http://www.es.wapa.gov/renew/	Week of October 29, 2001

CRS Attracts Top Professionals to Implement $6 mil Contract to Boost Public Power Renewables
The Center for Resource Solutions announced three new staff members to kick off a new multimillion-dollar renewable energy program. The San Francisco non-profit recently received a $6 million dollar award from the California Energy Commission to support a variety of renewable energy research activities for municipal utilities in California. The Public Power Renewable Energy Action Team has already established a groundbreaking collaboration of municipal and cooperative utilities interested in exploring new ways to bring renewable energy into their power portfolios. The new staff will take the lead in helping California public power agencies deliver renewables for Californians.  Ray Dracker, of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), began his preparation and groundwork October 1st, as the Research Director of Public Power Renewable Energy Initiatives. He will lead the research efforts and activities for the California Energy Commission (CEC) grant. Dracker comes to CRS with extensive experience in renewable energy, having been the Director of Technology Transfer at NREL, and the Manager of Renewable Energy Development and Advanced Industrial Technologies at Bechtel Corporation. His 20-year career covers a broad spectrum of electric power, natural gas, and transportation energy sectors.  Another accomplished professional joined the team this month as Manager of Public Power Renewable Energy Initiatives. Fraser Smith will develop the activities of the Initiative overall, and direct and manage the CEC-funded program. Smith gained his utility industry experience as a management consultant with Decision Focus, Inc. of Mountain View, CA. He brings significant program management experience from the software, internet and financial services industries. “I plan to develop programs and services to enable public power and electric cooperatives in California and nationwide to bring renewables into their portfolios as a hedge against financial and political instability,”  Smith stated.  CRS also hired a new Development Director to maintain the organization’s flow of resources, develop increased funding sources, and to administer the sizeable CEC award. Maureen Smith comes to the team with an extensive background in independent fundraising and a strong interest in environmental issues. Ms. Smith will apply her grant writing expertise and financial planning skills towards increasing the capacity of CRS to maintain the public power initiative and its other national and international programs.  With its new team members in place, CRS is undertaking an aggressive program to use renewable resources as a hedge against volatile electricity prices, offer renewable energy services to public agency customers, and keep public power competitive in the face of changing electricity markets. Ultimately, the program will develop long-range renewable power procurement strategies that can compete head-to-head with traditional power plant development proposals.  For more information on The Public Power Renewable Energy Action Team, visit their page of the CRS website http://www.resource-solutions.org/CRSprograms/publicppreat.html  .  The Center for Resource Solutions is a non-profit based in San Francisco’s Presidio that works across the US and throughout the world to encourage sustainable growth and promote the use of clean energy. More information on CRS is available at  http://www.resource-solutions.org  .  Source:  The Center for Resource Solutions 10/24/2001 .

Board Approves Santee Cooper Offering
Santee Cooper, a state-owned electric and water utility in South Carolina serving 130,000 retail customers, received approval from
its Board of Directors to offer a green power pilot program to its customers. Under the optional program, residential and commercial
customers can sign up to purchase blocks of renewable power at a price premium of 3¢/kWh. Initially, the pilot program will be
offered to Santee Cooper customers in Horry and Georgetown counties and to customers of Horry Electric Cooperative.  The green power will be supplied from a new 2.2-MW, landfill-methane project at the Horry County landfill. Revenue collected from the green power sales will be used for future renewable energy projects. In market surveys conducted by Santee Cooper, 35 percent of the
utility's residential customers and 58 percent of commercial customers indicated interest in purchasing green power. http://www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower/santee_0901.shtml  .  Source: Green Power Marketing Monthly Update - September 2001
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For more information: http://www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower/   or   http://www.thegreenpowergroup.org/
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UniPrime Signs LOI with Jessel for Wind Park
UniPrime Capital Corporation, Inc. recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Jessel Enterprises, Inc. for a
partial interest in a wind park ground lease.   The ground lease, owned by Enron Wind Development Corporation, represents more than 3,000 acres of prime natural land in the Tehachapi Valley in California, which has an extremely high-quality wind source, said UniPrime.   The company said the output at the facility is about 64 megawatts, which is enough energy for about 40,000 residential customers.  The revenue generated from the Jessel wind park is expected to be about $96 million per year.  "We are very pleased to have this opportunity to assist in providing a clean, environmentally favored alternative power supply to California consumers, especially in view of the recent crisis conditions that many west coast markets have been experiencing," said UniPrime Capital Corporation president and CEO Randy Russo.  Contact: Randy Russo, UniPrime, phone 480-898-4285. Source: Business Wire  10/22/2001 via EIN Renewable Energy Today 10/25/2001.

