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Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:33:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: jesse.bryson@enron.com
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We finally got our internet back here in Portland and I was able to check out the website Stacy mentioned. The web page below has a link part way down for the entire 47 page report by the Union of Concerned Scientists. I haven't had time to do anything but glance at it yet, but thought you all might be interested.
<http://www.ucsusa.org/index.html>
jesse
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From: Bolton, Stacey
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:47 PM
To: Mainzer, Elliot; Ring, Richard; Bryson, Jesse; Thome, Jennifer
Subject: FW: Renewable Energy Today - 09.19.01
Importance: High
we need to get ahold of the Union of Concern Scientists' study. Jesse if you're able to get onto the internet (our server has been down all day), can you see if you can pull it off? I want to see how they are calculating the savings.
Stacey Bolton
Environmental Strategies
Enron Corp
713-853-9916 direct
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Subject: Renewable Energy Today - 09.19.01
RENEWABLE ENERGY TODAY
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Wednesday, September 19, 2001
A Daily News Summary Covering
Wind, Solar, Biomass, and Other Renewable Energy Technologies
========== TODAY'S HEADLINES =========
Industry Report
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UCS Report Highlights Importance of RPS
Grants & Contracts Report
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DOE Awards Funds for Bioenergy Development
Editorials, Reviews & Asides
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BEF Grant Brings Solar Energy to Orcas Island
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============ TODAY'S NEWS ==============
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INDUSTRY REPORT
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UCS Report Highlights Importance of RPS
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently released a report
showing how a diversified electricity mix including 20 percent
renewable energy could save California consumers up to $1.8 billion
and alleviate the disruptions in energy supply that have plagued
Californians during the summer months. The report, titled "Powering
Ahead," analyzes the economic impacts of the renewable portfolio
standard (RPS) in California. Over 95 percent of California's
current contracts for future energy production are committed to
natural gas.
Although the California state assembly was expected to consider RPS
legislation this past week, action has been postponed until the
weekend when the legislators are scheduled to complete this year's
work.
"California has experienced first-hand the dangers of a market
dominated by volatile fossil fuels," said UCS senior analyst and
report author Deborah Donovan. "Now we have the hard numbers to
prove renewable energy is beneficial for California's economic
health."
The state of Texas has implemented the most successful RPS to date,
where requirements for new renewable generation capacity have been
set high enough to create a strong market for renewable project
development. Natural gas prices in California have been extremely
volatile with price hikes 10 to 20 times the historical average last
year.
However, in California the Department of Water Resources, which buys
power for the state, uses a formula that makes it difficult for wind
power to participate in the market and that has stunted investment
in new wind power projects.
UCS said that RPS are designed to help alleviate some of the burden
created by state-by-state legislation which creates hurdles for the
widespread adoption of renewable energies. Additionally, RPS
provides for the preservation of state jurisdiction over energy
while making it easier for renewable energy technologies to
penetrate the market.
(WIND ENERGY WEEKLY: 9/14)
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GRANTS & CONTRACTS REPORT
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DOE Awards Funds for Bioenergy Development
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it will
invest $30 million over the next three to five years in 11 projects
intended to develop process technology to create various products
using plant matter and other natural waste materials. Funds will
also be used to establish university education and training programs
in the area of bioproducts.
"Producing marketable industrial products out of plants saves
energy, saves nonrenewable resources and creates jobs," said DOE
secretary Spencer Abraham. "The bioenergy and bioproducts fields
hold tremendous potential for environmentally desirable
manufacturing and the creation of new jobs in the farm belt."
DOE said it will provide $5 million for a project to develop the
collection, commercial processing and utilization of corn stover.
Partners in the project include Biomass Agri-Products, Iowa State
University, Midwest Labs and Cargill Dow. Private funding for
the project will be $5 million.
The agency noted that three education grants were awarded to
establish multi-disciplinary education and training for graduate
students in the area of bioproducts technologies. The grants will
help fund the establishment of "cross-cutting multi-disciplinary
academic and research programs and provide stipends for deserving
graduate students."
DOE will also provide $7.3 million for a project focused on biomass
biorefinery for production of polymers and fuel. Partners in the
project include Metabolix, Inc., the University of Tennessee,
the University of Central Florida and the University of
Massachusetts.
Contact: Chris Kielich, DOE, phone 202-586-5806.
(DOE RELEASE: 9/17)
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EDITORIALS, REVIEWS & ASIDES
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BEF Grant Brings Solar Energy to Orcas Island
The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) recently announced
that it has provided a grant to help add four new solar sites to the
Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) Green Power program
headquartered in Friday Harbor, WA.
The $37,000 provided by BEF enabled OPALCO to install solar panels
at the Windermere Real Estate Building in Eastsound, WA, the Lopez
(Island) Community Center, the Westsound Marina and the OPALCO
office. This combination of utility-owned and privately-owned sites
will contribute an estimated 5,200 kilowatt hours (kWh) of
electricity a year into the electricity grid, producing energy that
is "natural and pollution-free" while helping the islands served by
OPALCO to become more self sufficient.
"The regional interest in solar energy has quickened considerably
since BEF opened its doors in 1999," said BEF president Angus
Duncan. "OPALCO members have been among the first to show a high
level of interest in power that is non-polluting."
BEF said it is funding watershed projects that use solar power to
pump water for cattle and irrigation while protecting streams. The
group was founded in 1998 to fund new renewable energy resources and
watershed restoration projects. Although BEF maintains a strong
collaborative relationship with the Bonneville Power
Administration, they are separate organizations.
(BEF RELEASE: 9/14)
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