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Central Vermont Public Service recently announced that the Vermont Public Service Board has approved CVPS Cow Power, a new power offering generated through the burning of methane from cow manure. By enrolling in the Cow Power program, CVPS said its customers will help support state dairy farms that develop generators that run on manure-derived methane, renewable generation in the region or incentives to farmers to get into the business.
"CVPS Cow Power will provide an income stream to participating farmers, help reduce some water-quality impacts of raw manure through the introduction of innovative manure technologies and significantly reduce manure odors, particularly during spreading," said CVPS senior energy consultant Dave Dunn. "Participating farms may also reduce bedding costs by using dry byproducts of the process in place of sawdust or other bedding."
CVPS noted that Cow Power will be offered to customers for energy used starting September 1, with customers able to purchase 25 percent, 50 percent or all of their electricity through the program at a rate of four extra cents per kilowatt-hour. For every kilowatt-hour requested by customers and provided by a state farm, CVPS said it will pay the farmer the market price for energy plus the four-cent CVPS Cow Power charge. Contact: Steve Costello, CVPS, phone 802-747-5427. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 8/3/2004.
As part of an order approving the acquisition of a new natural gas-fired power plant, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada issued a requirement that Nevada Power propose a green pricing tariff in its 2005 general rate case. Under the tariff, customers would be able to make voluntary purchases of power from renewable energy resources and be protected from cost increases in fossil fuels used for power generation. The Commission also ruled that any renewable energy sources developed under the program should be in addition to green power sources used to meet the state's renewable portfolio standard, which requires utilities to obtain 15 percent of their power from renewable energy sources by 2013. Source: Green Power Marketing Monthly Update - September 2004.
Portland General Electric recently announced it has deemed southeast Portland the utility company's "Greenest Neighborhood" due to the 30,000 customers currently purchasing renewable power. PGE said that in honor of the area's support for renewable energy, the company plans to acquire wind power equal to three months of streetlighting electricity use in the neighborhood.
"PGE renewable customers should be commended for taking a leadership role and driving the renewable energy market forward," said Renewable Northwest Project green power programs director Diane Zipper. "Renewable resources bring diversity and stable prices to our electricity mix and environmental and economic benefits to our communities. PGE customers are helping to make all that happen." Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 8/9/2004.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Texas leads the nation in the number of EPA Green Power Partners* businesses that have purchased enough green power to qualify for EPA recognition. Texas has almost 200 Green Power Partners, far more than any other state and about 40 percent of all partners in the program. Texas participants in the EPA program include 168 companies, 6 government entities, 4 educational institutions, and 18 non-governmental organizations. Texas' Austin Energy also has the nation's leading utility green pricing program in terms of annual sales. Our Texas Partners are purchasing over 400 million kWh of green power annually * roughly equal to the power needed for 40,000 homes each year," EPA regional administrator Richard Greene said. Texas, which is second only to California in wind generating capacity, has seen an enormous increase in installed wind generating capacity in recent years, in part because of demand created by Texas businesses purchasing green power. Other green power success stories will be featured at the Ninth National Green Power Marketing Conference to be held October 4-6 in Albany, N.Y. Source: AWEA Wind Energy Weekly, 9/24/2004.
The Portland Oregon Visitors Association recently announced it is scheduled to launch a website powered by 100-percent solar energy on September 1. According to POVA, the new website is being launched in collaboration with Solar Data Centers, Inc., a company that utilizes solar energy to operate "every aspect of its clients' Internet operations."
"We found that a few other [convention and visitors bureaus] were using solar power to cover a portion of the energy needed to run their websites," said POVA marketing manager Karla Nutt. "However, after doing a lot of research, neither we nor SDC could find any CVB websites that relied 100 percent on solar power. It's exciting to be on the leading edge of this green movement." Contact: Deborah Wakefield, POVA, phone 503-275-9795. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 8/11/2004.
The Long Island Power Authority recently announced that its Green Choice Program, which encourages the sale of "environmental attributes" associated with renewable energy resources by Green Power Marketers to LIPA customers, is now open for enrollment.