APS Plans Largest PV Concentrator Project
Arizona Public Service Company (APS) is planning the world’s largest high-concentration solar photovoltaic (HCPV) project, using commercially available technology that evolved from research and development supported in large part by EPRI. APS plans to install 500 kW of distributed, 25-kW sun-tracking HCPV arrays at multiple sites in Arizona this year. The plans were announced in April by APS and Amonix Incorporated of Torrance, California, which developed and patented the high-efficiency, potentially low-cost utility-grade PV generating technology.  Amonix’s fifty-five-ft (16.8-m) wide, forty-five-ft (13.7-m) tall HCPV arrays are comprised of five MegaModule™ blocks, each rated 5 kW and mounted on a two-axis drive-structure that tracks the sun with high precision. Molded acrylic Fresnel lenses concentrate the sun’s rays by a factor of 250 onto small-area, point-contact silicon solar cells, which originated from EPRI-funded work by researchers at Stanford University in a ten-year program from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. During that time, APS was among five EPRI-member companies that participated in a collaborative project to supplement HCPV funding.  With an overall efficiency converting sunlight to direct current that exceeds seventeen percent, Amonix’s solar array is projected to cost less than two dollars per watt when manufactured in large volume. Achieving such production costs would make solar-generated electricity more competitive with conventional sources and open the way to broader application and market penetration.  The first 100 kW of APS’s HCPV project came on line on April 5, 2001, with the dedication of four 25-kW arrays at the Glendale (Arizona) Municipal Airport. An additional 400 kW, or sixteen additional HCPV arrays, are planned for installation at other locations this year. The Glendale installation—along with two others in Prescott and Gilbert that involve different PV technology—brought APS’ total installed solar generating capacity to nearly 1 MW. The utility says it plans to have another megawatt of solar generating capacity installed by the end of 2001.  "We are pleased to reach the one megawatt milestone with the dedication of these three plants, but it’s only the beginning," says Ed Fox, APS vice president for communications, environment, and safety. "With the energy shortages faced across the country and especially the West, every kilowatt of power we can generate
is important. These plants showcase our commitment to developing earth-friendly, renewable energy resources."  Herb Hayden, APS solar program coordinator, notes that the utility—the largest subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation—has worked with Amonix for several years to develop the HCPV technology and field-tested an earlier model of the Amonix array. "We’re pleased to be constructing and operating these first commercial solar power generating facilities, and we’re confident this installation will demonstrate that high-concentration PV is ready for large-scale commercial use."  When completed and fully operating, the HCPV installations will generate over 1,000 megawatt-hours per year. Their output will be fed into APS’s electrical grid and displace an equivalent amount of electricity that would have been generated by more traditional methods. All of the utility’s solar plants are financed in part by APS and nearly 2500 customers participating as APS Solar Partners, who each pay $2.64 per month to have fifteen kilowatthours of their electricity needs generated by solar power. Additional funding support is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Utility Photovoltaic Group.  Amonix advanced its HCPV technology from concept to commercial status through early collaboration with EPRI and with support from DOE, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory. "Our technology has an opportunity to play a major role in solving our country’s energy crisis,"  says Vahan Garboushian, president and founder of Amonix. "Our system can be readily manufactured in volume and has great potential to be the world’s lowest-cost solar option."  Amonix’s HCPV technology is well-suited to high-volume production that can be easily ramped up as demand for solar electricity increases. As with most manufacturing industries, such as automotive and electronics, unit costs decline dramatically with increasing production. These factors position Amonix’s systems well for producing large amounts of solar electricity.  "Environmental benefits and cost are both important factors that must be balanced, which is why APS has been so supportive of solar development," according to Hayden. "We’re excited about the potential that Amonix and its high-concentration PV have as a large-scale solar generation resource."  Tom Tanton, EPRI general manager for renewables and hydropower, calls the success of Amonix's HCPV technology "an excellent example of fruit born through the determination and vision of collaborative research, development, and demonstration. EPRI is proud of our contribution to this outcome."  For more information, contact Eric Dominguez at Amonix, edominguez@amonix.com,  310-325-8091, or Tom Tanton, ttanton@epri.com, 650-855-2470.  Photo: Amonix concentrator arrays installed at the Glendale, Arizona, municipal airport.  Source:  EPRI 10/22/2001 via Solar e-Clips.

