The Sun's Joules is a new CD-ROM multimedia encyclopedia on renewable energy and the environment produced by the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST).
The Sun's Joules was funded by the U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and
technically reviewed by the
National Renewable Energy
Laboratory.
CREST invites you to take our program for a test drive! We have made a World Wide Web demo version of The Sun's Joules available. This version looks best when viewed with a browser which conforms to the HTML 3.0 standards; Netscape version 1.0 or later is particularly effective. However, any Web browser, including lynx, will do an adequate job of displaying the information.
Unfortunately, due to the limitations of HTML and due to bandwidth constraints, we could not include some of the best features. The CD-ROM version has sound tracks, video clips, animations, interactive exercises on each technology represented, and much more which is missing from the on-line version. If you like what you see here, we hope you will go ahead and order the real thing.
The Sun's Joules opens into a visual landscape full of icons to explore, each leading to a different section of the encyclopedia. The program contains over 900 illustrated pages, 60 video clips, 60,000 characters of text, some 1,500 visual images, a variety of music and audio tracks, and 10 different interactive exercises.
Designed for high-school age students but a powerful learning tool for young people and adults of all ages, The Sun's Joules is an interactive resource that teaches real-world applications of environmentally-friendly energy technologies and their positive impact on the environment. Subjects include biomass, small hydropower, geothermal, solar thermal, passive solar building design and energy efficiency, photovoltaics, wind, economics, transportation, and the environment. Also included is a state-by-state breakdown of energy use in the U.S., a glossary, index, and the ability to perform full-text keyword searches.
If you have any questions, please send e-mail to joules@crest.org.