According to LIPA, customers can chose from Community Energy, Inc.'s NewWindEnergy program, offering 100 percent wind at an additional cost of two cents per kilowatt-hour, or its NewWindEnergy and Water program, offering 60 percent wind and 40 percent small-scale hydropower at an additional cost of one cent/kWh; Sterling Planet's Sterling Green program, offering 40 percent wind, 30 percent small-scale hydropower and 30 percent bioenergy at an additional cost of 1.5 cents/kWh; or Envirogen's Green Power Program, offering 75 percent bioenergy and 25 percent small-scale hydropower at an additional cost of one cent/kWh. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 8/19/2004.
The sun was shining on the eastern German town of Espenhain this week. The world's largest solar-powered plant began operating there, with a total output of five megawatts of electricity. The developer of the project is Geosol while Shell Solar is the system supplier and construction operator.
Solar energy is still a small contributor, with only 742 megawatts of solar cell annual production worldwide. But, if major manufacturers and energy producers get excited about the power source and start making investments in it, then improvements in technology will accelerate and costs should drop. And, when coupled with the push to curb global warming and for utilities to go green, solar energy may heat up. Some utilities may find a pay-off if they forego some fossil fuels in favor of the energy source that harnesses the sun's strength.
Indeed, other players are lining up to get involved in the solar movement. Konarka Technologies has just acquired Siemans AG's organic photovoltaic research activities, a move that both entities say will speed the commercialization process of their solar cells. California-based Nanosolar, meanwhile, is producing a sealant that it says may push down the cost of raw uninstalled solar energy from $2.75 per watt today to about 50 cents for solar manufacturers. That would make it competitive with fossil fuel generation such as natural gas. Similarly, Hydrogen Solar, a British company, says that its nanotechnology ideas are working in fuel cells that can use sunlight to produce hydrogen fuel and store the energy.
Germany, which currently produces about 10 percent of its energy from all types of renewable sources, also houses the second largest solar plant in Regensburg, Germany. That facility produces 4 MW while the next biggest is in Tucson, Ariz., generating 3.78 MW. Meanwhile, construction is to begin this year in Goettelborn, Germany, on the world's biggest solar power plant. That facility, which is anticipated to cost $43 million and is to be built by City Solar AG, will generate 7 MW.
Source: By Ken Silverstein Director, Energy Industry Analysis, 9/10/2004.
Cielo Wind Power has also announced that construction on the 80-MW project
it is developing in Quay County, N.M., is underway with at least partial completion
planned by the end of the year. The company hopes to put up the first 60 turbines
this year, and to bring the remaining 20 online by next year.
In the spring, the project was announced when New Mexico Commissioner of Public
Lands Patrick Lyons signed an agreement with Cielo to develop the facility
on state trust land southeast of Tucumcari (see Wind Energy Weekly #1092,
May 14). According to news reports, the state will receive 6% of the annual
revenue from the sale of electricity produced by the farm or at least $4,000
per turbine.
Xcel Energy has contracted to purchase all the output from the project when
it is complete in order to comply with New Mexico’s renewable portfolio
standard. A company spokesman has stated that the cost of energy from the
new plant is expected to be in the range of 3¢/kWh with the newly extended
wind energy production tax credit.
Source: AWEA Wind Energy Weekly, 10/1/2004.
Kyocera Corporation recently announced it has achieved a 15.7-percent sunlight conversion rate with a new polycrystalline silicon solar panel, eclipsing the previous record of 14.8 percent. The company said it achieved the record conversion rate by improving the purity of the silicon and the flow of electricity. The 14.8-percent mark was set by Sharp Corporation just last month. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 8/4/2004.
MidAmerican Energy has now officially designated the locations for the 310
MW of new wind power capacity that it had previously announced for Iowa: one
site is an area north of Blairsburg in Wright and Hamilton counties, and the
other is southwest of Storm Lake in Buena Vista and Sac counties. The utility
estimates that the project will cost $323 million to construct. Approximately
100 GE Wind Energy 1.5-MW turbines will be built at each location. Together,
the sites will provide enough energy to power roughly 85,000 homes.
“This project will result in significant long-term payments to dozens
of landowners, the creation of 250 construction jobs and approximately 20
operations jobs, while also solidifying Iowa’s position as a leading
producer of power from this renewable, environmentally friendly source,”
said Todd Raba, president of MidAmerican Energy.
