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Farm Energy Options
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Renewable energy is a hot topic in U.S. agriculture today. Find out how farmers are harnessing (and profiting from) alternative energy sources: wind, sun, water and energy crops.

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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
DOE. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, news, research, organizations and documents.
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What Alternative Energy Options are Available for Farms?
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Provides an overview of information sources for alternative energy options for farms available from the United States Department of Energy.
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Energy
United States Department of Agriculture.
Links to policies, programs, research, interactive tools, audio, video and news for energy resources, bioenergy and alternative energy sources.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DOE. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Researches and develops renewable energy and energy efficiency innovations to address the nation's energy and environmental goals.
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Farm Energy
National Center for Appropriate Technology. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
Includes sections on renewable energy and energy efficiency and publications on topics including energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy options, reducing indirect energy usage and reducing transportation energy.
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Renewable and Alternative Fuels
DOE. Energy Information Administration.
Data and statistics for renewable energy use and products from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Renewable Energy Policy Project
Renewable Energy Policy Project.
Provides an overview of renewable energy and energy efficiency topics and hosts discussion lists, policy publications and the Global Energy Marketplace Database.
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Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
Interstate Renewable Energy Council.
Provides a map-based interface for information about state, local, utility company and selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy.
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Harvesting Clean Energy
Harvesting Clean Energy Program.
Supports renewable energy technologies with a focus on rural areas in the Northwestern United States.
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Energy for Keeps: Electricity from Renewable Energy
Energy Education Group.
Mainly geared towards middle school students, this guide provides an excellent overview of energy sources for all ages including related materials for use in a classroom setting. Selections from this book are available in full-text and there are several options for ordering the whole book.
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Clean Energy
Union of Concerned Scientists.
Information about renewable energy and agriculture including fact sheets, Renewable Energy and Agriculture: A Natural Fit and Clean Energy Blueprint Benefits Farmers and Rural Economies.
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Purdue Extension Publications: Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Purdue University. Cooperative Extension Service.
Many items under the headings Building Environment and Energy Production and Conservation deal with renewable energy options and energy efficiency recommendations. Several fact sheets are focused on applications to agriculture.
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Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
Includes sections on democratic energy under the New Rules Project and biomass-related technologies under Carbohydrate Economy.
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Renewable Energy and Sustainable Agriculture
USDA. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.
Information about the relationship of sustainable agriculture to renewable energy including the symposium, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Agriculture: Exploring the Crossroads and a list of projects funded.
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Last Modified: Jan 9, 2009  
Farm Energy Options
    Bioenergy and Biofuels
    Solar
    Wind
    Hydroenergy
    Geothermal
    Farm-related Energy Policies and Programs
    On-farm Energy Efficiency
See Also
    Bioenergy and Biofuels Research and Technology
    Farm Energy Search Tool
    World Renewable Energy Congress/Network
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