YNP Issues Contract for Solar Roofing Project
Yosemite National Park (YNP) recently issued a contract to Berkeley, CA-based PowerLight Corporation to design and install solar
roofing panels for the park's El Portal administrative site. The 350 photovoltaic panels will produce 47 kilowatts of electricity during
peak hours, which is about 10 percent of the building's energy demand cost during that time.   YNP said the solar panels are being installed in order to decrease the park's consumption of grid-generated electricity, and support the President's initiative to reduce federal energy consumption by 10 percent.  The project supports National Park Service's renewable energy efforts and the Green Energy Parks Program, which is a partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Interior. YNP said the Green Energy Parks program was established to promote the use of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies and practices in national parks, and to educate the visiting public.  The Yosemite photovoltaic project will be partly underwritten by grants from the California Energy Commission and the Distributed Energy Resources program under DOE's Federal Energy Management Program.  Contact: Scott Gediman, YNP, phone 209-372-0248. Source: YNP Release 10/2/2001 via EIN Renewable Energy Today 10/4/2001.

Two CA Wind Facilities Begin Operations
SeaWest WindPower, Inc. and PG&E National Energy Group (PG&E NEG) recently announced that two new wind power projects in California, capable of generating enough energy for about 40,000 homes, have begun commercial operations. The companies said
the Mountain View Power Partners I and II projects are located near Palm Springs, CA.  The projects are being administered by PG&E NEG and SeaWest WindPower. The California Department of Water Resources will purchase power generated at each site.
"We are very pleased to add these two wind energy plants to our western power resource portfolio," said PG&E NEG West Region
president and chief operating officer Tom King. "The Mountain View projects provide a clean, economical source of renewable
electricity for California customers, and will help ensure that the energy needs of the state will be met by a reliable and diverse mix
of resources."   Both projects were built by SeaWest and purchased by PG&E NEG. SeaWest will continue operation and maintenance at each site under an agreement with PG&E NEG, who will market the wind energy generated at sites through its Pure Wind initiative.  The sites feature more than 100 600-kilowatt wind turbines manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.  Contact: PG&E Pure Wind program, website,  http://www.purewind.com ; SeaWest, website  http://www.seawestwindpower.com .
Source: PR Newswire 10/1/2001.

Genencor Meets First Technical Milestone in Biomass to Ethanol Project
Genencor International, Inc. of Palo Alto, CA announced it has achieved its first technical milestone in a three-year contract with the U.S. Department of Energy Biofuels Program. The contract is administered by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO. Genencor developed and validated processes for improved cellulase enzymes that meet the intended objective at one-half the cost of currently available technologies. Specifically, Genencor and NREL are working to deliver enzyme systems that provide a 10-fold improvement in the economics of breaking down cellulosic material (plant matter) and other complex carbohydrates into fermentable sugars. These sugars are the raw materials necessary for further refining into ethanol, organic chemicals, and other bioproducts like plastics.  Source: PR Newswire 9/2001 via Source:  October 2001 Biobased Products and BioEnergy Newsletter.