“I have challenged regulators, business professionals, and utility companies
in Iowa to work toward achieving 1,000 MW of renewable energy by 2010,”
said Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (D). “I am pleased that MidAmerican has
taken a leadership role in that effort.”
The project developers – enXco and Clipper Windpower – have already
done a significant amount of pre-construction work at the site. MidAmerican
predicts that the turbines at the site in Buena Vista and Sac counties will
likely be completed by the end of the year. Construction at the site in Wright
and Hamilton counties is scheduled for completion in 2005. Source: AWEA
Wind Energy Weekly, 10/1/2004.
SunWize Technologies recently announced that construction of eight solar-equipped homes has been completed in the Grand View Estates community in Clear Lake, CA. A total of 90 homes are planned for the gated community. The eight completed homes feature a SunWize Residential Grid-Tie solar power system, as well as energy-efficient insulation and appliances. A major component of each 2.5-kilowatt solar power system is a Fronius IG 3000 inverter. Contact: Laurie DuBois, SunWize Technologies, phone 845-336-0146. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 8/23/2004.
With heating costs expected to be expensive again this winter, many people are looking for cheaper heating alternatives. While it’s not commonly known, one alternative has been around for 60 years. It’s Geothermal Heating and Cooling, and it has been picking up in popularity.
The geothermal system uses plastic pipes submerged to the bottom of a pond to collect the Earth’s natural heat. The system then transfers that head through the pipes to the connected building. One of the largest ponds in northern Indiana used for the service could offer a 600 ton heating and cooling capacity. That could result in great savings for consumers.
Autoliv, a company providing Geothermal energy, couldn’t give specific savings statistics, but did says a 2,500 square-foot home would pay $1,000 annually for natural gas, while the same home would pay $500 for geothermal energy.
The equipment used for geothermal energy is, however, more expensive than conventional heating. Equipment typical costs $1,500 to $2,000 more, making the savings come after a long-term investment. Source: Oct 1, 2004 WANE TV 15, Indiana - News.
Anaheim Public Utilities, in conjunction with its Sun Power for the Schools Program, celebrated the completion of two solar lunch shelters in a ceremony Wednesday at Clara Barton Elementary School. Solar electric systems were mounted on the roofs of lunch shelters at Barton and Melbourne Gauer Elementary School.
“These two solar projects are great examples of getting people engaged and working toward common goals for the benefit of their community,” said Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle. “These programs are working because of the efforts of a lot of different people, all coming together to make something happen. Today, we’re celebrating in the shade of an electric generating station that is putting out more than 8 kilowatts of electricity.”
Sun Power for the Schools is one of two voluntary programs that support the efforts of Green Power for Anaheim. Green power is electricity generated by renewable energy sources-resources such as wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass and solar.
Customers may voluntarily contribute dollars on their monthly or bimonthly electric bills toward Sun Power for the Schools. Money raised through the program is used toward the purchase, installation and maintenance of solar power systems at Anaheim schools. These systems help schools save on their electric bills, reduce emissions, increase environmental awareness and provide comfortable areas for children to have their lunches.
Customers may also contribute to another voluntary program, Green Power for the Grid, where they can designate additional money on their utility bills to help offset the higher cost of buying more expensive green power.
For more information on the Green Power for Anaheim programs, please call 765-4250. Source: Anaheim Public Utilities, 9/16/2004.
Beginning November 1 and the subsequent first Monday of every month for the next five-months, small and medium sized public power utilities can participate in a free Web cast to learn how to expand the role of renewable resources in there energy supply portfolio. The Web cast is sponsored by American Public Power Associations Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Developments Program, Western Area Power Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy GeoPowering the West Program and the U.S. DOE Wind Powering America Program. The web cast series is based on a new resource produced by the APPA DEED Program entitled A Guidebook to Expand the Role of Renewables in an Energy Supply Portfolio.
The guidebook will assist in answering questions and aid in the planning process. The Web cast series will review each core chapter in the guidebook, including topics on:
Drivers for expanding the role of renewable resources,
Strategies for acquiring resources,
Options for public participation,
Examples of consumer research versus customer participation,
Defining renewable resource alternatives,
Screening renewable resource options,
Designing acquisition programs,
Analyzing cost and risk factors, and
Suggesting implementation processes.
