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General Honors 1030H Sec 6: Green Engineering/Sustainable Energy: Finding Articles

Using Articles

Articles are a valuable resource in any research paper or project. Articles (as opposed to books) generally possess the following characteristics:

  • Shorter length
  • Currency of information
  • Focus on a specific aspect of a topic 

Suggested Keywords

Try out several searches, using different combinations of search terms (or keywords).

For example, combine the search term, "storage," with any of the following search terms, depending on which aspects of storage you would like to research.

Check the subject headings/descriptors for individual articles in your searches and repeat your search using these terms.

Please note, subject headings are not consistent across databases.

Renewable energy sources
Wind power
Energy consumption
Power resources
Solar energy
Solar cells
Fossil fuels
Biomass, biofuel, ethanol
Geothermal energy
Green energy
Hydrogen
Sustainable energy
Miscanthus

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General Interest Databases (cover a variety of subjects/topics)

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