Energy Links and Resources

Ag Energy - General

• Effects of Air Pollution on Agricultural Crops
• European Commission : CORDIS : Newsroom : UNEP report calls for major energy and agriculture reforms
• Impacts of Higher Energy Prices on Agriculture and Rural Economies
• New Wind Turbine Design Good for Rural, Urban Environment – YouTube
• Policy Note
• Power Surge | NOVA | PBS Video
• Sustainable Ag

Biogas - Anaerobic Digesters

• AD IAU
• AD incentives Oregon Department of Agriculture Methane Digesters
• AD map
• AD overview NREL history opps
• AD USDA report
• Agricultural Biogas Toolbox
• Agricultural Marketing Resource Center – Manure Digester Biogas
• AgSTAR | US EPA
• Anaerobic Digestion of Biomass
• BioCycle – Renewable Energy From Organics Recycling
• Biogas Calculator: Enter Your Stock Details and Discover On-Farm Biogas Yield
• Climate Friendly Farming: Dairy Component
• The Methane Digester for Biogas
• Types of Anaerobic Digesters – Extension Office
• Washington Farm Energy Program
• YouTube – Anaerobic digestion

Biomass

• AGENDA – Midwest Biomass Conference
• NREL: US Biomass Resources
• VT Biogass and Sust Ag

Efficiency - Building Designs

• Green Building Learning Center – Online Classes in Energy Efficiency

Efficiency - Dairy Operations

• Agricultural Electrical Energy Consumption: Assessing Electrical Energy Consumption on Your Dairy Operation
• Dairy farm energy efficiency – Milkproduction.com
• Energy Saving Ideas: A Quick Guide For Dairy Farms

Efficiency - General

• An Exercise In Precision Agriculture
• EERE: Building Technologies Program Home Page
• Farm Energy Calculators: NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Project
• NRCS info on efficiency
• Opportunity Templates – Energy Efficiency Reference

Efficiency In Farm Practices

• Natural-Air Corn Drying in the Upper Midwest

General

• Beginning Farmer: ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
• CANADA Integration of Renewable Energy on Farms
• Energy Place consultants but good overviews of RE
• FAO info magic
• Green Power Network: On-site Renewable Energy Systems
• Integration of Renewable Energy on Farms – Agricultural Residues
• RE – USDA Alternative Farming Ctr
• REAP Rural Energy for America Program
• Renewables info from CAMEL/NCSE
• USDA energy matrix
• WISC all RE techs

Geothermal

• Battocletti_Nov_2006_I.pdf (application/pdf Object)
• Direct Use Geothermal for Agricultural Applications
• Earthheat | Features and Benefits
• Geothermal Energy – Renewable Energy World
• Geothermal Guide to Green Energy Production
• NREL: Learning – Geothermal Heat Pumps

Hydro Power

• Cost Effective | Hydrovolts
• Hydro Power for Gravity Flow Irrigation Systems: ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

Project Development

• Climate Action Reserve
• DSIRE: State Incentives Database
• Green Power Network: On-site Renewable Energy Systems
• NREL: Energy Analysis – Geothermal Technology Analysis Models and Tools
• REAP Rural Energy for America Program
• Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2 Budget Trading Program – Manure Management
• RETScreen International Home
• Sustainable Agriculture Video Archive: NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Project REAP

Solar Energy

• How Solar Energy Panels Work – YouTube
• PV System Types: Grid-Tied, Battery Backup, Off-Grid, Direct PV
• Solar Hot Water for Grain Drying and other…

Sustainable Agriculture

• Agricultural Marketing Service – National Organic Program
• Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems | Search Results
• Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture | Union of Concerned Scientists
• Organic vs conventional agriculture | Greenhouse effect from food production
• Organic.org – Top 10 Reasons to Support Organic in the 21st Century
• Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Terms (Related Terms)
• USDA 2011 Organic Farming Systems Conference Webinars – eXtension
• Veggie Compass | Whole Farm Profit Management

Wind

• Energy 101: Wind Turbines – YouTube
• Financing options
• Food Dialogues: Farmers & Ranchers Committed to Continuous Improvement of How We Grow & Raise Food
• How Wind Turbines Generate Electricity – YouTube
• KidWind | Teacher Resources
• McKay Online Text Ag & Energy
• On Off Grid Diagrams
• Siting
• USC on Wind – Union of Concerned Scientist