Electrical Engineering

Dedicated to cost-effective solar energy technologies that have the greatest potential to benefit the nation and the world.

Find longitude, latitude, and sun angles by entering data, or by selecting a city from a pull-down box.

NREL researches photovoltaic energy, solar thermal devices, and applications.

Sandia Lab works to develop cost-effective and reliable photovoltaic energy systems.

Links to the most prominent solar energy research organizations.

Publications on US wind energy potential and costs.

News, media, and environmental reports on America's first offshore wind farm in the waters of Rhode Island.

News, statistics, and reports on the European wind market and resources.

Wind turbine impact studies, financing incentives, and technical assistance.

Publications on wind energy technologies and research from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Lease requests, environmental impact studies, public hearing transcripts, and visual impact assessments for a proposed wind project in Cape Cod Sound.

Maps, technical reports, and market assessments for the development of wind power in the US.

A detailed overview of the world's wind energy sector.

Global wind energy news, statistics, and market reports.

A feasability study for the installation of a tidal power barrage on Half Moon Cove in Passamaquoddy Bay.

An article on a tidal power station in Nova Scotia.

This 2012 US Dept. of Energy report estimates the total ocean wave energy potential for the United States to be 1170 terrawatt hours per year.

Wave and ocean current energy technologies, wave energy impact reports, and an ocean energy assessment for the United States.