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Hydroelectric Power
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
 "A gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy," including information about buildings, transportation, industry, bioenergy, hydrogen, solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, and geothermal power. Features consumer information, an "energy lab" for children, and information about the various other programs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Searchable. http://www.eere.energy.gov/ Topics: Astronomy, Electrical Energy, Energy, Technology Last updated Mar 26, 2005 Energy Tutorial
A browsable overview of energy sources, featuring photographs, statistics, and quizzes. Topics include fossil fuels, oil shale, nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and wastes, hydroelectric, fuel cell, combustion, gasification, reciprocating engine, and turbines. Also explores environmental impacts and trends. From the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), University of California, Irvine. http://www.nfcrc.uci.edu/EnergyTutorial/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Science, Technology Last updated Apr 24, 2005 The Hetch Hetchy Study
In 2005 the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) are reviewing existing studies on the impacts of restoring the Hetch Hetchy Valley (near Yosemite, California) that would entail removing the Hetch Hetchy dam and reservoir, which currently supply water and power to the San Francisco Bay Area. The site includes an overview of the restoration study scope and process, documents, and links to related information. http://hetchhetchy.water.ca.gov Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Parks, Water Last updated Mar 22, 2005 Northwest Power and Conservation Council
"The Council develops and maintains a regional power plan and a fish and wildlife program to balance the Northwest's environment and energy needs." This Web site educates the public about energy and environmental issues by providing access to reports and papers, success stories, a Northwest power supply and electricity demand update, and federal legislation updates. Users may sign up for a monthly e-newsletter. Archived and searchable. http://www.nwcouncil.org/ Topics: Animals, Electrical Energy, Energy, Environment, Geography, Oil & Gas, Technology, Water Last updated Feb 25, 2004 NW Fishletter
This online newsletter covers Pacific Northwest fish and wildlife policy news. The newsletter, published twice a month, focuses on topics of interest to the Northwest energy industry, particularly issues related to the impact of hydroelectric power on fish in the Columbia and Snake rivers. Includes archives back to 1996 and links to related documents. Readers may sign up for e-mail notification of new issues. Searchable. From Energy NewsData, an energy industry publisher. http://www.newsdata.com/enernet/fishletter/ Topics: Agriculture, Electrical Energy, Energy, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Technology Last updated Dec 6, 2004 The Power of the Columbia
This site uses graphics, sound, and video to showcase the Columbia River, which flows through British Columbia, Washington state, and Oregon. It traces the Columbia's beginnings as a stream in the Canadian mountains and describes the basin's geologic history. Explains hydropower concepts such as multipurpose dams, the hydrologic cycle, power generation, flood control, river navigation, fish passage, irrigation, and power storage. From the Bonneville Power Administration. http://www.bpa.gov/Power/pl/columbia/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Geography, Water Last updated Nov 22, 2004 Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection
This collection of photographs "showcases images of hydroelectric power and water supply facilities built in Washington State from the late 1890s to the 1950s. Many of these dams, power plants and reservoirs were built in some of Washington's most rugged terrain and had features that represented significant engineering feats of their time." Also includes an excerpt from the book "Building Washington: A History of Washington State Public Works." From the University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/ww-spwsweb/ Topics: Energy Last updated Jan 6, 2006 Tesla: Master of Lightning
PBS presents the life, times, and legacy of Nikola Tesla, scientist, inventor, and visionary. Attributed to his genius were the inventions of radio, alternating current (AC), electricity, neon, remote control, hydroelectric power, wireless electricity, death ray, particle beam weapons, and the Tesla coils (high frequency electricity). The program recounts Tesla's intense rivalries with contemporaries Thomas Edison and Guglielmo Marconi. http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Notable People, Science, Technology Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Upper Skagit Watershed
This online exhibit offers photographic images (1919-1989) of hydroelectric development in the Upper Skagit Watershed in northern Washington state. "These images document the changing landscape, human activities, natural history, and wildlife of the Skagit River and its tributary watersheds." From the Seattle Municipal Archives. http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Exhibits/Skagit/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Geography, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, Water Last updated Aug 21, 2008 Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program
This program exists to "improve wind energy technology so that it can generate competitive electricity in areas with lower wind resources, and to develop new, cost-effective, advanced hydropower technologies." Provides overviews of how wind power and hydropower works, and explores the history and advantages and disadvantages of each. Also features publications, photographs, and related links. From the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/ Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Technology Last updated Jul 16, 2006 |
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