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Books

Click on the links below to see what books are available in the library in some key areas related to Alternative Energy Sources.

• Solar Energy
• Nuclear Energy
• Biomass Energy
• Renewable Energy
• Solar Power
• Photovoltaics
• Solar and Thermal

To find additional books, search in our online catalog using Advanced Keyword Searching and using appropriate research keywords.

Electronic Books

Click on the links below to access electronic books (Access only to Drexel faculty and students)

You can access full book chapters using electronic book collections such as ebrary, ENGnetBASE,  Knovel, MATERIALSnetBASE, and MECHANICALnetBASE.

• AccessScience
• CivilENGINEERINGnetBASE
• ebrary
• ElectricalENGINEERINGnetBASE
• ENGnetBASE
• ENVIROnetBASE
• Knovel: Engineering & Scientific Online References
• MATERIALSnetBASE
• MECHANICALENGINEERINGnetBASE

Using Summon:

Try Summon to find books, articles and more. See also What is Summon? How can I use it?

• Click on Articles & More Tab in the Library Home page
• For example, type ‘Solar Thermal and Photovoltaics ’ and click on Search Library link.
• Refine your search results by selecting an option from the left column. For example, select ‘ebook’ option. You will see a listing with links to  electronic books. You can also limit to articles from scholarly publications, including peer-review.

The Dynamic Maps, Geographic Information System (GIS) Data and Analysis Tools Web site provides maps, data and tools for renewable energy resources that determine which energy technologies are viable solutions in domestic and international regions.

See:
The Dynamic Maps, Geographic Information System (GIS) Data and Analysis Tools

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s GIS team analyzes wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and other energy resources and inputs the data into the GIS.

The Dynamic Maps, Geographic Information System (GIS) Data and Analysis Tools Publications

NREL’s GIS Team develops technology-specific GIS data maps for a variety of areas, as well as targeted analysis tools that can help determine availability of renewable energy resources.

For a list of available datasets and information on how these data were developed, access the Geographic Information System Data Background page.

Users can download data and tools from the GIS server by filling out a simple form with contact information, and accepting a disclaimer statement.

Use our MapSearch to easily search our collection of maps created by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team. Please use the search box and the filters on the left and right of the screen to limit results.

The Billion Gallon Challenge: Advanced biofuels from diverse sources such as grasses and agricultural waste hold the promise of sustainably reducing U.S. oil dependence and global warming emissions. Unfortunately the advanced biofuels industry not been able to meet the demand as set out in the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

The Billion Gallon Challenge is an effort to build the support and policies needed to bring the fledgling advanced biofuels industry to maturity.  It also seeks to ensure that the biofuels market maximizes taxpayer investment and helps to strengthen U.S. energy and environmental security.

Recent studies have concluded that avoiding dangerous climate change will require the United States and other industrialized countries to reduce their global warming emissions approximately 80 percent below 2000 levels by mid-century. This goal is attainable, but only if we act immediately, and on multiple fronts. One major part of the climate solutions equation is a shift to renewable energy resources such as wind, solar, and bioenergy.

See: Smart Bioenergy: Guiding Sustainable Bio-based Energy and Fuels Development

With over 2,500 members & advocates, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is the hub of the wind energy industry.

AWEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world.

AWEA site also provides access to several online documents and resources.

These include:

• Wind Power Outlook
• Wind Web Tutorial

among many other resources. See also: Wind Energy Case Studies to find information on how wind energy is used today in various ways around the world.

Dr. Richard Carincross, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Drexel University,  is currently in El Salvador on a Fulbright Lectureship. He will be teaching a course on Renewable Energy at the University of El Salvador.  He has created this blog called Sustainability and Renewable Energy In El Salvador: A Blog of Experiences on a Fulbright Lectureship in El Salvador to showcase and highlight his experiences there.

See also: Professor Cairncross Receives Fulbright Scholar Award to Teach Renewable Energy at the University of El Salvador

The High Performance Buildings Database is research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy that seeks to improve building performance measuring methods by collecting data on various factors that affect a building’s performance, such as energy, materials, and land use. The database collects information from buildings around the world, ranging from homes and commercial interiors to large buildings and even whole campuses and neighborhoods.

Access: High Performance Buildings Database from U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Books

Click on the links below to see what books are available in the library in some key areas related to Alternative Energy Sources.

Solar Energy
Nuclear Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
Biomass Energy

To find additional books, search in our online catalog using Advanced Keyword Searching and using appropriate research keywords.

Electronic Books

Click on the links below to access electronic books (Access only to Drexel faculty and students)

ELECTRICALENGINEERINGnetBASE
ENGnetBASE
Knovel: Engineering and Scientific Online References
MechanicalENGINEERINGnetbase
Referex – electronic books
Synthesis: The Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Electronic Databases

Use databases below to find scholarly journal articles on the topic of your research project.

CQ Political Reference Suite
CQ Researcher
CQ Weekly
Ei Compendex and INSPEC
Energy Citations Database
Google Scholar
IEEE Xplore
Lexis/Nexis Congressional
Office of Scientific and Technical Information – Science Accelerator
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Proquest Research Library
ScienceDirect
Social Science Research Network
U.S. Department of Energy

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