The guidebook draws on strategies other utilities have used to increase their percentage of renewable energy and provides a step-by-step process for considering renewable resources, especially wind and geothermal, in smaller public power system resource portfolios.
To register for the entire Web cast series beginning November 1, contact Debbie Rock, Western Area Power Administration, at 720-962-7271. Attendance will be limited to the first 40 people for each Web cast. Additional Web casts will be provided on a demand basis. Representatives from public power utilities will have priority over non-utility participants.
The current Small Wind Newsletter is available on the web at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council Web Site. Source: Larry Sherwood, 8/31/2004.
The Final
Proceedings Summary Report of the Geothermal Summit held May 20, 2004
is now available.
Source: California Energy Commission Release, 9/9/2004.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has revised a publication that provides rural stakeholders with information regarding wind-energy projects and rural economic development. The eight-page brochure, Wind Energy for Rural Economic Development, includes case studies and resources for those interested in bringing wind energy to their communities. Source: Interstate Renewable Energy Council, September 2004 newsletter
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Renewable Generation Integration Cost Analysis Phase III: Recommendations For Implementation report. Source: California Energy Commission Release, 9/10/2004.
The Institute for Sustainable Power, Inc. and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement to have IREC represent ISP in the deployment of its quality training accreditation and certification framework in North America. Following several years of collaboration on activities related to improving the quality of the renewable energy, energy efficiency, and distributed generation workforce in North America, IREC will now take over the direct outreach and coordination of the ISP's accreditation and certification framework. Source: SEPA Bi-Weekly News, 10/4/2004.
The California Energy Commission recently announced the release of three draft staff white papers—titled "Accelerated Renewable Energy Development," "Upgrading California's Electric Transmission System: Issues and Actions for 2004 and Beyond" and "Resource, Reliability and Environmental Concerns of Aging Power Plant Operations and Retirements"—that examine "key" aspects of the state's electricity supply and demand.
According to CEC, the reports detail the complexities of adding new renewable sources of electricity to the state energy grid, planning transmission upgrades to meet California's changing needs and dealing with the retirement of aging power plants. CEC said it plans to hold workshops concerning the three white papers in Sacramento on August 23, 26 and August 27. Contact: Rob Schlichting, CEC, phone 916-654-4989. Source: EIN Renewable Energy Today, 8/6/2004.
If you are an executive or facility manager of a large corporation; a utility representative; a federal, state or local policymaker or program manager; a member of the solar industry; or a supporter of environmentally-friendly technologies, then Solar Power 2004 is designed for you. The event will cover photovoltaics, solar water heating, solar pool heating, and concentrating solar power. The event will take place in San Francisco. We encourage you to bring your spouse and/or family with you for Solar Power 2004.
The cost of integrating 1,500 MW of wind power into Xcel Energy’s northern operation area would total less than one-half cent per kilowatt-hour, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Commerce on Tuesday.
Xcel Energy is expecting to have 1,500 MW of wind power connected to its northern operation area by 2010, in compliance with Minnesota state laws, an approximately five-fold increase from current levels. Xcel’s peak demand in 2010 is projected to be about 10,000 MW. Last year, the legislature directed Xcel to conduct an independent evaluation of any impacts that the 1,500 MW of wind power might have on its system. The study was managed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and conducted by a team of AWEA members: EnerNex, WindLogics, Areva T&D, and NexGen Energy.
