It's what you wrote, but I am not agree, because we are discussing the problems about biofuels and here you introduced wind energy and solar energy.
Best Regards Ezio > ================================================= > EREN NETWORK NEWS -- May 15, 2002 > A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) > Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN). > <http://www.eren.doe.gov/> > ================================================= > > Featuring: > *News and Events > Farm Bill Boosts Bioenergy Production, Renewable Energy Use > Cargill Dow, Ashland to Produce Biobased Solvent > GE Buys Enron Wind; Vestas Receives Large U.S. Wind Order > New Jersey State Government Buys Green Power > Six Green Tag Providers Earn Green-e Certification > Rosebud Sioux to Build First Tribal Utility-Scale Turbine > EPA Recognizes Nearly 300 Commuter Choice Leaders > > *Energy Facts and Tips > EPA Examines Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector, Strength > > *About this Newsletter > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > NEWS AND EVENTS > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Farm Bill Boosts Bioenergy Production, Renewable Energy Use > > President Bush signed the Farm Bill on Monday, ushering in > a variety of programs to encourage the production of energy > products on farms while providing incentives for farmers to > increase their energy efficiency and their use of renewable > energy resources. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman > noted that the bill -- officially called the Farm Security and > Rural Investment Act of 2002 -- provides " a renewed > commitment to renewable fuels programs." See the > U.S. Department of Agriculture press release at: > <http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2002/05/0189.htm>. > > Title IX of the bill specifically addresses energy, providing > $204 million in subsidies over the next four years for > producers of fuel-grade ethanol and biodiesel. It also > provides $5 million to educate consumers about biodiesel > and $6 million to establish a new program to encourage the > purchase of biobased products by federal agencies. The > new program will include an effort to establish voluntary > labeling of biobased products. > > The bill encourages farmers to be energy efficient and to use > renewable energy systems, including wind energy systems > and anaerobic digesters, by providing $115 million over the > next five years for low-interest loans, loan guarantees, and > grants. It also extends the Biomass Research and Development > Initiative through 2006, providing $75 million to continue the > Initiative. See the Farm Bill summary on the U.S. Senate > Web site at: > <http://www.senate.gov/~agriculture/Briefs/2001FarmBill/conframe.htm>. > > For more details, including the complete text of the bill, see > the link from the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, > Nutrition & Forestry Web site at: > <http://www.senate.gov/~agriculture/>. > > The Biomass Research and Development Initiative is a > multi-agency effort to coordinate and accelerate all federal > biobased products and bioenergy research and > development. See the Initiative's Web site at: > <http://www.bioproducts-bioenergy.gov/>. > > > Cargill Dow, Ashland to Produce Biobased Solvent > > The biobased chemical industry took a large step forward in > late April, when Cargill Dow LLC announced that it has > signed a five-year agreement with Ashland Specialty > Chemical Company to produce a biobased solvent. > Biobased chemicals are produced from organic matter > available on a renewable basis -- in this case, the solvent will > be produced from corn. Biobased chemical production can > potentially consume far less fossil fuels than conventional > chemical production processes. > > Ashland will derive its ethyl lactate solvent from ethanol and > a Cargill Dow polymer intermediate called lactide. Cargill > Dow's lactide production, in turn, will draw on the company's > new plant that produces lactic acid from corn. The > electronics-grade solvent has many applications in the > semiconductor industry. > > Since launching its new plant in April, Cargill Dow has also > moved ahead on its NatureWorks products, which are > produced from lactic acid. The company has demonstrated > the superior flame resistance of its NatureWorks fiber, while > a leading Italian supermarket is preparing to use NatureWorks > materials to produce containers and film wrapping for its > food products. By mid-summer, the supermarket plans to > distribute fresh food and pasta in the corn-based packaging. > See the Cargill Dow press releases at: > <http://www.cargilldow.com/news.asp>. > > > GE Buys Enron Wind; Vestas Receives Large U.S. Wind Order > > It's finally official: the company formerly known as Enron > Wind Corporation is now called GE Wind Energy, a General > Electric (GE) company. GE Power Systems announced the > acquisition on May 10th. GE has not yet chosen the > headquarters location for the new company, which is > currently based in Tehachapi, California. See the GE Wind > Energy Web site at: <www.gewindenergy.com>. > > The U.S. market for wind turbines appears strong: Vestas - > American Wind Technology, Inc. (the U.S. subsidiary of > Vestas Wind Systems A/S) received an order on