Games and information for kids about reducing energy use Follow this link to learn more: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/index.html
Category: General
Bioethanol: Science and technology of Fuel Alcohol
A free downloadable textbook about bioethanol and its production. Follow this link to learn more: http://bookboon.com/en/textbooks/chemistry-chemical-engineering/bioethanol-science-and-technology-of-fuel-alcohol
Wood Science 101(3) – Lignin
You’d be hard pressed to find a material more universally researched right now than lignin. It’s the second most abundant organic polymer on earth, behind cellulose. It’s what makes trees stand upright, what makes wood hold its shape, and what makes furniture support your weight when you sit on it. Lignin is everywhere in the biological realm, plays a huge part in maintaining the earth’s carbon cycle, and therefore, the environmental stability of the world, and is still one of the primary foci of the world’s scientific community. Follow this link to learn more: http://gowood.blogspot.com/2012/02/wood-science-1013-lignin.html
Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) Regulatory Impact Analysis
Revisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program for the implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Follow this link to learn more: http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/P1006DXP.TXT?ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=EPA&Index=2006+Thru+2010&File=D%3A%5CZYFILES%5CINDEX+DATA%5C06THRU10%5CTXT%5C00000015%5CP1006DXP.TXT&User=anonymous&Password=anonymous&ImageQuality=r85g16%2Fr85g16%2Fx150y150g16%2Fi500&Display=hpfrw&Back=ZyActionS&MaximumPages=5&Query=fname%3D%22P1006DXP.TXT%22#
Carbon Culture, UK Carbon Footprint-reduction Company
Real-time graphs of electricity/gas usage of UK public buildings, updated every 5 seconds Follow this link to learn more: http://www.carbonculture.net/
EIA Energy in Brief: General Energy Questions
Easy-to-understand answers to common questions about energy. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/energy_in_brief/
Petroleum & Other Liquids
EIA breaks down how much liquid fuel has been imported by the US since 2007. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbbl_a.htm
Public Attitudes Toward Political and Technological Options for Biofuels
This paper explores detailed public attitudes regarding the expanding range of biofuels technologies and policy options. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421510000960
Competitive Liquid Biofuels from Biomass
Comparing the economics of biofuel production from various feedstocks. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261910002850
Energy Production from Biomass (part 1): Overview of Biomass
The background to biomass production (in a European climate) and plant properties is examined. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852401001183