The study concluded that operating 1,500 MW on the Xcel (north) system in 2010 will result in:
Public Utility Green Power Workshops
The Northern California Public Power Agency and the Southern California Public Power Authority are hosting two green power workshops in California for public power utilities and other interested parties. These workshops are designed to provide utilities and renewable energy providers with a better understanding of renewable energy options and markets, and the design of meaningful green power programs. Co-organizers include the Western Area Power Administration, the Utility Energy Forum, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the U.S. DOE Wind Powering America Program, the U.S. DOE GeoPowering the West Program, and the Public Renewables Partnership. The first workshop will be Nov. 30, 2004 in Roseville, Calif. at the Roseville Hilton Garden Inn; the second workshop will be hosted by Riverside Public Utilities in Riverside, Calif., Dec. 2, 2004. For more information and registration details, contact Guy Nelson at 541-994-4670.News from Washington
Effort Begins to Move Tax Bill With Ethanol and Biodiesel Provisions
Members of a joint House-Senate conference committee working on the JOBS bill, also know as the FSC-ETI bill, are scheduled to meet the week of October 4 with the goal of writing a bill acceptable to both houses. Congressional leaders hope to pass the JOBS bill prior to recessing for the November general elections.
Renewable fuel supporters are eagerly watching the progress of the JOBS bill because key ethanol and biodiesel tax provisions could be in the final bill. The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, which extends the ethanol tax incentive until 2010 and eliminates any impact on the Highway Trust Fund, modifications to the Small Ethanol Producer Tax Credit, which allow cooperatives to fully participate in the program, and a new tax credit for biodiesel are all candidates to be included in the final bill.
“This bill very well could be the only vehicle to get VEETC to the president’s desk before Congress adjourns,” noted National Corn Grower Association director of policy Samantha Slater. “Farm Bureau supports the inclusion of Senate-passed tax incentives for energy, including renewable fuels,” added American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman. Source: RFA Ethanol Report, 10/5/2004.Corporate Tax Markup Gets Moving with Energy Issues in Play
Bits and pieces of the energy tax package yesterday made their way into the corporate tax bill conference report that congressional tax writers will begin amending this morning with an eye toward final passage by the time Congress adjourns at the end of this week.
There were no signs of any such moves during last night's nearly three-hour conference session, in which lawmakers went line-by-line through the revenue tables for H.R. 4520, a bill that would halt rising European tariffs on U.S. goods. In this expected last week of the congressional session, this bill has become the focus of attempts to add other measures, some of which, like energy, are unrelated to the business-oriented Foreign Service Corporation/Extraterritorial Income tax benefit that it seeks to repeal.
Treasury Secretary John Snow sounded a note of caution yesterday in a letter to Thomas outlining the Bush administration's position on the corporate tax conference, saying that some provisions, such as attempts to overturn new federal overtime rules, could provoke a White House veto.Those provisions are supported by the U.S. oil and gas industries. An analysis of the legislation by the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's estimates that the bill could allow a representative sampling of 26 oil companies to repatriate more than $60 billion under the reduced tax rate. Two companies, Exxon Mobil Corp. and ChevronTexaco, account for one-half of the total, at $22 billion and $10.5 billion, respectively.
Regarding energy taxes, Snow said the Senate version of the bill going into the conference, which included a $19.4 billion energy tax package, "goes far beyond" what the administration would like to see.
"Energy tax provisions in the final bill, if included at all, should be limited to only those provisions" supporting an Alaskan natural gas pipeline, encouraging investment in electric transmission and shifting the ethanol tax credit, known as VEETC, from the Highway Trust Fund to the general treasury, Snow wrote. Source: Mary O'Driscoll, E&E Daily Senior Reporter, 10/5/2004.
Thomas Rules Energy Bill Out of Order in Tax Conference
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-Calif.) this morning told a House-Senate conference committee in no uncertain terms that he will oppose any attempt to attach the comprehensive energy bill to corporate tax legislation that will likely be the last major piece of legislation to move in Congress this year. In a back-and-forth conversation with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas), Thomas informed the conference he has ruled the energy bill non-germane to the corporate tax measure. Barton responded that he will attempt to overturn Thomas' ruling in a last-ditch gambit to save the legislation from the scrap heap. Source: Greenwire, 10/5/2004.
State Activities, Marketing & Market Research
SMUD Celebrates 20 Years of Solar Power
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District celebrated the 20th anniversary of one of its first major solar installations, PV1, with the dedication of new solar arrays at the site, PV6. The new installation increases generation from the solar plant to 3.2 megawatts, enough to power more than 2,200 single-family homes. Twenty years ago, PV1 generated one MW, powering about 700 typical homes.