May 5th for > 62 of its 660-kilowatt wind turbines for a project near Palm > Springs, California. Cannon Power Corporation placed the > order -- worth more than $24 million -- for its Cabazon Wind > Project. See the Vestas press release at: > <http://www.vestas.com/nyheder/presse/2002/UK/fond20020506_UK.html>. > > Other encouraging news for the wind industry includes a > report from E Source Green Energy Service, part of Platts > Research and Consulting, that concludes that wind power > can be easily integrated into newly developing wholesale > power markets. That's good, since the global wind power > market is expected to more than double over the next five > years, to more than 60,000 megawatts of capacity. And all of > this news is creating intense interest in this year's > WINDPOWER 2002 conference, which starts June 2nd in > Portland, Oregon. See the April 25th press release from > Platts at: > <http://plattsweb1.platts.com/pressreleases/index.shtml>. > > See also the following press releases from the American > Wind Energy Association: > <http://www.awea.org/news/news020402gwc.html> and > <http://www.awea.org/news/news020509wp2.html>. > > > New Jersey State Government Buys Green Power > > The State of New Jersey made a commitment to renewable > energy early this month when it signed an agreement to > purchase enough green power to meet 12 percent of the > state government's electricity needs. Over the next 15 months, > the state will buy 113 million kilowatt-hours of Green Mountain > Energy Company's "Enviro Blend," of which 50 percent is > produced at large hydroelectric facilities and 50 percent > comes from other renewable energy sources. > > Green Mountain Energy Company has achieved a number of > milestones recently, including the installation of a 58-kilowatt > solar array in Dallas, Texas, and a 25-kilowatt solar array in > Kirtland, Ohio. The company will receive an additional boost > in September, when the Northeast Ohio Public Energy > Council (NOPEC) will begin offering the company's green > power product to the 60,000 small business customers > within its 100 member communities. See the Green > Mountain Energy Company press releases at: > <http://www.prnewswire.com/micro/greenm>. > > Formed in November 2000, NOPEC is a public entity that > aggregates the buying power of its member communities to > purchase electricity and natural gas at low rates. See the > NOPEC Web site at: <http://www.nopecinfo.org/>. > > > Six Green Tag Providers Earn Green-e Certification > > Is green power not available in your area? Feeling left out? > Well, cheer up: the Center for Resource Solutions has just > awarded its "Green-e" certification to six providers of "green > tags," also known as tradable renewable credits. Buying a > green tag allows you to increase the production of electricity > from renewable energy, thereby offsetting the emissions > caused by your own energy use. Of the six Green-e-certified > products, five are available nationwide and one is available > only in the Northeast. See the Green-e press release at: > <http://www.green-e.org/media_ed/trc.6.announce.html>. > > For more information about Green-e certification of tradable > renewable credits, see the April 10th edition of EREN > Network News at: > <http://www.eren.doe.gov/newsletter/archives/2002/apr10_02.html>. > > > Rosebud Sioux to Build First Tribal Utility-Scale Turbine > > The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council announced last week that > it will build the first Native American-owned utility-scale > turbine on its tribal lands in South Dakota. The Rosebud > Sioux Tribe Wind Farm will initially consist of one 750-kilowatt > NEG Micon turbine, which will produce enough energy over > the course of one year to power 200 homes. The construction > is made possible through a new agreement with NativeEnergy, > which will sell -- you guessed it -- green tags for the project > through its WindBuilders program. See the NativeEnergy > press release at: > <http://www.nativeenergy.com/news050702.html>. > > Meanwhile, a much larger wind project on the Blackfeet > Indian Reservation in Montana has fallen through. DOE's > Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) was considering > buying the entire output of a 66-megawatt wind plant that > was proposed by SeaWest WindPower, Inc. But BPA > recently halted work on its Environmental Impact Statement > for the project, citing high energy costs. BPA will continue its > avian studies at the site for potential use by the tribe or the > wind developer. See the BPA Environment, Fish, and > Wildlife Web site at: > <http://www.efw.bpa.gov/cgi-bin/PSA/NEPA/SUMMARIES/blackfeet>. > > Although the halt of the Blackfeet project is disappointing, > tribal lands hold countless opportunities for renewable > energy development, and DOE is working to encourage such > development. DOE's Tribal Energy Program provides > financial and technical assistance to tribes for feasibility > studies and shares the cost of implementing sustainable > renewable energy installations on tribal lands. This program > promotes tribal energy self-sufficiency and fosters > employment and economic development on America's tribal > lands. See the program's new Web site on EREN at: > <http://www.eren.doe.gov/power/tech_access/tribalenergy/>. > > > EPA