oregon Tech students, faculty and staff. See the titles and suggested Library of Congress call number ranges below for pointers to popular items.

Try these Library of Congress call number ranges to find books on the shelf.

HD 9502-9502.5 Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade
QC 621 Thermoelectricity
TJ 163.13-163.25 Power resources
TJ 163.26-163.5 Energy conservation
TJ 807-830 Renewable energy sources
TJ 820-828 Wind Power
TK 1087 Photovoltaic power
TP 315-360 Fuel

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Selected Websites

Alternative Fuels Data Center - provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels
Energy Citations Database - free access to over 2.6 million science research citations.
Energy Information Administration - news and reports with statistics on a variety of renewable energy sources from geothermal and biofuels to solar and wind.
Geo-Heat Center at OIT and the Geo-Heat Digital Library – a research center for geothermal resources.
MIT World: Environment/ Energy - lectures from MIT professors and guests on a variety of topics in the environmental and energy disciplines.
Morevolts.com - a resource for information on environmentally friendly, renewable alternative energy such as Solar, Fuel Cell, Biomass, Geothermal, Wind, Wave, and other innovative and interesting sources of energy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Publications - This database provides access to citations and some full articles, reports, conference papers, and other resources about renewable energy and energy efficiency.
US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - reports and news about renewable and sustainable energy sources.
A Field of Green: Renewable Energy Research on the Web - A guide to web resources on renewable energy engineering.