SMUD PV1, built in 1984, was one of the first in the world and continues to perform extremely well by industry standards, operating at about 80 percent of original performance. The plant has grown over the past two decades and with the dedication of the sixth installation, the plant now has more than 900 solar panels. Most of the panels are mounted on trackers that follow the sun across the sky maximizing the capture of solar energy and conversion to electricity.
SMUD continues to be a leader in the renewable energy arena. In the last year, 9 percent of SMUD's energy deliveries came from renewables, excluding hydropower generation from plants larger than 30 MW. SMUD has committed to increase the renewables portion of deliveries to 10 percent by 2006 and to 20 percent by 2011. In addition, about one quarter of SMUD's energy comes from hydropower generation plants over 30 MW in size.The PV1 system has generated approximately 31.3 GWh of electrical energy, offsetting emissions of 16 million pounds of CO2, 5000 lb of SO2, and 14,000 lbs. NOx, equal to approximately 1,200 cars being removed from the road. For more information about SMUD's solar programs and vision, please visit . Source: SMUD Release, 8/24/2004 via Solar e-Clips, 9/7/2004.
Board of Directors approves WECC as the institutional home for the WREGIS Program
We are pleased to announce that the Western Electricity Coordinating Council has agreed to be the institutional home for the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System. Drawing on extensive stakeholder input, the Western Governors' Association and the California Energy Commission submitted a joint proposal in July 2004 to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council Board of Directors requesting that WECC house WREGIS. At the July 29, 2004 WECC Board of Directors meeting, the board passed a resolution approving WECC as the institutional home for the WREGIS program by a vote of 25 to 1.At WECC, the WREGIS program will be self funded through participant fees and staffed by individuals specifically hired to administer and conduct the functions and responsibilities of WREGIS. The WREGIS program will report to and be governed by a Board Committee established by the WECC Board of Directors.
This arrangement addresses the Energy Commission's need to implement an accounting system to verify compliance with the California Renewable Portfolio Standard. It meets the WGA's goals of creating an infrastructure to verify and track renewable energy resources across the region. It will further WECC's mission of maintaining a reliable electric power system in the Western Interconnection that supports efficient competitive power markets and its goal of becoming the organization of choice for West-wide electricity information databases. Finally, it will facilitate and substantiate the marketplace for renewable energy generation, diversifying the generation resource mix and improving air quality. Source: Center for Resource Solutions Release, 8/17/2004.
Two Additional Wind Turbines Planned for Ohio
Ohio’s only utility-scale wind farm will double in size this year as two additional units are installed. The American Municipal Power-Ohio/Green Mountain Energy wind farm is located at the Wood County Landfill near the city of Bowling Green. The Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency Joint Venture 6 owns the facility. It is operated and maintained by AMP-Ohio on behalf of the joint venture.
The OMEGA JV6 board recently approved entering into an agreement with Vestas Americas to provide two additional 1.8-MW wind turbines for the site. Vestas will construct the additional turbines adjacent to the two existing wind turbines, bringing the total capacity of the wind farm to 7.2 MW. The two original turbines at the site began generating power last November and have met annual production expectations months ahead of schedule. The two new units are expected to be operational by this fall.
The communities of Cuyahoga Falls, Edgerton, Monroeville, Napoleon, Oberlin, and Pioneer recently became members of the joint venture, bringing total membership to eight communities. The output from the additional wind turbines has been fully subscribed by the new OMEGA JV6 participants and by an increase in Bowling Green’s project share. Source: Wind Energy Weekly, 9/17/2004What's Happening in the Pacific Northwest
Con.WEB covers energy conservation and renewable energy developments around the greater Pacific Northwest; it is the cyberspace successor to the printed publication Conservation Monitor. Con.WEB is a feature of Energy
NewsData's Enernet Web site.Support for Con.WEB is provided by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. The Alliance is a non-profit group of electric utilities, state governments, public interest groups and efficiency industry representatives working to bring affordable, energy-saving products and services to the marketplace. Source: Gerry D. Galinato, P.E., Chairman, Idaho Energy Division, 10/5/2004.