Recognizes Nearly 300 Commuter Choice Leaders > > Companies that encourage alternatives to solo commuting in > a car -- alternatives like public transit, compressed work > schedules, and carpooling or vanpooling -- help their > workers save energy while reducing traffic and the air > pollution it generates. In recognition of these benefits, the > Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department > of Transportation sponsor the Commuter Choice Leadership > Initiative, a business-government partnership to encourage > smart alternatives to the everyday commute. Yesterday, > EPA Administrator Christie Whitman joined Mary Peters, > Federal Highway Administrator, in recognizing the nearly > 300 companies participating in the partnership. See the EPA > press release at: <http://www.epa.gov/epahome/headline_051402.htm>. > > Such alternatives appear to be working: according to the > American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the use > of public transportation in the United States grew twice as > fast as car use in 2001. Public transportation ridership > increased 2 percent to a record 9.5 billion rides in 2001. > APTA attributed much of the growth to cities that were > investing in transit system expansions, such as Los Angeles, > Denver, and Washington, D.C. See the APTA press release > at: <http://www.apta.com/news/releases/2001ridership.htm>. > > Las Vegas, Nevada, may soon join those cities: the > gambling town is embarking on the largest monorail system > in the United States. With funding coming entirely from the > private sector, the Las Vegas Monorail will run along the > east side of the Las Vegas Strip, linking seven stations over > four miles. A fleet of nine 4-car trains is expected to begin > operating in early 2004. The system is expected to carry > 19 million passengers in its first year of operation. See the > Las Vegas Monorail Company Web site at: > <http://www.lvnvmonorail.com/>. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ENERGY FACTS AND TIPS > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > EPA Examines Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector, Strength > > The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its > final inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks for > 1990 through 2000 last month. The final report verifies the > conclusions of the draft report, released in February, which > found a 2.5 percent increase in emissions in 2000. For more > details, see the February 27th edition of EREN Network > News at: > <http://www.eren.doe.gov/newsletter/archives/2002/feb27_02.html>. > > While the final report is no surprise, of greater interest is two > re-analyses of the report by the EPA. The first, "Emissions > by Economic Sector," divides the emissions into more > intuitive groupings. This report shows electricity generation > as the major source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, > contributing 34 percent of the total in 2000. Transportation > comes in second at 27 percent, and industry ranks third at > 19 percent. Commercial buildings and agriculture contribute > just 5 percent and 8 percent, respectively. And contributions > from U.S. households -- not counting their electricity use, but > including the effects of the waste they generate -- add up to > about 8 percent of the total. > > Rearranging the data to include electricity generation in each > of the sectors (based on their electricity consumption) shuffles > the order, placing industry just ahead of transportation, > followed by residences, commercial buildings, and > agriculture. > > All of these analyses depend on counting the emissions of > various greenhouse gases, such as methane, and applying a > conversion factor that accounts for their strength as a > greenhouse gas relative to carbon dioxide. The results are > reported as simply "carbon dioxide equivalents." But here's a > problem: scientists are tweaking and adjusting those > conversion factors, which are known as Global Warming > Potential (GWP) values. The most recent assessment report > from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for > instance, changed the GWP for methane from 21 to 23. In > other words, methane is now considered 23 times more > powerful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. > > The EPA's "Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming > Potential Values" summarizes at these changes and asks an > important question: do the changes revise our view of > U.S. greenhouse gas emissions? The answer, thankfully, is > no. > > See all of these reports on the EPA Global Warming Site at: > <http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/emissions/index.html>. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can subscribe to this newsletter using the online form at: > <http://www.eren.doe.gov/newsletter/subscribe/>. > This Web page also allows you to update your email address > or unsubscribe to this newsletter. > > The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) > home page is located at <http://www.eren.doe.gov/>. > > If you have questions or comments about this > newsletter, please contact the editor, Kevin Eber, at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! 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