Re: [biofuel] Fwd: EREN Network News -- 5/30/01

[David Reid]

Havnt had time to read all but cellulase project looks interesting.
B,r.,  David


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[biofuel] Fwd: EREN Network News -- 5/30/01

[Keith Addison]

>Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:00:10 -0600
>From: Kevin Eber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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>Subject: EREN Network News -- 5/30/01
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>EREN NETWORK NEWS -- May 30, 2001
>A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)
>Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN).
>
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>Featuring:
>*News and Events
>  Home Fuel Cells to be Sold in California, Tested in Chicago
>  Biodiesel Fueling Stations Debut in Nevada, California
>  General Motors to Squeeze Efficiency out of V-8 Engines
>  Innovative Solar Electric Systems Use Holographs and Dyes
>  Mustard Plants Produce Low-Cost Enzymes for Making Ethanol
>
>*Site News
>  The 20 Percent Solution
>
>*Energy Facts and Tips
>  NERC Predicts U.S. Electricity Woes this Summer
>
>*About this Newsletter
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>--
>NEWS AND EVENTS
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>Home Fuel Cells to be Sold in California, Tested in Chicago
>
>H Power Corp. announced on May 10th that it plans to sell
>residential fuel cell systems in California in the near future.
>The company claims that it will start manufacturing and
>shipping the fuel cell systems on a limited basis "within the
>next several months." H Power will work with Energy
>Co-Opportunity, Inc. to market the fuel cells to homeowners,
>and Altair Energy LLC will sell, install, and service the
>systems. See the H Power press release at:
>.
>
>Fuel cells will also be delivered soon to several Chicago-
>area families as part of a pilot project run by the Community
>Energy Cooperative and EPRIsolutions, a subsidiary of the
>Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). EPRI announced
>in mid-May that the pilot project will begin in the fourth
>quarter of this year. See the press release by selecting
>"Current Releases" on the EPRI Web site at:
>.
>
>Fuel cells can use natural gas or other fuels to produce
>electrical power for homes or commercial buildings. Excess
>heat from the fuel cell can also be used to heat water or
>provide space heating. To learn more, see the Fuel Cells
>page on EREN at:
>.
>
>
>Biodiesel Fueling Stations Debut in Nevada, California
>
>Two public fueling stations -- one in Nevada, one in
>California -- began selling biodiesel fuel last week, marking
>the first time that the U.S. public can purchase the fuel at the
>pump. Biodiesel is a clean-burning diesel fuel produced from
>such sources as soybeans or recycled cooking oil.
>
>World Energy Alternatives began selling biodiesel at a gas
>station in San Francisco that is run by Olympian, Inc. See
>the World Energy press release at:
>.
>
>Biodiesel Industries, Inc. also began selling biodiesel at a
>gas station in Sparks, Nevada, that is run by Western
>Energetics Cardlock. Biodiesel Industries, in conjunction with
>Haycock Petroleum, operates a biodiesel plant in Las Vegas
>that produces the fuel from waste cooking oils from the city's
>casino resorts and restaurants. The company was recently
>awarded a contract from the Las Vegas Valley Water
>District, the City of Las Vegas, and the Clark County Health
>Department that will total more than a million gallons of
>biodiesel annually. See the Biodiesel Industries Web site at:
>.
>
>The biodiesel industry is growing, as witnessed by the
>announcement last week of a new biodiesel production
>facility in California. Southern States Power Company, Inc.
>announced that its Coachella Valley Biodiesel Production
>Facility is near completion and will start producing fuel in
>early June. The plant will initially produce 10 million gallons
>of fuel per year, but has room for added capacity in the
>future. See the Southern States Power press release at:
>.
>
>
>General Motors to Squeeze Efficiency out of V-8 Engines
>
>General Motors Corporation (GM) is doing its best to hold
>onto the powerful V-8 engine while pursing improved fuel
>efficiency. The company announced last week that it has
>developed a new technology that will use only four of the
>eight cylinders for most driving conditions, firing up the other
>four cylinders for accelerating or pulling heavy loads. Called
>"Displacement on Demand," the system can improve fuel
>efficiency by up to 25 percent, according to GM. The
>company plans to sell more than 150,000 trucks and sport
>utility vehicles (SUVs) with the new engines in 2004,
>increasing to 1.5 million vehicles in 2