Canada Sponsors Hydroelectric Development
Industrialinfo.com recently announced that Canada's Northwest Territories provincial government has been examining the region's
major river systems as a source for environmentally friendly hydroelectric power.  According to studies, the six river systems in the province could produce 11,630 megawatts (MW) of power. The province said that developing hydroelectric power of this magnitude would require about $16.6 billion for new generation construction alone, with several billion more needed for power transmission lines and infrastructure construction.  Officials said the Mackenzie River system is the largest in the province and has the most potential for future development. It is estimated that the river system has the capacity to support the bulk of new hydroelectric generation construction, which is at around $14 billion.   By replacing fossil fuel use with green power, emissions in Canada could be reduced by about 50 percent. In addition, communities in the region would be able to share more than $28 million of power sales-related revenues annually from power companies located in the area. The power projects can also stimulate industrial growth by attracting new support businesses to the area.  Contact: Joseph Govreau, Industrialinfo.com, phone 713-783-5147.  Source: Business Wire 10/19/2001 via EIN Renewable Energy Today 10/26/2001.

High-performance Coating Materials for Use in Geothermal Energy Production
The objective is to develop technologies that allow the coatings to self-repair and self-heal internal cracks, and enhancing thermal conductivity of composite coatings.  In trying to design a smart self-healing polymer composite material that can seal cracks in the matrix, restore strength in damaged areas, and also retard the propagation of cracks, focus centered on developing two different self-healing technologies. One is the use of the hydraulic inorganic fillers, which are capable of crystal growth in a hot brine environment, and the other is to incorporate micro- and nano-sized encapsulated healing agents into the matrix. For the former technology, when specific fillers incorporated into the matrix come in contact with hot brine in the fracture zone, they must react quickly with brine to form a strong, tough hyper-crystal phase. Consequently, the interaction of grown crystals would act to seal micro- and nano-sized cracks. At present, several candidate hydraulic fillers with CaO-SiO2, CaO-SiO2-Al2O3, CaO-Al2O3, and Al2O3-CaO phase systems are being investigated.   Contact: T. Sugama, BNL, 631-344-4029, Sugama@bnl.gov .  Source: Gerald Nix, Geothermal ESR&T Report for the Week of 10/22/01.
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For more information on Renewable Resources go to:  http://www.eren.doe.gov/repis/
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DOE Names SolarWise As Top Program
The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently named SolarWise for Schools, an educational
outreach program sponsored by the WPS Community Foundation, one of the best programs addressing renewable energy in the
country.  NREL released the report following a nationwide study of the leading factors that contribute to the success of renewable energy programs. NREL said that "green energy" pricing gives consumers an option to help support additional electrical production from renewable resources such as solar and wind.   SolarWise for Schools was recognized for its 5,400 utility customers who make voluntary contributions to the WPS Community Foundation when paying their monthly electricity bills. These contributions go exclusively to support the SolarWise for Schools program.  SolarWise schools receive a free curriculum package that includes a three-week unit on renewable energy along with a complete set of audiovisual material and laboratory equipment. SolarWise students also take part in the Solar Olympics. Source: WPS Community Foundation Release 9/27/2001 via EIN Renewable Energy Today 10/2/2001.

