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Welcome to our Educator's Corner. Our free downloadable and online resources are licensed for non-commercial use under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. You can view and download them by topic or by type of resource. We suggest starting with our adaptable teaching guide for the topic of your choice. 

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Introduction to Energy

  1. Energy Basics
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  2. The Accelerating Energy Transitions
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Why We Care About Energy

  1. Climate Change
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  2. Energy, the Environment, and Justice
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  3. Global Energy Access
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Energy Resources

Fossil Fuel Energy

  1. Introduction to Fossil Fuels
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  2. Prospecting for Oil and Natural Gas
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  3. Drilling, Completing, and Producing from Oil and Natural Gas Wells
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  4. Oil
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  5. Natural Gas
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  6. Coal
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Nuclear Energy

  1. Introduction to Nuclear Energy
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  2. Fission
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  3. Fusion
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Renewable Energy

  1. Introduction to Renewable Energy
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  2. Energy Efficiency
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  3. Wind Energy
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  4. Solar
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  5. Biomass
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  6. Hydropower
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  7. Geothermal
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  8. Ocean Energy
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Energy Currencies

  1. Electricity Generation
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  2. The Grid: Electricity Transmission, Industry, and Markets
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  3. A Decarbonized Electric Power Sector
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  4. Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel, etc.
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  5. Biofuels
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  6. Hydrogen
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Energy Services

  1. Energy for Buildings
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  2. Energy for Transportation
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  3. Industry Decarbonization
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Tools to Manage & Support Energy Transitions

  1. Energy Policy
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  2. Energy Storage
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  3. Carbon Management
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