Sources and References

Sources for U.S. Research:

U.S. Dept. of Energy

http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_maps.asp

National Climatic Data Center

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

Natural Resources Defense Council

http://www.nrdc.org/energy/renewables/default.asp

Free solar and wind calculators

http://www.solar-estimate.org/index.php?verifycookie=1&page=estimatoroverview&subpage=&external_estimator=

Geothermal system cost:

http://www.geothermalheaters.com/cost/

http://greenanswers.com/q/82529/energy-fuels/alternative/geothermal/how-long-does-it-take-plant-pay-itse

Sources for China Research:

http://baike.soso.com/v192235.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/673695.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/1093.htm

http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/315618016.html

http://baike.baidu.com/view/248785.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/56321.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/41320.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/39474.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/9292.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/4170406.htm

http://baike.baidu.com/view/57396.htm

http://www.solar-pv.cn/

http://www.himin.com/

Sources for Russia Research:

http://ws2-23.myloadspring.com/sites/renew/countries/russia/profile.aspx

Wind Power Monthly, various issues

· Russian Wind Atlas, The Russian-Danish Institute for Energy Efficiency and Rio National Laboratory, 2000

· "Master Plan of Wind Power Development of the USSR till 2010”, 1989

· WIND ENERGY IN RUSSIA Report by Grigori Dmitriev, VetrEnergo for Gaia Apatity and INFORSE-Europe First Part - June 2001

· Aspects of the wind energy potential in the Former Soviet Union, Nikolai N. Kukharkin Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Priceton University, Princeton, NJ (1993?)

· EU-Russia Energy Dialouge, Renewable Energy Sources Potential In The Russian Federation And Available Technologies, 2004

· A Feasibility study of wind energy on the Kola Peninsula, European wind energy conference, October 1997, Dublin Castle, Ireland.

· National report “Role of renewable energy sources in energy strategy of Russia”. Proceedings of the International congress “Business and investments for renewable energy in Russia”, Moscow, 1999.

· Atlas of wind and solar climates in Russia. Edited by M.M.Borshchevsky and V.V.Stadnik, Saint Petersburg, 1997.

· Applied scientific reference book on climate of the USSR. Hydrometheoizdat, L., Issue 13, 1990. Issue 21, 1990. Issue 23, 1989. Issue 26, 1988.

· B.V.Tarnizhevsky, I.A.Shmidt et al. Methods and results of calculation of electricity generated bysolar photovoltaic power plants. Izv. RAN. Energetika, 2001, no.6.

· B.V.Tarnizhevsky. Evaluation of solar heat supply in Russia. “Teploenergetika”, 1996, no.5.

· Concept of development and using of the opportunities of small and nontraditional energy in energy balance of Russia. RF Ministry of Energy and Fuel, 1994.

· Proceedings of II International Scientific-Technical Conference “Energy saving in agriculture”, Moscow, 2000.

· Booklet “Energy conservation. Nontraditional energy. Republic Karelia”. Information Agency “Mega-press”, 1998.

· Power Resources of the USSR. Hydropower Resources. A.N.Voznesensky et al.,1967

· Small Hydropower, L.P.Michailov et al, 1989

· Periodicals: Hydraulic Construction, Power Stations, etc.