Avian Collisions with Wind Turbines
A Summary of Existing Studies and Comparisons to Other Sources of Avian Collision Mortality in the United States - This NWCC resource document was produced under contract by consultant, WEST, Inc. and was reviewed and approved by the NWCC Avian
Subcommittee. Scientific monitoring studies have established that birds sometimes collide with wind turbines. These studies have also established that raptors are more likely to be killed than any other group of birds (or are killed at a higher rate based on utilization), as a result of collisions with wind turbines in the Altamont Wind Resource Area (AWRA) in California.  What is not well understood, or documented, is the relative level of bird fatalities for any group of birds resulting from collisions with wind turbines, compared to the level of bird fatalities resulting from collisions with other human-made structures.  The NWCC aims to provide a credible, balanced synthesis of information for use by various decision-makers, regulators, environmentalists, and other stakeholders on avian fatalities from collisions with human-made structures.  A bound copy of this Paper may be purchased for $10 by sending a check made out to RESOLVE, Inc to the address below.   All NWCC publications including the following are available at  http://www.nationalwind.org  for free download.    Source: E-mail from Philip Chou, NWCC 10/25/2001.

NWCC Economic Development Guidelines for Assessing the Economic
Development Impacts of Wind Power - These guidelines are a consensus-based NWCC Economic Development Working Group product designed to guide the assessment of the economic impacts of wind power development.  The purpose of the guidelines is to identify the most important factors that should be considered in economic impact analyses of wind power development as well as
to provide a consistent basis for comparing the impacts across studies.  The intended audiences for these guidelines are economists, analysts, consultants, planners, and users of the results of economic development studies.  All NWCC publications including the following are available at  http://www.nationalwind.org  for free download.    Source: E-mail from Philip Chou, NWCC 10/25/2001.

Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power
Northwest Economic Associates of Vancouver, Washington has been awarded a contract to document Case Studies on the Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power. To date the economic impacts from existing wind development have not been documented and analyzed thoroughly or consistently.  The majority of communities in wind resource areas do not have well developed methodologies to evaluate the economic impact of wind development. Additionally, few areas understand which policies and practices are available to maximize economic development benefits without penalizing wind power relative to other energy sources. These Case Studies will educate NWCC members and others, including economic development professionals, policy analysts, planning officials, and other users of these studies about the local and regional economic impacts of wind power development in the U.S. and provide a methodology for others conducting or assessing such studies.  The NWCC Economic Development Working Group will oversee the study and products will be reviewed and approved by all NWCC members before
release as consensus documents.  The anticipated date of release for the Case Studies is April 2002.  The detailed RFP is available on the NWCC website at: http://www.nationalwind.org  .  Source: E-mail from Philip Chou, NWCC 10/25/2001.
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For more information on Educational Resources go to: http://www.thegateway.org
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Congress Considering a Number of Renewable Energy Bills
Congress is considering a number of bills that promote the use of biomass and other renewable resources to generate energy and products. For more information, visit  http://thomas.loc.gov/  .  Source:  October 2001 Biobased Products and BioEnergy Newsletter.

Solar Power Industry Honors Its Own
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) recognized four companies with its 2001 "Award for Solar Program Achievement."  The awards were presented at the 6th annual conference of the Solar Electric Power Association held in Sacramento, CA September 30 to October 4, a partnership of electric utilities, energy service providers and companies which produce solar electric generating equipment.  SEPA says that JEA (the municipal utility of Jacksonville, Florida), Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and Soluz, Inc. are leading the way in solar electric technology use. Each of these energy service providers, with their own distinct programs, are incorporating solar electricity into their corporate business plans.  Based in Washington DC, SEPA works with energy service providers to create and encourage new solar energy business partnerships.  SEPA helps to establish standards for photovoltaic (PV) systems and their interconnection to the utility grid, hosts cross industry workshops, and educates business leaders, utility executives, government officials, and the public about solar electricity.  Efforts begun in 1994 by SEPA have leveraged $15 million in Department of Energy funds with $57 million in private funds to install 1100 PV systems totaling 7.25 megawatts of electricity.  SEPA's membership includes 120 energy service providers, utilities, utility associations, PV module and component manufacturers, PV installers, integrators and distributors, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions. The energy service provider members represent 28 percent of all U.S. electricity customers.  More information is available at:  http://www.SolarElectricPower.org  .  Source:  ENS 9/28/2001. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more information on legislative activities go to: http://www.kannerandassoc.com/fedenergybills.html
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Electricity Restructuring Web Site
This newly redesigned site includes an in-depth description of DOE's Electricity Restructuring Program, an updated timeline charting each state's restructuring activities, and new reports on DOE-funded restructuring projects throughout the country. These reports address an array of topics related to electricity restructuring, from creating standard performance contracts for energy efficiency services to assisting state legislators on electric restructuring issues.  http://www.eren.doe.gov/electricity_restructuring/  . Source: EREN Network News 10/24/2001.
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For more information on marketing and research go to:  http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/emaa/index.html
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Wind Generators
The U.S. Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Patrick AFB, FL requests services design and construct power systems and HVAC equipment including, but not limited to, 2 to 3 wind generators to produce a minimum total of 1500kW of power.  Site visit required.  The RFP is expected to open 11/7/01 and close 12/7/01.  For more info, contact Johnny Bellina at (321) 494-9943 or go to:  http://www.eps.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/45CONSb423/F08650-01-R-A001/listing.html  .  Refer to Sol# F08650-01-R-A001.  (CBD 10/5/01).  Source: The Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy 10/25/2001.