Grants, RFPs & Other Funding News
Technical Support for Energy Star and Codes
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to request proposals from small business to provide technical support for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's management of the Energy Star Program and development of codes and standards for the Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards Program. The RFP is expected to open on or about 9/2/04. For more info, contact Angela Bosley. Refer to Sol# DE-RP26-04NT42556. (FBO 8/12/04). Source: Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 8/31/2004.World Wide Energy Star
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks quotes for non-personal services for work related to filing or maintaining international applications and registrations of the ENERGY and Star Design, and the word mark ENERGY STAR. Countries include Mexico, India, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, China, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, countries of the European Union, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Taiwan. Responses due 9/2/04. For more info, contact Donna Blanding. Refer to Sol# RFQ-DC-04-00278. (FBO 8/25/04). Source: Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 8/31/2004.Ecological Indicators of Air Quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks proposals for work that enhances scientific assessment capabilities to better understand how changes in air quality and atmospheric deposition impact entire ecosystems. $250K expected to be available, 1 award anticipated. Responses due 10/18/04. For more info contact Suzie Young, EPA, at (202) 343-9544. Refer to Sol# OAR-CAMD-04-12. (Fedgrants 8/19/04). Source: Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 8/31/2004.Worldwide Air Quality Management
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for a Cyber-Infrastructure for Air Quality Management partnership. A central part of the partnership will be the development of a central Web portal for the Networked Environmental Information System for Global Emissions Inventories, an EPA-led initiative aimed at building an international, collaborative consortium of air quality emissions professionals and scientists built around a distributed, open and shared network of emissions inventories. $375K expected to be available, 1 award anticipated. Responses due 10/12/04. For more info, contact Terry Keating, EPA at (202) 564-1174. Refer to Sol# OAR-IO-04-11. (Fedgrants 8/13/04). Source: Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 8/31/2004.Smart Growth and Brownfields
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks proposals to study and write a publication geared mainly to local governments on proven smart growth approaches for redeveloping brownfields. $20K expected to be available, 1 award anticipated. Responses due 10/26/04. For more info, contact Alison Evans. Refer to Sol# SGBFS-05. (Fedgrants 8/26/04). Source: Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 8/31/2004.Geothermal Resource Development
The U.S. Navy announces it’s intent to request proposals to enter a Public/Private Venture agreement with private industry, for a period of up to 30 years, for the development of geothermal resources located beneath the Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nevada. The development site is located approximately 60 miles east of Reno and three miles south of the town of Fallon. The RFP will open on or about 9/10/04, will close 60 days later. For more info, contact Chris Henschel. Refer to Sol# N47408-04-R-2530. (FBO 8/21/04). Source: Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 8/31/2004.City Recycling Challenge
The City Recycling Challenge, a national contest created by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Alcan, rewards cities for recycling aluminum beverage cans. Cities compete for the awards against like-sized cities in four divisions determined by population. One $5K award will be presented to the city in each division that collects the most cans between 11/2/04 and 11/15/04. Another $5K award will be presented to one city in each division for developing the most innovative ideas to promote can recycling in their communities. Local governments throughout the U.S. are eligible to apply. Online registration due 10/31/04, final proposals due 12/15/04. (AWC Grant Alert 8/17/04). Source: Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Energy, 8/31/2004.California Energy Commission has issued an RFP on Zero-Energy New Homes
The California Energy Commission has issued an RFP on Zero-Energy New Homes under the Public Interest Energy Research Program. The primary goal of this RFP is to develop solutions that integrate the best available energy efficiency measures and PV designs by climate zone, with the most effective business models to reduce the cost of these measures to the homeowner. Source: SEPA Bi-Weekly News, 9/20/2004.New Energy Solutions Awarded Grant for Waste-to-Hydrogen Effort
Local Massachusetts newspaper the Berkshire Eagle recently reported that Pittsfield, MA-based New Energy Solutions, Inc. has been awarded $1.5 million in funding under the federal Biomass Research and Development Initiative to design and develop a waste-to-hydrogen conversion system for use at a dairy farm in Candor, NY.According to the paper, New Energy Solutions received a $204,603 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant last year to move the system from the concept phase to the working stage, with the more recent funding earmarked for second- and third-year project development. Source: Berkshire Eagle, 8/2/2004 via EIN Renewable Energy Today, 8/3/2004.
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