School Solar Energy links
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Bluffsview Elementary School, Worthington, Ohio - This school has a 2 kW photovoltaic system. The website allows users to create graphs of system output.
Mukilteo Solar House Project - Read about how eighth grade students in Washington state learned about design and construction of a solar home. The site has photos of the students' final projects and a good description of the exercise for teachers.
Schools Going Solar - A guide to schools enjoying the power of solar energy, provided by the Utility Photovoltaic Group.
The Solar School (Australia) - This site features quizzes, projects, and even a virtual solar power station. Designed and hosted by the University of New South Wales, it also has links to solar weather data at several locations in New South Wales.
Solar Splash - The Solar Splash is the World Championship of solar-electric boating. It is an international intercollegiate competition which takes place over five days. The various events stress system design and both short distance speed and long distance endurance.
Sunrayce - The Sunrayce program challenges college students to design, build and race solar-powered cars in a long-distance event.
SUNSTANG Solar Car Project - Students at The University of Western Ontario plan to race across the North American and Australian continents, powered only by the simple energy of the sun. Explore this site and learn about how they plan to engineer their next-generation solar car.
World Solar Challenge (Australia) - This site links to Australia's solar car and bicycle design competitions.
Solar Energy Educational Resources
Ask an Energy Expert - A great online form that allows you to ask your questions about renewable energy to a specialist at the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC). The expert will respond by mail, e-mail, or telephone as soon as possible.
InfinitePower Fact Sheets - A set of 21 fact sheets, with 7 designed especially for children, on all aspects of renewable energy. The fact sheets were created by Planergy and the State of Texas and can be viewed online or downloaded in Adobe Acrobat format.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Educational Programs - NREL's Education Programs strive to be fun and provide hands-on experiences with renewable energy technologies. This web site provides hands-on learning experiences for students and teachers in science, technology and math with an emphasis on renewable energy and energy efficiency.
On-Line Renewable Energy Education Module - CREST's online renewable energy education system. Based on an interactive kiosk also developed by CREST, this system uses words and pictures to teach the theoretical and practical basics of renewable energy.
SolarFacts - Ten informative fact sheets about solar energy provided by the Solar Energy Industries Association.
The SolarNow Project - A DOE website where you can learn about solar energy and find instructions for making a pizza box solar oven.
What is PV? - A primer on solar photovoltaics and PV systems, provided by the Utility Photovoltaic Group.