Fish Friendly Hydropower
The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals to stimulate the design, testing, field demonstration, and deployment of a new generation of hydropower turbines with enhanced environmental performance, such as fewer effects on fish through resolving fish passage, water quality, and instream flow issues in turbine design; and to demonstrate that the new generation of turbines can be compatible with today's environmental standards, be commercially viable, and successfully balance environmental, technical,
operational, and cost considerations.  Responses due 12/6/01. For more info, contact Kathleen Stallman, DOE, at
stallmkm@id.doe.gov.  Refer to Sol# DE-RP07-02ID14262.  (CBD 10/17/01).   Source: The Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy 10/25/2001.

Renewable Power RFI
The Environmental Protection Agency in Houston, TX has issued a request for information (RFI) from renewable power suppliers regarding potential renewable power or renewable energy credits purchase options under a restructured electricity market.  This RFI also serves to give renewable power suppliers advance notice of EPA’s possible interest in purchasing renewable power and should allow them sufficient time to fulfill certification and other related requirements.  Written responses due 11/9/01.  For more info, contact Chandra Shah, NREL, at (303) 384-7557 or:  http://www.eps.gov/spg/GSA/PBS/PNE/GS-00P-02-BSD-0001/listing.html .
Refer to Sol# GS-00P-02-BSD-0001.  (CBD 10/24/01).  Source: The Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy 10/25/2001.

New Federal Building
The General Services Administration requests the services of a general contractor for the construction of a new Federal Office Building in San Francisco, CA.  The building, which will house over 1600 Federal employees, will be constructed at a site on the corner of 7th & Mission Streets and will incorporate elements of Sustainable Design including a natural ventilation system, ambient lighting with daylight as the primary source, a 50% reduction in the energy of a comparable sized conventional building, and the use of recycled materials.  Firms interested in proposing as the Prime Contractor should submit a one-page letter of intent.  Final proposals due 11/14/01.  For more info, contact Connie Russell, GSA, at (415) 522-3130.  Refer to Sol# GS-09P-02-KTC-0002.  (CBD 10/4/01).  Source: The Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy 10/25/2001.

Research and Writing Grants Competition
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Research and Writing Grants support projects that explore improved
understanding of key topics in global security and sustainability, and that broaden and strengthen the community of writers and
scholars engaged in work on these issues. Applicants may request up to $75K for individual projects, and up to $100K for two-person collaborations.  Applications due 2/1/02.  For more info, contact the Foundation at (312) 726-8000 or go to: http://www.macfound.org/programs/gss/other_guidelines/rw_2002.htm .  (RFP Bulletin 10/5/01). Source: The Seattle Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy 10/25/2001.
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For more information on funding solicitations go to: http://www.eren.doe.gov/solicitations.html
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