Category Archives: General

Australian Energy Resource Assessment

Geoscience Australia Free Data Download.

Tough Stuff – Solar Power for the Developing World

Tough Stuff – Solar Power for the Developing World.

Publicly available data from Google

Google has produced some great visualisations of publicly available datasets. Some of these are particularly relevant to energy and sustainability. Here are some examples:
CO2 Emissions
Energy Usage
Electricity Consumption

Queensland online wind atlas

Department of Mines and Energy – Interactive resource and tenure maps.

The 5 kW Wind Turbine

Aerogenesis Australia | The 5 kW Wind Turbine.

Powering a Green Planet: Sustainable Energy, Made Interactive: Scientific American

This is a cute multimedia site about providing the entire planet’s energy needs using renewables. It is based on a article in Scientific American November 2009.
Powering a Green Planet: Sustainable Energy, Made Interactive: Scientific American.

Solar Gem – Solar Powered Lighting Solutions

Solar Gem – Solar Powered Lighting Solutions.

OpenEnergyMonitor

Open source tools to monitor energy use in the home.
Home | OpenEnergyMonitor.

Google SketchUp Plus Energy Data = Open Source Green Building (Cool!)

Google SketchUp Plus Energy Data = Open Source Green Building (Cool!).
Here is a link to the actual software:
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/openstudio.cfm

SHPEGS – Solar Heat Pump Electrical Generation System

SHPEGS – Solar Heat Pump Electrical Generation System.