ks and presentation of
a Lifetime Achievement Award to Representative Sherwood Boehlert from the
Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC).
A DVD showcase of some of the most promising renewable
energy and energy efficiency technologies available today will play in a
room adjacent to the Expo. Please drop in at any time during the event to
view 5- to 15-minute segments about the following technologies: geothermal,
biomass, hydropower, solar, wind, ethanol, biodiesel, fuel
cells, hydrogen, home energy efficiency, and high-performance schools.
Light refreshments will be served
and no RSVP is required. Please feel free to forward this notice.
For more information, contact Jennifer Hinrichs at (301) 219-6249 or visit
the websites of the following co-sponsoring organizations:
American Wind Energy Association (www.awea.org)
Biomass Coordinating Council/American Council on Renewable Energy (www.acore.org)
Combined Heat and Power
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (www.eesi.org)
Geothermal Energy Association (www.geo-energy.org)
National Hydropower Association (www.hydro.org)
Renewable Fuels Association (www.ethanolrfa.org)
Solar Energy Industries Association (www.seia.org)
The Stella Group, Ltd. (www.thestellagroupltd.com)
2006 Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo
Biomass Coordinating Council/American Council on Renewable Energy
Austin Energy/Plug-In Partners
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Brennan Downes, Primary Energy
Cummins Power Generation
Ocean Power Technology
Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturing Association (PIMA)
Geothermal Education Office (GEO)
Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation
Grant County PUD, District No. 2
Solar Integrated Technologies
Clipper Windpower, Inc.
5) Renewables: 25%
of energy use in '25?
Jun 9, 2006,
Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0609/p02s02-uspo.html
A broad coalition of politicos,
activists, and businesses united this week to try to put greener
energy on a fast track.
With gas prices at $3 a gallon as far as the
eye can see, plus increasing prospects of global warming and war in an
oil-rich part of the world, the heat is on to wean the nation from fossil
In Washington this week, a bipartisan group of
lawmakers, industry leaders (including the three Detroit automakers), farm
groups, governors, county officials, and environmentalists launched an effort
to have the nation get 25 percent of its total energy from renewable sources
This ambitious proposal - dubbed
"25x'25" - goes well beyond what Congress and the White House have
enacted so far, and it's likely to encounter environmental and economic speed
bumps along the way.
The goal of securing one-fourth of the nation's
total energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar, biomass, and biogas
by 2025 was introduced this week as a concurrent resolution in both houses of
Congress. So far, it has at least 30 cosponsors with the number growing daily.
"I think that this goal is definitely
achievable," says Rep. Collin Peterson (D) of Minn., the ranking member
of the House Committee on Agriculture. "I think we're
going to beat this 25 percent in 25 years."
Seen one way, this new energy effort is a coalition
of well-known special interests like ethanol producers, tree farmers, and
solar equipment manufacturers. But boosters believe a critical mass of public
support has developed that puts a strong political wind at their backs.
One example: The kick off session for the
annual meeting of the Western Governors Association this
weekend in Sedona, Ariz., focuses on clean energy. The WGA, whose 18 state
executives (11 of whom are Republicans) oversee the fastest growing states in
terms of population and energy consumption, will propose the development of
30,000 megawatts of "clean and diverse energy" across the American
West by 2015 while increasing energy efficiency 20 percent by 2020.
Meanwhile, 14 states participating in the Clean
Energy States Alliance have set up special funds to promote
commercialization of renewable energy technology. www.cleanenergystates.org
Prominent backers of "25x'25" span
the political spectrum