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Energy is a critical issue. We urgently need to develop strategies to use energy more efficiently and develop new, sustainable, renewable and alternative energy supplies.

Renewable and Alternative Energy

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What is Renewable Energy?
Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources—such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat—which are renewable (naturally replenished). Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, hydroelectricity/micro hydro, biomass and biofuels for transportation.
Penn State Extension Energy Programs
Extension educators and faculty are working on many fronts to evaluate energy alternatives, develop strategies for using energy more efficiently and to educate youth, citizens, farmers and policy makers about the complex issues related to alternative energy development and improving energy efficiency.

Penn State Energy News

Conserving electricity brings great rewards for Medical Center
October 26, 2011
Recently, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center earned a 2011 GreenCare Award in the transportation category, reflecting the organization's commitment to providing environmentally sustainable health care....
Forest resources professor part of huge biofuels research project
September 30, 2011
A forest products researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is playing a role in a national effort to gauge the viability of wood and wood waste as feedstocks for jet fuel and other high-value co-products. As part of a multi-institutional consortium, Paul Smith, professor of forest products marketing at Penn State, will lead a ...
Two New Energy Funding Opportunities for PA
August 18, 2011
Pennsylvania announces funding opportunities for the Advantage Grant program and the CFA solar program
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